Friday 8/21/09
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Students were introduced to clay
stages. They were going to be making a stamp. That problem
was introduced on Tuesday.
Clay Stages:
1. Plastic
2. Leatherdry
3. Bone Dry also known as Greenware
4. Bisqueware
5. Glazeware
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Monday
8/24/09
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We contined work on our stamps.
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Tuesday
8/25/09
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We had presentations with 3
powerpoints:
1. A
Brief History of Sculpture
2. Sculpture
Vocabulary
3. Elements of Art
*we didn't have time to view the presentation on the elements of art
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Wednesday
8/26/09
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Today we will be making test
tiles.
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Thursday
8/27/09
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1.Today we will see a
demonstration of the coil technique.
2. We will finalize our designs for the sphere, which is our
first major project.
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Friday
8/28/09
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We continued work on our spheres
today after a demonstration of the scoring technique
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Monday
8/31/09
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We continued our spheres today.
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Tuesday
9/1/09
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We learned about glazes today
and glazed our test tiles.
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9/2/09
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We continued our spheres today.
We did aesthetic valuing for our stamps and handed in the paper for a
grade.
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9/3/09
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Back to school night
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9/4/09
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We continued our sphere today.
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9/7/09
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LABOR DAY NO SCHOOL
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9/8/09
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Some students began glazing
today and other finished up their sphere.
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9/9/09
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Many are glazing today.
Students have been asked to plan colors in sketchbook or on "project
plan" paper and to keep a LIST of glazes you use.
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Thursday
9/10/09
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We continued glazing
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Friday
9/11/09
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We continued glazing
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Monday
9/14/09
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We are still glazing but some
students are working on the plan for their box project.
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Tuesday
9/15/09
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Today we will see presentations
on:
1. Expression
2. What is art?
We will also receive the requirements for the box project
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Wednesday
9/16/09
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Today we will see a
demonstration on the slab technique and begin our boxes.
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Thursday
9/17/09
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Today we will begin constructing
our boxes.
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Friday
9/18/09
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We are continuing to work on
constructing our boxes.
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Monday
9/21/09
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1. Mrs. Imerson reminded
everyone to use clean paper towels to wipe tables and to gather clay
dust in hands first for the trash. She requested they not use
sponges since they put more clay on the tables than they remove.
2. Students are to have PROJECT PLANS out on the table to refer
to each day.
3. Controling moisture is what we will be doing this week as we
progress through the week.
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Tuesday
9/22/09
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1. Continuing box work.
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Wednesday
9/23/09
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1. Continuing box work.
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Thursday
9/24/09
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1. Continuing box work
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Friday
9/25/09
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1. Continuing box work.
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Monday
9'28/09
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1. Continuing box work. |
tuesday
9/29/09
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1. Continuing box work. |
Wednesday
9/30/09
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1. Continuing box work. |
Thurday
10/01/09
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1. Continuing box work. |
Friday
10/02/09
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1. Continuing box work. |
10/5/009
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10/06/09
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10/07/09
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10/08/09
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We started making banners from
tissue paper and giant skeletons to attach to the fence. We will
be creating an installation
for the "Day
of the Dead"
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10/09/09
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10/10/09
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10/12/09
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We critiqued our boxes today
using the Aesthetic
Valuing Process.
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10/13/09
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Began paper mache project.
Students were given a choice of making a monkey or parrot. These
will be used in the "Day of the Dead" installation, which will feature
an alter for Frida Kahlo.
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10/13/09
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Sketching parrots and monkeys
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10/14/09
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Making armature for our paper
mache figure. Students were dircted to make the arms, legs,
hands, and feet articulated. In other words they will create
knees, elbows, wrists and ankles on their monkeys.
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10/15/09
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Demonstration of paper mache
technique and began our paper mache work.
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10/19/09
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Continued layers of paper mache.
