Chinese New Year!

The Art Department has been busy creating work in the spirit of the Chinese New Year!

Stop by and see the incredible fortune cookie necklaces made in Jewelry.

Ceramics has looked at the Chinese Zodiac and created conceptual Art pieces based on the year they were born.

Fortune cookies have been made in clay with fortunes on ribbons that contain what students hope to bring into their lives, or that of others.

We are fortunate at Thornton to have students with diverse cultural backgrounds who can share their many traditions and celebrations!

Stop by with an old t-shirt (dark colors only, please!) and a dollar and we will print a bunny shirt for you!

Scholastics Winners 2011

Priscilla Porras, Honorable Mention

Alex Bielawski/Honorable Mention

Jordan Pieper/portfolio award

Meghan Sutton, Honorable Mention



Ashley Watlington/Gold Key

Jordan Pieper/portfolio
Angel Lam/Gold Key

Sake Set

Each year the best and brightest young Colorado artists come together to compete in the Scholastic Awards. It's a chance for these 7th through 12th graders to showcase their work to a national audience and beconsidered for one of the many college scholarships offered through the program, now totaling more than $140,000,

RMCAD (Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design) serves as the home base for the competition which boasts professional artist, professors and retired teachers as judges. Award recipients are recognized with the "key" label pins and certificates at the regional level- those earning Gold Key Awards go on to the national competition.

The winners work is on exhibit at RMCADfrom January 9-31 in the Philip J. Steele Gallery. Come see the talent of these emerging artists and support a program that promotes creativity in our schools. For more information visit http://scholastic.rmcad.edu/

Opening Reception

Sunday January 9th 1-4

God Key Awards

Saturday January 22, 1:30

Jefferson High School

Congratulations to the following Students:

University of Dallas Regional Ceramic Competition

Angel Lam

Shino Cup Set

Congratulations to Jordan Pieper and Angel Lam!

January 21-March 4, 2011 Exhibition open to the public at University of Dallas

May 20-July 8, 2011 Show travelsto Wichita Falls Museum of Art

To view the work online:

http:/www.udallas.edu/academics/undergrad/majors/art/haggerty

Second Semester Schedule

1-Planning Qtr 3/Duty 4th Qtr.
2-Autonomous Learner (Must have permission)/planning
3-Pottery 1
4-Lunch
5-Mixed Media
6-Adv./I.B./A.P. Pottery
7-Beg/Adv. Pottery
8-Instructional Leader

Celebration of the Arts!

The CHOIR, BAND, AND ART DEPARTMENT CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING!

-Art magnets on all the lockers

-Demonstrations (Throwing and Handbuilding Clay, Jewelry, Digital Photography, Painting, and Drawing.

-Choir singing all day. Open microphone and singing in the Royal Gorge at lunc
-Marching Band marching!

It was a terrific day! We can't wait to do it again!

IT TAKES MANY VOICES TO TELL A SINGLE STORY!

Lori Finney and Lisa Rogers Drawing Classes Combine doodle drawings to create one piece of Art! Looks great! Good going Drawing 1 Classes! Come help us doodle in the commons on September 15th periods 3-8!

Celebration of the Arts!

SEPTEMBER 15TH
Period 3-8
Thornton High School

We will be CELEBRATTING THE ARTS on Wednesday!
(Lower Commons)
Pottery Students will be demonstrating throwing and handbuilding.
Jewelry students will be showing a variety of jewelry
Drawing students will be doing a community doodling!
Advanced I.B. and A.P. students will be demonstrating!

Marching Band will be marching in the halls!
Choir will be singing in the auditorium!
There will be singing in the lunch room!

We are going to Celebrate the ARTS in our school!
Stay tuned for pictures!!!