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Arts a la Carte Department of Visual & Performing Arts December 2016—January 2017
Westfield Public Schools Westfield New Jersey
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ALL CONCERTS BEGIN AT 7:00 pm unless otherwise noted
Date Place Performance 12/5/16 RIS Bands 12/6/16 RIS Jazz Ensembles 12/7/16 Franklin Chorus 12/7/16 Washington Band & Chorus 12/8/16 WHS Orchestra 12/12/16 EIS 6th & 7th Grade Band 12/12/16 RIS 6th & 8th Grade Chorus 12/12/16 RIS 6th & 8th Grade Orchestra @ 8:00 pm 12/13/16 EIS 6th Grade Chorus, 8th Grade Orchestra & Symphony Orchestra 12/13/16 RIS 7th Grade Chorus & Sharps and Flats 12/13/16 RIS 7th Grade Orchestra & Early Morning Orchestra @ 8:00 pm 12/14/16 Jefferson Band & Chorus 12/14/16 McKinley Band & Chorus 12/14/16 Tamaques Band & Chorus 12/15/16 WHS Band 12/19/16 EIS All Elementary Intermediate Strings 12/20/16 EIS 6th & 7th Grade Orchestra & 7th Grade Chorus 12/20/16 Franklin Advanced Band 12/20/16 Wilson Band & Chorus 12/21/16 EIS 8th Grade Chorus, 8th Grade Band, Broad Singers & Jazz Band 12/22/16 WHS Chorus 1/11/17 WHS District Orchestra Night 1/12/17 WHS (Varsity Gym) District Band Night @ 7:30 pm 1/18/17 WHS District Choral Night 1/19/17 Franklin Beginner Band 1/25/17 McKinley Beginner Band 2/11/17 WHS Chorale Night of Love Songs
ALL City Auditions will be starting soon
Please contact your child’s elementary
music teacher for more information
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Westfield
High School Art
Sophomore, Meghan Johnson‘s artwork was chosen for this year‘s
Winter Concert program cover. The covers will be used district wide, for
all the upcoming Winter Concerts.
Congratulations Meghan!
DRAWING students are working hard learning a variety of
techniques to improve their observational drawings. They
continue to learn classical
techniques in class. They continue to develop their pentimenti and let
their investigation and thinking process show through their search
marks. They then take these new methods home to apply to subject
matter that interests them. As they
advance in the course a variety of media will be used to make pieces
more expressive and personal.
COMPOSITION students are creating complex pieces of work
incorporating a variety of historical armatures. They have been studying
notan and value dominance. They
will begin acrylic painting in class
and move quickly from value pieces
into full-color paintings.
ADVANCED PORTFOLIO & ART HISTORY (ART IV) students have
been working on self-directed pieces
in class. They are about to begin one of the art history segments of
the course. Students will learn the Visual Thinking Strategy method for
investigating works of art. They will
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further their knowledge of the
Formal Critical Method used to investigate and write about artworks
from a variety of time periods. They will apply previous knowledge from
last year‘s Composition class as they break down works of art.
Name plates - After a Week of
Respect, Ceramics students focused on slab construction plates
honoring the various names that they were given or that they go by.
Coil pots - Ceramics II students
are in various stages of completing their large scale coil pots. Currently
some are in the greenware state and some are bisque fired and are
waiting to be glazed.
Ceramics 1 students learned about rolling out slabs of clay and draping
the clay over a Styrofoam plate in order to create a decorative ceramic
plate. The plates were decorated
with a version of their name, nickname, monogram or initials.
Students then took this knowledge and rolled out a base for the
creation of a coil vessel. The coil
vessels will have to be 4 inches tall, hold something, and have some
type of creative coiling involved in the final project.
Students in Crafts are in the middle
of the Fibers unit. They learned how to create an original creature using
a pattern and how to hand sew
using various stiches. The next project in the Fibers Unit is
Macramé. Students who know how to make a stripe and chevron
pattern are encouraged to print up a
more difficult pattern to try. The macramé bracelet below is made up
of 24 strings. Make sure to check out the District Art Show in May to
see examples of both projects!
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Having just finished a unit on
contour line, Westfield High School Foundations of Art students are
currently working on a unit focusing on value. Value is one of the
Elements of Art and refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.
Students finished up watercolor
paintings of leaves (pictured below). Apart from developing their abilities
to perceive subtle differences in value, students are taking the time
to appreciate the beauty in natural
objects that cascade down upon us this time of year. Students are
finishing up still life drawings, using a wide range of values to create the
illusion of a three-dimensional object on a flat surface. Subsequent
to this, students will create
Surrealist Intaglio prints using shading techniques such as
blending, hatching and cross-hatching, continuing to build their
skills of creating forms on a flat
surface. A sculptural unit to follow will allow students to create actual
forms using the human body as a theme.
Music
On October 26, the 8th grade boys
at the intermediate schools as well as the
boys from the WHS Men‘s Chorus attended
the Rowan Men‘s
Festival where they sang with close to 500
young men from around the state. The
day featured performances from
Rowan‘s choirs as well
as the illustrious male choral group, Cantus.
In the Choir Classes, Mixed Chorus
recently had an assessment on singing the major scale in thirds
intervals with hand signs. Additionally, the students can now
sing music, at sight, singing in
solfege (do-re-mi) without the assistance of the piano!
Students in Concert Choir and Bella
Cora have had sight singing
assessments and are preparing music for the winter concerts.
Chorale and Choraleers have been working on challenging repertoire
from the sacred to secular.
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News 12 “Sounds of the
Season” The students of the WHS Chorale will be performing on News
12! News 12 has invited the Westfield Singers to perform for
their annual ―Sounds of the Season‖ choir showcase alongside 4 other
choirs in New Jersey. On December
1st, the WHS Chorale will sing at the Count Basie Theater and have their
performance taped. The choir will be performing two holiday pieces
that will be aired several times over
the holiday break.
Reading of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” with Concert
Choir; There will once again be a reading of Dickens, A Christmas Carol, performed by Dr. Peter Horn,
(Former WHS Teacher and Project 79 advisor) on December 17th at the
First Baptist Church in Westfield. The Choir will be singing in between
chapters of the heart-warming
Christmas tale. All alumni of the choir are welcome to come sing at a
favorite perennial event in the choir department!
