Digital Art magnet student Terence Coffy won an “Arts for Life! Scholarship” for $1000. This scholarship was founded by Mrs. Columba Bush to promote and support arts education in Florida’s schools. There will be an awards luncheon where all 25 scholarship winners will be honored on June 27, 2011 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Click below for images from the AP Studio Art Portfolios for 2011
The following Magnet Fine Art students participated in the Impressions in Watercolor and the Dade Heritage Trust Exhibit. Congratulations to the following students for their acceptance into the 25th Annual Impressions in Watercolor exhibition. The award reception is scheduled for Thursday, February 17 - 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
Jessica Arce
Antonella Cerasuolo, Honorable Mention ($25 art store gift certificate)
Nicole Diaz
Alden Solis, Merit Award ($75 art store gift certificate)
The Scholastic Art Awards 2011 is a national art competition that is locally hosted by the Miami Art Museum at 101 West Flagler Street in downtown Miami. The show will be open for viewing until February 13, 2011. Portfolio Finalists and Gold Key winners are sent to New York for the national level of judging and possible scholarships. The following South Miami young artists participated in this prestigious juried exhibition:
Ms. Gormley
Terence Coffy 12 Portfolio Finalist/Gold Key
Christopher Rodriguez 12 Portfolio Finalist/Gold Key
Ms. Hunter
Marcia Garcia 10 Gold Key
Alexa Morales 11 Silver Key
Alden Solis 12
Ms. Lemo
Alica Betancourt 12
Aisha Moktadier 12 (2 pieces)
Luis Morales 10
Please congratulate our entire band department as they participated in solo and ensemble and jazz music performance assessments this weekend. We had 19 Superior ratings for solos and ensembles and the jazz band earned straight Superiors and qualified for state evaluation! In addition, our color guard placed 3rd in their first indoor competition EVER in the history of the school in a division of 10 other established groups!
On behalf of the SMSH fine art and magnet departments, I would like to inform you that the following students have been selected to exhibit in the 8th Annual Beaux Arts Student Artist Showcase. Please congratulate these students on their success:
Dr. Marta Perez's Town Hall Meeting took place on Wednesday, September
29th, at 7:00 PM in our school auditorium. The superintendent,
Alberto Carvalho, was the guest speaker at the meeting. Below are
some highlights from the Magnet Jazz Ensemble entertaining the audience.
