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Arts a la Carte Department of Visual & Performing Arts April 2017—May 2017

Westfield Public Schools Westfield New Jersey

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4/24/17 Franklin Advanced Band 4/26/17 RIS Chamber Music Night 4/26/17 WHS Chamber Music Night @ First United Methodist Church – 8:15 pm 5/2/17 Wilson Band

5/4/17 Franklin Intermediate Band 5/6/17 WHS May-Hem 5/10/17 McKinley Band & Chorus 5/13/17 WHS / EIS / RIS Jazz Night @ WHS Courtyard – 5:30 pm (Saturday) 5/15/17 All Elementary 4th Grade Strings @ EIS 5/16/17 WHS Orchestra – 7:30 pm 5/18/17 Franklin Chorus 5/18/17 Washington 5th Grade Band & Chorus @ 7:30 pm 5/18/17 Wilson Chorus 5/22/17 All Elementary 5th Grade Strings @ EIS 5/23/17 Tamaques 4th Grade Band – 6:45 pm 5/23/17 Tamaques 5th Grade Band & Chorus – 7:30 pm 5/24/17 McKinley Intermediate Band 5/24/17 Washington 4th Grade Band 5/30/17 Jefferson Band & Chorus

5/31/17 WHS Chorus – 7:30 pm 6/5/17 EIS Concert – 6th & 8th Grade Band 6/5/17 EIS Concert – 7th Grade Band & Orchestra @ 8:15 pm 6/5/17 RIS Concert – 6th & 8th Grade Chorus 6/5/17 RIS Concert – 6th & 8th Grade Orchestra @ 8:00 pm 6/6/17 EIS Concert – 6th Grade Chorus & 8th Grade Orchestra 6/6/17 EIS Concert – 8th Grade Chorus & Orchestra @ 8:15 pm 6/6/17 RIS Concert - 7th Grade Chorus & Sharps and Flats 6/6/17 RIS Concert – 7th Grade Orchestra & Early Morning Orchestra @ 8:00 pm 6/7/17 All City Festival @ WHS Auditorium – 7:30 pm 6/8/17 WHS Jazz / Percussion @ WHS Auditorium – 7:30 pm 6/12/17 WHS Band – 7:30 pm 6/14/17 EIS Concert – 7th Grade Chorus 6/14/17 EIS Concert – Jazz Band, Broadway Singers & Symphony Orchestra @ 8:15 pm 6/14/17 RIS Concert - Bands 6/15/17 RIS Concert – Jazz Ensembles

District Art Show Opens May 16! Come experience the District Art Show in a new interactive way this year!

The goal of the Westfield Visual Arts Department is to develop an awareness and appreciation of the visual arts in

every learner, from grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. It has been proven many times in many different ways that the arts are an essential educational component. The arts help children better comprehend the basic studies of

language, math and science. Annually, district art educators convert the Westfield High School gymnasium into an art gallery of work created by pre-K-12 students. Visitors are always amazed by the quality of work our art teachers

encourage the students to create. You will find graphic art pieces, sculptures (both large and small) ceramics,

charcoal and pencil drawings, watercolors, fabric arts, painted furniture and so much more.

Beginning May 16 we invite you to come and enjoy the redesigned show with a true museum experience. The show is open to the public on May 16 and 17 from 9:00AM - 9:00PM and on May 18 from 9:00AM – 2:00PM.

ALL CONCERTS BEGIN AT 7:00 PM unless

otherwise noted

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Arts a la Carte April 2017 - May 2017

Westfield

High School Art

Ceramics 1 students are all pinch potted out! We spent most of the

second semester so far creating

various pinch pot forms. Students were introduced to white talc clay,

versa-clay, red clay, white stoneware clay, and raku clay. We

discussed the different clay bodies

and compared the texture, color and hardness of each type of clay

while creating pinch pots, and decorative pinch pots. Students

also learned how to correctly join

pieces of clay together by adding faces to their pinch pots and

joining two pinch pots together. The pictures show our last pinch

pot project…. cute presents that will be brightly glazed and

displayed in the District Art Show!

Students in Crafts Exploration are finishing up on the sculpture

unit. The final sculpture project is stone carving along with a mini

rock painting project. For the carving project, students had to

pick their stone based on what

object they thought they saw in the raw stone. Just like

Michelangelo, students had to bring that object out of the stone

using various carving tools, rasps

and sandpaper. Once the sculpture is complete, we start

buffing and polishing it using pumice powder and butcher’s wax.

The final product will be super smooth and shiny. For the rock

painting project, students had to

paint a rock for themselves as well as one for a teacher. The second

rock had to be given to a teacher or faculty member that helped

them, or touched their lives in

some way. Be sure to check out the final sculptures and rock

paintings at the District Art Show in May!

Drawing Students are creating the illusion

of depth by incorporating multiple visual cues into their pieces. They

are developing value to aid in the illusion of form in their artworks.

They are starting to develop a

personal response to value mark making to create more expressive,

personal drawings.

April 2017 - May 2017 Arts a la Carte

Composition Students continue to develop a

comfort level with acrylic painting. They are incorporating complex

compositional armatures to develop paintings that help lead

the viewer into and around the

piece.

Advanced Portfolio Prep & Art History

Students continue to create self-

directed works of art to strengthen and personalize their portfolio. The

Rake and Garden Club will come back one more time to select

artwork to use for their Spring flower show at the Presbyterian

Church. They will translate works

of art as compositional floral arrangements.

Foundations of Art

After learning how to mix colors on

the color wheel and how to change the value and intensity of those

colors, students in Foundations of Art focused on painting still life

images of various fruits ranging

from pineapple and limes to pomegranates and dragon fruit, as

well as a variety of landscapes and cityscapes. The projects centered

on the discussion of compositional techniques, how the objects are

arranged on the canvas. Moreover,

the painting lesson built on students’ ability to mix colors.

Students aimed to match the colors of the fruit, trees, skies,

mountains, grasses, and other

objects as closely as possible, giving the sense of the colors and

textures of the actual objects. Brushwork and various techniques

were practiced including how to make gradations in paint and

creating solid looking objects using

light and shadow. The final works will be proudly displayed in the

District Art Show in May.