Winter Choral Concert at Westfield High School; The
Westfield Choral Department will be holding concerts for the Westfield
community, featuring over 250 high school singers and instrumentalists!
One of the highlights of the winter concert will be the collaboration
between Concert Choir and members of the band and orchestra.
This year the students will be
performing Copland‘s Promise of Living, Berlioz‘s Shepherd‘s Chorus,
and Handel‘s Hallelujah Chorus.
There will be a short in-school ―final rehearsal‖ open to the community
on December 21st at 11:45 AM in
the WHS Theater. The Choral Concert will take place on December
22nd at 7 PM and will feature all of the WHS choral groups.
Caroling in the Halls; On
December 23rd the WHS Chorale will be spreading holiday joy as they
carol throughout the halls of WHS!
Recruitment Day, January 11th; The WHS Music department will
once again open its doors to 8th
grade singers and instrumentalists to participate in our annual 8th
grade recruitment day.
District Choral Night on January
18th; The Westfield Choir department will have its second
annual District Choral Night on January 18th at 7 PM. The event will
feature both intermediate schools, three high school groups with a
combined number of over 300
students!
WHS Concert Bands The WHS Wind Ensemble,
Symphonic Band, and Concert Band
are off to a wonderful start for the 2016/17 school year. All three
ensembles are preparing literature for their December 15th concert,
which will be held in the high school
auditorium at 7pm. In addition to traditional band literature, each
class is also working on chamber music for woodwind and brass
choirs.
On December 10th, the following
WHS band students will travel to JP Stevens High School to audition for
the CJMEA honor ensembles:
Zachary Model- Piccolo
Rachel Markowitz- Flute/Piccolo Brooke Walden- Flute/Piccolo
Nadia Matin- Flute Sara Shen- Flute
Larry Yu- Flute Valerie Chang- Oboe
Michael Hauge- Eb/Bb Clarinets
Rachel Hamelburg- Bb Clarinet Matthew Shiff- Eb Alto/Bass
Clarinets Mateo Gonzalez-Nolde- Bass Clarinet
Benjamin Mizrach- Bassoon
Allistair Kapadia- Bassoon Daniel Shenker- Alto Sax
Matthew Paden- Alto Sax Clea Demuynck- Alto/Tenor Saxes
Austin Chen- Trumpet Max Tennant- Trumpet
Dale Beyert- Trumpet
Sofia Gonzalez-Nolde- Trumpet Mark Kostyack- Euphonium/Bass
Trombone Lucy Ritter- Percussion
Andrew Kapadia- Percussion
Jack Butera- Percussion Michael Charlton-
Percussion/Timpani
We would like to wish all 25 students auditioning the best of luck as they represent the WHS band! Dale Beyert - Senior trumpet
player, pictured at the 2016 New Jersey All-State Orchestra concert
held at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on November 20th.
Congratulations to Dale Beyert who was just announced as a member of
the 2017 All-Eastern Band. Students accepted to a 2016 All-State Band
were eligible to apply and Dale was one of 24 students from the state of
New Jersey accepted to the
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ensemble. The group is made up of
students from 11 states in the Northeastern Region of the US and
they will perform at the All-Eastern Conference held in Atlantic City in
April 2018. This is a huge honor for him!
WHS Jazz Bands A record number of auditionees
tried out for the WHS Jazz Bands in mid-November. Bands will begin
rehearsal in January and will
perform at regional jazz festivals throughout the winter and spring.
Don‘t miss the 5th annual Westfield Jazz Night on Saturday May 13th in
the WHS Courtyard featuring jazz bands from Roosevelt Intermediate,
Edison Intermediate and Westfield
High School.
WHS Winterguard The Westfield High School Winter
Color Guard will begin rehearsals in
December in preparation for the 2017 competitive season. The group
will rehearse through April and will perform at local and regional
competitions. We wish the
colorguard well as they perform in their first WGI (Winterguard
International) ―Super Regional‖ at Monmouth University. Contact Mr.
Vitale for more information: cvitale@westfieldnjk12.org
WHS Marching Band
The Marching Blue Devils enjoyed many successes this year with their
field show, ―Bach and Roll.‖ In October, they traveled to the
University of Delaware to compete in the Bands Of America Regional,
where they placed 12th out of 27
bands, just barely missing out on the finals competition. In their home
circuit of USBands, the Blue Devils competed well in two new
classifications: Group 6-A & Group
6-Open. At the State Championships, they placed 3rd in
6-A and won ―best colorguard!‖
The 2016 season continued a pattern of substantial growth in the
program (both in quantity and
quality!) and the Blue Devils are grateful for the support of the
WHOLE band family. From staff members, to administrators, to
volunteers and donors, hundreds of
people made this season the best one yet!
To keep up with all the exciting
news in the Westfield Band
program, follow online at: www.westfieldhsbands.org
WHS Bands Friends, Family, and
Alumni
whsbandsfriendsfamilyandalumni
Westfield High School Bands
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WHS Orchestra
As we approach the winter months the WHS Orchestras have been hard
at work preparing for a number of events and performances. On
November 18th Orchestra classes were given an opportunity to a see
a performance by Angela Zhao,
winner of the 2016-2017 New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra
Concerto Competition. Ms. Zhao performed the works of Prokofiev
and Chopin. Students were able to
observe stellar music making, as well as, ask questions and learn
about musical preparation and practice skills.
On November 19th, members of the
WHS Chamber Orchestra were able
to participate in the 1st Annual Rutgers University String Day,
hosted by the Mason Gross Extension Division. Students were
able to have a full day of musical
development. The day included a concert by the RU faculty, an
adjudicated performance, breakout sessions with RU staff, and a
concert with the combined orchestra
under the direction of Kynan Johns.
While all of this was taking place, the orchestras continue to prepare
for the upcoming Winter Concert which will take place on December
8th. The concert begins at 7pm and
will feature all 3 orchestras; the String Orchestra, WHS Philharmonic,
and the Chamber Orchestra. We are eagerly looking forward to our first
opportunity to perform. The concert
will feature works of J.S. Bach, Mozart, Wagner, Dvorak, and many
more. We look forward to seeing you all there!
