Visual Arts Newsletter

The VA Student Leadership Team had another successful meeting. After looking at examples of several well-know company missions, visions, and slogans/catch phrases, they worked collaboratively to create their own draft committee "slogans", missions, and visions. It was great to have representation from all grade levels and to hear the cross grade level discussions take place. They will work over the next few weeks to tweak their thinking into final drafts and share with the team at our next meeting. In November, the leadership team will be brainstorming what they feel the first 3 steps should be for each committee as they begin to dig into what their committee will be all about.

If any student is still interested in being a VA student leader, please come out and join the team. We always have breakfast snacks and great conversations. Plus, you can be a change agent for the VA department! Our meetings are always the 2nd Wednesday of the month, so in November we will be meeting on the 12th from 8-8:50am in VG511. If you are already part of this amazing team, bring a friend!

As always, feel free to reach out to us if you need anything.

Kristi Bachtell: kristib71@hotmail.com

Stacy Morris: rasberrypetal1@gmail.com

VA Parent Liaisons

A huge THANK YOU to all of the VA staff for planning and organizing, the front office staff for fielding questions and collecting permission slips and payments, and parent chaperones for attending the trip with the students. All of your collective efforts and work made the NYC museum trip one to remember. Here is a big "photo dump" for you to get an idea of all the amazing things the VA students were able to see and do. Check out this link:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EAXilBQkdbnDFCEA00i-XdYd9BvUQhXyazqEJqwdSeM/edit?usp=sharing

Lots of exciting things happening! Check out some of the awesome art that our very own visual arts students are creating and some really great celebrations. Here are just a few examples of the great things happening. Also, a big thank you to the following people for making donations of supplies to the VA department: Picture Hanging Wire, Armature Wire, Craft Paints, Mesh from Alexa Vetter and Debbie Jo Kline donated a bunch of buttons and costume jewelry.

Wow... what an amazing job the seniors did making the heads for the Mummer's Day Parade!

The visual arts students from all across the grade levels had a fantastic time participating in the parade again this year. Below is a link to lots of pictures from a fun night!

https://www.canva.com/design/DAG25ZQ83Xo/nYU3sHjFajHgnle4rYI0TQ/view?utm_content=DAG25ZQ83Xo&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=he982c4b667

We want to give a HUGE shout out to Lowe's at Shank Farm Way in Hagerstown. Kirk, a manager from the paint department, approved of a 50% discount for all of the spray paint for the Mummer’s Parade character heads! Laura, a sales associate, was also super helpful in putting everything together for this to happen. It is always GREAT when local businesses support us. THANK YOU LOWES!

Upcoming "Dine Out" Fundraiser Opportunities:

Don't cook, just go enjoy a meal at Red Robin and support the VA department! We will get 20% of all orders during business hours on November 12th! Don't forget to show them the flyer or mention the BISFA visual arts department fundraiser. See? Helping us raise money for our VA students can be easy and yummy!

🤑🤑 MONEY 💰💰

We have started receiving donations for the big fall "Non-Fundraiser Fundraiser" that you asked for! If you haven't done so yet, it is a great time to ask for support from family, neighbors, friends, businesses, churches, etc to collect funds to put toward your $100 target goal for this 100% profit fundraiser. It isn't very often that we can find ways to get ALL of the money you help raise come right to the students in visual arts. Like we promised, here are the grade level updates so far. Remember... this just started, so you still have PLENTY of time to collect money to help you reach our goal. If every VA student can raise $100, that will give our visual arts department $6,100! That would be incredible. All we ask is that you give what you can. Every single dollar makes a difference.

Here are the totals collected so far... remember the grade level that collects the most money for this fundraiser will get to have a pizza party!

Grade 9:

Grade 10:

Grade 11: $250

Grade 12: $100

GRAND TOTAL: $350 as of October 18th

Below is the form you can submit with your donation for the Non-Fundraiser Fundraiser. Remember that 100% of every donation we receive goes directly to support your student's visual arts experience!

NON-FUNDRAISER FORM

It's that time... Time to start thinking about the BISFA annual wreath sale!

Here is a message with details from Stacy, one of your visual arts parent liaisons:

I wanted to share the details on this year’s school-wide wreath fundraiser. The funds raised by your student will go directly back into the Visual Arts Department. The wreaths are of great quality. When I've ordered in past years, my wreath has lasted from Thanksgiving until March. The company has also added many more items since I became a BISFA parent five years ago. Be sure to check out the website and share it with your friends and family.

• Sales will run from 11/3-11/24.

• All orders will ship directly to the purchaser. You will not have to pick up or deliver any orders.

• Each department has a unique code and link for orders. The Visual Arts ordering code and link are: Visual Arts CODE: 53D59E

https://threeriversfundraising.com/fundraiser/bisfa-w25/participant/bisfa-visualarts-w25

Grade 9 -

Students have begun a unit on aesthetics, exploring and questioning what and how art is defined within our culture. They are creating a different work of art to illustrate the aesthetic theory of imitationalism, formalism, and emotionalism.

Grade 10 - 3D Studio II

Students have been working on honing their wheel throwing skills by creating a set of 10 stoneware bowls that could, if the student desires, be donated to the CFC for their annual Potter’s Bowl. Beginning on Tuesday Oct. 7th, students are creating a gargoyle type sculpture to decorate the front window in the BISFA Gallery for Halloween. Students have now started designing cards for the annual Winter Holiday Card fundraiser.

Grade 10 - Portfolio:

The course's main focus is to support Art History and allow students time to work on portfolio materials. Students are using class time to complete Art History homework. Currently students are working through chapter 3 in the Discovering Art History textbook

Grade 12 - 3D Studio IV:

Click the orange link button above to find out all about the upcoming art contests and student service learning hour opportunities. There are many things happening this time of year!