By: Dawn Govlick

Sketches, sculptures, short films, paintings, and gingerbread houses all in one place?  The 2010 Art Show displayed all of this and more.   Art and graphics students’ work was featured in the show this past May. On average, each student had at least 2 of their best pieces of art displayed in the library. This year there were about 350 art students and 87 graphic design students participating. Altogether there were at least 800 pieces of work hanging from the ceiling, displayed on bookshelves, and taped to the wall.

Mrs. Plachinski’s 14 Advanced Placement Art students had the opportunity to display a large amount their work, about 10 or so pieces. These students include:  Maeghan Adinolfi, Evette Arzola, Brooke Astor, Carol D’Armiento, Colleen Duffy, Amanda Gagnon, Kenneth Goff, Jennifer Gonzalez, Gina Graci, Taryn Jozefowicz, Mary Lynn, Daniel Macor, Stacey Sceigel, and Larissa Torraca. Everyone was amazed by their talent.  Mrs. Plachinski was sure to point out that the work displayed wasn’t even their best because their five best pieces were sent to the College Board for review.  She is extremely proud that one of her A.P. students was accepted to Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, an outstanding art college.

With a faculty reception, an evening for the community, and the attendance by all SHS English classes, the 2010 Art Show had an excellent turn out.  Mrs. Collins says of its success, “the show was a wonderful opportunity for all art students to showcase work.”