Intro to Fine Arts had a special guest speaker today - our very own Mrs. Dale! She taught them all about the art of book and paper making, which she also teaches in her Graphic Arts class and does as a working artist when she’s not teaching.
Tennis are victorious over Dunlop J/V. Go birds!
BIG WIN last night in volleyball over Normal West!!
Photography students took their first photographs today using only a shoebox and photo paper. This week they are learning about pinhole photography and the darkroom before they get their film cameras next week.
Dressing up for presentations in Civics today! Liz went ALL OUT! ❤️❤️ Groups were sharing about different volunteer opportunities throughout the community- Her group shared about an animal shelter if you couldn’t tell!
Students in Graphic Arts learned how to design an ad the “old fashioned way”—by laying it out then cutting and pasting it onto a board.
Parenting students practicing the skills needed to take care of the RealCare Baby. Coming soon to your home for a full weekend
Carving artist Dwight Hershberger came and talked to Art One 3D students today about the subtractive process in plaster carving. These students are knee deep in plaster carving and he gave them some great methods of idea generation, thinking in three dimensions, and showed us some of his amazing pieces.
Tennis victory over Peoria Christian! Go Lady Birds!
Spanish 2 and 3 took a moment to define a true Metamora student while practicing their descriptive adjectives!
@profehayes We are Metamora!
♬ Soy Yo - Bomba Estéreo
When the most-hated main character of your short story shows up in your English class, you take the cookie! Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" is definitely worth a read!
Varsity and Fr/Sop victory over Morton! Go Birds tennis!
Such a wonderful team! We are on a 2 conference win streak!
Mr. Ray (MTHS woods teacher) came back to the ceramic classes this semester to show us another perspective and some advanced skills on the wheel. We always look forward to his expertise and visits. How many of you know that he was a professional potter before he was our woods teacher?
Algebra II students are sorting polynomials today to work on vocabulary in preparation for a quiz.
Black and White Photography students experiment with sunprints. They are studying the invention of photography and are spending these first few weeks learning how important light and science are to this medium.
Good Job Bird tennis! Both tennis teams score a victory over Washington.
Spanish 2 and 3 started the weekend Redbird Style this Friday!
@evidenceoflife Spanish 2 and 3 running into a great year!
♬ Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
It was great to introduce all of our fall athletes last night! We had a great turnout for our community kickoff event. We wish all of our fall athletes good luck this season! The pursuit of the Mid-Illini all-sports trophy starts next week!
Rain or Shine, the Redbird Marching Band keeps working!
