Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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Fine Arts As toppings add zest to a pizza, so, too, do fine arts spice up the school curriculum. Fine arts involved individual as well as group efforts. Whether it was the 120 member band striving to perfect a marching routine, or a single student trying to capture the proper look in a piece of artwork, fine arts gave students a chance to find release in creating a thing of beauty. Some were preparing for a career, while others were simply pursuing a hobby. Some were highly dedicated, devoting much time and effort, while others sluffed off, simply seeking an easy grade. Many were not directly involved in fine arts themselves, but enjoyed the results of others' labors, by attending concerts or enjoying a halftime performance by the band. Developing a good play takes long hours or rehearsal. Kris Kerr and Sue Rischling learned this after landing the parts of Paul and Penny Sycamore in the fall play 'You Can’t Take It With You.' Fine Arts Division 13

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12 Fine Arts Division

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wt sTftn e.vrsi i)U Art classes changed this year with the addition of a new staff member, Mrs. Pam Cullen, who was added to the art program because there were too many students wanting to take art. Mrs. Cullen taught the freshmen, while Mr. Larry Mannlein taught general art. Advanced Art I and Advanced Art II. Mrs. Cullen expressed her feelings about her new teaching experience at AHS by saying, By adding another art instructor, the art department hopes to expand the program to the extent that all budding young artists will have the opportunity to experience art.'' In general art, students learned to use various medias, such as acryllic paint, watercolor, charcoal, and flair. They built their technique through the use of these medias. Some of the areas of study included the human figure. perspective, painting with acryllics and watercolors, various forms of pottery and sculpture, and even Greek and Roman art history. Advanced Art I and II classes were for those students who wished to consider art for their career. In Advanced Art I, students studied subjects that were familiar to them, such as perspective, the human figure, oil painting, air brush, and even new things like metal casting and silk screening. Advanced Art II students learned about the contemporary artists and photography, as well as creating their own assignments and critiquing their art with other students. The art department underwent certain changes that affected the students taking these classes. The changes allowed more of the student body to have the opportunity to experience art. Art was, to some, a way to express feelings, and to others, a way to reach inside themselves freely. Mary Chouanard. a freshman art student, uses chalk pastels, one of the several medias the freshmen used this year, to draw an enlargement of a small picture. Susan Turgeon. an Advanced Art I student, works intently to complete an assignment she created, a photo reproduction of a locomotive in oil paint. Oh. no. it's the Annual Staff! exclaims general art student Chris Stoddard.who takes some time from his •watercolor painting to pose for the camera. 14 Art