Course Offerings
Visual Art

Honors Illustration students work to establish their own personal style through the use of the Elements of Art and Principles of Design. Projects focus on developing the ability to express a point of view and personal vision. Students use observation, abstraction, and expression with a variety of media and techniques. This course focuses on time management and effort while students build potential portfolios for college.

Honors Drawing & Painting students concentrate on the creative uses of the Elements of Art and the Principles of Design. Emphasis is on increasing powers of observation and the ability to organize the visual elements necessary to express an idea. Students will become proficient in using a variety of materials including but not limited to graphite, charcoal, color pencil, pen, ink, pastels, watercolor and acrylic paint. This course focuses on time management and effort while students build potential portfolios for college. 

Photography students focus on learning the manual settings of a camera to take a successful photograph. There is a strong focus on lighting, composition and editing in Adobe Creative Cloud. Students will also explore traditional photography techniques which can include film, pinhole, cyanotype, Polaroid transfers, darkroom techniques and more. A great class for students that like being up and moving around. Continuous access to a DSLR camera is suggested but not required; film cameras will be provided. 

Advanced Digital Art is a senior level course for those students that want to further their knowledge of not only graphic design, but other digital art mediums. Students will continue refining skills required to communicate through visual and commercial mediums and will also learn new styles including digital illustration & collaging, photography manipulation, packaging and product design, editorial design, large scale art and more. Students will grow from entry level designers to creative directors, mirroring real world career advancement. 

AP Art students will demonstrate a proficiency in a variety of two-dimensional, 3-dimensional or drawing techniques, respectively, while maintaining a sustained investigation under a particular concept or idea. Portfolio preparation is expected to occur during the summer prior to the school year as well as outside of class time. A heavy emphasis is put on planning and process through sketchbook work and revision. This full-year college-level Advanced Placement course emphasizes the development of an extensive portfolio that is sent to a national panel for scoring in early May. All students are required to submit to the College Board for scoring.

Using the Adobe Creative Cloud, students create presentations that include 3D printing, text, audio, still images, animation, and video. Students learn how to use multimedia technologies while creating projects that revolve around current trends. Multimedia incorporates the Elements of Art to allow students to develop artistically while using computer technology.