Writing and Arranging
The first marking period of Writing
and Arranging is coming to an end and each class has really started
digging into the larger concepts of music theory and composition.
Writing and Arranging 2 students
have a number of projects that they have been working on, including
using professional style recording equipment and large scale
compositions. The Writing and Arranging 1 class has been hard at
work as well, expanding on some of
the fundamentals of composition and music history.
Drama
The Westfield High School drama
students are once again engaged in furthering their studies of the world
of theatre. In Intro to Theatre,
the students have just completed an investigation of Roman Theatre and
its contributions to world theatre. In addition to the historical aspects of
the period, the students also
examined the specific elements from the time period still seen in
contemporary theatre via the performance of scenes from
Rumors, a comedy by Neil Simon.
The Theatre Workshop students are continuing their exploration of
the world of Shakespeare, both tragedy and comedy. Currently, the
students are working on their scene performances from Much Ado About Nothing. In Advanced Theatre
Technique, the students are exploring the Restoration Theatre
via French playwright Moliere. This study includes a performance of
scenes from the classic Moliere work
Tartuffe. WHS students are also continuing their exploration of the
world of theatre behind the scenes in the Stagecraft course. The
students are engaged in learning the various jobs that exist in the
technical theatre and the numerous
employment opportunities they present. Currently, the students are
learning the fundamentals of Costume Design and Props Design
and their various applications within
the theatrical production process.
This unit will conclude with small
student groups reading a play and creating a costume design and prop
design for the show.
Romeo and Juliet
The Westfield High School Theatre
Department presented Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, as
their fall production. Romeo and Juliet may be Shakespeare‘s most well-known play; the story of two
young lovers who are trapped in a society at war with itself and,
thereby dooming them and their
love. This deeply moving play featured
a beautiful, representational set,
designed by Roy Chambers, the WHS Art teacher and award winning
Scenic Designer, and was
constructed by the WHS Scenic Design club and the Stagecraft
class. The entire production, especially the performances of all of
the students, was truly amazing and provided an evening that will not
soon be forgotten by the audiences
or the students. The show was an extremely successful production
which played to full houses for all performances and ended with
standing ovations. Featuring over
110 student actors and technicians, the production clearly demonstrated
the myriad talents of the WHS fine arts students and their various
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disciplines. Romeo and Juliet continued to illustrate the high level of excellence that the WHS Theatre
Department has become known for, which includes nominations for
multiple actors, directors and best overall productions from both the
Montclair State University ―Theatre
Night‖ awards and the Paper Mill Playhouse ―Rising Star‖ Awards.
With the success of last fall‘s production of The Cherry Orchard,
which won ―Outstanding Production
of a Classical Play‖, ―Outstanding Lead Actress in a Classical Play‖ for Madeline Hudelson and ―Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Classical Play‖
for Madeliene Rosenthal. This is the third consecutive year that WHS has
garnered ―best play‖ recognition.
The students of the WHS Theatre Department have, once again,
demonstrated their passion, talent and dedication to achieving the
highest possible standards of
theatrical performance.
Roosevelt
Intermediate
Art
As the new marking period begins,
all of the 7th graders in Mrs. Cohen‘s classes are working on a
still life drawing. The 8th grade classes are working on a 3 part
plaster hand project. The first part is an interpretation of a famous
artist's work done in multimedia on
an 8 x 10 piece of matt board. Then the students will write a short
paper on the artist and piece that they chose to interpret, as well and
why they selected this piece. The final part of the project is molding
their hand and incorporating it into
their background!
The students in two of Mr. Thompson‘s 6th grade classes are
finishing up this marking period with
large crayon batik tiki designs. We began by studying the origin and
significance of tikis in Polynesian culture. We took a look at many
different examples, noting the exaggerated, simplified facial
features and fierce expressions.
Students then drew half a tiki on a folded piece of paper, transferred it
to the blank side, and then colored it with a heavy layer of crayon.
Once colored, we crumpled them up
several times to create cracks in the waxy crayon. Finally, we covered
our designs in a layer of black tempera paint, then wiped most of
it off while it was still wet. The black
paint stayed in the cracks in the crayon, creating a striking antique-
looking effect. Lastly, we cut them out and mounted them on torn
brown paper. Awesome!
The students in Mr. Thompson‘s 7th
grade classes have just completed a graffiti lesson. Following a very
interesting discussion on street art, students were challenged to design
their own ―tag‖: a highly stylized and colorful name design. After
viewing many different styles of
tags, we noted the many differences and the similar elements. Students
were able to base their tag on their own name, a nickname, or another
word of their choice. The results
were dramatic and colorful!
Music
RIS Bands
The Roosevelt concert bands are very excited to present our winter
concert on Monday, December 5th at 7pm. All three concert bands have
spent the past three months preparing a variety of challenging
repertoire. Here is a brief preview of
the evening‘s music:
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The 6th grade band will open the
concert with ―The Star-Spangled Banner‖, under the direction of Mr.
Doyle. Ms. Marisa Minogue will then lead the ensemble in a beautiful and
challenging rendition of ―Dona Nobis Pacem‖. What makes this piece so
challenging is its slow tempo, and
the fact that the students get to showcase their vocal talents! The
final piece the 6th graders will perform is described as a tone
picture, telling a story through
music. The piece is based on an old Russian folk song, and it depicts an
army marching across the frozen wastelands of the north. As the
army approaches the local village, the music intensifies, culminating in
a battle scene which cannon fire can
be heard in the percussion section. Then, as quickly as the army came
in, the music begins to quiet down as the troops march off to their next
battle.
The 7th grade band will begin their
portion of the concert with Mr. Freeman leading an arrangement of
themes from Dvorak‘s ―New World
Symphony‖. Dvorak wrote this piece near the turn of the 20th century,
and used themes and motifs he had heard in native music and folksongs
from North America. Next, Ms. Minogue will lead the band in
performing the famous song ―Maria‖
from Leonard Bernstein‘s West Side Story. In the musical the song is
sung by Tony, who has fallen in love with the female lead Maria. This
musical was a modern day take on
Shakespeare‘s Romeo and Juliet, set in 1950‘s New York City. The final
piece on the program is an energetic take on the Ukrainian Bell
Carol, called ―Celtic Bell Carol‖. Composer Robert W. Smith arranges
this tune with unique percussion
instruments and rhythms to replicate the sounds of Celtic
dancers. You will hear traditional percussion instruments, but also
sandpaper blocks and students
playing on a wooden board!
