Annoucements
Dylan and Misty in the Gallery
Peru State College Art Day
The HTRS Art Department had the fortunate opportunity to participate in the second annual Art Day event at Peru State College on Friday, March 23. This was a non-school day; the middle school music contest was hosted at our facility. However, two high school art students, Misty M. and Dylan S., elected to participate. Both students took fine arts and graphic design classes taught by Peru State College art professors and art major students. In conjunction with the studio experience, high school students displayed their art in a juried exhibition. The art exhibition was judged by the nationally know political cartoonist Paul Fell. This was a day to be remembered and was definitely enriching.
The HTRS Art Department had the fortunate opportunity to participate in the second annual Art Day event at Peru State College on Friday, March 23. This was a non-school day; the middle school music contest was hosted at our facility. However, two high school art students, Misty M. and Dylan S., elected to participate. Both students took fine arts and graphic design classes taught by Peru State College art professors and art major students. In conjunction with the studio experience, high school students displayed their art in a juried exhibition. The art exhibition was judged by the nationally know political cartoonist Paul Fell. This was a day to be remembered and was definitely enriching.
March is Youth Art Month
Since March is Youth Art Month, every HTRS student will be recognized as Artist of the Month.
Youth Art Month began in 1961 as a joint effort of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) and The Art and Creative Materials Institute, Inc (ACMI). The underlying premise of Youth Art Month is to recognize the value of art education for all students. The arts teach students to connect to their poetic voice and say what cannot be said any other way. In addition, students discover that there is more than one solution to a problem and that good judgment prevails over rules.
Youth Art Month is celebrated all across the country. It is not uncommon to see special art displays in public places such as museums, galleries, libraries, and even private businesses. Ms. Joyner celebrates Youth Art Month with HTRS student art works on display in public venues. Work is on display in the office of The City of Humboldt, American National Bank, and The Law Offices of Fankhauser, Nelson, Werts, Ziskey & Merwin, P.C.
A special display can also be found by the main entrance.
Since March is Youth Art Month, every HTRS student will be recognized as Artist of the Month.
Youth Art Month began in 1961 as a joint effort of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) and The Art and Creative Materials Institute, Inc (ACMI). The underlying premise of Youth Art Month is to recognize the value of art education for all students. The arts teach students to connect to their poetic voice and say what cannot be said any other way. In addition, students discover that there is more than one solution to a problem and that good judgment prevails over rules.
Youth Art Month is celebrated all across the country. It is not uncommon to see special art displays in public places such as museums, galleries, libraries, and even private businesses. Ms. Joyner celebrates Youth Art Month with HTRS student art works on display in public venues. Work is on display in the office of The City of Humboldt, American National Bank, and The Law Offices of Fankhauser, Nelson, Werts, Ziskey & Merwin, P.C.
A special display can also be found by the main entrance.
A display of 7th and 8th grade clay titles
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Printmaking display by the principal's office attracts attention. This print is by senior Misty.
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2018 Pioneer Conference Art Show
Congratulations to freshman Alyssa Frey for receiving Third Place in the Printmaking Division
The following students also participated in the 2018 Pioneer Conference Art Show:
7th grade: Ty F.
8th grade: Madison R., Marcus B., Ty F., Corey O., Dominic J., Mikkayla F., Ty F., Nic K.
9th grade: Dylan S., Josh B
10th grade: Unique
11th grade: Aliesha W.
67th GFWC District #1 K-12 Art Contest and Exhibit
Congratulations to freshman Alyssa Frey for receiving an Honorable Mention in the Printmaking Division
The exhibit will be on display in the Stalder Gallery at the Falls City Library until March 3. The Stalder Gallery is open during library hours: M -TH 10-8, Fri 10-6, SAT 9-12
The following students also participating in the GFWC Exhibit in the Stalder Gallery:
7th grade: Ty F.
8th grade: Madison R., Marcus B., Ty F., Corey O., Dominic J., Mikkayla F., Ty F., Nic K.
9th grade: Dylan S., Josh B
10th grade: Unique
11th grade: Aliesha W.
Congratulations to freshman Alyssa Frey for receiving Third Place in the Printmaking Division
The following students also participated in the 2018 Pioneer Conference Art Show:
7th grade: Ty F.
8th grade: Madison R., Marcus B., Ty F., Corey O., Dominic J., Mikkayla F., Ty F., Nic K.
9th grade: Dylan S., Josh B
10th grade: Unique
11th grade: Aliesha W.
67th GFWC District #1 K-12 Art Contest and Exhibit
Congratulations to freshman Alyssa Frey for receiving an Honorable Mention in the Printmaking Division
The exhibit will be on display in the Stalder Gallery at the Falls City Library until March 3. The Stalder Gallery is open during library hours: M -TH 10-8, Fri 10-6, SAT 9-12
The following students also participating in the GFWC Exhibit in the Stalder Gallery:
7th grade: Ty F.
