Mrs. Soto HS Art
Mrs. Soto Art News
Welcome to my class! I am so happy you are here!
I teach Art 1, Sculpture 1-4, AP 3D, and Ceramics 1-4 classes.
Help support my classroom by purchasing an item on my Amazon Wish List. I have 170 students that range from 9th-12th grade every class, special needs and all ability levels. Thank you for your support!!!
Happy 2023!
Competition Opportunities
Scholastic Nation Art Compeption: Due 12/23
Visual Art Scholastic UIL: 2/24
Scholarship opportunity- $5,000/ per year Texas Commission of the Arts Click here for more information
CelebratingArt.com- Get your artwork published if you win!
Mandatory $30 Art Fee for each class.
Pay online here: www.rrisdpay.com to Mrs. Soto at CRHS.
CRHS Newspaper Featured the Chalkwalk!
Mrs. Soto's Block Schedule 2024
A day1st block- Ceramics 12nd block- Art 13rd block- Ceramics 2 & 34th block- PLCB day5th block- Art 16th block- Ceramics 17th block- Sculpture 1, 2, 38th block- ConferenceCRHS 2023-2024 Bell Schedule
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Why take Art?
"Engaging with art is essential to the human experience. Almost as soon as motor skills are developed, children communicate through artistic expression. The arts challenge us with different points of view, compel us to empathize with “others,” and give us the opportunity to reflect on the human condition. " Brookings Institute
Improved well–being by decreasing negative emotions and increasing positive ones”
“Improved medical outcomes, trends toward reduced depression”
“Reductions in stress and anxiety; increases in positive emotions”
“Reductions in distress and negative emotions”
“Improvements in flow and spontaneity, expression of grief, positive identity, and social networks” - James Clear
"Creating art relieves stress, encourages creative thinking, increases brain plasticity, and imparts other mental health benefits. And anyone can do art. " -Be Brain Fit