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10/20/09
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Continued layers of paper mache
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10/21/09
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Continued layers of paper mache |
10/22/09
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Continued layers of paper mache |
10/23/09
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Continued layers of paper mache |
10/26/09
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Painting paper mache work
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10/27/09
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Continuing painting.
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10/28/09
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Putting together our "Day of the
Dead" installation.
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10/29/09
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Presentation of bowl project and
animal sculpture.
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10/30/09
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Carving pumpkins.
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11/02/09
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Begin bowls
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11/03/09
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Continue bowls
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11/04/09
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Continue bowls
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11/05/09
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Continue bowls
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11/09/09
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Continue bowls
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11/10/09
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Staff Development Day NO SCHOOL
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11/11/09
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Veteran's Day NO SCHOOL
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11/12/09
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Begin animal sculpture with
demonstration
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11/13/09
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Continue animal sculpture
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11/16/09
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Continue animal sculpture
List of who is researching
which artist.
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11/17/09
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Today we had a fantastic
presentation from Sharla Stevens the Outreach Representative from
Expression-College for Digital Arts.
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11/18/09
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Continue animal sculpture |
11/1909
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Presentation of Research
Project-visit to the ITC
1. You will be using a search engine such as google to look up
your
artist. Type his or her entire name + sculptor so you narrow the
search. For example there are lots of George Segals including an
actor. Museums are good web sites and reliable. PBS Art 21
is also a good resource. Universities also have great
opportunities.
2. Remember to read requirement # 10 thouroughly-it
asks for at least 4 resources which include a book and an article from
a magazine or newspaper. Please save your powerpoint with your
period first, your last name second then an underscore and the last
name of your artist, all lower case with no spaces. Save it 3
places, on a memory stick, in you e-mail and if possible in the
electronic locker I provide you. Do not save it on the desk top
it will be gone when the computer is turned off. Example of
proper naming of work: 4imerson_calder
3. You can save the sample powerpoint with you period, last name
and artist last name today and keep modifying and saving it.
4. To go to the electronic locker today: go to the go menu
at the top of the computer then go down to connect to server-and type
in 10.218.2.17 and click on connect-the user name is Leland and the
password is student. You then click on student files and will see
the folder Imerson09. Inside the folder is a folder for your
period.
Requirements
Day one
worksheet (may be hand written-do not print out in the Lab)
(worksheets in word doc form: day one day two)
Day
two worksheet
Sample Power point
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11/20/09
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Continue work at ITC
1. Today you will work on worksheet 2 which has some
critical thinking type questions.
2. If you finish the worksheets be sure and start your
powerpoint.
3. Begin by reading the requirements and looking at the same
powerpoint. Use the same one as a template. Save it in the
electronic locker with your period, last name and last name of the
artist with an underscore between your names (all with lower case and
no spaces). For example: 4madonna_warhol
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11/23/09
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Continue work at ITC
1. Today you will begin work on your powerpoint.
2. Open the sample powerpoint above and save it in the imerson09
folder. (of course you have to connect to the server first-if you have
forgotten the directions are above on 11/19/09.
3. Spend time collecting visuals of your artists work. (remember
to collect large photos, not thumbnail and as you collect save the
website address on the last slide in your presentation. Just
change the words in the sample powerpoint and save a few time during
the period and of course at the end.)
4. It is a good idea to save it on your memory stick and also
attached to an e-mail.
5. Remember to use the requirements sheet to check off as you
go. Give your self a goal and use your time efficiently.
You will receive a progress grade for todays work and for tomorrow, so
your behavior is of upmost importance.