Music

The WHS Choral department welcomes Ms. Francis to the choral

music department. Ms. Francis joins us not only as a student

teacher from Kean University, but

also as a professional opera singer. We are excited that the students

will have the opportunity to learn under her tutelage as she

continues to gain classroom

experience in the Westfield Public school system.

Students in WHS Mixed Chorus

have been working on their spring

concert repertoire. The students have been introduced to three

pieces; Hallelujah, Amen, a chorus from the Handel oratorio, Judas

Maccabeus, No Time, a camp meeting song, and Sililiza (Hear Me), a piece in Swahili arranged by

Jim Papoulis. The students in Mixed Chorus also recently had an

ear training assessment where they were tested on the ability to


recognize melodic and harmonic intervals by ear.

Students in Bella Cora and Concert

Choir are currently working on at home assessments of choral

repertoire. The students will use

Charms office.com to submit singing recordings of their part for

a grade. Students in Bella Cora and Concert Choir also recently

had an assessment, testing their

knowledge of key signatures and note reading. As a result of their

hard work, students in these classes are now able to read and

sing in solfege in all twelve keys!

Students are getting ready to

audition for next years’ All State Choirs on April 22 and April 29.

WHS will have 19 students auditioning for this prestigious

chorus.

Congratulations to Nicole Player and Olivia McElheny, who

performed with the 2017 NJ All

State Treble Chorus at NJPAC on

February 25th.

Summit Hilltopper Choral Festival

On April 19th, singers in the WHS Concert Choir and Chorale will

perform at the Summit Hilltopper Choral Festival. The festival will

feature many outstanding high

school choirs in the state. The students will perform and receive

comments from choral professors.

A Night of Love Songs

The Westfield Choral Parents Association sponsored the annual

Night of Love Songs on February 11. It was a wonderful evening,

showcasing the vocal talents of the choir students. The evening

featured over twenty solo, duet,

and group performances from the students in Bella Cora and Concert

Choir. The WCPA raised $6000 from this event which will help

defray student participant costs for

the 2018 choir tour to Finland, Estonia, and Latvia.


WHS ORCHESTRAS

On March 18th, 2017 string players from across New Jersey met at J.P.

Stevens High School in Edison to audition for the 2017 All-State

Orchestra. Of the nearly 180

students that auditioned, one of Westfield High School’s very own,

Kevin Li, was accepted. Kevin is a sophomore and the principal of the

2nd violin section in the WHS

Chamber Orchestra. Great job, Kevin!

As we move forward in the school

year, we are preparing for upcoming performances with our

orchestras. On April 26th, 2017 the WHS Chamber Orchestra and

members of the Writing and

Arranging classes will be hosting the 2nd Annual WHS Chamber

Music Night at the First United Methodist Church in Westfield. The

concert will feature chamber music prepared by the students of the

Chamber Orchestra and some

original compositions by the Writing and Arranging classes.

Tickets will be sold at the door. We would love to see you there!

Meanwhile in class, all 3 orchestras

are preparing for the upcoming

Spring Orchestra concert, which

will take place on Tuesday May 16th, 2017 here at WHS. The

program will feature music by Britten, Mussorgsky, Elgar, and

Bernstein, among others. The program will also feature a

performance of part of Elgar’s

Cello Concerto, by Jeremy Cha. Jeremy was the winner of our 1st

annual WHS Orchestra Concerto competition. He was chosen from

a list of candidates that had

submitted performances of solo works and we are proud to feature

him at this concert.

WHS Writing and Arranging The WHS Writing and Arranging

classes have been hard at work on a number of projects lately. On

April 26th, they will have a chance

to premiere their work at the 2nd Annual WHS Chamber Music

Concert. The WHS Music lab has also welcomed the brand new

addition of 5 brand new

laptops to our music lab. With the addition of these

computers, we can now accommodate the growing

numbers of the composition program at Westfield High

School.

WHS Concert Bands

This spring, the WHS Wind Ensemble and Chamber

Orchestras gave a special performance at each of Westfield’s

elementary schools. The audiences especially enjoyed hearing music

from the Harry Potter movies. As

part of the presentation, WHS students introduced each of the

instruments to the elementary children.

On the 21st and 23rd of March, the WHS Concert Bands traveled to the

annual CJMEA State Concert Band Festival. All three bands earned

their highest score in school history, and took home Gold

ratings. The Wind Ensemble also

received its first ever invitation to the April 30th State Gala after

finishing 2nd overall of 27 bands. They will perform in the evening

concert with the top 6 bands from

the entire state of NJ!

Additionally, the Wind Ensemble performed at the Metropolitan

Wind Band Invitational on April 1st. In preparation for these

festivals, the Wind Ensemble had

opportunities to rehearse with several guest clinicians: Bruce

Yorko from Rowan University and Todd Nichols, from Roxbury HS

and The Eastern Wind Symphony.


Congratulations to 11th grade saxophone player, Daniel Shenker on winning the 2017

WHS Concerto Competition. He will

perform the Glazunov Concerto along with the Wind Ensemble at the spring concert on June 12th at

7:30pm.

Jazz Bands

WHS’ three jazz bands performed at the Westfield Rotary Club

Annual “Breakfast with the Bands” on Saturday March 18th. They also

played at several jazz festivals throughout the spring, including

the Princeton Jazz Festival where

they had an opportunity to work with world-renowned jazz artist,

Randy Brecker (pictured below).

The annual Jazz Night will be held

on Saturday, May 13th in the WHS

Courtyard. Stop by for performances “under the stars” by

the RIS, EIS, and WHS jazz students.

WHS Jazz is pleased to announce that NYC drummer, Scott

Neumann, will be joining the 3 WHS Jazz Bands at their Spring

Jazz Concert on Thursday, June 8th. Scott directs drum studies at

Lehigh University and has played

regularly on Broadway since 1999.