The 8th grade band will close out their final winter concert at RIS with
a trio of challenging and well known tunes. They will begin by performing
―Anchors Aweigh‖. This tune was
written in 1906 and was first played at the annual Army-Navy football
game that same year. It was later adopted as the official song of the
United States Navy. Next, the band
will perform the Canadian Brass arrangement of ―Pachelbel‘s Canon‖.
This song is very popular during wedding ceremonies, and this
arrangement prominently features the brass section. The night will end
with a wonderful medley of
Hanukkah tunes called ―Hanukkah Festival of Lights‖ by Howard Rowe.
Ms. Minogue will lead the band as they perform reflective, solemn
melodies and upbeat dance
numbers.
On Tuesday, December 6th, the RIS jazz ensembles will be performing
their winter concert. The Jazz Band
and Stage Band will perform works from Duke Ellington, Miles Davis,
Vince Guaraldi, and others. They will play both jazz and holiday
standards, and students will showcase their improvisation skills.
On December 23rd, the Jazz band
will tour the elementary schools with the Early Morning Orchestra
and the Sharps and Flats as part of our annual holiday recruitment tour.
On November 14th, the 8th grade
band performed at the annual RIS Veterans‘ Day Assembly, where RIS
honors and thanks a member of our school community who has served
in the armed forces. The band played ―Anchors Aweigh‖ and
―Marching Marines‖ as students and
parents entered and exited the gym. During the ceremony, trumpet
players Ryan Richter and Matt Miller performed a stellar rendition of
―Taps‖, the solemn bugle call. Mr.
Doyle and the 8th Grade Band are always honored to be a part of such
a wonderful event.
Ryan Richter playing Taps
Vets Day Assembly
The 8th grade band will also be
participating in the WHS recruitment
day on Wednesday, January 11th. The band, chorus, and orchestra will
travel to WHS and spend an afternoon performing with their high
school counterparts. The bands will be rehearsing for an evening
performance on Thursday, the 12th,
where they will join the 8th grade concert band from EIS, the WHS
Wind Ensemble, and the WHS Marching Band for a concert in the
high school gymnasium. This is a
yearly event and is an excellent opportunity to see the wide range of
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talent in the Westfield band
program. The event begins at 7 pm. Mr. Doyle, Ms. Minogue, and Mr.
Freeman would like to thank the entire Westfield community for their
continued support for our students and the arts. We wish everyone a
safe and happy holiday season!
RIS CHORUS
The RIS vocal music room has been a busy place in the first marking
period. Seventh and 8th grade
classes have been composing rhythm poem to help them better
understand note values. The projects have been very well written
and students not only learned about composing, they enjoyed the
experience. Both grade levels have
been working towards their Holiday concerts which are on December
12th and 13th. Our groups have made great progress since
September and we are expecting
well sung Holiday performances. On Monday, November 14th The Sharps
and Flats and 8th Grade Chorus sang at the Veterans Day Ceremony. Both
groups performed extremely well
and heard accolades from fellow students and staff. The performance
set the bar for the remainder of the school year.
Edison
Intermediate
Art
Eight Grade students in Ms. Hooper‘s crafts class are finishing up
tie dye pillows. They are making use of our generously donated sewing
machines from the Coalition for the
Arts. They are now taking their fiber work into weaving on a cardboard
loom. They are studying the use of color to make pattern and to learn a
variety of stitches for texture and
pattern. They are learning the cultural aspects of the fact that
weaving across the globe was the first way of telling a story, creating
clothing, and blankets.
The students in Mrs. Frees‘ class are
working in a unit of clay. They are learning the method of coiling to
create a coil pot that is of functional and decorative. They are to
measure the container so that it
meets the needs of what they are
holding inside the vessel. Students are recalling the methods they used
at the beginning of the year when they made twined baskets out of
reed. They will be working on sketches, and planning for a
decorative and functional box made
in the slab method for their next project in the unit.
Seventh grade students in both Mrs.
Frees and Ms. Hooper‘s class are
continuing the study of Art Movements in learning about Op
Art. They are learning about how art changed from the Realism of
Surrealism to the more abstract and simplified work of the Op Artists.
Students finished a lesson on
perspective in 2-point. They were to create a city using 2-point
perspective and build blocks, buildings and roads using proper
perspective with elements of
Surrealist Art in their work. They also created a clay topographic map
using what we learned about perspective and about how artists
create maps that show elevation.
Sixth grade students had their first
clay project in both Ms. Hooper and Mrs. Frees class. They created
Chancitos ―little pigs‖ inspired by the artists of Pomaire Chile. The
students learned to make a pinch pot and to use a balloon technique
to make a hollow pig. They also
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used coils and learned about the
proper methods to attach clay to clay. Mrs. Frees and Ms. Hooper are
working on 1- point perspective letters and boxes using a ruler and
properly understanding drawing in 3-D. Mrs. Frees is also working
further to create American Folk Art
paintings in watercolor with building a one point perspective barn or
house.
Music
EIS Bands The 8th Grade Band had their first
performance at the EIS Veteran‘s
Day Assembly on November 15th. Performing for a packed house, they
played ―Armed Forces On Parade‖ and a challenging arrangement of
―Shenandoah‖ by Frank Ticheli. The
8th Grade Band has been working very hard and was pleased to help
celebrate Veteran‘s Day.
The Concert Bands are in full swing
preparing for their Winter Concert. The 8th Grade Band is working on a
beautiful setting of ―Greensleeves‖ by Robert W. Smith and ―A
Chanukah Triptych‖ by Jacques Rizzo. The 7th Grade Band is
preparing ―A Merry Christmas
Machine,‖ ―Simple Gifts,‖ and ―Bist Du Bei Mir‖ for their holiday
performance. Accompanying the 7th Grade Band on their concert, the 6th
Grade Band is very excited to
display everything they have done so far this year. Having band every
day has been instrumental in their development and they are ready to
wow the crowd showing their progress over the last 3 months.