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11/24/09
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Continue work at ITC |
11/25/09
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Continue work at ITC
1. Powerpoints are due today.
2. If you wish to add to your work over the holiday that is fine.
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11/26/09
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Thanksgiving no School
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11/27/09
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Holiday no School
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11/30/09
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Continue to work on our bowls
and penguins and polar bears
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12/01/09
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Continue to work on our bowls
and penguins and polar bears |
12/02/09
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Continue to work on our bowls
and penguins and polar bears |
12/03/09
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Continue to work on our bowls
and penguins and polar bears |
12/04/09
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Continue to work on our bowls
and penguins and polar bears |
12/07/09
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Continue to work on our bowls
and penguins and polar bears
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12/08/09
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Continue to work on our bowls
and penguins and polar bears |
12/09/09
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Continue to work on our bowls
and penguins and polar bears |
12/10/09
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Continue to work on our bowls
and penguins and polar bears |
12/11/09
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Continue to work on our bowls
and penguins and polar bears |
12/14/09
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Marzipan candy miniature
sculptures
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12/15/09
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Appreciation of animation
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12/16/09
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Final Exam Schedule
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12/17/09
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Final Exam
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12/18/09
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Final Exam
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12/19/09-1/3/2010
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Holiday Break No SCHOOL
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1/4/2010
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Back to School for Teachers
(Inservice)
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1/5/2010
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Back to School for Students
Happy New Year!
We are beginning our new semester with a challenging project. We
will be using the subtractive process of carving. Beginning
students will be carving a 1 1/2" x 2" x 5" block of balsa foam.
The advanced class will be carving soap stone.
The beginning classes watched a presentation.
Students were asked to gather visuals and resources for their carving
and attach it to their project plan paper.
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1/6/2010
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We began carving our balsa foam
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1/7/2010
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Continue scraping action carving
Contain dust
Use very wet paper towel to clean table
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1/8/2010
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Carving
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1/11/2010
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Carving |
1/12/2010
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Carving |
1/13/2010
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Carving |
1/14/2010
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Carving |
1/15/2010
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Video on Claes Oldenburg-lead in
to our next project which is pop art.
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1/18/2010
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Holiday NO SCHOOL
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1/19/2010
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Continue the carving process
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1/20/2010
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Continue the carving process |
1/21/2010
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Continue the carving process |
1/22/2010
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Continue the carving process |
1/25/10
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If students are done carving
they may begin painting today. Please use tiny amounts on
newspaper (easy clean-up just toss paper). Please clean brushes
and squeeze excess water out of the brushes.
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1/26/10
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Continue carving and painting.
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1/27/10
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Continue carving and painting. Critique form send
home by e-mail
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1/28/10
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Continue carving and painting. |
1/29/10
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Finish up carving and painting.
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2/1/10
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Trip to the ITC to research Pop
Artists. We will be making a power point on the artists, and
architects. Here is a sample powerpoint and
the requirements
for the presentation you will give.
1st
period
2nd
period
3rd
period
5th
period
6th
period
Work sheet due
today work sheet as a word doc
so you can type on it and save it in the student school bus under
imerson2010.
Go to the top of the screen and select GO-then scroll down to connect
to the server and click on afp://10.218.2.17 Please remember to
save your work with the number of your period first the underscore and
then your last name in lower case and then another underscore and then
the last name of your artist. For
example: 5_imerson_calatrava
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2/2/10
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Trip to the ITC to research Pop
Artists.
Work
sheet due today (and
here it is in word
format so you can write on it and save it on the
electronic bus)
You will begin your powerpoint today! Make it beautiful!!
Today is Tuesday Schedule so be sure and save your work on a memory
stick, e-mail and also the electronic bus locker!! Remember when logging on to BIGMAC you
use the user name Leland and the password student
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2/3/10
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Critique our balsa foam projects.
Here is the form.
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2/4/10
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Return to the ITC e-mac lab to
work on our power point presentation.
1. Today we will try to finish our powerpoints. Be sure to
save it on your memory stick, on your e-mail and on the electronic
bus. I've made a second period folder.
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2/5/10
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Powerpoint presentation
leading
in to our next project.
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2/8/10
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Work on sketches for teapot and
get approval.
