The East Meadow School District is pleased to announce that students from East Meadow and W.T. Clarke high schools received awards at the annual Olympics of the Visual Arts competition held in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. in April. • The East Meadow High School Architecture group, which included David Gomez, Jenissel Maldonado, Camila Merchan and Alvin Sumgicay, won first place and were recognized as “most creative” in their category. • The East Meadow High School Photography duo of Michelle Karwowski and Anjelica Weber won first place.• The East Meadow High School Painting group, comprised of Jill Davis, Emily Gasparek, Vicky Lawoo, Annie Manley and Emily Mendelson, were recognized as being “most creative” in their category. • The East Meadow High School Drawing group, consisting of students Francesca Adams, Alex DeGeorge, Rheba Sam, Tiffany Tang and Nancy Zhou, and the W.T. Clarke High School Fashion group, comprised of students Nicole Callaghan, Allison Colantuono, Monica Kwon, Allison Muller, Farima Ristimi, Rita Rozen, Suzanne Tillwitz and Haley Zirkle, presented beautiful work at the competition.
The Olympics of the Visual Arts, founded by the New York State Art Teachers Association, views the visual arts as a discipline that challenges and stimulates youth. The organization also believes that ingenuity and creative problem-solving in the visual arts is vital to a full and enriched life in our technological and scientific society. Under the direction of art teachers Joanna Greenberg and Shari Zimmerman, the entrants were required to exhibit a portfolio with long-term solutions, provide evidence of historical references, provide examples of problem-solving and include sketches and reflections.
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