The EIS Jazz Band has been rehearsing every Tuesday morning
at 7:15am before school. The emphasis of jazz band this year has
been improvisation. Getting
students to step out of the comfort zone and performing solos has
helped individuals gain confidence in their ability. The Jazz Band will be
going on a tour of the south side
elementary schools on December 23rd performing for and inspiring the
future generation of band students in Westfield.
EIS Orchestras
The 6th Grade Orchestra at Edison
Intermediate School is gearing up for their debut concert! The
students have been working diligently to perfect their concert
pieces by focusing on dynamics,
balance, and proper concert etiquette. Their program includes
Hanukkah Habanera, a medley of Habanera from Georges Bizet‘s
opera, Carmen, and Hanukkah, O Hanukkah and Dreidel. They will
also be playing an original work by
composer/arranger Doug Spata, entitled Gargoyles, a mysteriously
dark musical adventure that will leave you on the edge of your seat!
Join us at our concert on Tuesday
December 20th to hear their fabulous program!
The 7th Grade Orchestra at Edison
Intermediate School is preparing for their Winter concert as well. Just
like the 6th Grade, 7th Grade
students are also focusing on blending and balancing their sound
during rehearsals and creating a true musical experience with
exceptional use of dynamics.
Selections from their program include a medley of Carol of the Bells/Greensleeves; a return to the Roman Empire with Spartacus, by
Brian Balmages, which exemplifies the harsh life of a gladiator; a
peaceful and relaxing piece entitled
Appalachian Sunrise, by Doris Gazda; and of course a classic
Holiday tune, Winter Wonderland. Please join us on Tuesday
December 20th to hear this
outstanding group!
The EIS Symphony Orchestra, a select group of 42 students, is a
combination of String, Woodwind,
Brass, and Percussion students who meet twice a week before school to
rehearse. They are getting ready not only for their Winter concert,
which will take place on Tuesday December 13th, but also for the
annual Holiday Tour of the
elementary schools on Friday December 23rd. They are
performing some exciting arrangements, including It‘s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year and Trepak from Tchaikovsky‘s The Nutcracker. They are a truly gifted
group of students who love to come together to create a spectacular
musical experience. Join them for their December 13th Concert!
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Drama
The cast and crew of EIS‘ fall
drama, Holes delivered a great
drama from the beloved children‘s book by Louis Sachar October 27th –
29th. The shows contained impressive jobs that kept the
audience enthralled from start to finish. The performances were
amazing. The sets were impressive,
and the crew worked tirelessly to make sure the show moved
smoothly while the lights were out. An amazing three days were
experienced that made the Edison
community, and all of Westfield, proud. Congratulations to the cast
and crew, take a bow.
Franklin
Elementary
Art
The Art Students of Franklin School
have been working with a variety of
medium in the process of making Art. They are enhancing their art
vocabulary and artistic expression. Line, shape, color, texture and
space can be seen throughout the classroom with age appropriate
projects.
For the 2nd grade art students, they
are learning how to create tints and shades using tempera paint. A tint is
any color plus white and a shade is any color plus black. With this
knowledge and information they are
creating a sampler page using the warm and cool colors. Once this has
been completed, it will allow them to paint a skyscape. The placement
of the colors will create a background and a space to place
torn paper mountains creating
middle ground and foreground.
The 3rd grade students are learning about proper proportion and
positive and negative space. A body with its proportions is created with
shapes and placed in a doable pose.
The student becomes the model of this pose and color enhances the
drawing. Complementary colors are introduced and warm and cool
colors are reviewed. Colored
sharpies assist in very pleasing results.
With the 4th grade students, they
are using line as the focus of their project. The review of foreground,
middle ground and background can be seen with their ―Lines in the
City‖. A foreground and middle
ground was established with overlapping shapes representing
buildings. From there, lines were added inside the building to create
texture. Black sharpie was the
medium used for this element. The background is a series of circles
which create patterns. Warm and cool colored sharpies were used to
show contrast in a colorful background sky.
The 5th grade students experienced
a new medium for their next
project. Acrylic paint was used to create a foreground, middle ground
and background. The school year began with a bang as the subject
matter for their paintings was a sky
filled with Fireworks and its‘ reflective body of water. Shades
were used to create distance and space within the composition. The
students‘ creative experience has helped Mrs. Coveney with their
assessments and proving student
learning.
All grade level students are thoroughly engaged and enjoying
their art making!
Music
It has been a busy fall in 5th grade,
and they have been working hard as
they polish up their music for their
winter choral concert on December 7th at 7:00pm. This year‘s music
includes songs about the fun of winter, shopping for Christmas,
Hanukkah, and it will also feature seventeen instrumentalists as they
accompany one of the pieces on the
Orff instruments. The Glee Club and Student Council members will
also share their musical talents as they go caroling at Brighton
Gardens.
While there are a bunch of wonderful songs about the season
and holidays in December, the
students at Franklin will also be discussing the instruments of the
orchestra. In 1st grade, they will discover the four main families in
the orchestra and learn about some
of the major instruments in each. The third graders will get to explore
each individual instrument a little more in depth and match each
instrument to its family while
responding to the timbre through movement. Our fourth graders will
also review the four orchestral families and discuss how each
instrument produces a sound through vibrations. In all grades,
the Franklin students will continue
to reinforce and practice their new rhythms and pitches. Check out our
students composing this past month with our elemental rhythm building
blocks.
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In January, our music classroom will
welcome Mr. Geyer‘s student teacher, Ms. Francis from Kean
University. Ms. Francis had the opportunity to observe and teach
some classes at Franklin last year
during her Junior Field studies, but this year she‘ll be with Mr. Geyer
every day until March. During this time, the students will explore the
different genres of music through
dancing and singing, while the fifth graders will be assigned a specific
genre and will become the experts in it. They‘ll then teach the rest of
the class about their genre. Afterwards, they‘ll continue
discussing form and even create
their own loops in using GarageBand and SoundTrap. We
also look forward to the fun lessons Ms. Francis will bring to Franklin.
Jefferson
Elementary
Art
The children in 1st grade are
immersing themselves in the African
culture! They are just finishing up their African Mood Masks, by adding
embellishments like wire or raffia hair, beads, feathers, maybe even a
little glitter (shh, don't tell the
custodians!). They are enjoying this multi-media project immensely.
