Taught by Eric “Papa” Myers, this class is held in Studio 1, also known as room number D112. Mr. Myers teaches many other art classes besides AP, as well as running all auditorium relations and The Struts and Frets Drama Club. The AP Studio Art class is the only AP art class, and seems much simpler and/or easier than the other AP courses. However, this is utterly false - although the class is almost completely student-driven, it involves a lot of hard work. Each student has to submit a portfolio of 24 complete, well-done works. However, these works cannot just be anything - 12 of them have to be concentrated, meaning that they all have to have something in common. Whether they be a direct series of pieces, or are done in the same media, color scheme, or have the same subject matter doesn’t matter so long as they are related in some way. The other 12 pieces, however, cannot be related to the concentration pieces. They have to each be different, in order to show the flexibility of the artist’s skill. Due to the intensity of producing 24 pieces in 180 days, it is suggested to spread the class over two years, if possible - take it both your Junior and Senior year, so you have to time to put that extra bit of effort into your art.
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Exams will be on Thursday, May 25th and Friday, 26th.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday will be full days of school. Are you nervous for your classes next year? Are there extracurriculars you don’t understand? Do you need help understanding what “AP” and “CCP” really are? Well, we have your back. Starting this week and continuing through the end of the year, some of us here at Tiger Town Times will be working on a Class Discovery series for the 2017-2018 year. This series will include information about the more “obscure” classes, AP classes, and any other classes that may need some clarification of what, exactly, they are. The articles will include general information such as the teacher, the classroom, and the credit available upon completion of the class; as well as more specific information and interviews with teachers, in addition to students who have taken the course.
We are once again back at it picking the minds of WHS students about school stress and relief. A few people gave us some surprise with their answers as well as some expected answers. Simon McGuire, a sophomore said that the end of the year is bringing him stress, while Savannah Lones says she's indecisive about the last quarter of school; being a senior, she said that graduating is scary but also exciting. We actually have a few seniors that are indecisive because of that very reason. A few freshman are feeling relief as they finish off their first year of high school but a few are stressed out about starting another year of school. Lucas McGuire, a junior, feels relief because he’s one year closer to graduation. Will Watkins a freshman is stressed due to a lack of time with baseball and all the schoolwork he has to do while balancing everything he’s already doing. We had a few run-ins in the hallway as well! Dyson Berry said he is relieved that the school year is closing out and summer is fast approaching. Millena Spicer an editor of our news paper says she is extremely stressed, her reason being, leaving for college that is 3 hours away all alone. She is also job searching so she can have spending money while at Wilmington. So, how is the end of the school year making you feel?
Have you spotted a painted rock while being out and about? Rock hiding and finding has been spreading although the U.S. A mother and daughter in Cleveland, Ohio decided they wanted to see how far one rock could go. What they didn’t know is hundreds of people found this game a fun way to spread joy. For weeks people have painted rocks and hiding them. Because this was so huge there's been a facebook page made. There is only one rule when finding one of these rocks, you have to re-hide it. One rock to another, this is the biggest trend since the blue-black, white-gold dress in 2015. For families this trend is a good way to spend time together. Many families post pictures of children, husbands, grandmothers, grandfathers, and lots of other family members painting rocks. Then they would hide them for someone to find and re-hide. There is not much to think about on this topic. So next time you’re at the park or even at Walmart, keep an eye out for these rocks. They all are very special to families. Join their Facebook group! Have you ever wanted to choose your dream teacher? The journalism class has conducted various interviews around the school, asking students who their dream teacher, along with their dream subject, would be. We interviewed many different students and teachers. Here are our results!
