Becky Raffalovich, Chairperson and Teacher "Phoenix High School 2009 - 2010 Teacher of the Year"
Shutter Sense & Non-Sense Photography Exhibit
The soft opening at the Hudgens Center for the Arts was Thursday, October 14th and the show will end on Saturday, November 13th. Stop by and see this great celebration of student photography. There is an exhibit, The Development of Photography, showing how cameras have evolved. Thanks to our own Laticia Montano for the loan of a few of the cameras on exhibit. Several Phoenix HS students won awards in the show. Please congratulate them! Becky Raffalovich, Fine Arts Instructor
74th Annual Atlanta High School Art Exhibition
The following students' work was accepted into the 74th Annual Atlanta High School Art Exhibition, which takes place within the Dogwood Arts Festival in Piedmont Park. This year's festival dates are April 16 - 18, 2010. All the winning work from Georgia will be displayed alongside thousands of professional artists' works throughout the park. The student work will be listed for sale, and could wind up on people's living room walls! If you see one of these students please tell them congratulations!
Anthony Canepa: "Day Tripper"
John Alexander Gable: "Creation"
Deon Thomas "Mastermind"
Aubrey Stafford "From Screaming"
Brittney Sterling "A Pop of Rust"
Kao-Zong Thao "Ode to Steiglitz"
GCPS High School Art Teachers' Artwork Recognized
by The Art Institute of Atlanta
High School Art Educators Exhibition: The Appreciation Show
The Art Institute of Atlanta, Thursday, January 28, 2010
Alisia Allen - Grayson HS
Eleanor Neal - Shiloh HS Becky Raffalovich - Phoenix HS
Chris Vigardt - Brookwood HS
Debi West - North Gwinnett HS read more . . .
International Student Media Festival Winners
International Student Media Festival Awards Ceremony, October 30, 2009
Left to Right: Becky Raffalovich, student Brooke Hetherington, and Pasha Souvorin
Phoenix High School students won 29 awards at the International Student Media Festival (ISMF) in Louisville, Kentucky on October 30, 2009, including six judges' favorites. The Phoenix students were winners in the Gwinnett Media Festival and the Georgia Media Festival. These competitions qualified the students to enter their projects in the ISMF competition. Seven Phoenix projects won at all three levels. The remaining 22 winners were in the single photography category, which only exists at the International level. On November 19, 2009, there will be an awards ceremony at Phoenix HS where the ISMF winners will receive their trophies and certificates to celebrate their fantastic work.
