Two articles
In the Maine Sunday Telegram, 18 December, 2 notable articles this week:
Rick Nickerson
The first article, written by Bob Keyes, is about Music Teacher Rick Nickerson who is one of 10 national finalists for the music educator Grammy Award. Many of you know Rick who has taught at Windham High School for 30 years and is totally committed to his students and community. I posted the initial story at THIS LINK. From one of Rick’s colleagues: “He brings what I like to call vibrant energy to the building,” said Thomas Noonan, who teaches English at Windham. “His students feed off of it, and it informs the whole school and the community. We’re all very happy for him.” This story paints a picture of Rick and what it means for him being a teacher – its not about him but the important work he does teaching, not only music – but life. The $10,000 prize for the winner will be announced in advance of the Grammy Awards TV broadcast on February 12.
Arthur Fink
The second article in the Sunday paper was written by the award winning writer Bill Nemitz, Photographer’s work with ‘short-lived children’ a personal mission is a story about the heart. Photographer Arthur Fink has been taking photos for a volunteer group called Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep for 40 years. Arthur is contacted when an infant is going to die to take pictures for the family. He lost his own infant Sarah, whose heart did not function properly 43 years ago when she was six days old. This article tells the story of the amazing work that Arthur does as a photographer. One mother said afterwards: “Arthur caught some very beautiful moments. That was the first time that any of us were able to hold her,” Nicole said. “We all got to share that moment together. And he captured all of that.” Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep calls it ‘bereavement photography‘. Arthur says: “I just call it love being shared.” I want to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU ARTHUR! You can read the article by CLICKING HERE.
Almost every year I go to Camden by the Sea. A horse and wagon with bells are jingling, Santa comes through town as part of the parade, the stores are open, and the star glows on top of Mount Battie. In addition there are tables outside the stores where organizations and many student groups are selling baked goods, wreaths, and raffle tickets. I try to support as many of the student groups as possible. I was surprised this year to find a table of students from Camden Hills Regional High School representing the Anime club. They were selling t-shirts and I was glad to speak to the artist. I followed up and sent questions and this is what I learned. These questions were answered by two students, Olivia and Rob.
2. Are there other Anime clubs in Maine or beyond? As far as we know, there doesn’t seem to be any high school Anime Clubs. There are some at Colleges. The CHRHS Anime Club T-shirt was created by Olivia Bubar and Robert “Dodge” Gieseman.
4. Tell the blog readers about your drawing and creation of the t-shirt? Is it a fundraiser for something or does the money go to you as the artist or what is the plan?
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