Spring 2006, we were honored to have won 10 awards in Regional Scholastics and three in National Scholastics. One piece received the American Visions Award. On the local level of the Women's Club, 10 of our pieces placed and on the state level, two of our pieces placed. The Art Department at our school was given the opportunity to submit artwork to the Visual Art Exchange, a gallery in downtown Raleigh. Out of the 13 pieces displayed, nine of them were created by NAHS members and two received special honors. The club had 14 pieces showing at the Annual Artsplosure festival in Moore Square. One work received third place, another received first.
The math hall at our school now has a bit of flair thanks to the M.C. Escher inspired mural done by NAHS, sprawling an unbelievable forty feet. Raleigh Urban Renaissance was the theme of this falls Street Painting Festival, in which 8 of our teams competed. Advisors, Michelle Harrell and Jodi Aker received Best Technique.
SRMHS received third place at the North Carolina State Fair. Five out of the six pieces exhibited was the work of NAHS members. We had another member win third place in the Philharmonic art competition.
Our school has collaborated with the North Carolina Museum of Art for the Monet in Normandy Exhibit. Our Advisor, Michelle Harrell, along with our science and French teachers wrote the lessons and workshops for the exhibit. Four members have work on exhibit and three members plein air painted at the museum in accordance to the exhibit for the Teacher Open House and Reception.
We conducted a soup bowl fundraiser to raise money for a New Orleans High School affected by Hurricane Katrina. Dinner with Friends was a huge success, we raised over $900 for the sister school art department to spend in the form of a gift card. We have collected several thousand dollars of supplies. Our NAHS sponsor, Jodi Aker, will meet the Clark High School art teacher in November. Our marching band will visit the school in March and deliver several old marching band uniforms and instruments to the Clark High School marching band.
We hope to continue our accomplishments throughout all fields of artistic study for current SRHS students and for those who will be continuing on in their artistic endeavors.
Street Painting Festival:
SRMHS began the year with the Raleigh Street Painting Festival. It was a weekend of chalk, color, and fun, as Southeast proudly had nine teams compete, more than any other school participating. We want to congratulate the following students who participated with a participation certificate from Visual Art Exchange who sponsors the festival: Rei Troutman, Uyen Dinh, Stephen Kaiser, Raven Boykin, Vallyn Murphy, Cassie Johnson, Stephanie Murphy, Lauren Clark-Johnson, Julie-Kate Cooper, Keri Majikes, Kaitlynn Sansone, Rochelle Weimann, Cori Rogers, Sarah Vines, Caitlin Goheen, Chandler Wright, Chelsea Eason, Chris Flaherty, Dylan, Tommy Midgette, Mandy Weih, Alex Marshall, Jillian Lee, Tabor Hutchins, Kristin Backhaus, Sarah Elder, Brenda Alexyon, Max Elliot and Woody Barrett. Chapter sponsors and SRMHS art teachers Michelle Harrell and Jodi Aker won Most Original Design in the professional category.
State Fair student Art Show: We would like to recognize award winners in the State Fair Student Art Show. SRMHS won 3rd place in the school category thanks to the following 5 students who were selected to represent our school in the school division: Mia Drabick, Julie Kate Jayme Murphy.
Aker: Philharmonic Art Exhibition. Congratulations to Uyen Dihn, Raven Scott, Maniah Costa, and for representing SRMHS in this art show at Meymandi Concert Hall for all of the concerts in the month of November.
NCMA Monet in Normandy Student Show: Chris Flaherty, Alex Marshall, Rei Troutman (2), Mandy Weih (2), Mia Drabick (2)
State Credit Union:
Mia Drabick
Brook Gooding
Jennifer Cocks
Andrew Creswell
Dylan Gilroy
Max Elliot
Group project: Bradley Armstrong, David Barley, Chris Boone, Allen Daugherty, Taylor Haddock, Joseph Harper, Autumn Asbury, Chris Barquin, Shedrick Bridges, Daniel Gaszo, Nicholas Hahn, Jasmine Harris, Phillip Hinton, Meredith Laxton, Lorenzo Norfolk, Erin Sexton, Cecilia Smith, Garrett Warren, Michael Whitaker, Matthew Woods
NAHS Traveling Art Show
Vallyn Murphy, Cassie Johnston, Christina Boucher
Regional Scholastics Award Winners:
The regional judging for the Scholastics Art competition takes place at Barton College in Wilson, North Carolina in early January.
National Scholastics Competition
Raleigh Woman's Club Art Festival
District Woman's Club Art Festival
State Woman's Club
Pieces of Gold
Each year, each art teacher can select one student to represent the art department at the county-wide celebration of the arts entitled Pieces of Gold. Mrs. Harrell selected Andrew Creswell, Mrs. Aker selected Nicki Ostrishko's, and Mrs. Ricker selected Audra Pater. Nicki Ostrishko's "Reins of Oppression", a reduction print in color, was awarded First Place--High School, by the Gifts Of Gold judges. The piece was framed and will hang at the Partnership for a year until the next Gifts Of Gold winners are selected next year.
Visual Art Exchange
SRMHS had twelve pieces of art exhibited at Visual Art Exchange in downtown Raleigh during the month of March for the Student Art Show. The following students had the honor of having their art exhibited: Tyrone Demery, Chelsea Eason, Andrew Creswell, Nicki Ostrishko, Lauren Goding, Tabor Hutchins, Mandy Weih, Ryan Didsbury, Mia Drabick. Andrew Creswell won a $1000 scholarship for 1st place and an honorable mention. Chelsea Eason won an honorable mention and is the only photography even accepted for this competition.
Cary Student Art Show
Artsplosure
Merit Awards
NAHS Recognitions
