DVC News

May 2023

DVC Sophomore Eren Goodwin Receives Summer Program Scholarship

We are very excited to announce that Eren Goodwin (DVC Sophomore) has recieved a Silver SCAD Summer Seminars Scholarship. 

Eren is attending the Savannah College of Art & Design for a week this summer to attend the SCAD Summer Seminar program. SCAD Summer Seminars offer weeklong workshops for high school students who have completed their freshman, sophomore, or junior years. Students gain valuable experience while developing their creativity through exciting art and design projects.

https://www.scad.edu/academics/pre-college-programs/scad-summer-seminars 

April 2023

DVC Freshman Madison Scaletta Places 3rd in MWRA Poster Contest

We are very excited to announce that the 3rd Place Winner in the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s Annual Poster Contest is DVC Freshman, Madison Scaletta. 

Students in the MWRA service area were invited to use their creative skills to design a poster and/or write an essay, poem or story explaining the importance of water conservation.

The MWRA received close to 2,000 posters and only selected seven winners in each of the four categories (Gr. K-2, Gr. 3-5, Gr. 6-8, and Gr. 9-12).

Madison will be honored for her achievement at a ceremony at the MWRA museum at Deer Island in the future. 

Also, we would like to congratulate Luc Lemaire (Gr. 9) and Skye Gerald (Gr. 9) for being finalists in the MWRA contest; with over 2,000 entries submitted, this is a huge achievement!

Find all 3 posters on our MWRA Poster Contest page. 

www.mwra.com

Four DVC Seniors chosen for Local Juried Art Exhibition

Lexington restaurant, Revolution Hall [Craft Food Halls], has once again chosen work by four of our DVC seniors for exhibition in their restaurant for the month of May.  All works will be featured on their gallery wall.

Congratulations to:


Learn More about the Craft Food Hall •  Lexington here: https://www.craftfoodhalls.com/revolution-hall-lexington 

Ella-Lucinda Zuckermann
Digital Illustration
Evan Coppola
Digital Illustration
Lyra Saucier
Digital Illustration
Erik Lilliott
Digital Illustration
Ella-Lucinda Zuckermann
Digital Illustration
Evan Coppola
Digital Illustration
Lyra Saucier
Digital Illustration
Ella-Lucinda Zuckermann
Digital Illustration

March 2023

Morse Library Institute Cookbook Cover

After the design contest earlier this year, it came as a surprise to find that one of our students artworks had been held back from being used in the Morse Library's 150th Limited Edition Library Cards and was chosen to be featured on the upcoming Morse Institute Library Community Cookbook! 

We are happy to announce that Arya De Francesco, Class of 2024, has had her work chosen to be featured on the cover of the cookbook. 

"I really loved your design, and I'm happy to see it used for our 150th Cookbook, a truly special community-created project. Well done on a truly unique vision of what the Morse Institute Library means to you, and what it means to have the library celebrating its 150th anniversary next year."  - Miki Wolfe, Director of the Morse Library


Learn More about the Morse Library here: https://morseinstitute.org/

Cookbook Cover - Designed by Arya De Francesco

SkillsUSA District 3 Winners

We are excited to announce the DVC students who medaled in the District 3 Championships!

Advertising Design

3D Visualization & Animation

Screen Printing

February 2023

SkillsUSA Massachusetts T-shirt Design Contest

We are excited to announce that sophomore Aviva Pearlmutter-Bearson's design was chosen as the SkillsUSA second place design!

Aviva’s design for the SkillsUSA Massachusetts T-shirt competition awarded them second place and a Silver Medal at the SkillsUSA Massachusetts State Leadership & Skills Conference to be held April 27-29, 2023, at the Best Western Royal in Marlborough, MA. Aviva’s design was one of 800 designs submitted for not only the t-shirt to be worn at States, but the state pin and the state t-shirt- both to be used at the SkillsUSA Nationals Leadership and Skills Conference to be held in Atlanta, GA; June 19-23, 2023.

The design needed to comply with certain requirements to represent SkillUSA Massachusetts through imagery, graphics and text – showcasing the ideals and mission of SkillsUSA Massachusetts and SkillsUSA. 


January 2023

37th Annual MAVA Outstanding Vocational Technical Student Award

We are excited to announce that senior Lyra Saucier was chosen as Minuteman's Top Vocational student of 2023! 

Ms. Lyra Saucier is an outstanding member of the Design & Visual Communications shop who has strived and pushed herself to be an exceptional leader in the classroom. Over the past four years, Lyra has worked tirelessly to refine her craft and learn advanced technical software skills related to graphic design.  

Lyra has continually demonstrated initiative, creativity, and the drive to complete large projects for the Minuteman community. She has also displayed the initiative to acquire her Adobe Certified Professional Certificate in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign. These certifications put her on par with professional-level graphic designers. 

As a student who always strives to be engaged with the greater school community, Lyra has been a member of the Minuteman Football Cheerleaders and Cheer Competition Teams. She has also been a member of the Minuteman student council and recently earned a position as a student delegate for the Minuteman School Committee. 

After graduation, Ms. Saucier will be pursuing a four-year degree in Communications with a concentration in either Graphic Design or Video Game Design. 

Lyra SaucierClass of 2023
This award recognizes those students whose scholastic and vocational technical achievements have significantly contributed to their local district and thus, to the vocational technical education delivery system in the Commonwealth.  

We are excited to announce that 4 DVC students were chosen as regional winners in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

The Scholastic Awards are an annual National and Regional contest and we were excited to have 18 students from all of Minuteman enter this past December. 

Two students received Honorable Mention, 1 Silver Key, and 2 Gold Keys.

Honorable Mention

Silver Key

Gold Key

Gold Key winners are automatically considered for National Awards and Scholarships.  Regional winners' work will be featured in an in-person exhibition later this year.

More information regarding the awards in our region can be found https://www.artandwriting.org/regions/MA001A

November 2022

Morse Institute Library 150th Commemorative Card Design Winners

Seven student submitted designs from Design & Visual Communications were chosen by Natick's Morse Institute Library as part of their limited-edition cards available to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the library.  Students will receive a copy of their final published library card design along with attending an art unveiling at the library in May. 

The limited-edition library cards launched at the library on February 6th, 2023! We have been told that community interest has been strong, and the community is excited to have cards designed by our local artists.



Learn More about the Morse Library here: https://morseinstitute.org/