Some of our interviews proved to be humorous and lighthearted. Brandon Bennett, a senior here at WHS, said he would like Teddy Roosevelt to teach a history course because he was “one of the best presidents, he was very smart, and knew his stuff.” Mason Lloyd, another senior, said he would like Donald Trump to teach a Spanish class. His reason being that, “He knows nothing about it and it would be funny.” Bobby Turner, a junior, took the more serious route with his answer. He said he’d like Lin Manuel Miranda to teach a choir class, saying “Because he is a very talented musician.” An anonymous freshman said they would like Blake Lively to teach an acting class. They said, simply, that “she’s a good actress.” We interviewed a sophomore, but they decided to stay anonymous. They chose their middle school teacher, Mr. Ruffner, to teach a creative writing class. They answered with a slight hesitance, “Because he revisits topics so you don’t forget.” Erroll Isaiah, a freshman, said he’d want LeBron James to teach a life skills class, “He knows how to handle his money well and knows how to live correctly.” he had stated. We finally decided to take a different approach and asked some faculty here at WHS. We asked one of the new English teachers here, Mr. Morgan. He said he’d like Donald Fagen to teach a music class. He said, “he’s in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is an inspirational Jewish man from New York. His band’s music is full of variety. His writing is just amazing.” The last person we asked was the gym coach here, Ms. Huffman. She said she’d want Pat Summit to teach a personal fitness class. “She is a legendary basketball coach. She is a teacher that goes beyond the classroom. Not only would she teach you about everything you need to know about health, fitness, exercise- But to be a quality person.” She expressed to us with sincerity. Good luck to sophomore swimmer Cameron Sunkle as he advances to districts for the 100 meter backstroke at Cleveland state on this Saturday, February 18th. Districts for swimming are heated and then put into finals based on swimmers heat times.
With the holidays being over, I stopped to think how different the Christmas traditions are here.
I come from Brazil, and we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, but we do celebrate Christmas. For Christmas, we all put lights outside our house and we wait for Santa to come here, but don’t put cookies and milk out for him, we don’t put stockings up, and we celebrate on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas morning. My whole family goes to my great aunt’s house and we stay there for a week. On Christmas Eve we wait until Santa comes to our house with presents for the kids, he says hi to everyone and then leaves. After he leaves, we have dinner at midnight and stay up until 6 a.m. having “family time,” and everyone gets up around 1 p.m., and we have a barbecue for the next 3 days. We don’t make cookies, though. Mrs. Adkins is the new counselor at Washington High School. She graduated high school from Canton Central Catholic, then attended The University of Akron, where she got her Bachelor's degree in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology. She then furthered her education at Walsh University, where she got her masters degree in school counseling. She has been a guidance counselor for 3 and a half years. Mrs Adkins started working at Washington High School as an Ohio College Guide and then went to the Massillon Digital Academy as the school counselor. When we asked Mrs. Adkins if she likes her job she said, “I really like my job so far! I have enjoyed getting to meet the students.”
Mrs. Adkins has many connections to Massillon. One of her connections is her father, Mr. Mark Kircher, who has been a teacher at Massillon for over 25 years. Currently, Mrs. Adkins is in her first year being the head coach of the girls track team here at WHS. She has also been the assistant coach for the cross country team for two seasons. This year at WHS we have four foreign exchange students. They are from Brazil, Taiwan, Mexico, and South Korea. They are here for the whole school year to learn the language and the culture.
Maria Miguel is from Brazil and her first language is Portuguese. She is a member of the rotary travel program. She came to America because she wanted to learn about the culture and improve her English, which she started learning when she was five. She likes America because “things here are cheap.” Wendy (Yi Wei) is from Taiwan, speaks Chinese, and is in the ISE travel program. She came to America because she wants to meet new people and learn English. She also started to learn English at the age of five, and likes America because “everyone is nice.” Eduardo Bours is from Mexico and speaks Spanish. He is also in the ISE travel program. He came to America to improve his English skills. He, again, started speaking English at the age of five. He likes America because people are nice to him and the weather is nice. Sun Lee is from South Korea and speaks Korean. He is in the ISE travel program with Wendy as well. He came to America to experience American culture and learn English. He started speaking English when he was eleven. He likes America because “his friends here are very nice to him.” |
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