2017 All-State Band (pictured below)

Brooke Walden (Flute/Piccolo) Michael Hauge (Bb/Eb Clarinets)

Matt Schiff (Alto/Bass Clarinets) Dale Beyert (Trumpet) and

Austin Chen (Trumpet)

Congratulations to these students

who were selected to the 2017 All-State Bands! They performed at

the NJ Performing Arts Center in Newark on February 25th.

WHS Winterguard Under the direction of Danny

Matos, the WHS Winter Guard has traveled to competitions in

Hillsborough, South Brunswick,

Somerville, and North Plainfield. They hope to continue their

success heading into the Mid-Atlantic Indoor Network

Championships at South Brunswick

High School on April 22nd.

Marching Band There will be an interest meeting

for any prospective 2017/2018 marching band members

(including current 8th graders) on

Monday, April 24th at 7:30pm in the WHS Auditorium. Hope to see

you there!

To find out more about becoming a part of the Blue Devil Band

program, head to:

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Drama

Carrie, the Musical

The Westfield High School Theatre Department ventured into the

frightening world of high school, as

envisioned by Stephen King, when they presented Carrie, the Musical as their spring production this March. For those unfamiliar with

Carrie, it is the story of ultimate bullying and hazing. All of her

lonely childhood and

misunderstood teenage life, Carrie was secretly abused and beaten

into submission by her devotedly religious mother. Because of her

differences, Carrie was also the

constant target of abuse by her classmates. Since first grade,

Carrie had been the school's scapegoat and outcast. Indeed,

Carrie was at the bottom of the

social pyramid. But what no one knew, not even Carrie herself, was

that she was no ordinary girl. She had been blessed, or cursed, with

hidden telekinetic and telepathic powers that were dormant during

her youth, but were enflamed by

the time she was in high school. After an unexpected incident is the

girl’s locker room, a chain reaction of events occur that leads to not

only Carrie's demise but also

hundreds of others, whether guilty or innocent. It leads up to a prom

night that no one will ever forget.

The production was extremely successful and played to full

houses for all performances and

ended each with standing ovations. Featuring over 130

student actors, technicians and musicians, the production clearly

demonstrated the myriad talents of the WHS fine arts students and

their various disciplines. Based

upon the reactions of the audience members each night, Carrie, the Musical continued the level of

professionalism and excellence

that the Westfield community has come to expect from the WHSTD

while continuing the tradition of

producing lesser known works, including recent Paper Mill

Playhouse “Rising Star” Award recognized productions Sweeney Todd, Bat Boy, Anyone Can Whistle and Urinetown, the Musical. Congratulations to

everyone who participated in this outstanding production.


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 The Odd Couple (the Female Version), a comedy by Neil Simon. The “Theatre Workshop” students are

also exploring the world of

comedy, focusing on physical comedy and the Commedia

dell’Arte. This study included an exploration of the physical comedy

and the use of mask work. This

study will also include scene work from the contemporary comedy

The Art of Dining, by Tina Howe. In Drama 3, the students are

preparing for the annual Bucks

County Student One Act Play Festival, where they will perform

on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. This year those performances will

be scenes from For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls, by

Christopher Durang, Crimes of the Heart, by Beth Henley and Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, by Alan Ball. WHS students are also continuing their exploration of

the world of theatre behind the

scenes in the newly developed 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

lighting design and its various applications within the theatrical

production process. This unit will

conclude with student pairs reading a play and then designing

a lighting plan for the show.

Roosevelt

Intermediate

Art

The 7th grade students in Mrs.

Cohen's class are working on a design project relating to color,

shading, value, overlapping and pattern design. They draw a

minimum of 5 shapes, trace them

onto a 12X12 piece of white paper and each time a new shape is

formed a new pattern is created, they use colored pencils and then

outline their shapes with a black sharpie marker.

The 8th graders are continuing to work on their painted furniture

projects. They brought in a piece of wood furniture and are using

acrylic paints to create their designs. When they finish they

will coat them with polyurethane for protection.

The 6th graders in Mr. Greenwood’s

classes started the 3rd quarter looking at artwork from the Late

1950’s and early 1960’s, the Pop Art era. Students created color

drawings of popular foods using an

artistic interpretation manipulating color and scale. Taking a turn into


Architectural design, students looked at the work of American

architect, Frank Lloyd Wright and created fantasy house designs.

Students were permitted and encouraged to push the limits of

creativity in design and location.

Also in the 3rd quarter students were introduced to the concepts of

pattern design while creating their own tessellations. Later the 6th

grade looked at Leonardo DaVinci

and his inventive side. Students were asked to create modern

inventions for today’s world and the future. Lastly the 6th grade is

looking at Art History by compiling an art history illustrated collage.

Each student was to take two or

more famous artworks and combine them together.

In Mr. Greenwood’s 8th grade

classes the semester started with a

new group of students. These students kicked off the year with

an introduction to Brazilian / American artist Romero Britto.

Britto, a contemporary artist who

works out of Miami Florida has a style and flair reminiscent of the

artwork of the 1960’s. With a concern for human rights and

positive uplifting motivation, many of his works can be seen in

commercial art applications today.

Most recently Britto’s work appeared in a 2017 Super Bowl

commercial. Next the 8th grade students were introduced to some

art history. The students were

required to research artists and select several famous artworks and

recreate them in a drawing. Upon completing the Art History project

students entered a discussion about what is one of the

motivations of the artist? Focusing

on how the artist wants their work to be seen, led to a discussion of

how artists accomplish this by manipulating the Art Elements to

attract viewer interest. The final

conclusions were Size or Scale are very important tools the artist

controls to gain interest. The students were then required to

complete an artwork 2”x2” incorporating as much detail as

possible in a miniature space.

Many of these 2x2 drawings were displayed around town for Youth

art Month; lastly the students are working on exploring the art of

Mendhi and Henna design. The

culminating project will be a sculpture for the District Art Show.

Music RIS Bands

It has been a busy couple of months for the RIS band program!

