“The senior class had a lot of very artistic students, and I thought it was important to celebrate them at the same level that we celebrate our athletes,” says Lila Lohr, interim head of school for 2017–2018. She presented the idea to the arts faculty, who organized the event. The students attending art colleges joined their families, arts faculty, and college counselors in the head of school’s office for the signing celebration.
In keeping with the visual arts focus, even the students’ signatures were a work of art. The students signed a wood plaque that was designed by art teacher Diane Yu and hand cut by art teacher Sarah Sachs; science teacher Jim Audette 3-D printed the small signature plates. The students placed their signatures on the plaque, which will include the names of future art school students.
This year’s art college students will be attending Maryland Institute College of Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Pratt Institute, and Savannah College of Art and Design. Courtesy of Aja Jackson/Garrison Forest School
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