Check out SM Cobra TV's exclusive interview with NBC News correspondent
Mark Potter. Potter visited the SM Cobra News studios on Tuesday
where he was interviewed by Shihan Fahim for the newscast. For
more on Mark Potter click here for his MSNBC profile.
Congratulations to the Magnet Cobra Chorus on earning straight
superior ratings in their district music performance assessment
at Ronald Reagan Sr. High School. The Magnet Chorus now qualifies
our chorus for state evaluation held in Coral Gables during late
March/early April.
Congratulations to the Magnet
Photography students who competed at the PTSA reflections
competition.
Ian Raisbeck - grade 11 - First place/State Finalist
Joan Rodriguez - grade 11 - Honorable Mention
Janel Vegas - grade 12 - Honorable Mention
Lisette Ortiz - grade 11
Sulay Palenque is one of the five finalists for this year's Publix
Design Challenge. Congratulations!
The following Visual Fine Arts, Visual Media Arts and Photography
students have been selected for exhibition and sale of their works
at the Woman's Club
of Coconut Grove's 2009 Young Artists' Gallery at the Coconut
Grove Arts Festival (February 14th-16th, 10:00 am-6:00 pm).
Congratulations to all the students.
Violeta Acosta, grade 12
Max Borgen, grade 12
Sasha Bruno, grade 11
Alexandra Epstein, grade 10
Laura Garcia, grade 12 (2 pieces on display)
James Heredia, grade 11 (2 pieces on display)
Michelin Janvier, grade 12
Alexa Morales, grade 9
Lisette Ortiz, grade 11
Sulay Palenque, grade 12 (2 pieces on display)
Joanne Rodriguez, grade 11
Ariel Soto, grade 12
Gabriela Velez, grade 11
Each year, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers invites
students in grades 7-12 to participate in The Scholastic Art & Writing
Awards of 2009, the nation's longest-running, largest, most prestigious
recognition program for creative teenagers in the visual and literary
arts. The following SMSH students will have works exhibited at
the Miami Art Museum:
Visual Fine Arts
Jessica Arce, Grade 10 - Gold Key
Laura Garcia, Grade 12 - Gold Key
Alden Solis, Grade 10 - Silver Key
Photography
Vanessa Alvarez, Grade 11
Sasha Bruno, Grade 11
Alexandra Epstein, Grade 10 (x2)
Visual Arts
Alice Betancourt, grade 10 - Silver Key
Michael Delamo, grade 10 - Silver Key
Please join us in congratulating our talented arts students
for their participation and recognition in the 58th Annual Beaux
Arts Festival of 2009. This Student Showcase is a juried exhibition
taking place this weekend at the Lowe Museum on the University
of Miami's campus. The following students earned this honor:
Fine Art: Jean Carlos Fernandez (12) *3rd Place in the Graphics Category
Visual Fine Arts: Emily Binnie (12), Jennifer Hernandez (12) *Best in
Show Runner Up
Photography: Julie Arango (11), Lisette Ortiz (11), Ian Raisbeck (11), Gabriela
Velez (11)
South Miami Visual Arts Magnet students participated in The Shapes
of Space Exhibition at the 801 Art Studios. The show, featuring
340 works, is presented by Miami-Dade County Public Schools and
the Division of Life Skills and Special Projects. Congratulations
to the following students for their entire's in the show. ShareThis
Max Borgen
Sasha Bruno
Carlos Canales-Silva
Laura Garcia
James Heredia
Joanne Rodriguez (Her art is featured in the Miami Herald's 11/20/08
edition of Neighbors.)
Alden Solis
Rohan Walker Click Here for the Gallery
Last Thursday (10/23) Nike partnered with Miami-Dade County Public Schools on
a contest challenging high school students to create art expressing their Hispanic
pride. Winners included SMSH student, Laura Garcia. As the first-place winner,
Laura received a special Nike award and $2,500 check presented on her behalf
to the school's art program. The school's student body also will receive a
Nike T-shirt with an image of Garcia's artwork. Congratulations to Laura Garcia
for her award-winning entry.
