ARROWFEST 2007

Started in the spring of 2006, Arrowfest is an annual event (for several weeks) where the “arts” in the Clinton Public Schools are “recognized and celebrated”. The following is the Arrowfest 2007 calendar, information on the Arrowfest speakers, and pictures of some of the activities.

Monday, April 16

FEA’s origami contest

Entries due in E105

(open to CHS students)

Monday, April 16 – Saturday, April 28:

Arrowfest Art Show

(Work from art classes)

Media Center

Monday, April 16

Homeroom

Sound of Music:

Ralph Miller

Acoustic Guitar

Lecture Hall

Monday, April 16 – Monday, April 30

Mississippi Waters – Paper Sculptures

(8^th grade art classes)

CJHS Art Hallway

and

Plaster Gauze Sculpture Display

(8^th grade art classes)

CJHS Library

Monday, April 16 – Monday, April 30

7^th Grade Art Display

(7^th grade art classes)

CJHS Cafeteria and Front Hall Trophy Cases

Monday, April 16 – Friday, May 4

Interpretive Self Portrait Display

(Sumner Hill art classes)

Sumner Hill Library and Hallway

Tuesday, April 17

Lunch

FEA’s Origami Contest

Vote for your favorite

(benefits Baptist Children’s Village)

Lunch – hallway next to cafeteria

Tuesday, April 17

Homeroom

Art Talk:

Bob Dunaway

Latex Mold Making

E102

Wednesday, April 18

Homeroom

Art Talk:

Teresa Boone (Rees Designs)

Silkscreen Techniques

E102

Thursday, April 19^th

Pantomime and Shakespeare Monologue

(Drama students in front of school)

Sidewalk Chalk Contest

(Art students in front of school)

Kite Flying

(Physics classes – outside)

Disney Concert

(Arrow Singers)

Foreign Dance, etc.

(Foreign Language classes)

Art “Booths” (Face painting, demonstrations, etc.)

(Art classes)

Scrap Happiness

(Scrapbook Club)

LINKT

(String trio)

(If it is raining, the sidewalk chalk contest and kite flying will need to be moved to another day.)

Thursday, April 19

Spring Installation

(CJHS art students)

Outside CJHS

Friday, April 20

Game Day

(Various board games set up to play throughout the day)

Media Center

Friday, April 20

Homeroom

Book Notes:

Brad Chisolm

History of Clinton

Lecture Hall

Friday, April 20

MHSAA State Concert Festival (Pearl High School)

CHS Band

Friday, April 20 – Sunday, April 22

CHS Band Trip (Branson, MO)

Tuesday, April 24 – Saturday, April 28

Attaché Spring Review

Auditorium

Thursday, April 24

7:00 p.m.

CJHS Band Concert

CJHS Auditorium

Thursday, April 26

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

CHS Arrowfest Art Show Reception

and

Instrumental – Vanese Landry

Media Center

Saturday, April 28 – Wednesday, May2

SHJHS Choir Trip (Performing at Disneyworld)

Monday, April 30 – Wednesday, May 2

CHS Art Sale

(Art students work)

(Hall outside cafeteria –lunch)

Monday, April 30 – Friday, May 11

CHS Computer Art Show

(Computer Graphics classes)

Media Center & Entrance

Culture of the 1950’s Display

(U.S. History classes)

Media Center & Entrance

Psychology Fair Projects

(Psychology class)

Media Center & Entrance

Monday, April 30

Homeroom

Art Talk:

Cordelia Godfrey

Porcelain Doll Making

Media Center

Tuesday, May 1

Homeroom

Book Notes:

Sherri Ottis

Silent Heroes: Downed Airmen and the French Underground

Lecture Hall

Tuesday, May 1

7:00 p.m.

Arrow Singers Concert

Auditorium

Wednesday, May 2

Homeroom

Art Talk:

Karen Fowler

Papermaking

E102

Thursday, May 3 – Friday, May 11

CHS Senior Art Show

(Senior art students)

Baptist Healthplex

Thursday, May 3 – Saturday, May 5

CHS Choir Trip (Dallas)

Friday, May, 4

Homeroom

Art Talk:

Lee Dunlap

Watercolor

E102

Monday, May 7

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

CHS Senior Art Show Reception

and

LINKT (String trio)

Baptist Healthplex

Monday, May 7

7:00 p.m.

Jazz Band & Percussion Ensemble Concert

CHS Auditorium

Tuesday, May 8

7:00 p.m.

CHS Wind, Ensemble, Concert Band &

SHJHS Concert

CHS Auditorium

Thursday, May 10

Attaché Banquet

Saturday, May 12

CHS Band Banquet

Monday, May 14- Tuesday, May 15

7:00 p.m.

CJHS Choir Concert

CJHS Auditorium

Tuesday, May 15

7:00 p.m.

