North Fort Myers High School - Lance Yearbook (North Fort Myers, FL)

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Reflections to Be Apprecioted During the lost two yeors o new ond ex- citing course hos been offered ot North Fort Myers High School. Art teocher Steve Fronk introduced the course which wos designed to enrich the students' sense of oesthetic oworeness. By looking ot things closely, he wos oble to see things thot he would usuol- ly overlook. Photogrophy os on ort form hos shown continuol growth ond oworeness in recent yeors over ond obove whot used to be clossified os o device to copture o moment in time or to moke o stotement. The essence of photogrophy is to reflect on imoge of something thot should be op- precioted ond odmired, now ond in the future, North's students took their own pictures, developed their own negotives, ond mode their own prints. They worked on specioI projects ond did creotlve developing techniques. Photogrophy wos designed to be on en- try level course working strictly with block ond white film ond with the 35mm single reflex comero. The student photogropher leorned the full ronge of beginning photogrophy from how to use the comero to developing in the dorkroom. 4142, 1, I ,,. , 2 ' 1 ies V-i1 ' task XA . I lr ' , ' , . ' 1 ry A , zffvhi A , I e f a- Vjf if' f 1' ff ., Q l It - . I If ' ' MIG af' f' .EI . T J V.. hi 6, vgvlf bf .A 1 9 .h -' V. ff 3 if ':- ijnjv- wif l A T ' r T11 1. pf. -- af . ' ,J i ff fl ,' A ' V. r X, ,f s . ff -qt k ,IJ A. ' ' 47 .5 T .f . 'll???'i5 Q, . 9 f if .ff f-. J A Y? g f, ' .ix iff. rg' v i - -N I I ,a 2' i' igllzli it f' .M 'f5f - . i 'l.'iT'- ' 4 591 v 7' if --' ' x . 4 53 'O DS' gf . ti' j A 1' gifs . inf' . 1 .ll' i . 11.5.1 4.1 4 esst T' iff .- xi 'fi fi' .f p .ft ' 'T T I Al K1 W 0 'fill f ij, 51 3 A .. ,ig Phorogrophy

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Future Rembrandts Although the art department of North Fort Myers High School is small in size, it has always produced superior quality works. The advanced art class, taught by instruc- tors Mr. Steve Frank, spent considerable time and effort in illustrating Excaliber selections, doing artwork throughout our Silver Anniversary Edition of Lance, design- ing programs for other departments, creating attractive displays, and doing various other services for both school and community groups. The art department course offerings were increased during the 1984-85 school year so that more Red Knights could ac- quire an appreciation of the various arts. Classes ranged from beginning drawing to advanced drawing, ceramics, art sculptur- ing, and special classes such as printmaking and photography. Instructor Lavon Simms related that the drawing classes were designed to give students the basic fundamentals of drawing and composition. ln this class students were exposed to a variety of drawing media and were taught peculiar tech- niques to achieve a prize-winning piece of art. Figure drawing and portroiture were taught by rendering good drawings of the human figure. Student models and photographic references were used to show proportion and structure. Originality, creativity, and the opportuni- ty to develop skills were found in ceramic classes. Red Knights experienced hand built projects, right up to pulling clay pots off a wheel. Glazing techniques and kiln procedures were taught for final touches and safety methods. Ceramics was an art class designed to give students experience in three-dimensional design. For the second year, photography was a class offered here at North High. Enroll- ment in this unique and enthusiastic class greatly increased during this Silver Anniver- Ag J 1 fr' M , , 7 . s, I .T fW X... Art student Julie Barber creates a drawing of her favorite creature. While making pottery, Angela Gainer finds that clay is sometimes difficult to work with. sary year. The students worked strictly with black and white film and were required to obtain their own 35 mm camera. They learned how to use and take care of their cameras, how to shoot good pictures, and how to develop quality prints in the darkroom. These students learned special effects techniques during second semester. Red Knight art students again entered the annual Junior Welfare League Art Show at Edison Community College. Top awards were reaped by our artists at this mid-January show. Several other com- munity shows were participated in by future Red Knight Rembrandts. Red Knights were very fortunate to have such a widely broadened variety of art course offerings during this past year. The quality products of our talented students greatly enhanced the hallways of the Red Knight Kingdom. ...l'.9f'1 T ,....J