Congratulations to the latest accomplishments of the Photography
Magnet students who participated in the Photography Exhibit at
the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair this year. The artwork can be
viewed in the display case on the first floor of the new building,
just outside the main office.
Valerie Aleman 1st Place
Julie Arango 2nd Place
Rick Betancourt 1st Place *Special
Award
Sasha Bruno 3rd Place
Talia Capistrano 1st Place
Melissa Castillo 2nd Place
Ivette Chavarria 2nd Place
Tatiana Delgado 4th Place
Gina Denis 1st Place
Alberto Dominguez 3rd Place
Alexandra Epstein 2nd Place
Kevin Fletcher 2nd Place
Natalia Gonzalez 1st Place
Megan Koop 1st Place *Special Award
Angela Moreno 2nd Place
George Ortiz 2nd Place
Lisette Ortiz 1st Place
Karyn Ortiz 1st Place
Morgan Pelzman 1st Place
Ian Raisbeck 1st Place *Special Award
Joanne Rodriguez 1st Place
Leticia Romano 1st Place
Samantha Romero 1st Place
Kristoffer Senzig 1st Place
Gabriela Velez 1st Place
Tattyana Villegas 1st Place
Janel Vega 2nd Place
The following Magnet Photography students have their photographs
on display in an exhibition titled A View Through the Lens at
The Miami International Airport Concourse E Gallery:
Sasha Bruno
Talia Capistrano *Special
Recognition
Ivette Chavarria
Gina Denis *Special Recognition
Alexandra Epstein
Angela Moreno
Lisette Ortiz *Special Recognition
Joanne Rodriguez
South Miami's Magnet Visual Fine Art and Visual Media Art students
have recently exhibited their works in several exhibitions, and
we would like to take this opportunity to announce their recent
successes. If you happen to know any of the following students,
please be sure to congratulate them on a job well done.
African Art Exhibit
Quentin Coffy (10)
Gerardo Cruz (11)
Kathleen Peruyera (12)
Roger Sarria (12)
Annual Countywide Student Art Show
Violeta Acosta (11)
Laura Garcia (11)
Juan Guzman (11)
Miguel Saludes (12)
Adriana Sibaja (9)
Luis Cano (12)
Kathleen Peruyera (12)
Roger Sarria (12)
Annual Museum Education Program Exhibition
Laura Garcia (11)
Sulay Palenque (11)
Art Abilities Purchase Award (UM Miller School of Medicine)
Elizabeth Urra (grade 9) had one of her pieces purchased for the
Mailman Center for Child Development art collection at UM.
Members of the Magnet Music Program at South Miami Senior High
School have been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall on Monday,
April 21st, 2008. We are currently taking sponsorship donations
through Cobra Parents' Inc. to fund extra outings as this costs
a lot of extra money. Anyone interested in donating should contact Jennifer
Jimenez, or the booster president, Angie
Fernandez. Students will be performing all Latin works with
a world premier of a piece "Gloria". The entire concert
will be presented in Spanish and Portugese. We are taking 17 students
and 5 adults. Tickets are available through the Carnegie
Hall Box Office.
Congratulations to the following Magnet Art students for their
contributions to the 22nd Annual Impressions in Watercolor Exhibition
-Lazaro Delgado (Honorable Mention), Laura Garcia (Judges Choice
award), and Jubenthy Mendez (Dade Art Educator's Association's "Renay
Rossi Award"). The students were juried by members of the
Miami Watercolor Society. The show will run from February 4th to
the 29th in the Jackie Hinchie-Sipes Gallery at Design and Architecture
Senior High (4141 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 114). Click on the link
below to see the gallery.
Magnet Visual Art students Talia Capistrano, Sulay Palenque,
Miguel Saludes, and Michelle Ziadie will be exhibiting their works
in the "Beaux Arts Student Artist Showcase" in UM's Lowe
Art Museum. Laura Garcia received first place in the Graphics category
and will receive a cash prize of $200 the night of the showcase. The
57th Annual Beaux Arts Festival of Art will take place
Saturday, January 19th and Sunday, January 20th, 2008 from 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the University of Miami.
