Art B*tch

This past Monday the art students had their share of the limelight.

“I had a few pieces in the show and strangely enough, I got an award for the one I didn’t expect to get an award for,” Darlene Bennett (12) said.

Aside from the surprising judging, the show went relatively well compared to years past.

“The art show was the very best this year because of the personnel that we have in the department and being able to work together as a team, which is the biggest thing,” Bob Beiber said.

Beiber explained how having a show run smoothly opened his and the other art teacher’s minds and allowed them to think of new ideas and come up with new ways to display the work.

“One of the new ideas we have for next year is a board in the entrance way with photos and a biography, so it’s just little things like that which will make it easier for the traffic,” Beiber said.

Although he’s a newbie to the show, Brandon Kurtz, a new member of the art department, had a few things to say as well.

“It went pretty well, and with people involved with creating it, and as a department we all seem to work well,” Brandon Kurtz said.

“I’ve heard stories from previous years and how it was hard because of some tensions within the department, but without those tensions it made go a lot faster and we didn’t have as many problems,” Kurtz said.

As far as the attendance, the show had constant traffic throughout the night.

“We had a great turnout and wonderful response from people who attended,” Kevin Keltner said.

Not only was the turnout great, but the showcases also brought a lot of outside attention.

“When it came to judging the senior showcases, it was tough because the level of quality was very even and the range that the students showed was even as well,” Keltner said.