Larsen's Letter

Wishing everyone a safe and fun spooktacular day.

*Please note that ROD Abroad trips are not school sponsored trips. All fees are the responsibility of the the student/families participating in the outside organized opportunity.

...do Vampires really say that. Lets find out together.

Join us in Vienna, Budapest and Prague in June 2024.

There is still time to sign up for this amazing adventure.

If you do not have your Passport yet you still have time. You will need the Passport Book. To apply for your pass port locally, Call, (707) 425-6734, to make an appointment at the Post office on 600 KENTUCKY STREET FAIRFIELD, CA 94533. You can get your passport picture taken at: Walmart, Walgreens, and the Post Office.

EF provides each traveler with a personal donation code to share with family and friends and on social media platforms.

EF also awards winning students with $1,000 scholarships. Visit ROD Abroad for details. Deadline to apply for the scholarship for this trip is: Nov. 15, 2023

Is 2024 to soon for you to travel? Join us in 2025 to visit Windsor Castle, Stone Hinge, London Eye, Dublin, Edinburgh, etc. RSVP for the informational meeting for this trip on Wednesday 8th, 2024. I will be available to answer questions about both trips.

SB and CC were in NYC experiencing the Red Carpet Experience. While there they had the opportunity to attend the opening ceremonies which was held on a boat cruise on the Hudson River which went around the Elis Island and the Statue of Liberty at night. They attended a college fair and professional workshops. They met students from 50 countries and watch films in multiple languages. During the few hours of down time available they saw: The New York Public Library, Central Park, The National Museum of Science, The Chrysler Building, Time Square, Madame Trousseau's Wax Museum, One World Trade Center, The Twin Towers Monument, The High Line, and Grand Central Station.

Each month students have the opportunity to compete in Hope & Justice where they can earn up to a $300 Amazon gift card. They can submit art, poetry, TikTok, Animation, and Video. For September KK won the $300. Congratulations KK for winning 1st Place for written word.

Congratulations to the three ROD students who were recognized in the Healthy Living Art Contest. The Healthy Living Art Contest has been part of the Solano County Health Fair since it was founded and continues to be a part of the event that was renamed to the Lori Frank Memorial Health Fair.

Congratulations Elliot for being the Healthy Living Art Contest Winner

This month students started working on character design and the 12 Principals of Animation.

Starting the month students learned about calligrams. Calligrams are works of art created by using words for mark making. For the artists reference page the art work is created using words associated with the image. The cover uses the students written information to create the work: Name, Period #, Volume 1, Chapter 5, and Class Level.

Next students learned about the Neo_Impressionism art movement by creating pointillism works in their journals.

During week three students learned about Neurographic Art.

For week four students learned about Zentangles and Zendoodles. Visually answering the cover prompt "Things you find in New York" and creating Animals for their artists reference pages in their joournals.

It's officially official! I have created the DVP II class on the Napa Valley College website and it is ready for the onboarding process for all DVP II students who earn a B or Better and complete their Demo Reel.

This months student teams received their press passes and were assigned camera equipment so they can be out of class filming their productions.

This month students also worked on setting up the production studio to start filming on green screen.

This year the animation club will use the money they earned at the Pumpkin Patch to buy a puppet rig for their stop motion studio.

This month students registered for regionals, and the two students who registered for the Community Action Project headed out to the Western Railway Museum to interact with the community by providing an interactive experience for families and an educational experience for volunteers. They started by creating a promotional video for the event on their Instagram account.

This year club students will use the the money they earned at the Pumpkin Patch to purchase competition uniforms.

The year the scare crow inhabited spot 11. The installation was second to the last on the end of the hay ride to keep it fresh in the minds of the voters. Sadly, this year's submission did not place in the top three. However, they still earned donation money doing the face painting and have been asked back for next year and potentially other museum events.

This year the club students want to use the money they earned at the Pumpkin Patch to take a Field Trip to visit a Museum in SF.