CHS Updates

Congratulations . . .

.  .  .  to seniors David Yeh and Helen Wang, for receiving scholarship awards from the Rho Psi Society at a ceremony held at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) Culture Center in Gaithersburg on Saturday. David received a Third Place award, and Helen received an Honorable Mention award, for their essays which addressed the topic "The Importance of Pursuing Higher Education.”

.  .  .  to sophomore Anusha Nathan, for receiving an Honorable Mention scholarship award for her participation in this year's DuPont Challenge (c) Science Essay Competition. More than 9,000 essays nationwide were submitted to the competition.

.  .  .  to sophomore Erin Yamaguchi, Art II/Gifted &Talented (G/T); senior Sharish Malik, Art II/(GT) and senior Alex Merkel, Photography II, for receiving a Curator Choice Award each at an awards ceremony held at the Walters Arts Museum, Baltimore, on Saturday. Selected by a judge's panel of curators from area museums and art institutions, the Curator Choice Awards are part of  the annual Congressional Arts Competition for the Seventh Congressional District (Representative Elijah E. Cummings) of Maryland. Erin, Sharish and Alex have earned our high school the distinction of winning the most Curator Choice Awards in the Seventh Congressional District. The Awards ceremony was attended by proud parents and family and CHS Fine Arts Instructors Nan Collins, Jo Tulkoff and Heidi Praff.

Student art exhibit at The Mall in Columbia

THE 40TH ANNUAL Howard County Student Artwork Exhibit at The Columbia Mall closed on Saturday, but you can click here to for Columbia Patch's brief write-up of the exhibit which features a slideshow of 36 of their top picks.

HCPSS K-12 student art exhibit

THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 20 -- Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City. The Howard County Times' Mike Guiliani reviews the exhibit here. 

Howard County Conservancy Art Contest

Call to artists, student entries welcome

SUNDAY, MARCH 10 - FRIDAY, APRIL 13 -- Howard County Conservancy, Woodstock. The Howard County Conservancy will host "The Art of Stewardship -- All Things Round" exhibit and announces a Call for Entries. Contest is open to all original art and photography media including outdoor sculpture, from traditional to contemporary work, using a variety of techniques and imaginative interpretations. Works will be judged on their "heartfelt expression of nature's ever-present rOundness and how it both affects and inspires nature and humankind." Click HERE for information. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, MARCH 5; ARTWORK TO BE DELIVERED TO THE CONSERVANCY: FRIDAY - SATURDAY, MARCH 9 - 10.

Festive family fun! CHS WINTER SPECTACULAR

THURSDAY & FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 & 2, 7 PM -- Auditorium. There's no better way to kick off the December holiday season than seeing the school's annual Winter Spectacular Fine Arts Showcase. Enjoy an evening of holiday magic with dance and musical performances provided by CHS Fine Arts students. Tickets $10 at the door only. Click HERE for flier.

Festive family fun! CHS WINTER SPECTACULAR

THURSDAY & FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 & 2, 7 PM -- Auditorium. Tickets $10 at the door only. Click HERE for flier.

Tommorrow: Webcast for Fine Arts students

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2 PM -- The Hippodrome Foundation, Inc. (HFI), will present a two-hour webcast of  Making the "Right” College Decision –- a live panel discussion about the differences and the advantages of a BFA versus a BA degree.  More information, link to webcast available on this Howard County Fine Arts Advisory Council webpage.

 

Next Monday -- Fine Arts College Information Night

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 7 - 9 PM -- Oakland Mills High School, Columbia. Registration 6:45 PM; for students in grades 8 through 11 and parents or guardians. The HCPSS Fine Arts Advisory Council invites all students interested in pursuing higher education in Music, Theater Arts, Dance or the Visual Arts to an information session featuring panel discussions about preparing for college, the admissions process and collegiate expectations for each field of study. Flier is here.

HCPSS student artwork on display at The Walters

TUESDAY, MAY 10 - SUNDAY, MAY 15, 10 AM - 5 PM -- Sculpture Court at The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. FREE. Exhibit features HCPSS student work inspired by the museum's collection.

This year's Columbia Festival of the Arts brochure and magazine cover . . .

. . . will feature artwork by CHS junior Clara Kang. Clara's was the winning entry in the annual K-12 Columbia Festival of the Arts Season Design Contest for 2011. More information about Clara's accomplishment here; see Clara and her winning artwork here.