Arts
Students from Brandon High School's National Art Honor Society made Christmas ornaments for the Governor's Mansion Christmas Tree
Those pictured here, along with others, will hang proudly on the tree this year that honors our First Responders who have kept our state going during this difficult time.
Pictured here are two of the students who participated:
Josie Summers (lf) and Hanna Bynum (rt)
The sponsors for NAHS at BHS are: Catherine Terhune and Paula McClain
Josie Summers (lf) and Hanna Bynum (rt)
Shantae Perry
NWRH Student Selected for the Anderson Museum of Art 2020 Senior Exhibition
by Melissa K. Magee
Drew Winter,a senior at NWRHS, was selected to be a part of the Walter Anderson Museum of Art 2020 Senior Exhibition. Her sculpture " Blue Crab Bucket" made from polymer clay is featured on the WAMA website.
Four NWRHS students placed in the RCSD Visual Arts Contest
by Melissa K. Magee
Four NWRHS students placed in the RCSD Visual Arts Contest. Their artwork will be featured in the RCSD Secondary Connection newsletter in March. Pictured left to right: Jamie Ferreras, Chloe Easterling, Aubrey McLellan and Skylar Smith
2020 Scholastic Art Competition
by Melissa K. Magee
The following students placed in the 2020 Scholastic Art Competition: from left to right Sylar Smith - Silver Key, Scarlett Jacobs - Honorable Mention, Kaitlyn Ratliff - Honorable Mention, Drew Winter - Gold Key and Silver Key, Lilly Piotrowski - Gold Key and Honorable Mention, Aaliyah Morton - Honorable Mention. They will be awarded at a ceremony on March 22, 2020, at the MS Museum of Art. Gold and Silver key winners' artworks will be displayed at the MS Museum of Art February 10 - March 22.
Chimneyville Arts Festival
by Delwin Wallace
Several local schools participated in the Chimneyville Arts Festival this past weekend as they held a HS art competition.
Amelia Fitzgerald from Northwest Rankin High School received one of the special awards with a $50 cash prize. She entered a ceramic work of a Jellyfish.
Jamie Ferreras places 1st in the RCSD Bullying Awareness Art Contest
by Melissa Magee
Jamie Ferreras a senior at Northwest Rankin High School placed 1st in the RCSD Bullying Awareness Art Contest. Jamie won 100.00 and her artwork will be made into posters to display in the Rankin county schools.
Hometown Rankin Cover Design WInner
by Melissa Magee
Drew Winter, a 12th grader at Northwest Rankin High School, won 200.00 and the cover design contest for Hometown Rankin magazine. 15,000 copies will be distributed throughout Rankin County during the month of December.
by Melissa Magee
NWRHS's, Jamie Ferreras, won overall state-wide winner in the Mississippi Art Education Association's Youth Art Month Flag contest. Jamie won 1,000 and her artwork was made into a flag to represent MS at the National Art Education Association's annual conference.
by Melissa Magee
NWRHS Art and Community recycled their candy costumes for Keep the Rez Beautiful's annual Project Rezway fashion show. We added 2 new costumes: Mardi Gras and an original piece. We had 2 winners...1st place 18 and above Shawn Mackey, Harlem Globetrotter and 3rd place 17 and under Olivia Carley, Barbie in a box. Both students won cash prizes, as well as, money for our art class.
by Melissa Magee
These pictures are from the 2nd annual Flowood Chamber of Commerce's Chocolate Festival Project Yummy Fashion show. Students from local area schools were asked to compete to create outfits out of candy wrappers. NWRHS placed 1st with Barbie in a box, and 2nd with the Harlem Globetrotters. The students won cash prizes, as well as, money for our art class.
by Delwin Wallace
This past summer, I was fortunate to take a group of NWRHS students on the “Artists of France and Spain” tour. I do this every other summer and this is the second time I was able to do this trip. I will be taking a group to New York this Spring break for the Broadway and the Arts tour.
We visited Paris, Provence, Avignon, Arles, Barcelona, and Madrid. Our Highlights included the Louvre, Musee D’Orsay, The Rodin museum, Eiffel Tower, Montparnasse, Monet’s Gardens at Giverney and Notre Dame (2 months after fire) in Paris. While in the Provence region in south France, we visited the Pont du Gard, Paul Cezanne’s house and studio as well as the cafe Van Gogh painted in the Cafe Terrace at Night. We then traveled over to Barcelona for the Picasso museum and the Dali museum. We saw great architecture in Antonio Gaudi’s La Sagrada Familia and Park Guell. We finished in Madrid with The Reina Sofia to see Picasso’s Guernica, and the Prado Museum.
by Edward Robinson
Judy Slay (FHS Band Student) sang the national anthem at the MS Braves games. She had to go through an audition process to be able to do this.
She did a great job!
by Mark Edwards
Richard Smallwood (Alto Sax; Brandon High) and Mark Edwards; Director of Bands at Brandon participated in the MS Lions Allstate Band. They competed in the International Lions Parade In Italy, and won the International Lions Band Champions!