The 6th graders have begun

preparations for their spring concert. Students took part in the

process to choose concert repertoire, by listening to several

pieces and voting on which ones

they wanted to play. One of the leading vote getters is a fun piece

called “Swahili Folk Hymn”, which features a variety of percussion

instruments, including hand drums such as the conga and djembe.

This piece also allows students to

use the improvisational skills they have been working on this winter.

In the middle section of the piece individuals and groups are given

the ability to improvise their own

melody while the band accompanies with hand claps and

an ostinato pattern. The five major scales students have been

practicing diligently will be very useful in this endeavor!

The 7th grade band members have spent most of the winter months

practicing 8 major scales and preparing for Chamber Music Night

on April 26. The 7th grade is

divided into 5 ensembles: percussion, brass, saxophone,

flute, and clarinet. Each group is playing their own piece, and a

large part of the process of learning these pieces involved

independent practice with their peers. Some of the pieces being

played include works by the

Beatles, Beethoven, Mozart, and a traditional Irish folk song. Playing

in chamber ensembles is an excellent way for students to

improve their skills and sense of

responsibility, because of how small the groups are. Each

individual is responsible to the rest of the group to be prepared and

perform at a high level. Ms. Minogue and Mr. Doyle are very

proud of their hard work!

The 8th grade band has also spent

time working on chamber music for the April concert. The class was

divided into nine ensembles,

ranging between three and eight players. Each group selected their

own pieces from several that were provided, and have spent the

majority of their preparations

working in groups without the aid of a teacher. Ms. Minogue and Mr.

Doyle periodically meet with each group to coach them and help

their progress. The final presentations of the students work

will take place at the Chamber

Music Night on April 26.

The entire 8th grade band will be traveling to Neptune Township

High School on Thursday May 11

to participate in the annual CJMEA Concert Band and Orchestra

Festival. This event features bands and orchestras from all over

central New Jersey, and students will have the opportunity to watch

their peers perform and be

professionally adjudicated. The Roosevelt 8th Grade Band will be

joined by Mr. Scozzaro and the Edison 8th Grade Band as well! It is


sure to be a valuable educational experience.

Jazz Ensembles

The RIS jazz ensembles have been very busy! On Saturday March 18,

the Jazz Band and Stage Band

performed to large, hungry crowds at the annual “Breakfast with the

Bands”, a scholarship fundraiser sponsored by the Westfield Rotary

Club. It was a wonderful morning,

featuring the jazz bands from Roosevelt, Edison, and WHS. The

Edison Chamber Orchestra also performed. On March 22, Mr.

Doyle and Ms. Minogue led both bands at the annual “Terrill in

Tempo” Jazz Festival at Terrill

Middle School in Scotch Plains. These groups played along with

seven other bands and were professionally adjudicated by

professional educators and

musicians. Students also had the chance to listen to bands from

neighboring towns. It is important that we support ALL students

involved in music, regardless of

where they live!

It has been a fun and busy winter, and the spring is shaping up for

much of the same! We hope to see you at the spring concerts!

2017/2018 WHS Marching Band informational meeting - interested 8th graders please see

page 6 for more information.

Drama

Bravo to the cast and crew of

Roosevelt Intermediate School's

production of FAME! The 3 night production brought the audience

to their feet!! The production team included Director Kimberly Jonny

and Musical Direction by Sabino

Losco and Karen Romero RIS staff members; Guest Choreographer

Samuel Spare and Set Design by Alan Van Antwerp.

Cast of Fame

Edison

Intermediate

Art

The 6th graders in Ms. Hooper's classes are finishing their Clay

Face Mugs. After learning how to

draw the human face in accurate proportion, the students sketched

two different ideas for their mug. They used their clay building skills

learned during the first marking period to successfully work with

clay using 3 simple methods:

Scoring (scratching into the clay), Slipping (adding water to the clay

to create a glue), and Smoothing (to make the clay have a clean,

neat surface). The clay has been

fired and will be glazed so that the mugs will be safe for drinking.

The students have also started a unit on Cartooning which is always

a favorite. We discussed the

history of cartooning and watched old videos created by Walt Disney,

the "father" of animation. The 6th graders are brainstorming ideas for

a cartoon cell which includes either animate or inanimate objects

having a conversation. Some very

clever cartoons are surfacing including the one in the

photograph!

The 7th graders are also working

on multiple projects. First, they are completing a Paper Mandala.

The history of the Mandala dates back centuries and was practiced

in many different cultures. The

students began this project by using pencil to sketch their ideas

onto a 'pie slice' which incorporated block lettering to spell

their name, nick name or other word. Afterwards, coordinating

designs were added using a black

sharpie marker to trace over the pencil. Lastly, the pie slice designs

were photocopied 6 times, cut and assembled to complete a full circle

or Mandala. The final result -

impressive!

The students are also in the

process of completing a Clay Gargoyle. This project coincides

with the Medieval Art and Architecture unit being studied in

their Social Studies classes. The

artists worked from a sketch to build an original Gargoyle which

showed expression. Expression


can be conveyed through the eyes, nostrils and mouth of animals and

humans. Some of the Gargoyles are fiercely angry with furrowed

brows and pointed fangs, while others are happily smiling. Look

for some of their creatures at the

District Art Show!

Ms. Hooper's Fine Arts class started the semester by practicing

their drawing skills. They began

by choosing an object and drawing it using the Blind Contour method.

This style of drawing requires the artist to draw without looking at

their paper. To avoid the temptation of ' peaking' at their

papers, a piece of cardboard was

placed over their hand and drawing paper. The finished

renderings created some very expressive line drawings. The

next project, A Still Life in 3 Ways,

also utilized keen observation skills. Each student selected a

different object and created 3 identical renderings of the object.

Afterwards, the drawings were

shaded using hatching, cross - hatching and stippling to create

the illusion of form.

Lastly, the Fine Arts students have

begun the annual Large Portrait Project. Each student has

selected a photograph of a celebrity or VIP (Very Important

Person). A 1 inch grid has been

measured on top of each photograph and a 2 inch grid has

been completed on a large 18" X 24" white paper. The students

have chosen to work with pencil/charcoal or oil pastel. As

the grids are finished and color is slowly added, the likeness to the

character becomes apparent.

