me arts ed

YAHOOOOOOOO for student artwork

Dayna's collage

As many of you are aware the Maine Department of Education’s Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) has provided a photography opportunity for students in grades K-12 by asking students to submit photographs of their artwork using any medium.  This is the second year this opportunity has been available and almost 400 photographs were submitted. In a blind judging, 19 pictures were selected for use on the screen saver as part of next years MTLI MacBook image. The MacBooks are provided as learning tools for every student and teacher in grades 7 and 8 and to many of Maine’s high school students and teachers.

CONGRATULATIONS to the following students whose artwork was selected

“All Star” by Lindsey Purpura, Yarmouth High School, Grade 11
“Aqua” by Kelly Normand, Noble Middle School, Grade 8
“Autumn Bliss” by Lindsey Purpura, Yarmouth High School, Grade 11
“Burst of Autumn” by Erick Schadler, Jordan Small Middle School, Grade 8
“Collage” by Nate Arbitrario, Lewiston Middle School, Grade 8
“Colour Me Beautiful” by Samantha Hall, Yarmouth High School, Grade 12
“Dew” by Jonas Oppenheim, Yarmouth High School, Grade 12
“Fall” by Emily Drummond, Grade 12
“Fire and Ice” by Adrian Baker, Freeport High School, Grade 12
“Flower” by Melanie Jackson, Bangor High School, Grade 12
“Flowers and Shadows” by Emily Gauthier, Brunswick High School, Grade 11
“Golden Umbrella” by Mark Lightbody, Middle School of the Kennebunks, Grade 7
“Lyrical Dance” by Dayna LaPorte, Skowhegan Middle School, Grade 8
“Rain Drops” by Sam Askins, Bangor High School, Grade 12
“Reflection” by Rachel White, Yarmouth High School, Grade 11
“Star” by Marie Jarowicz, Middle School of the Kennebunks, Grade 8
“Sugarloaf” by Catherine Pellegrini, Cape Elizabeth Middle School, Grade 6
“The Pool” by Kersti Bayne, Freeport Middle School, Grade 8
“Winding Road” by Maggie Ditre, Maranacook High School, Grade 12

Skowhegan Art Teacher Frank Chin and 8th grader Dayna presenting

On May 27th the students were recognized for their accomplishments at the 7th Annual MLTI Student Conference that was held on the UMaine Orono campus. One thousand participants, comprised of 835 middle and high school students and 165 of their teachers and parents from across Maine attended the conference. The student artwork was projected on a GIANT screen as participants entered the performing arts center. It was VERY COOOOOOOL! Please consider entering student photographs next year.

Participants spent the day learning about and sharing a variety of ways to utilize technology. Student Dayna LaPorte, 8th grader at Skowhegan Middle School who had an artwork selected for the screen saver and her art teacher, Frank Chin joined photo judge David Patterson and myself to present a session on the screen savers. Participants learned about the elements of a good photo, tips on how to take photos, how to upload the photo to Studywiz  and other details about participating. Hopefully all 20 workshop participants will submit artwork next year.