Begin basic structure (keep in wet paper towels in plastic)
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2/9/10
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We will be in the ITC (e-mac
lab) today finishing up our powerpoint presentations.
ADVANCED CLASS!
Please look up the sleeping muse by Constantine Brancusi---to help you
get ideas for your head sculpture. Find at least 5 different
styles of a head sculpture.
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2/10/10
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work on our pop art teapots
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2/11/10
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Last visit to the e-mac lab to
finish up our research presentations.
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2/12/10
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POP ART PRESENTATIONS Due Today!!!!!!!
To get an A on the
presentation you must have a book and/or magazine in your works cited
page (previously called a bibliography)
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2/15-19
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SKI WEEK NO SCHOOL PRESIDENTS
HOLIDAY NO SCHOOL
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2/22/10
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Back to school!
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2/23/10
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End of the Grading period!
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2/24/10
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We are working on our Pop Art
Teapots
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2/25/10
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We are still working on our Pop
Art Teapots
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2/26/10
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Today we will present our
research projects. Most of us studied pop artists, however a few
did architects and a few did environmental artists.
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3/1/10
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Continue Teapots
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3/2/10
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Advanced class field trip to San
Francisco MOMA
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3/3/10
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Continue Teapots
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3/4/10
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Continue Teapots
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3/5/10
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Continue Teapots
Advanced class: Typed paper showing 3 favorite paintngs, 3
favorite sculptures, and 3 favorite photos from our trip to SF
MOMA. If you didn't do the trip you will be able to look on line
to other MOMA's. Please include visuals of the work in addition
to a description and explanation about the work.
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3/8/10
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We are starting to finish up
teapots so we will be critiquing them and moving on to our next project.
Mrs Imerson talked about two design problems: the almaden valley
art and wine festival glass design and also the column design which
will be presented by the ASB to the student body. Mrs. Imerson is
requiring a design for both from all her students.
Logo Contest for Almaden Valley Art & Wine Festival
1. All artwork is to be original and done in black and
white. NO COMPUTER GENERATED ARTWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED.
2. Artwork should be done on white 81/2 x 11 paper and drawn to
the scale of the paper.
3. Artwork shall be signed and dated by both the student and the
teacher on the back of the artwork.
4. Artwork shall have student's address and telephone number and
school listed on the back of the artwork.
5. Entries shall be submitted by April 23, 2010
6. Artwork shall contain no words, drawings of glasses or dates
The column contest is an opportunity for Public Art! The contest
is to design murals for the 4 columns on the Senior Tree in the Quad.
Bill Gould Design of San Jose, California is pleasd to announce the
release of a REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS for the 4 columns on the Senior Tree
in the Quad. The goal is to create a student connection to the
"Senior Tree" public art in the quad and give the senior class a chance
to leave their mark on the campus before they go. The intent is
that this will be an annual event. This artwork project will
require an artist or artist team that specializes in painting,
airbrushing, spray painting or other proposed method for marking the
columns.
This project is open to all students currently attending Leland High
School. Participants must be avaiable to install their designs
the week of May 14 through the 24th, 2010. Public Artist metors
will be on hand to supervise the installations. quality Control
will be important to provide a high level of work for the students,
staff, and visitors to the campus to enjoy throughout the coming year.
Entries must be submitted by April 21st. The tubes will be
displayed in the art courtyard and other potential venues for the
senior class to vote on. The four designs that meet the
guidelines of the competition with the highest votes will be selected
to install their designs on the columns in the Quad. These
winning designs will be the legacy of the graduating senior class and
left up for the coming year until another request for proposals is
released.
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3/9/10
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Mrs. Imerson talked about the
relief sculpture and the Green Man Wall Mask.
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3/10/10
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The relief sculptures must be at
least 5 x 7 and at least 3/8ths of an inch thick. They should
have a 1/2 inch border and have 3 distinct levels. Mrs. Imerson
will be showing a presentation on Friday or Tuesday.
