2010+-+2011

= //Congratulations to our 2010-11 Fine Arts Grads.// =

**//Download a terrific version of//** //O Canada// //**sung by Ophira Calof and Casey Nash **//

= //Congratulations to Morgan Briault - winner of the 2011 MIKE NEIL FINE ARTS AWARD// =



= Congratulations to Laura Harvey, Heather Langlois, Sahar Msallak, Michaela Tuor and Elizabeth Breton = = They received the Communication and Design SPECIALIST HIGH SKILLS MAJOR red seal on their diplomas. =

 **Recipients of the 2011 Fine Arts Certificate**
 * ** FINE ARTS CERTIFICATE — MUSIC **
 * Brian Cen
 * Kera Lanouette
 * Jessica McPhail
 * Stephanie White


 * ** FINE ARTS CERTIFICATE **
 * Casey Nash
 * Ophira Calof
 * Kelsey Huus
 * Melissa Allen
 * Victoria Sanderson
 * Emilia Morgan


 * ** FINE ARTS CERTIFICATE — VISUAL ART **
 * Bethany Dean
 * Laura Harvey
 * Heather Langlois
 * Sahar Msallak
 * Jen Nowack
 * Kamilla Riabko
 * Michaela Tuor
 * Lisa Villeneuve

//Our FOCUS PROGRAM @ Algonquin College// To give students a choice of career options, each year we take part in a Media/Applied Design tour of Algonquin. Teachers from the Multi Media, Graphic Design, Interior Design and Animation schools presented to our students. Many thanks to Diane Banks at Algonquin for coordinating this tour and for providing a Pizza lunch for the group. This clip shows some of our students having some fun in the recording studio. ==

//SUMMER OPPORTUNITY//

For anyone interested in making films and getting community service hours this summer this may be for you.
==On weekends over the course of the summer, MR. DAVE SHAW will be shooting a low budget feature length movie in the Nepean area. HE IS looking for an enthusiastic student, or a few, who might be willing to VOLUNTEER/work on the project. HE will be able to sign off on any volunteer hours you accrue, and you will be fed. He is using a digital SLR camera which also shoots full-HD video, and __badly__ needs someone on the camera crew who is proficient with that sort of equipment. He can also use anyone who is able to help out as a PA, do some sound crew work, slating...basically anything! This would be a great working/learning environment for someone who is interested.==

If you are interested, please contact Dave Shaw by email — mrdaveshaw@yahoo.ca












=DOWNLOAD the POWERPOINT SLIDE SHOW FROM THE NAC HERE = =Some clips from the National Arts Centre =



=This year's amazing Art Show Poster was designed by Ronnie Kataki=







MHS MUSIC and DRAMA at SUZART's ANYTHING GOES

 **Merivale music students were part of the pit band in SUZART's spring production of //Anything Goes.// Merivale parent Joy Bowering, who has volunteered at many MHS arts events also had a part in the play****. Ms. Wood was out to show her support for our students and also in recognition of the help Suzart has given our productions over the past 2 seasons.** 

PEARLINE BARRETT-FRASER wins CANADIAN FUTURE ACHIEVER of the YEAR AWARD. //Our Steel Pan Ensemble was there to celebrate!// Our Steel Pan ensemble provided the music for the Canadian Future Achiever of the Year Award ceremony, held on May 20, 2011 at Parkdale United Church. Merivale's Pearline Barrett-Fraser was this year's winner and was presented her award by CTV Sports anchor and Olympic champion, Carolyn Waldo. Many thanks to Superdad Eric Teutsch for driving an enormous Budget Panel truck to transport the steel drums to the church and back. **You can listen to a few of the songs they played by clicking on the following links.**







2011 "ONE ACTS" FESTIVAL BEST EVER !!!!!!!! Our Drama Department drew great crowds at the ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL held in the Merivale Cafetorium on May 19-20. There were many outstanding performances. Congratulations to Ms. Wood and all the terrific actors and directors that made this year's Drama finale so special. Many thanks to Brian Grice for supplying some of the photos for our website **You can see a few vignettes by clicking on the following links**







**VISIT TO CUSTOM PRINTERS of RENFREW**

Our senior graphic design classes had a great experiential learning experience on Friday, May 20 as they travelled up the valley to Renfrew to take part in an offset lithography workshop at Custom Printers of Renfrew. The students had previously created literacy themed bookmarks in class using traditional materials as well as computer imaging software. Our project was then assembled in Quark XPress and sent to Kerry Thompson and Ken Charron at Custom Printers, where the files were prepared for printing on the plant's large Heidelberg Press. Student were able to follow their work to the press and watch their bookmarks being printed. They were amazed at the speed of the presses when compared to the digital methods they are so familiar and comfortable with. We are indebted to the good folks at Custom Printers in Renfrew for making this opportunity available to our students!





**WE CAPTURE 10 YOUNG AT ART AWARDS**

PLEASE congratulate the following students for winning 2011 YOUNG AT ART AWARDS! There was stiff competition for these honours. The City of Ottawa accepted 30 of our 65 pieces for exhibit in the juried show.



Of our 30 works, 8 were deemed exemplary by the judges. Jen Nowack and Nancy Jones also received awards from the Ottawa School of Art and Ottawa Art Gallery respectively.


