The Arts 

3D Art Takes A Walk in Their Shoes By: Karina Santiago 

he 3D design art class made a project where students had to design a pair of shoes that described their personality. Ms. Harrington, the 3D design teacher, stated that she learned a lot because of this art project. Lots of crafting and timing took place in this art project, as well as creativity. Each shoe created by her students were displayed in the media center at HHIHS for other students and staff to come by and look at. Students and staff also got to vote for the best shoe design.

The concept of making these shoes come together was by thinking outside of the box. The main steps to doing this project was “Taping paper templates, making sure they work, and fit and then they transfer those paper templates to cardboard,” Ms. Harrington stated. The cardboard is hard, therefore it helps to keep the paper template sturdy, and students used hot glue guns to put these pieces together rather than regular glue.

She explained that the goal of the project was to show the cultural aspect of individuality, but also the art community.

The overall materials used for this project were “paper, tape, cardboard, hot glue, and acrylic paint.” She mentioned that some students used embroidery thread and used felt for laces and details on the shoe. It took a total of three weeks to finish the project.

What are the benefits of this project? Ms. Harrington said that it was more about individuality. She learned more about her students and how each single shoe portrays each of their personalities. “Art is about unity in the community to make students feel less alone and to see how they can relate. It is all about sharing.”

“I did learn from this because I had shoes I've never seen before, and I had to sit beside people and help, I learn everyday,” she said.

The art students at HHIHS continually work on creative projects that provide a different perspective about themselves and the world around them.

Decorating the Anchor in Front of HHIHS 

By: Kimberly Valladares

Decorating the anchor in front of HHIHS is a long held tradition. The anchor changes themes and styles often. Ms. Dobbelaere, the art teacher who helps with the anchor, said “Yes, sometimes twice a month the anchor is decorated.” Students and staff often wonder who decorates the anchor because some of the designs are intricate. She said “It varies. Sometimes my class, sometimes clubs, and other times it is to support special school-wide initiatives or celebrations.”

How did this tradition begin ? Ms. Dobbelaere said “The idea came from a former assistant principal's discussion with Commander Pheiffer in 2017. They were having a conversation about how the anchor needed to be painted every so often to keep it looking good and that evolved into the possibility of decorating it. Commander Pheiffer approached me with an idea for the first anchor design, a candy cane.” The idea of decorating the anchor was a pretty nice thing that brings character to the front of the school. Students, staff, and the community should look for changes to the anchor designs to see what comes next !

Chorus 

By: Julia Duncan

The chorus program has a new teacher, Ms. Morrisroe this year at HHIHS. Hilton Head Island High School has had a chorus program since near the very beginning of the school along with several of the other arts programs. This semester the program has a total of 30 students which will all be performing at the end of the semester. This semester chorus will have 3 group performances, 2 solos and 2 duets. Right now the chorus classes are really focusing on musical theater and pop music to help them prepare for the performances. Other than the end of semester performances, there are no performances outside of school hours, but all the classes are welcome to audition for an all star high level chorus club outside of school. The club travels around to learn music and perform. Ms. Morrisroe has high hopes for all of her classes this year. She thinks the performance will go well but she also thinks there will be room for improvement and she would like to have even more students next semester.

       Dancing With The Seahawks By: Lia Piccioli

Seahawks dancers are better then ever with dance 2 and 3, starting this year at the best. With over 25 years of dancing experience Seahawks dance teacher Ms. Montgomery has been guiding and improving the dancers. “going well, classes all full and dances are done for this semester, ready for are concert!”, said by Ms. Montgomery. The dancers from last year are showing real improvement, “definitely improved not only in technic but also in confidence in performing and choreographing”. That’s all the news with are dancers at Hilton Head Island High School.

                                    Three Dances One Dancer 

By: Lia Piccoli      

 This year for Fourth Annual Night Of The Arts Camden Bernstein. Performing three dances, jazz and two contemporary dances. She is very excited to perform and see all of the performances. “Once I get started then I know the flow of the dance remembering where you start is the hard part”. After three years of dancing now in dance 3 her senior year. I feel more pressured to remember the dance then be the best because I'm on the highest level”. Some of the most important things she learned from dance is how to be a better person and to be more confident.             

National Art Education Association

By: Norma Velez 

Gaining an award is a grand achievement, even if the award is small or big. Like most awards, a competition is held with nominees from either in the area or around the world. Every single nominee can showcase their skills and allow people to be aware of their outstanding skills. In Hilton Head Island High School, photography and yearbook instructor, Patrica Schoelkopf outstandingly won amongst other nominees within the state, gaining The Art Education Award. Considering the fact that there are many competitive nominees and it being a tough process to finalize the winner , it is one of the most outstanding achievements for Ms. Schoelkopf this year. 

The South Carolina Art Education Association or SCAEA is a chapter of the National Art Education Association or NAEA. NAEA champions creative growth and innovation by equitably advancing the tools and resources for a high-quality visual arts, designs, and media arts education throughout communities of practice. It is a way to connect SC visual art educators who are actively engaging in visual arts, teaching, and learning. The NAEA harnesses the power of the visual arts, designs, and media arts to educate and enrich the lives of all learners and communities.  This program has become the world’s largest professional art education association with over twenty thousand active members. 

“South Carolina Art Education Association is a division of the national art education association and it is the utmost society in the United States that visual artists model their curriculum and it’s basically who credits us.The award itself is about mastery of being able to cover so much in an art related class, your ability to get student exposure, and cover the curriculum.” Ms. Schoelkopf states. Ms. Schoelkopf is a user of the Bloom Taxonomy, which is a set of three models used for classification of education learning objectives into levels of complexity and specificity.This method has been applied by generations of K-12 teachers and even college instructors in their teaching.

“The first step in the process to get this award was for someone to recommend me, I couldn’t recommend myself. I needed a letter of support and a nomination letter. The ones that nominated me were the people at the district level. They reviewed my resume and I had to submit a picture. To sum it up, it was based on my accomplishments and the years of teaching within the art department was something that definitely helped.” Ms. Schoelkopf states. Participating in this event must be stressful, having to find someone who will be willing to nominate you as well as giving you a support letter to be considered into participating. The process may be difficult, but what is even more nerve wracking is the fact that the participant is competing against many other applicants who are just as good as the rest.

Another reason as to why winning this away is challenging is because this is an annual award. Ms. Schoelkopf states. “The award takes place every year, they have an elementary award and a secondary award. The reasoning for this is because in visual art or in any other arts, you are certified in K-12, I only chose to teach at the secondary level. The secondary awards are for those who teach 7-12 grade and the elementary awards are for those who teach from K-7 grade.” Despite the award being split into two categories, it is still difficult to be the only winner when there are numerous teachers in the state of South Carolina.

Just like any regular person, winning an award is a grand achievement. No matter how big or small the award may be, an award is always meaningful to the winner. “It's awesome to have this award. It's such an honor to be able to represent the South Carolina Art Education Association and the National Art Education and be recognized by others. It has been a long term achievement to be recognized by them. I feel excellent and privileged to have it, the title that I have gained is very nice to have.” Ms. Schoelkopf states with much enthusiasm.