Writing & Music

About the American Dream ....

Juniors in Mrs. Hietanen's and Mr. Condron's Honors English classes explored the big idea "What is the American dream?"

Students read literature, conducted oral histories and created expressive literary works - from poems to essays exploring connections to their own identity.

Hear Mrs. Hietanen reflect on her students work.

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Hear Mr. Condron reflect on his students' work.

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An artwork depicting semi-transparent images of immigrants
Ellis Island themed artwork by Kira Tietjen & Madison Vandermark serves as the inspiration for a contemporary music composition.

Mr. LeRose shares his views on the inspirational values of creative collaboration within the arts.

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Art as Inspiration for Music

Mr. LeRose invited his music class to select works of art from the design academy to serve as sources of inspiration to drive ideas for original music compositions.

One of Mr. LeRose's students, Alex Pallozzi, was inspired by Kira and Madison's digital drawing/ collage and created the original music.

Play:

ellis island (1).mp3