SHJHS Spring Choir Concert

Sumner Hill

Speakers for Arrowfest 2007

Ralph Miller

Speaking and singing on April 16 - Ralph Miller, a Vicksburg native, is a fantastic acoustic guitar player and singer/songwriter who currently lives in the Belhaven area of Jackson, Mississippi. His music includes classics and oldies from the 60s, 70s, and 80s in the likes of Gordon Lightfoot, the Eagles, and James Taylor. In the fall of 2006 he released his most current album, Mississippi Moonlight. Ralph can be found playing local gigs at the Haute Pig in Madison, Brent’s Grocery in Jackson, Archestrautus Grill in Clinton, and Barrillo’s in Vicksburg, among many other locations. He is also often booked for private parties and weddings.

Bob Allen Dunaway

Arrowfest speaker for April 17 – Bob Dunaway - His versatility is evident in his sculptures, watercolors and assemblages. Also known for his silhouettes, calligraphy, and illustrations, Dunaway works in both fine art and commercial art modes. Bob has taught in several locations – one of them - serving as Art Department chair at Hinds and being named Mississippi Art Educator of the Year in 1984. His works are included in public and private art collections across the country. In the “Art Talk”, Bob talked about and demonstrated “Latex Mold Making”.

Teresa Boone

Our Arrowfest speaker Wednesday, April 18 - Teresa Boone with Rees Designs. Teresa attended and received a BA, a MA and an Education Specialist Degree from Mississippi Collage. She taught art at Callaway High School for 12 years and started a screen printing business in a barn in 1983. Her screen printing business, Rees Designs,has grown and is now located on Hwy 80. Rees Designs has a design staff specializing in screen printing for advertising agencies and private groups. Even though a large part of her business is done for Mississippians, she has printed and shipped work overseas.

Chad Chisholm

Arrowfest speaker for Friday, April 20 - Basil Chadwick Chisholm teaches English at Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi. His family moved to Clinton, Mississippi in April 1985 when he was six years old, and he graduated from Clinton High School in 1996. Chad went on the earn degrees from The University of Mississippi in 2000 and Clemson University in 2004. Chad is the author of Clinton (Arcadia Publishing). His book is a pictorial history of his hometown and is, as of 2007, the only historical book on Clinton, Mississippi currently in print. Chad is presently working on a second history of Clinton with Arcadia Publishing.

Cordelia Godfrey

Speaker for Monday, April 30 -Cordelia Godfrey teaches English and African American Literature at Clinton High School. She is a graduate of Milsaps College with a BA in English. She did graduate work at Mississippi College and Jackson State University. She teaches adjunct English courses at Hinds Community College, and she teaches Porcelain Doll Making at Jackson State University for Kids Kollege. Cordelia has been a doll maker for the last 20 years, and owns her own company Godfrey's Gallery. She recently converted her two-story home to her own private doll's house where she teaches doll making, sells doll making supplies, and showcases dolls from the 1930's to the 1970's. She is not only a doll maker,but she is also a doll collector.

Sherri Ottis

Arrowfest speaker for Tuesday, May 1 - Sherri Ottis is a World History at Clinton High School and the author of the book Silent Heroes: Downed Airmen and the French Underground. The book is a true account of the airmen who were shot down over western Europe during World War II and the people who helped them evade capture by the Germans. During trips to Europe, she spoke with people who served time in concentration camps for their work as part of the resistance, visited the places where they did their work, and retraced the evacuation route of airmen from Belgium to Spain, crossing the Pyrenees Mountains on foot. She has also had numerous articles published in the Air Forces Escape and Evasion quarterly magazine.

Karen Fowler

Speaker for Wednesday, May 2 -Karen Fowler is a retired art instructor from Clinton who taught for 35 years, 25 of those at Clinton High School. Over the years she has studied and taught a wide variety of styles and media. She will be showing a demonstration of handmade paper and showing projects that have been done using handmade paper. Mrs. Fowler’s interest in papermaking came from a trip to the New Orleans French Market many years ago where artists were selling delicate note cards and envelopes made from pressed wild flowers, lace and paper pulp.

Lee Dunlap

Final Arrowfest speaker for 2007 -Lee Dunlap is an accomplished watercolor painter and photographer residing in Clinton, Mississippi. He considers himself somewhat of a cowboy, spending his spare time photographing bull rides/fights at local and out of state rodeos. Often he will use his rodeo photographs from which to paint watercolor paintings of riders and bulls in action. Lee received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Mississippi College and is currently employed as an art instructor at Hinds Community College in Raymond

Sidewalk Chalk Drawing

Each class worked in groups and had 1 class period to start and finish their design. Each work was approximately 5’ x 6’. This activity in Arrowfest not only excited the students drawing, but the onlookers as well!!

Winners in Art I

(Each drawing represented an artist.)

Art II Winners

(Each drawing represented a period of art)

Art III/ Art IV

(These pictures represented musical artists.)

View of one side of sidewalk chalk drawings.

“Work” in progress.

The Arrow Singers presented a Disney Concert.

“Art assistants” (art students from CHS) directed Life Skills students in a printing art project.

Spanish students singing in Spanish.

Various demonstrations were observed.

There were many entries for the Arrowfest t-shirt design contest. It was open to any CHS student. First, second, third, and honorable mention were named. Each of the finalist received a free Arrowfest t-shirt and the first place winner also received $20. The back of the winning design is below.