Movies:

Palm Springs

Emma.

Enola Holmes

Onward

Shows:

The Queen's Gambit

The Great British Bake Off

Encore!

The Mandalorian

Money Heist (aka La Casa de Papel)

Never Have I Ever

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

High Seas (aka Alta Mar)

Books (First Line):

They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman (It's a miracle anyone gets out of high school alive.)

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (Everyone in Shaker Heights was talking about it that summer: how Isabelle, the last of the Richardson children, had finally gone around the bend and burned the house down.)

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (The library is cold and smells like carpet cleaner, though all I can see is marble.)

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (Last night I dreamed I went to Manderley again.)

Swamplandia by Karen Russell (Our mother performed in starlight.)

The Charlotte Holmes Series by Brittany Cavallaro (The first time I met her was at the tail end of one of those endless weekday nights you could only have at a school like Sherringford.)

The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (An old woman sits on the beach, a cushion strapped to her bottom, sorting algae that's washed ashore.)

The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee (Being nice is like leaving your door wide open).

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (My father was a king and the son of kings.)

I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Women by Nora Ephron (I Feel Bad About My Neck.)

Classics:

Miracle on 34th Street

It's a Wonderful Life

Edward Scissorhands

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Frosty the Snowman

Home Alone

Rom-Coms:

Love Actually

Serendipity

While You Were Sleeping

You've Got Mail

Dear Reader,

Thank you for taking the time to look through this issue of The Canvas. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed creating it!

As 2020 comes to close, like many others, we at The Canvas are taking the time to reflect on this year and we are hoping for better days to come in 2021. We would not be able to create this website and this issue without the support of many others. Thank you to all the artists, writers, photographers and poets who entrusted us with their work. Thank you to Mr. Smith for his guidance and support. Thank you immensely to Mrs. Aber whose advice and leadership has guided us during the creation process.

And of course, thank you, reader, who makes our work worthwhile.

This year has been a rollercoaster. Since we last wrote to you, much has changed, yet much has stayed the same. Byram students and staff have been successful in overcoming the challenges in adapting to the hybrid learning model and daily Zoom calls. We are in awe of the resilience of this student body and their ability to create such amazing works of art and literature, in spite of these challenges. We encourage you to continue creating such lovely works as the year turns and share it with the world in whatever way possible. We hope to see your work in our inboxes when it comes time for the Spring Issue of The Canvas!

May you have a relaxing break and we'll be back again in the spring. Happy Holidays!

The Canvas Team,

Edith Bachmann, Tanya Postian, and Ruth Seo