Next we will be learning about the African Nile Crocodile. We will be
weaving, printmaking, collaging, and manipulating paper, all
culminating to make our crocodile
puppets. Mono-chromatic color theory will also be discussed.
In 2nd grade, we are finishing up our
Facial proportion unit by combining our heads with fantasy creatures of
our choice. Their imaginations were
really stretched as they came up with every creature you could think
of, from a hot dog-person to a radio-active alien-person from the
dark dimension... Our 2nd graders are pretty creative. They will be
starting their tree unit next, with a
special emphasis on tints and shades. This unit is full of paint;
please have your child dress appropriately.
Third grades have just begun a
large scale group project called,
"Aboriginal X-Ray Paintings". We discussed Australian animals, talked
about the aborigine people, and ancient art of Australia. The
children are just beginning to adjust to working with each other and
making compromises in this team
effort. It's been a rocky road so far, but being a good team is the main
focus of this lesson. They are working with acrylic paints on large
canvas board.
Fourth grades are in the middle of
their "One Point Perspective" unit. They have learned how to make
simple boxes in one point perspective and are now working on
their tree-lined streets. Soon they will be designing their citiscapes
using one point perspective. It is a
very difficult concept, but they are doing great with it. The end
products are always a crowd pleaser and something that the students are
very proud of.
Students in the 5th grade are
adding the finishing touches to their "Day of the Dead" sculptures. Their
next project will be 2-D; using many different drawing media and
concentrating on different drawing
techniques.
Music
Jefferson & McKinley Strings The McKinley and Jefferson 5th
grade string orchestras are hard at work preparing for their Winter
Concerts. Their concert will include traditional holiday favorites, such as,
―Up on the Housetop‖ and ―Dreydl,‖ as well as Vince Guaraldi‘s
―Skating,‖ from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Come hear the full elementary string program perform
on Monday, December 19th at 7:00 pm at Edison Intermediate School.
The 4th grade beginner string
students are making great progress learning a brand new instrument!
They are working hard to master the many skills that go into playing
a string instrument, including note
reading, listening, and left and right hand technique. The students are
eager to perform in the Spring!
Following the Fall unit‘s final Sing-A-
Long, the Jefferson Music classes will be starting their Winter
Celebrations unit. Tone Color /
Timbre and Form / Style will be
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discussed throughout. Songs and
stories from around the world (the USA, Mexico, Ireland, Sweden,
Syria, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands to name a few) will be
included.
The 1st grade songs for December
will include: ―In The Window‖, ―Up On The Housetop‖, ―African Noel‖,
―Here Comes Santa Claus‖, ―Hanukkah, O Hanukkah‖, and
―Jingle Bells‖ from their textbooks.
They will also study Tchaikovsky‘s ―Overture‖ and ―March‖ from the
ballet The Nutcracker (Part I).
The 2nd grade songs for December will include: ―Jolly Old St. Nicholas‖,
―Jingle Bells‖, ―La Pinata‖, ―Joyous
Hanukkah‖, and ―Silent Night‖ from their textbooks. They will also study
Humperdinck‘s ―Evening Prayer‖ from the Opera, Hansel and Gretel.
The 3rd grade songs for December will include: ―Rudolph The Red-
Nosed Reindeer‖, ―Habari Gani‖, ―Hanukkah Hanukkah‖, ―Winter
Wonderland‖, and ―Chanukkah
Games‖. They will also compare and contrast Tchaikovsky‘s Dances
from the ballet, The Nutcracker (Part II).
The 4th grade songs for December
will include: ―O Chanukah‖, ―Silver
Bells‖, ―Here We Come A-Wassailing‖, ―Harambee‖, and
―The Pinata Song‖ from their textbooks. They will also study the
first One-Act Opera for Television,
Amahl and the Night Visitors.
The 5th graders are currently rehearsing for their Fifth Grade
Winter Band and Chorus Concert. The sound of instruments, bells, 3-
part rounds, 2-part songs, and
partner songs will surely brighten your spirits. The program will be
given in the Jefferson Auditorium on Wednesday, December 14th at 1pm
(for staff and students only) and
7pm (for parents and guests).
Winter Celebrations in January (the study of FORM) and February (the
study of MELODY) will include songs of the New Year, Underground
Railroad, Spirituals, Harriet Tubman,
Martin Luther King, Jr., The Chinese New Year, Presidents Day (Patriotic
songs), and Valentine‘s Day.
McKinley
Elementary
Art
First Grade artists have used foam
shapes to create fun portraits of
imaginary characters. Artists are working with texture in a new way
and exhibiting a lot of stamina for this multistep project. These
portraits will be painted in the next
few weeks while helping the students practice mixing secondary
colors. Students also learned about using geometric shapes in new ways
and how to put shapes together to create art. This fundamental lesson
is literally a building block to a
strong foundation in the arts.
Second Grade artists are creating black and white negative/positive
paper stencil prints and having the best time! Check out some of these
amazing prints these artists made
from cutting paper stencils and then using a sponge to print them with
black ink. Other concepts like
symmetry, asymmetry and shape helped to provide this project with
deeper understandings for these hard working artists.
Third Grade artists just created their
3D clay coil sculptures and we are in the current stage of painting them.
It was a lot of fun and we learned a lot about the difference in working
in 3D from a 2D sketch, how to
build with coils, form and using line in this third dimension. From here
the students will utilize line in a foam printmaking project and move
back into 2D work. These prints will be hand colored as we focus on
complementary colors and learn
about why this color combo provides dramatic results.
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Fourth Grade artists have begun
assembling their monochromatic sculptures made of recycled objects.
Students are creating their own form and utilizing problem solving
skills to achieve their desired structure. After the tape stage the
students will be using plaster strips
to create more stability and a working surface for their later stage
of monochromatic painting. Other concepts like proportion, scale,
balance and space have been
highlighted during this multistep project. We are having so much fun!
Fifth Grade artists began their
Micrographic Self Portrait project with writing down their favorite
color and then the first 50 words
that ‗popped‘ into their stream of consciousness. The students would
then use these words to draw with. Words were used as lines and to
create value within their works. This
project served as a successful introduction to graphic design
utilizing a graphite transfer technique with their school
photograph and incorporating text
for their dramatic visual piece.
Music
The 1st graders at McKinley have also been composing using different
note values. Students made Rhythm Turkeys this month for Thanksgiving
where each feather equals one beat.