Although this is a time consuming exercise, it always yields beautiful

results.

Students in Ms. Hooper's Crafts class have begun a unit on Fibers

and are really enjoying their first

project which is making a Coil Basket. This project can be both

frustrating and rewarding because the basket should be aesthetically

pleasing in design, but also strong and neat. The baskets being

produced this marking period have

been a successful merge of both.

The students will also be learning about the process of Batiking (wax

resist), Sewing and Tie -Dye in this unit.

Seventh grade students are

finishing up their paper sculptures

after they did a design lesson in sharpie and marker to create a

sense of pattern and repetition. The students were told that they

needed a balance of black and

white so that their work would appear well when photocopied.

The 7th graders then had to measure their work so that they

could roll up their paper into tubes to create a sculpture that

demonstrated a use of gravity,

physics and positive and negative space. The students continued

their study of work in sculpture and form by drawing figures. Mrs.

Frees showed the students how to

create the figure in proportion and had students draw from life. They

then created a wire armature and used plaster to finish their

sculpture of a person in action.

They studied the work of Giacometti to create a finished

sculpture.


Sixth grade students are studying

Egypt in their history classes. To

cover a cross curricular lesson they are using plaster and a recycled

bottle to make Canopic jars that represent different Egyptian Gods.

They were to build with newspaper and plaster to create the shape of

the Egyptian God they chose. They

were then to follow a guide sheet with basic Hieroglyphics to make

their jars as authentic as possible with our knowledge of Egyptian

culture. They are having fun with

this material and doing a great job.

Eighth graders are finishing up a

project on Surrealism and drawing

the facial features incorporating the work of Surrealists such as De

Chirico, Miro, Dali and a bit of Frida Kahlo (not often considered

herself a Surrealist) They were to learn to draw the facial features in

Realism and then alter the

background and presentation of their final work for a Surreal look.

They are doing small face drawings in preparation for their

large Pop Art portraits coming up

next. Mrs. Frees is very proud of all the creative ideas that her

students are developing.

Music

EIS Bands

It is a very exciting time for the EIS bands. Students have been

playing in small ensembles, working on the importance of

individual responsibility in a chamber group. In addition, all

students have been improving

their individual skills by mastering their major scales.

2017 has brought some major

accolades for the EIS band

program. Six students were accepted into the prestigious

CJMEA Jr. Region Band. Earning

acceptance into the Wind Ensemble were 8th graders Robbie

Strauss, Kailey Zhao, and Aprina Wang and 7th grader Amy Xiao.

Performing with the Symphonic Band were 8th grader Jamie Beyert

and 7th grader Conor Daly.

Also earning a high honor was the

8th grade woodwind quintet featuring Robbie Strauss, Ellery

Wolf, Jamie Beyert, Kailey Zhao,

and Aprina Wang. These students auditioned and were accepted to

Lincoln Center’s Young Ensemble Concert. These students will be

performing at Lincoln Center on May 25. In addition to the

concert, the students will receive

two professional coaching sessions by Artists of the Chamber Music

Society.

Preparing for the CJMEA Jr. Region

Concert Band Festival and annual Six Flags festival, the 8th grade

band is working on a challenging piece entitled, “American

Riversongs” by Pierre La Plant.

The piece features traditional American folk songs and the

students are challenged to play in complex time signatures with

difficult rhythms.

The Jazz Band had a great

performance at the Breakfast with the Bands fundraiser performance.

Playing some hits from Count Basie and Thelonius Monk, the band

showcased some of its outstanding

musicians who played both written out solos and improvised solos.

The jazz band is also looking forward to performing for the Six

Flags festival this spring. This spring will be highlighted with a

field trip to Jazz at Lincoln Center

where the students will be watching an open rehearsal of

Wynton Marsalis and his band.


EIS Orchestra Spring is upon us and concerts are

fast approaching! Some of the Department’s new Spring

repertoire includes Pachelbel’s Canon in D, Soon Hee Newbold’s

Warrior Legacy and Lion City, as

well as excerpts from Handel’s Water Music Suite. As the 6th, 7th,

and 8th Grade Orchestras work diligently on their upcoming

concert music, we also have some

other exciting news in our Strings Department.

In mid-March, four of Edison

Intermediate School’s students auditioned for All-State

Intermediate Orchestra and ALL

FOUR students were accepted into the ensemble! We are so proud of

all four of these hard working, talented young musicians!

Left to Right: 6th Grade Kevin

Chen, Viola; 7th Grade Amy Xiao,

Violin; 8th Grade Kelly Eagan, Bass; 8th Grade Dylan McCann, Viola.

2017/2018 WHS Marching Band informational meeting -

interested 8th graders please see

page 6 for more information.

Drama

Congratulations to the cast and

crew of Footloose! This fun and

high energy musical wowed audiences at Edison Intermediate

School on March 10 and 11. It was a great show that was

highlighted by awesome

performances by many of EIS' finest actors, singers, and

dancers, including Sean Marner in the role of Ren, Mckenzie

Waddell in the role of Ariel, Dan Shakal in the role of Willard, Henry

Stewart in the role

of Reverend Moore, as well as energetic performances from an

amazing and inspiring cast that helped to make this show a

gigantic success.

What also makes this show special

is that all facets of the show was student run. Every job, from stage

crew to lights, from house crew to

sound, from costumes to PR designs, was a complete student-

run production. Hats off to you EIS! You all deserve to cut loose

and enjoy your amazing job! Well Done!

Franklin

Elementary

Art

Under the direction of Mrs.

Coveney at Franklin school, the art

students are certainly demonstrating creative growth and

learning. A wide range of projects and media are being introduced

and experienced.

The 2nd grade students are

experiencing the element of texture. Texture is how something

feels through touch. What better way to create texture then to do a

fish rubbing. Aluminum foil and sharpies are the media of choice.

