Detail in Painting and Writing

Advice from Walt Disney

Midnight in Paris

Our Festival of Nations Passport Blurb:

France (Rm. 180-185): Experience Midnight in Paris in the 1920s. Bonne soirée!  Am I dreaming or is it Midnight in Paris?  As you come to the 180s hallway, you will step back in time onto the cobblestone streets of 1920s Paris.  Meet a mime and peek over an artist's shoulder.  Visit the French marché where you can enjoy an Orangina, a coffee, or a crepe while you listen to 1920s-era radio shows.  Finish your trip to Paris by learning how to dance the Charleston in our speakeasy!

Festival of Nations: Behind the Scenes

Festival of Nations is our school's spring open house. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the work that goes into creating a memorable event.

 

MSL Composting: Saving the Earth One "Dirt Bag" at a Time!

Our red wigglers have been working hard.  After a short unit on Marketing (we wrote and performed commercials advertising pieces of punctuation), our Writing Lab class measured out, packaged, and advertised the final product from our class composting project:  MSL Dirt Bags!  We sold them on Thursday night at our school's Festival of Nations event: quite a deal at three dollars for seven ounces.

I Spy an Alligator Surfacing on Lake Michigan

You don't have to see the whole staircase...

Advice from Chuck Close

I was reading artist Chuck Close's Face Book this morning and stumbled upon an interesting quote.  He says, "Inspiration is for amateurs.  Artists just show up and get to work.  Every idea occurs while you are working.  If you are sitting around waiting for inspiration, you could sit there forever."

Sounds like great advice for a gaggle of AP students working on Hamlet essays!