Below is a picture of some of their compositions.
The 2nd graders at McKinley have been working a lot in centers this
past month. Some of the centers are rhythm games, and others are
ipad creative centers. One of the
apps the students have really enjoyed using this month is called
Sketch-a-Song where they can create different beat and melody
patterns while coloring in a picture.
In December students will be learning about the different
instrument families and listening to famous pieces that incorporate all
instruments.
The 3rd and 4th grade students at
McKinley Elementary have been focusing on rhythm during the
month of November in their general music classes. The classes
composed and performed their own Thanksgiving Rhythm Raps and
learned the song ―No More Pie.‖ I
hope that some of these musical activities made it to your
Thanksgiving table! The month of December will bring lessons about
the timbre of the different
instrument families and how they produce sound. There are many
great story books that further explore the instruments of the
symphony orchestra, especially by Anna Harwell Celenza, that may be
fun to read with your family. Explore
and Enjoy!
The 5th graders at McKinley have been working really hard to prepare
for their concert on December 14th.
There will be a daytime performance at 1:00 pm and a
nighttime performance at 7:00 pm. Students will sing a variety of songs
accompanied by classroom
instruments in a few. In music class students have been creating
compositions using an ipad app called Auxy. Students had to create
5 rhythmic patterns in 4/4 time signature in standard music notation
and then transfer that into auxy
which is boxed notation.
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Tamaques
Elementary
Art
The 1st grade students recently
―hopped‖ through Color Theory while studying warm and cool
colors! After learning to draw fantastic frogs, they used their
newfound knowledge to paint their
drawings with watercolor and tempera paint. They are extending
that knowledge with their current lesson creating cool wintery
backgrounds with birch trees and
topping them with warm colored cardinals!
Grade 2 is learning about Gustav
Klimt and his ornately patterned works of art. They are creating
drawings of Grumpy Cat wearing Klimt inspired clothing for an
interesting update on the works of
the famous Viennese artist!
Third grade is finishing up mixed media fall tree paintings. They
learned how to create a wash for the background, use tempera for
painting opaque trees, and collage techniques for adding the fall
leaves.
The 4th grade students are finishing
up their unit on 1-point perspective drawing. They learned that art and
math intersect when they designed bedrooms using parallel lines,
orthogonal lines, and a horizon line
with a vanishing point. After adding creative details, they used water
color and sharpie to complete their masterpieces!
The 5th grade just finished up their
sculpture unit on Pop Art and the results were magnificent! There
was tremendous variety including
giant sushi and chopsticks, donuts, ice cream, animals, and an ice
skate, just to name a few! Some are
currently on display in the main hallway!
5th grader, Emory Wilner with her Pop Art Sushi
Music
Tamaques & Washington
4th & 5th Grade Bands The Tamaques and Washington 4th
grade band students were excited to play the following songs at their
family‘s Thanksgiving Feast: Hot Cross Buns, Rolling Along and Go
Tell Aunt Rhodie! The students plan
to entertain family and friends over the holidays with Jingle Bells and My
Dreydl!
The Washington and Tamaques 5th Grade band students are busy
preparing for their December
concerts. The students are hard at work on First Winter‘s Sleigh Ride, The Hanukkah Song, Christmas March, Jingle Bones, a whimsical selection featuring the trombone section and Christmas Elves in Santa‘s Workshop!
Family and friends are invited to the
free concerts! The Tamaques 5th Grade Chorus and Band Holiday
Concert is Wednesday: December 14th, at 7:00 PM in the Tamaques
School auditorium. The Washington School 5th Grade Chorus and Band
Concert is Wednesday: December
7th at 7:00 PM in the Washington School auditorium. Come and enjoy
the music!
Washington
Elementary Art
Artists at Washington School have been getting their hands messy with
some awesome artwork!
In the 1st grade, students have
started learning the art basics—line, shape, and color. They have
recently completed their ―Longest Line‖ project, in which they bent,
curved, and squeezed the longest single line possible onto a piece of
paper. These were then enhanced
using shapes and colors. Next, they used all the colors of the color
wheel to design monsters. Each student loved creating a unique
persona for their new red, yellow,
blue, orange, green and purple friends.
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Second grade students are creating
landscapes. This unit of study began with a watercolor painting of the
ocean. Artists then traveled to a galaxy far, far away for an outer
space collage. These pieces included hundreds of stars, spherical
planets, and fiery rocket ships. The
work truly transports the viewer.
The 3rd grade is working on the
basics of figure drawing. The human figure can be a daunting art
subject, so this group has started
with Lego self-portraits. After looking at these little toys, simple
shape drawings were made and then accessorized to represent their
specific creators. This has proven
to be a fun and engaging assignment.
Fourth grade artists are also
investigating figure drawing with artist Keith Haring as their
inspiration. Students are creating colorful people in marker drawings.
The bright colors and active designs display a new level of energy in the
work.
In 5th grade, students have been
focused on portraiture. They have studied facial proportion and applied
their findings to a drawing of their
face. Did you know your eyes are actually near the center of your
head? And that the average face is the width of 5 eyes? These
students do, and this knowledge is helping them create some beautiful
work. Finished pieces will be
displayed at the end of the year along with their original portrait
projects from first grade. It is always a thrill to see the artistic
growth each student achieves!
Music
With Autumn already in full swing, we had our annual Fall Sing-Along
on November 23rd. All of our songs
were mainly about Halloween, Fall, and Thanksgiving, and the students
were excited to showcase their hard work! Some favorites of ours
included ―Autumnish Feeling‖,
―Turkey Tango‖, ―Witch‘s Brew‖, and ―Better Bundle Up‖. It was a
huge success!
Throughout November, we discussed rhythms using songs,
body percussion, and games to help
our knowledge and understanding. Other concepts we have also
discussed include pitch, melody, dynamics, and texture, and the
students have demonstrated their
knowledge by singing songs and playing games that incorporate
these important musical concepts.
In December, the students will be
exploring the many instruments, timbres, and colors of the orchestra.
They will learn about how sounds are produced on instruments and
why specific voices vary. They will be listening and analyzing music,
determining tone color and quality.