Each student creates graduated sizes of fish. They are then traced

on their foil. A plastic mesh is laid

under the foil and rubbed with colored sharpies. This creates the

scales in a variety of colors. They shimmer on their background and

the end result is a success.

The 3rd grade students are

finishing up on their symmetrical masks. A 3-D project is being

introduced as they use Model Magic. A drawing or thumbnail

sketch was done which assisted

them while they created their sculpture. Colored model magic

proved to be a satisfying medium. Dimension and form came alive

with the layering of colors. Texture

was seen and felt. Scissors were a great tool for this medium. Once

dried, a gloss was applied and the bird was ready for flight.

The 4th grade students reviewed positive, negative space and

shape. A block letter was created and set in a drawn grid. To

enhance their learning, the works of Robert Indiana were observed

and discussed as he used positive

and negative space in this art work. The students were asked to

follow a pattern that they created using fluorescent paints. They

were to determine where the

positive shapes could be seen and the negative space could be found.

The level of concentration and the attention to detail is what creates

the effectiveness of the painting. Success was achieved.

The 5th grade students reviewed tints. A tint is when white is added

to any color. The students select a color and begin to create tints.

They start by painting the lightest


tint in a centrifugal pattern in a circle. As they paint away from the

center, the color gets darker until they paint out to the edge of the

paper with the original color. This forms a moonlight sky which has

added mountains, trees and their

landscape is created. Instruction is given on how to create distance

using graduated sizes and a fan brush technique is developed. All

was enjoyed.

Music

For the past month, the students

at Franklin have been working hard to prepare for their upcoming

Music in Our Schools Month concerts on April 4. They will be

celebrating this wonderful occasion

through singing, dancing, and playing on instruments. This year’s

theme is “Music Inspires”, so come and see how music has inspired

these budding musicians.

After a wonderful time with our

student teacher from Kean, Ms. Francis, we are fortunate to have

another music student teacher from Rutgers, Miss Reineke. She is

a music education major with a concentration in voice. Miss

Reineke has already been doing an

excellent job of preparing the Franklin students for their

upcoming concerts, and we look forward to many more exciting

lessons with her until the end of her placement.

During the month of April, the

students will revisit their rhythm concepts and continue to build

their reading and playing fluency. They’ll also continue to apply their

knowledge as they compose using

the elemental building blocks for rhythm. Some of this work will be

seen at the upcoming concert as the 1st graders present their

rhythmic compositions while others

will showcase their creative movement routine at the same

time.

On May 18th, the 5th grade chorus

will present two concerts for both the Franklin students during the

day and their parents in the evening. They are being

challenged this year with repertoire that includes high school

level material, a piece performed

in All City Chorus a few years ago, and a world drumming piece that

includes multiple multicultural percussion instruments. The Glee

Club will also be performing a

couple of more popular pieces.

Jefferson

Elementary Art

The children in 1st grade have learned about landscapes. They've

made their own cityscapes, and now they are creating

DREAMSCAPES. While studying

the Jewish painter, Marc Chagall, students are coming up with

fascinating compositions that have animals playing musical

instruments, people from their lives flying through the sky, and

dream houses made out of

anything they can imagine. This project really flexes those

creativity muscles.

In 2nd grade we have just begun

our Flower Weaving projects, just in time for Spring! The children

are learning about cutting out interior spaces, designing flowers,

and will be weaving the inside of the interior space. It's difficult for

the students to weave at first, but

once they get the hang of it, they are really proud of their work.

Third graders have been learning

about color theory in a variety of

ways and in a variety of projects. They will be making a color wheel

by infusing primary colored paint into clay, then mixing the clay to

get the secondary colors. To

welcome Spring, they will be making tissue paper flowers.

Fourth graders are learning about

totem poles and the north pacific tribes that make them. They will

be using cardboard to make their

own totem pole animals. The kids get to use hot glue on this one;

they are very excited about it.


And 5th grades are making their fabric mache fish, based on the

works of Dan, "The Monster Man" Reeder. Our next unit will be a

drawing unit that teaches the students to draw a still life in a

variety of mediums and styles.

The focus is on how to see things as an artist. It takes some time,

but the end results are worth it.

McKinley

Elementary Art

First grade artists are working on

their Cityscape collage where they learned what a skyline is and how

it is different than a horizon line. The students also better

understood background /

foreground, geometric shapes and about various iconic buildings

throughout the United States.

Second grade artists are exploring

printmaking as they make their own stamp prints. These artists

are learning about pattern, repetition and mixing colors

through layering. A fun and messy

lesson that all are enjoying. We will end the unit with a look into

an eclectic mix of famous works by printmakers like MC Escher,

Albrecht Durer, Andy Warhol,

Hokusai, Jasper Johns and Goya.

Third grade artists love their time working with plaster strips as they

construct their own relief

sculptures. The students get a better grasp for the task at hand

and how hard they will have to work as they look at Roman and

Greek sculpture for inspiration. We reflect on negative/positive space

and experiment with metallic

paints in the final stages. Can’t wait to exhibit a few of these

beauties at the District Art Show in May!

Fourth grade artists are working on their own self-made

scratchboards. First we practiced with readymade scratchboards and

then moved into making our own.

Students were asked to bring in their own photo to inspire their

work and it’s great to see what really motivates them to make art.

Elements of color, value and

texture are evident in each masterpiece

Fifth grade artists have just completed a large unit on collage.

The students sketched self-

portraits working from mirrors and careful observation. After their

sketch was made, the students continued to use mirrors to identify

warm/cool skin tones in their face and construct their portraits using

a variety of skin toned colored

papers. Focus and dedication was necessary for each artist to

complete these intricate works of art. Patterned paper was

introduced at the end of the

project to create much needed contrast and provide more interest

to the portrait.


Music

At McKinley School the 1st graders

have been learning about dynamics. Below is a picture of

their dynamic flowers!

The 2nd graders have been busy

using bells and boomwhackers.

They have been using videos on musication online to play. Students

have also celebrated Music in Our Schools Month by making some

shamrocks with reasons why music

is important.