8th grade: Madison R., Marcus B., Ty F., Corey O., Dominic J., Mikkayla F., Ty F., Nic K.
9th grade: Dylan S., Josh B
10th grade: Unique
11th grade: Aliesha W.
2018 Aviation Art Contest Update
Congratulations to Seventh Grader Aalexxus Haug for receiving and Honorable Mention in the 2018 Aviation Art Contest
"Flight into the Future" by Aalexxus Haug
Alyssa F. (Freshman)
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Aliesha W. (Junior)
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Artist of the Month: Alyssa Frey by Ms. Joyner
Note -The following was published in the February Edition of the school's newsletter The Bolt
Ms. Joyner is pleased to announce freshman Alyssa Frey as February’s Artist of the Month 2018. The Artist of the Month 2018 is a special recognition program to honor outstanding young artists.
As an eighth grader, Alyssa’s artistic abilities flourished. Her talent was recognized by the judges of several art competitions. Alyssa received an Honorable Mention in the statewide 2017 Nebraska Aviation Art contest. Her acrylic Impressionist inspired painting of a bouquet of sunflowers placed first in the 2017 Pioneer Conference Art Contest, Best of Category in The Falls City GFWC Art Contest, and First Place in the GFWC/NFWC Statewide Art Contest.
Alyssa’s most recent artworks demonstrate advanced technique, skill, and craftsmanship. However, her extremely inventive concepts, which lead to high originality, transform her work from the ordinary to the extraordinary. Alyssa’s responses to the daily warm-up exercise or drawing prompt are usually so unique and unexpected one cannot help to smile and laugh. In turn, Alyssa’s great sense of humor is well expressed.
The following are Alyssa’s responses to Ms. Joyner’s interview questions (interview questions are italicized):
What is your most rememberable moment in art class? It was when I found out my Impressionistic painting won first place in the statewide GFWC contest.
What was your most favorite project? The Impressionism painting was the best. It was nice to see the work evolve over the semester.
What was your least favorite project? Drawing using pointillism or stippling is too tedious. Even though the end results are good, my hand gets too tired and starts to hurt.
Describe a project you learned the most from even though the end product was “less than desirable”. Relief printmaking with multiple layers using stencils was difficult and frustrating. I did not think I would like how the prints would develop but I was pleased with the end results. There was an element of surprise to the project.
What is your favorite media (material)? Watercolor
Who is your favorite artist from art history? Salvador Dali. Why? I like works that that make you want to figure out what the artist is saying or thinking. His work is so full of hidden meanings and it leads to a brain storm.
What is your favorite art work? “The Persistence of Memory” by Salvador Dali
What are your plans for the future? I would like to go into Early Childhood Education. I also want to coach middle school or high school basketball.
Note -The following was published in the February Edition of the school's newsletter The Bolt
Ms. Joyner is pleased to announce freshman Alyssa Frey as February’s Artist of the Month 2018. The Artist of the Month 2018 is a special recognition program to honor outstanding young artists.
As an eighth grader, Alyssa’s artistic abilities flourished. Her talent was recognized by the judges of several art competitions. Alyssa received an Honorable Mention in the statewide 2017 Nebraska Aviation Art contest. Her acrylic Impressionist inspired painting of a bouquet of sunflowers placed first in the 2017 Pioneer Conference Art Contest, Best of Category in The Falls City GFWC Art Contest, and First Place in the GFWC/NFWC Statewide Art Contest.
Alyssa’s most recent artworks demonstrate advanced technique, skill, and craftsmanship. However, her extremely inventive concepts, which lead to high originality, transform her work from the ordinary to the extraordinary. Alyssa’s responses to the daily warm-up exercise or drawing prompt are usually so unique and unexpected one cannot help to smile and laugh. In turn, Alyssa’s great sense of humor is well expressed.
The following are Alyssa’s responses to Ms. Joyner’s interview questions (interview questions are italicized):
What is your most rememberable moment in art class? It was when I found out my Impressionistic painting won first place in the statewide GFWC contest.
What was your most favorite project? The Impressionism painting was the best. It was nice to see the work evolve over the semester.
What was your least favorite project? Drawing using pointillism or stippling is too tedious. Even though the end results are good, my hand gets too tired and starts to hurt.
Describe a project you learned the most from even though the end product was “less than desirable”. Relief printmaking with multiple layers using stencils was difficult and frustrating. I did not think I would like how the prints would develop but I was pleased with the end results. There was an element of surprise to the project.