The 5th grade chorus is
enthusiastically preparing for our upcoming winter concert! This will
take place on December 7th at 7pm,
and will include both the 5th grade chorus and band here at
Washington. We will be singing a wonderful mix of songs about
Winter, Christmas and Hanukkah. Some favorites of ours include
―Winter Canon‖, ―Feliz Navidad‖,
―Jazzy Old St. Nick‖, and ―How Many Nights‖. All are welcome to attend
this free concert at 7pm in the gym at Washington!
Wilson
Elementary
Art
By working together as a class, 1st
grade art students learned that together they can create beautiful
art! Using literature can be used as a springboard for creative ideas, so
Mrs. Massenzio read ―Plant a
Rainbow,‖ by Lois Ehlert. The children learned about perspective,
texture, foreground, middle ground, and background, along with the
names of various flowers and
insects. The finished murals were impressive!
Second grade students were
introduced to Pop artist, Wayne Thiebaud, by viewing his painting
of ice cream. Students recreated ice
cream cones in the style of this popular contemporary artist. Pop Art
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is a form of art that drew its
inspiration and ideas from ordinary objects or scenes from everyday
life. The students learned that by adding white to any color, you
create a tint. A shade is achieved by adding black to any color. The
children loved creating the ―world‘s
tallest ice cream cone, as they experimented with different media
and textures.
Third grade art students learned all
about the Aurora Borealis, (also known as the Northern Lights).
This spectacular light show in the sky occurs when the Earth‘s
magnetic field interacts with charged particles from the sun. This
dazzling display is usually green,
white, blue, and sometimes red! The students added silhouettes of
trees in the foreground. The results were impressive, and the students
were very excited about their
pictures!
Fourth grade students were excited to create large dancing giraffe
collages. Based on the book,
GIRAFFES CAN‘T DANCE by Giles Andreae, students learned about
collage, and how to create one, using various papers and textures.
The children learned how to illustrate motion in a picture, and at
the same time, learned some
interesting facts about giraffes. Did you know that a baby giraffe can
walk 30 minutes after it is born? Through the auspices of the Wildlife
Foundation, we learned that giraffes
are endangered, and we‘ll be adopting a real giraffe! Our
donation will help these beautiful animals live for years to come in the
wild.
The 5th grade students in Mrs.
Massenzio‘s class had fun designing large sized 3-D dogs. The students
learned about texture, and how value creates contrast through darks
and lights. They became familiar
with various breeds of dogs. By using the elements of design, they
created wonderful canine creations!
Lincoln
School
Our kindergarteners are working hard while in art class-
painting, drawing and collaging. We have been learning all about lines
and how lines make shapes
including turkeys. In December and January, we will be working with
primary and secondary colors, creating perspective in a winter
landscape and adding a bit of
sculpture in for fun.
Our littlest students in pre-k have been hard at work creating
wonderful art focusing on shapes and the autumn holidays. In
December and January, our pre-k
friends will be focusing on 3-dimensional design including
sculpture and collage with some patterning mixed in. Should be a fun
time for all!
The students at Lincoln School have been busy learning about piano and
forte dynamics and rhythm patterns of quarter note, quarter rest and
eighth notes. Students composed
their own songs in November about pie using quarter notes and eighth
notes! Below is a picture of students
composing together. In December students will learn a song from the
Polar Express to sing at our Polar Express Celebration Day.
The Department of Visual & Performing Arts would like to thank the Westfield Coalition for the Arts for their generous donations benefiting so many students throughout the district this year.
Master Classes for WHS Choral
EIS Band Room Upgrade
Sandblaster and Air
Compressor for EIS Crafts and Fine Arts Students
Reversible Music Staff
Whireboard for Wilson School Music Students
Please see page 20 for
ways you can help or donate to the WCA.
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Support the Westfield High School
Band and Choir programs!
$15 - Order by December 31st
Email whsxmas@gmail.com for order forms
Pickup on January 7th
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Westfield Coalition for the Arts
FALL 2016
Dear Westfield Parents: Another school year is upon us and we are here, once again, ready to advocate for the ARTS IN OUR SCHOOLS! Our mission is to act as an advocate for all of the
arts, including music, drama, visual arts, and dance in all of the Westfield Public Schools, by speaking out on behalf of the arts, maintaining public awareness and utilizing sources of community, financial and philosophical support. Each year we award grants to different arts programs in the schools based upon applications submitted to us from the Westifield Schools’ faculty. This year, we were happy to award over $25,000 in grant money for the following: Guest Band Conductor at RIS, continuing education programs for several faculty members, an art project that connected Tamaques 4th graders with students in Rwanda, Africa, sound-recording equipment for the WHS Choirs, new instruments for the WHS bands, new uniforms and instruments for the WHS Marching Band, a new piano for Jefferson, magnetic chalkboard for art classes at EIS, a new kiln for ceramics at WHS, new costume accessories for EIS’ Broadway Singers, percussion instruments for EIS, and a digital keyboard for RIS. We are so fortunate to live in a community that reveres the arts and believes strongly in nourishing the diverse talents of our youth. Demonstrate YOUR commitment to the arts by making a donation today. With your donations we are able to assist the music, choral, fine art, and theatre programs at the elementary, intermediate and high school levels. We are an independent, not-for-profit organization, and we depend solely on the generosity of parents and supporters. In addition, the Coalition is interested in your ideas, suggestions, and comments and hope that you will take the time to email us at WestfieldCoalition@yahoo.com. PLEASE “LIKE” us on FACEBOOK and visit our website: http://www.WestfieldCoalitionForTheArts.weebly.com We look forward to hearing from you! Thank you for your support.
~ Margaret Smith, W.C.A. President _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Yes, I/we would like to support the WCA. I/we will donate:
Benefactor $500 Sponsor $75
Angel $200 Sustaining Member $50
Patron $100 Donation $_______
In appreciation of your gift of $75.00 or more, your name will print in the Winter & Spring concert programs.
Name: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ (If donating $75 or more, please print the name as you would like it to appear in the programs.)
Email: _________________________________________________Phone: ________________________________________ Yes, I am interested in volunteering with the Coalition. Westfield Public School (where youngest child attends): __________________________________________________________
Please make checks payable to Westfield Coalition for the Arts, and mail to:
WCA Treasurer, 562 Pierson St., Westfield NJ 07090
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