The 5th graders are preparing to sing the National Anthem at the

Somerset Patriots game on May 6th! They are also getting ready

for their upcoming concert on May

10th which will be featuring an appearance by Jesse Ruben who

has been working with our school on "We Can" Projects this year.

Going with our school wide theme,

the theme for our spring concert will be "We Can"!

Tamaques

Elementary Art

Tamaques School is buzzing with

beautiful sculptures! Honey bees

created by the 1st graders, can be found flying in the main office and

the school library! Inspired by a school wide initiative to raise

money for the Heifer Organization, Ms. Ciaramella created the bee

project after a colleague, Mary Montes made the suggestion. Ms.

Monte’s class chose to purchase

honey bees with their fundraising dollars. Stop by to see them…they

are BEEutiful!

Grade two also focused on 3-

dimensional form, are currently plastering the birds they built with

newspaper and tape. They are

eagerly awaiting the painting phase!

The 3rd grade is finishing their unit

on complementary colors which

included several projects. They explored this component of color

theory through collage and printmaking, as well as realistic

painting where they learned that a neutralized complement can be

used to create shades and

shadows.

Grade four is also studying color theory. Focusing on color value,

they are busy creating monochromatic paintings with tints

and shades. After transferring images with carbon paper that

students found on the computer,

they practiced creating value scales and began their

masterpieces.

Fifth grade recently completed a

comic strip version self-portrait inspired by the work of Roy

Lichtenstein. Using the computer, they created and included thought

bubbles with hash tags or self-descriptive words or phrases.

They will further explore visual

communication with their next project, sewn emoji stuffies to clip

on their back pack!

Music

Now that winter is finally behind

us, Tamaques is turning the corner in our music classes from

introduction to application. Our 1st graders will be reinforcing their

knowledge of rhythm, pitch, dynamics, and instrumentation

through listening examples and

through various interactive games and songs.

In 2nd grade, students will be

focused on heightening their

understanding of rhythmic values as well as tempo terms through

many activities such as “Mr. M’s Music Matching Memory Game.”

These students will also be learning various songs dedicated

to our armed forces in preparation

for Memorial Day.

Third grade students wait in eager anticipation for arguably their most

defining musical moment of their

elementary school experience in their choice for instruments in 4th


grade. To prepare them for an educated and sound decision, we

will be discussing the differences between instruments and

instrument families as well as preparing their note-reading ability

to take that next step.

For those who are in 4th and 5th

grade, music class combines a higher level of detail in rhythm and

pitch identification and more

creative ways to apply that knowledge. Students will be

composing and experimenting with various sounds and songs that will

help them grow in their musicality.

The Tamaques 5th Grade Chorus is

also excited for their presentation of the Spring Concert on May 23rd.

With the theme of “That’s Entertainment,” the Tamaques

audience will be enjoying

performances from all forms of media in a way they will never

forget.

Tamaques & Washington

4th & 5th Grade Band The Tamaques and Washington

4th grade bands are busy preparing for their Spring

Concerts. In addition to their weekly lessons, the students are

participating in the weekly before

school band rehearsals. Selections for the spring concerts include

favorites: “Old MacDonald had a Band”, “Hard Rock Blues”, “When

the Saints Go Marching In”, and

many others!

The Washington and Tamaques 5th grade bands are also preparing

for their Spring Concert. This year’s theme is “That’s

Entertainment!” The 5th grade

band will perform “Do-Re-Mi”, from THE SOUND OF MUSIC. The

band is also working on “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”,

from MARY POPPINS, “Star Wars”

and “Happy” from DESPICABLE ME 2. The concerts are free and open

to the public. Come hear our exciting progress!

Congratulations to all of the

Washington and Tamaques Band

student who were accepted into the 2017 All City Band!

Washington

Elementary Art

Currently, 1st graders are hard at

work learning about (and creating!) traditional folk art from

South America! First graders read

the book Mola, Cuna Life Stories & Art, before creating their own

molas. Traditionally, molas are elaborate hand-sewn tapestries

that are worn as a woman's blouse

or hung on display. These hand-crafted works of art traditionally

tell a story and are always created by the women in the community.

Second grade is busy learning

about perspective while drawing

fields full of wildflowers! Students learned about the foreground,

middle ground, and background of a painting and how size is a great

way to show perspective within a

work of art. After learning about how to represent space and

distance through proportion, students created a one-point

perspective field of flowers.

The 3rd graders learned about

how to combine simple shapes to create a more complex form while

drawing their own African masks. Students were encouraged to tell

a story with their African mask and

learned about how the most traditional masks were created

using all natural materials that were harvested from nature.

Fourth grade is working on artwork

inspired by their own identity while they complete their "Tree as Me"

project. Students were instructed

to draw a tree that was planted on the day they were born. Their tree

would be as old as they are today and could be in any environment

and contain any element that best

represents them.

The 5th grade students studied the famous Russian painter Kandinsky

before creating the framework for their own piece of abstract art.

Students learned about how to

creatively follow a specific list of questions to draw their own

abstract drawing. After their abstract drawing was created,

students were encouraged to use

any dry art material they wanted to add color, patterns, visual

texture or shadow to their work of art.

Music

This school year has gone by so

incredibly fast! The students here at Washington put on our

Valentine’s/Presidents’ Day Sing-Along in February, which was a

huge success. It’s exciting to see how the students are constantly

improving their music skills and

abilities every day!

In the past few months, we have been building on concepts such as

pitch and melody in music. We have been playing lots of games

and singing songs to help improve

our ability to match pitch and feel the placement of it in our voices.

We have continued talking more about rhythm, as the 1st and 2nd

graders can now recognize patterns of pitches and rhythms

much better than before! We use


foods and other words to instill these rhythmic patterns. The 3rd,

4th, and 5th graders have been able to identify solfege syllables

with hand signs and read complicated rhythmic patterns,

often reading videos containing a

consistent beat. Some of our favorite games include: “Pass the

beat around the room”, “Simon Sings”, “Salami”, and “Don’t clap

this one back”. Many of these are

“out” games, which are an encouraging and fun way for

students to stay motivated and competitive, while training their

ears!