What is your favorite media (material)? Watercolor
Who is your favorite artist from art history? Salvador Dali. Why? I like works that that make you want to figure out what the artist is saying or thinking. His work is so full of hidden meanings and it leads to a brain storm.
What is your favorite art work? “The Persistence of Memory” by Salvador Dali
What are your plans for the future? I would like to go into Early Childhood Education. I also want to coach middle school or high school basketball.
The following is from the January, 2018 newsletter edition of The Bolt
Artist of the Month: Misty Mather
Ms. Joyner is pleased to announce Senior Misty Mather as January’s Artist of the Month 2018. The Artist of the Month 2018 is a special recognition program to honor outstanding young artists.
Misty has taken art classes for the past 6 years at HTRS Schools. These years do not include the art lessons taught in the elementary classrooms before middle school. One of those early experiences included a project in Mrs. Hilgenfeld’s class where she created a clay model of the plant earth’s layers. Her work was of such a high caliber that Mrs. Hilgenfeld asked to keep it as an exemplar. This rememberable moment encouraged Misty to be diligent and persistent while pursuing difficult artistic endeavors. Such persistence helped her drawing skills to excel in the 7th grade when she discovered how deliberate practice has rewards
The following are Misty’s responses to Ms. Joyner’s interview questions (interview questions are italicized):
What is your most rememberable moment in art class? Misty recalls how she “lost” two rings her freshman year in the art room. She had been working on an extensive clay sculpture and could not find her rings at the end of class after everything had been cleaned up. After a frantic hour of searching, Misty’s mother came to help with the search. It turns out that Misty’s rings were inside a large ball of spare clay she had wrapped up for future use.
Most favorite project? Large scale clay coil pot. Why? This was my first large scale clay project and I had a lot of creative freedom with it. This is when I discovered that clay is something I really enjoy.
What was your least favorite project? I really do not have one…I liked them all.
Describe a project you learned the most from even though the end product was “less than desirable”. The coil pot, it did not turn out exactly how I wanted it to be but I learned a lot of skills from it.
What is your favorite media (material)? Clay
Who is your favorite artist from art history? Van Gogh. Why? He is my favorite in part because of his art style and use of color. What is even more interesting is how he sold very few paintings in his life time but continued to paint for many years.
What is your favorite art work? “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh
What are your plans for the future? I will attend Peru State College starting in the Fall of 2018. I will study Fine Arts Education including both music and visual.
To see more of Misty’s work please visit the 7th Hour page of this site.
Artist of the Month: Misty Mather
Ms. Joyner is pleased to announce Senior Misty Mather as January’s Artist of the Month 2018. The Artist of the Month 2018 is a special recognition program to honor outstanding young artists.
Misty has taken art classes for the past 6 years at HTRS Schools. These years do not include the art lessons taught in the elementary classrooms before middle school. One of those early experiences included a project in Mrs. Hilgenfeld’s class where she created a clay model of the plant earth’s layers. Her work was of such a high caliber that Mrs. Hilgenfeld asked to keep it as an exemplar. This rememberable moment encouraged Misty to be diligent and persistent while pursuing difficult artistic endeavors. Such persistence helped her drawing skills to excel in the 7th grade when she discovered how deliberate practice has rewards
The following are Misty’s responses to Ms. Joyner’s interview questions (interview questions are italicized):
What is your most rememberable moment in art class? Misty recalls how she “lost” two rings her freshman year in the art room. She had been working on an extensive clay sculpture and could not find her rings at the end of class after everything had been cleaned up. After a frantic hour of searching, Misty’s mother came to help with the search. It turns out that Misty’s rings were inside a large ball of spare clay she had wrapped up for future use.
Most favorite project? Large scale clay coil pot. Why? This was my first large scale clay project and I had a lot of creative freedom with it. This is when I discovered that clay is something I really enjoy.
What was your least favorite project? I really do not have one…I liked them all.
Describe a project you learned the most from even though the end product was “less than desirable”. The coil pot, it did not turn out exactly how I wanted it to be but I learned a lot of skills from it.
What is your favorite media (material)? Clay
Who is your favorite artist from art history? Van Gogh. Why? He is my favorite in part because of his art style and use of color. What is even more interesting is how he sold very few paintings in his life time but continued to paint for many years.
What is your favorite art work? “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh
What are your plans for the future? I will attend Peru State College starting in the Fall of 2018. I will study Fine Arts Education including both music and visual.
To see more of Misty’s work please visit the 7th Hour page of this site.
"Curious Kitty" by Misty Mather (Senior)
A glimpse into the art room...
 Our printing press; A very generous gift from the HTRS Foundation
Printmaking supplies
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The treasured kiln.... much hotter than your mom's oven
Clay supplies and glaze wares
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Plenty of northern lighting through the large windows on the third floor of the new addition