The Arts: Music, Art, Drama in Hilton Schools  I   10 Lessons The Arts Teach 

Music in Our Schools Web Page   

Music Faculty:  K-12  - Music Program Coordinator Nancy Russo; High School - Adam Klock, Jared Streiff, Nicholas Williams; Middle School - Charles Kane, Hope Randolph, Katherine Thompson; Northwood Elementary School - Kristen Coon, Kim Rudd, Tim Stodd, Sonja Volkmar; Quest Elementary School - Shana Conheady Davenport, Beth Fabrizio, Heidi Reese; Village Elementary School - Linda Davis, Peter Madsen, Charles Palella, Melissa Reed, Tammy Reddinger.  For further information about music in the Hilton Schools. Program Director Nancy Russo may be reached at 585-392-1000 ext. 2284.

ART in the Schools

Art Faculty: K-12  - Art Program Coordinator Jan Dentino, High School - Jan Dentino, Barbara Lucas, Kristin Pikuet , Geoff Russo, Christine VerWeire, Bill Smith, Samantha Powley; Merton Williams Middle School - Vince Dalba, Bill Smith; Northwood Elementary - Laurie Steele-Sperber, Samantha Powley;  Village Elementary - Katie Boss, Ariana D'Angelo.  Program Director Jan Dentino may be reached at 585-392-1000 ext. 2231.  

- Art Shows on tap for Winter-Spring 2012   -    Boardwalk Art Show 2012

Art Shows at Hilton Schools May 15-June 1, 2012  Show open May 15, 2012 at Quest, VE and NW Openings are 6:30 – 8:00.  On May 15t, Merton Williams' art show is on display and teachers recognize students at the Awards Night at the High School.  On May 17, the HS Art Show Opening is 6:30 – 8 pm.   ALL SHOWS ARE OPEN UNTIL JUNE 1st.

 March is Youth Art Month  Visit the NYSATA Show at ARTISANworks, 565 Blossom Rd., Rochester, NY. [NYSATA Show 2010].  Art education develops self-esteem, appreciation of the work of others, self-expression, cooperation with others, and critical thinking skills, skills vital to the success of our future leaders --- our children … The arts enrich our lives and enrich our learning.  And the arts are a valuable learning tool that reinforces the other disciplines, like reading, writing, social studies, science and math says the Council of Art Education.  Advanced Digital Media student, senior Sean Weitz, right, is learning stop-motion animation.

Northwood Elementary  "Many exciting things are happening at Northwood in 2012!" says NW art teacher Laurie Steele-Sperber,  NW Elementary Community Displays.  "Our Monet Traveling Exhibit from Teacher's Discovery has arrived and is now on display until March 9 in the main hallway between the gym doors.  The pictures are amazing!  And, there is also some complex text on the panels as well."  Northwood's fingerprint painting of Monet's bridge is almost complete and will be on display very soon! “Your artwork is like your fingerprint, one of a kind”, and together we made beautiful artwork. Besides voting for Hannah's fish picture on Artsonia, left, at: http://www.artsonia.com/museum/aotw/vote.asp

Art Students in Galleria della Arti Show       l      Art in the Schools   I     The Memory Project

 

ART HAPPENINGS. . . .

The Claude Manet Traveling Exhibit from Teacher’s Discovery on display at Northwood Elementary School in March 2012 celebrates March as Art in Our Schools month. The impressive panels bring Monet’s artwork to life through color and brushstroke. Students created 'fingerprint' impressionist art . . . for more: NW Art News.   The Memory Project  Students in Mrs. Jan Dentino’s International Baccalaureate Visual Art class have the special opportunity to participate in the worldwide art project termed The Memory Project. 

Hilton student art work is on display in areas shows including the NYSATA show at ARTISANworks March 4 - April 8, 2012.   - read more -

Village Elementary School 2012 - First grade art students in teachers Catherine Boss and Ariana D'Angelo's classes discussed details of Edward Manet's The Fifer carefully observing and drawing the shapes and positions of a model's body to create these exceptional winter portraits, right.   - read more -

NYSATA Student Exhibit, March 6 - April 10, 2011 at ARTISANworks - read more -

Hilton HS Advanced Media Design students finalists in RIT Publishing Competition

HHS Senior wins $1,000 Art Prize for Drawing at ArtPeace Shakedown 

Watercolorist Elaine Verstreate visiting Artist at Hilton High School in February 2010  

Eleven HHS students in Rochester Finger Lakes Exhibition Jan. 29-Feb. 24, 2010

Northwood Elementary Art News   I   Fall 2009 Art in Our Schools newsletter  I   Winter/Spring 2010 Art in Our Schools newsletter

Drama and Theater 

Becca Hebing competes in 2011 ESU Shakespeare Competition

Spring 2010 HHS Drama Club Production Just Another High School Play

Children's Theater applauded by elementary schoolchildren

Fall 2009 Senior Play Grease

AIDA on stage February 2010 at Hilton High School

 

Office of Instruction is located in District Offices, 225 West Ave., Hilton.