The students have also learned about texture in music, and they

were physically able to see a music

score through something called an animated score. These animated

scores are videos found on YouTube that travel in real time.

The colors of the animation

symbolize what instruments are playing, and the shapes describe

the length and often dynamics of notes. The placement of where the

notes are on the page, correlate with the pitch whether moving or

staying still, high or low. The

students were fascinated by these animated scores, especially the

pieces that included symphony orchestras, as the animations

became much more complex!

We have been learning a number of folk and partner songs, which

help students stay involved, keep a

steady beat, recognize pitch and form, while dancing and moving.

Students have been able to create their own dances and hand

motions for songs, allowing room

for creativity and self-expression. We have also used some

instruments, such as bells, sticks, boomwhackers, and drums to add

different textures to our musical

experiences. A favorite of ours includes “boomwhackers”, which

are pitched tubes of various sizes. The length correlates with the

pitch, and we created songs by whacking them on the floor at the

appropriate time. The students enjoy playing songs with these

instruments.

Every year, March is designated as Music in our Schools Month by

the National Association for Music Education. At Washington School,

we try to do something special to

celebrate music. The students all created, and decorated music

symbols, notes, and instruments to illustrate what music means to

them. The theme was to spread joy by sharing our music to others!

Parents of 4th and 5th graders,

who play instruments, were invited to come in and perform for their

child’s class. We had quite a few responses, and the students

enjoyed having their parents come

in to perform! We also sang a Patriotic song as a school during

the morning announcements a

few times a week during the month.

It was wonderful

seeing how important music

is to our students and school

community.

Our 5th graders have been

working very diligently these past

few months in chorus. We are excited to be singing the National

Anthem at the Somerset Patriots’ baseball game again this upcoming

May 5th. We are also preparing for

our final Spring concert, which is Thursday, May 18th at 7pm. Some

of our “entertainment” themed


concert songs include: “Under the Sea” from The Little Mermaid,

“You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from Toy Story, “Scales and

Arpeggios” from The Aristocats, “In Summer” from Frozen and a

few others. We hope to see you

there!

Wilson

Elementary Art

What are organic shapes? What are geometric shapes? The 1st

grade classes found out the

answers to these questions when Mrs. Massenzio explained that

organic shapes are often free form and have curved edges, as

opposed to geometric shapes, which have straight edges, like a

triangle or square. Each student

diligently created organic shapes, and used them in a paper lava

lamp. The children got very creative, and really enjoyed seeing

the results!

Dolls are a part of every culture.

Each culture has unique and interesting customs, and Japan is

no exception! Second grade students learned all about

Japanese Kokeshi dolls. The

children watched a video of a Japanese man creating a Kokeshi

doll. Second grade classes produced impressive results with

their own Kokeshi dolls, and the

students were thrilled with the results!

Third grade students at Wilson had

fun creating winter pictures of ice skaters. Emphasis is one of the

principles of design, used by artists

to focus in on a particular part of their picture. Third grade classes

focused on the skates and the skater’s legs. Using a collage

technique, each student added their own creative touches to

produce wonderful results!

Students in 4th grade really

enjoyed making their very own “wanted” poster to be used in

conjunction with our previous “wild west” themed cowboy boot. This

will be a fun way to learn about

proper facial feature placement, and how to create facial emotions

in their drawings. The goal is for the student to acquire basic

knowledge, skills and experience with portrait drawing. Inherent in

the process, the students will

analyze and exercise a chance to creatively express themselves.

Fifth grade students created

beautiful lighthouses, using a

mixed media, collage technique. Lighthouses have been used as

navigational aids for sailors for thousands of years. There are

about 340 lighthouses in the

United States today. Every lighthouse has a distinctive pattern

of light known as its characteristic. Sandy Hook, New Jersey has the

oldest operating lighthouse in the United States. Perspective,

analogous colors, and texture were

focal points. This lesson also coordinates with their classroom

studies; they will be going to Sandy Hook for a class trip.

Music

How many major composers can

you name, and what are some of

the works for which they are famous? Students at all grade

levels continue to increase their knowledge of famous composers

and compositions while listening

and moving to the music. Some of our favorites: Grieg’s In the Hall

of the Mountain King, Mozart’s Turkish Rondo, Tchaikovsky’s

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Beethoven’s Fur Elise and Ode to

Joy.

Second and fourth graders

continue to study intervals, and especially enjoy the healthy

competition provided by two-team matches. Name the interval,

Family Feud style!

Our third and fourth graders

prepared a special March performance in celebration of

Music in Our Schools Month, to be performed for the Wilson School

parents. Represented on the

program were Caribbean Calypso, the American Spiritual and

American folk music, to name a few.

Fifth graders move closer to their Spring concert, preparing

repertoire in Hebrew, Spanish and Japanese! Shalom, muchas

gracias and sayonara!!

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Lincoln

School

At Lincoln School, the kindergarteners all worked very

hard for their Sing-a-Long on March 31st. These growing artists

did an amazing job creating Jasper John-inspired, word paintings

helping to set the mood for our

sing-a-long theme. Each artist chose a word that tells the viewer

something about being Courageous and Kind.

In April and May, we will be travelling around the world and

back in time. First, the Japanese art of fish printing called Gyotaku

will be explored. Then, we will be learning about the first artists

through cave painting. The kinders

really do love to explore how others make art.

The littlest artists at Lincoln will be focusing on all things spring in

April and May. From Georgia O’Keeffe’s big and bold flowers and

Van Gogh’s sunflowers to cheery

cherry blossoms that help us welcome spring, we will be

exploring many different ways to create flowers. We will also explore

many ways to create art when we

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Upcycle!

In music they have been a buzz for

the last several weeks getting

ready for their Sing-a-Long on March 31st. In keeping with the

theme “Have Courage and Be Kind” and featuring the book,

Courage by Bernard Weber, students sang many songs and

even shared their own ways they

have had courage!


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 Westfield 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 [email protected]. 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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