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3/11/10
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continue teapots
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3/12/10
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finish up teapots and start a
critique and begin designs for : glass, column, relief sculpture
and green man mask.
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3/15/10
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NO SCHOOL STAFF
DEVELOPMENT
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3/16/10
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Presentation on relief sculpture
and presentation on the green
man |
3/17/10
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We are beginning our relief
sculptures. Students will design on paper 3 designs: a
scenery, an illumninated letter and a non-objective. The relief
will be 5 x 7 and have 3 levels and an emphasis on textures.
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3/18/10
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Continuing relief sculpture
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3/19/10
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Continuing relief sculpture
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3/22/10
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Continuing relief sculpture
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3/23/10
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Continuing relief sculpture
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3/24/10
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The column contest was presented.
The almaden valley art and wine festival project was presented.
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3/25/10
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Column contest, relief sculpture
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3/26/10
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Column contest, relief sculpture
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3/29/10
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Column contest, relief sculpture
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3/30/10
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Column contest, relief sculpture
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3/31/10
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Column contest, relief sculpture
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4/1/10
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Column contest, relief sculpture
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4/2/10
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Finishing up relief sculptures
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4/5/10
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Apple project was presented
today. Students will research styles of artist and put that
design on an apple.
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4/6/10
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Continuing apple project
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4/7/10
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Continuing apple project
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4/8/10
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Continuing apple project
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4/9/10
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paper casting today if sunny--if
not sunny we will watch the movie on Mata Ortiz
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4/12-4/16
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SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL
SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL
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4/19/10
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Potter's Wheel Movie-notes will
be collected for points
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4/20/10
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Potter's Wheel Demonstration by
Teresa Krulee
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4/21/10
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Potter's Wheel Demonstration of
"trimming" by Mrs. Imerson
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4/22/10
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First Group on potter's wheel
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4/23/10
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First Group trims their pots
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4/26/10
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Second Group on wheel
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4/27/10
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Second Group trims their pots
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4/28/10
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Video on Mata Ortiz potters
Maria Martinez and Juan Quesada
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4/29/10
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Begin Mata Ortiz pots
Third Group on potter's wheel
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4/30/10
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Third Group trims their pots
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5/3/10
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Fourth Group on wheel
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5/4/10
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Fourth Group trims their pots
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5/5/10
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Continuing to finish relief
sculptures and beginning mata ortiz
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5/6/10
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Continuing mata ortiz
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5/7/10
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Continuing mata ortiz
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5/10/10
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Third period doing slip casting
and also 5th and 6th periods
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5/11/10
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Remove casting from mold-trim
and fire
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5/12/10
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First and Second period doing
slip casting
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5/13/10
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Remove castomg from mold-trim
and fire
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5/14/10
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Paper casting on relief
sculptures
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5/17/10
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Remove casting from relief
sculptures and paint them.
Critique relief, and casting for grade.
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5/18/10
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Return to potter's wheel for
those that missed the first time through
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5/19/10
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Trimming pots
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5/20/10
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Return to slip casting for those
that missed the first time through
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5/21/10
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Wire sculpture and architectural
letters
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5/24/10
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Wire sculpture and architectural
letters
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5/25/10
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SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT
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5/26/10
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Senior finials 1st and 2nd
periods
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5/27/10
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Senior finals 3rd and 4th
periods ART SHOW
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5/28/10
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Senior finals 5th and 6th periods
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5/31/10
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MEMORIAL DAY NO SCHOOL MEMORIAL
DAY NO SCHOOL
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6/1/10
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Finals for Freshmen, Sophomores,
and Juniors 1st and 2nd periods
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6/2/10
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GRADUATION Finals for Freshmen,
Sophomores and Juniors 3rd and 4th periods.
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6/3/10
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END OF THE SEMESTER Finals
for Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors 5th and 6th periods
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6/4/10
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STAFF IN-SERVICE NO SCHOOL FOR
STUDENTS
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