The annual Art Show in the school’s ballroom will bring together student artwork from various programs, providing a platform to showcase their creative talents.

“It’s important that all students, regardless if they are in a club or have been to a competition, get recognition for their daily efforts,” Photography teacher Brandon LaFountain said. “So it’s nice to have a time and place where we can show all the talents on this campus, no matter the program area.”

Organized by LaFountain and with support from Art teacher Rachel Giuchard and CTE teachers Jennifer Gonzalez, Monte Carman, and Levi Harbeson, the goal is to promote student work and recognize the creative efforts of all students.

“Anybody that has put time and work into a piece of art ignites a sense of pride in the work that they do,” LaFountain said. “Not only are [the students] doing those things to improve their skills and techniques, but anyone who has seen their pieces looked at through other eyes; they get a sense of pride.”

The art teachers looked at the best submissions from each project to determine whose work will be displayed in the gallery.

“We’ve decided to showcase at least two to three pieces per student,” LaFountain said. “By doing that, we’re able to show all the projects that were implemented throughout the year.”

The Art Show also serves as a sneak peek into different programs offered by the school.

“It’d be great to show what multimedia students can create,” sophomore Aiden Filimon said. “At the same time, it’s also promoting multimedia as a program; it’s encouraging students to join, while also showing what multimedia students can do.”

Students have approached the opportunity to display their work as an outlet within their creative liberties.

“I’m really happy to be able to present my work,” senior Aidan Randall said. “I think it’s an awesome thing that the school organizes the art show. It allows artists to receive reviews regarding their work from people that they’ve never met before.”

The Art Show also doubles as an introduction for incoming freshmen.

“The original plan was to have [the art show] by itself,” LaFountain said. “But I guess it never hurts to have multiple things on the same night, because not only are we going to have our upcoming students and new families coming to the art show, which is good, because they can start off knowing that this is a staple of our events at the school and something to look forward to in the future.”