 * It is worth noting that Bethany Dean's work has been recognized by **
 * the jury for three consecutive years. **


 * LIST OF WINNING WORKS **

Jaelen Truong - collograph, "the Three Witches" Elizabeth Stewart -"Beware of Dog" photograph Julia Spencer - charocoal study "Chiarascuro" Jen Nowack - photograph "Multiplicity" Eilish MacDonald - collograph "The Raven" Nancy Jones - Photoshop polaroid "Bike" Bethany Dean - photograph "Remembering Life" Brianna Crocker - Design proposal for a Canada Post mental health stamp

The variety of the work submitted was something that our art department is very proud of. We were recognized for photography, graphic design, drawing and printmaking — and also have several impressive canvases and ink drawings hanging in the show!

The Awards Night at BenPlace was held on Tuesday, May 10 at 7:00 pm. Mayor Jim Watson was on hand to make several presentations!



**MUSIC MONDAY**

Mr. Ramin and his band played //Tomorrow is Coming//, the piece commisisioned for MUSIC MONDAY 2011— not in the music room — but en plein air on Election Day, Monday May 2. A bit of inclimate weather could not stop the show.

This year's Music Monday poster was designed by Lisa Gale's grade 11 visual art class and the students from Elmdale Public School. The poster was distributed across Canada in print and on the internet! This project was facilitated by local landscape artist David Jones. For more information about the poster go to http://musicmakesus.ca/musicmonday/2011/03/07/the-story-of-the-2011-music-monday-poster/

David joined us on Monday, along with Arts Advisory Council member Debbie Holzman and former MHS principal Mike Neill to celebrate the arts.

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They also qualified for a series of City of Ottawa Arts Awards! **For Bethany Dean, it is her third consecutive Young at Art show!**
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Liad Newmann Stefan Spassova Communication & Design FOCUS Group (Kindness Week project) Jennifer Xie Melissa Allen Nancy Jones Bethany Dean Evan Grice Casey Nash Ilana Perry Ryan MacKinnon Eilish MacDonald Jaelen Truoung Elizabeth Stewart Victoria Sanderson Brianna Crocker Lamiyah Abdulla Jayson Ross Jen Nowack Jenna Perklic Ryley Hayter Bess Maiczan Sarah Knowles Isaak Skinner Scott Craddock Heather Langlois Gord Goodkeye

and hanging in the Centerpointe Theater foyer with the canvases

Cory Savage Jennica Shivkumar Julia Spencer Jordan Wolfe Shadden Mansour Paula Ravivan





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= = =Merivale's Art Department will be mounting an exhibit profiling work done in the Communication and Design SHSM next month at the College of Teachers headquarters in Toronto.= = = =Included in the show are works by Isaak Skinner, Sarah Haerian, Casey Nash, Ryley Hayter, Evan Grice, Jenna Perklic, Kassandra Lovatt, Jennifer Nowack, Connor Monk, Lauren Bland, Ryan Burns, Winnie Lau, Elizabeth Breton, Stephen Byford and Kathleen Pernat=









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<span style="color: #cf2020; display: block; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 54px;">WOW CONFERENCE <span style="color: #cf2020; display: block; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 54px;">

<span style="color: #cf2020; display: block; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 54px;">Welcome to MHS Ms. Dutton =Senior Concert Band, the Vocal Music groups, our guitar course and the Steel Pan Ensembles.= ||  || <span style="color: #cf2020; display: block; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 54px;">
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 * =Merivale Fine Arts welcomes Elizabeth Dutton to our Music Department. Ms. Dutton will be leading the=

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<span style="color: #cf2020; display: block; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 54px;">**MERIVALE REPRESENTED in the National War Art Collection** <span style="color: #cf2020; display: block; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 54px;"> <span style="color: #cf2020; display: block; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 54px;">

<span style="color: #cf2020; display: block; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 54px;">**2010-11 MUSIC ICEBREAKER held on September 27** <span style="color: #cf2020; display: block; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 54px;"><span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Many thanks to Laura Teutsch, David Salmon and Jenna Balkwell for organizing this year's very successful Music IceBreaker.** <span style="color: #cf2020; display: block; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 54px;"><span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Mr. McCarthy supplied the pizza and parent volunteers Anne Teutsch and Lisa Nash also dropped in to help out.** <span style="color: #cf2020; display: block; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 54px;"> <span style="color: #cf2020; display: block; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 54px;"> <span style="color: #cf2020; display: block; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 54px;"> <span style="color: #cf2020; display: block; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 54px;"> <span style="color: #cf2020; display: block; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 54px;">

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<span style="color: #cf2020; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 54px;">**2010-11 FINE ARTS at MERIVALE** **There are few changes to the makeup of our teaching staff in the fine arts. Andrea Davidson will teach one section of Grade 11 Photography in Semester 2.** **Deborah Giroux will be teaching our grade 9 Drama sections while Cynthia Wood will return as our lead Drama teacher and will direct this year's production. We thank Brian Fried** **for his excellent work as an LTO with all our visual arts programs and wish him well. Mr. Osterer, Mr. Hughes Mrs. Gale and Mrs. Cañas will all be back in their familiar roles.**

**Ms. LePage is currently on leave until June 2011. Elizabeth Dutton has been secured as a Long Term Occassional Teacher to lead the senior concert band, vocal music and our steel** **pan ensembles.**

=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">2010-11 MERIVALE HIGH SCHOOL FINE ARTS TEACHERS = = = **Visual Ar**t Lisa Gale (visual art)  Irv Osterer - Department Head (graphic design, visual art, ceramics; SHSM/FOCUS program coordinator ) <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">irving.osterer@ocdsb.ca Jaclyn Cañas (photography) **Music** Charles Ramin Michele LePage (on leave) Elizabeth Dutton **Drama** Cynthia Wood Deborah Giroux **Communications Technology** Scott Hughes