WHS Film Festival Wraps Up

After a week of film showings the WHS Film Festival concluded with another fabulous red carpet awards night. The film "Alby" was the big winner overall snagging 5 of the possible 9 awards including the award for best film. Jackie Gately who wrote, directed and starred in the film, took home the award for best actor and Caleb Cofsky won for best supporting actor in the film. The coveted "Best Faculty Performance" was awarded to Mr. O'Malley for his portrayal in the superhero movie, "The Wombat."

The goal of the Film Festival is to give the students of Walpole High the artistic avenue of film as an outlet for them to enhance their talents in screenwriting, film production, film directing, film editing, on-screen acting, music composition, and art direction. The Film Festival gives these students a forum to showcase these talents before the student body and community. - www.whsfilfmestival.com

Some of the initial funding for the WHS Film Festival was provided by a grant from the Walpole Technology and Innovation Foundation. Over the past decade, support has come from generous donations from families as well as sponsorships from local businesses in the community.

Artist from Mexico Visits JMS

On Monday May 6, 2013 Mexican artist Cilau Valadez came to JMS to share some culture with the students in Spanish classes. Margarita's Restaurant Education Outreach Program sponsors artists and brings them to schools all over New England to talk about the art, history, and cultures of Mexico. This year the artist was Cilau Valadez and he is a yarn painter. Cilau and his people, the Huichol (wee-chol) Indians, are from Nayarit on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. The symbols of their art work have many meanings and the art he created for JMS represents the doorway of knowledge that our students enter into when they attend school each day. The video below describes how he makes the yarn paintings and offers an up close look at the painting he created for JMS. More videos can be found on Señorita Loughlin's website. Thank you to Margarita's restaurant and JMS PAC for making this opportunity possible for our students.

Emily Loughlin

Spanish Teacher

Boys track retains Herget title

From the Walpole Times online:

Walpole 74, Norwood 62: Boys track retains Herget title

District Art Show on display at the Library!

There will be a District Art Show beginning on Wednesday, May 8th at the Walpole Public Library.

Throughout the year, artwork was selected from each grade and each assignment to showcase the breadth of studio experience, range of visual expression, and depth of learning in the art room.

With drawings, paintings, collage, prints, weaving, digital images, and sculpture, students communicate their ideas about who they are, where they live and how they feel. The artwork will be on display for the entire month of May during library hours.

We hope you will stop by and enjoy the hard work of our students!