Talk a Virtual Walk Through the Maine West Virtual Art Show! #207Now #art #arteducation @mainewestart @lahartanddesign2 @lloyd_mwphoto @mainewestfab

Suleman Ahmed

Congratulations to all of the visual artists on their incredible work in their visual arts classes this year! The sampling here represents only a small number of impressive pieces from the entire show. 

Please take a virtual walk through the 

21-22 Maine West Virtual Art Show 

by clicking HERE. 

Thank you to the visual art teachers Rick Cammarata, Natalya Kljajic, Felicia Lahart and Melissa Lloyd for putting together this tremendous show, a wonderful celebration of achievement in the visual arts, for us all to enjoy!

Jack Dinse

Weronika Kmiec

Pavlina Panagiotidis

Mya Caceres

Maddie Chiakas

Linzey Lucas

Laura Grahn

Joshua Henderson

Jonathan Santos

Gisselle Gomez

Esho Eshoo

Elia Muriel

Donovan Rowland

Destiny Coss

Daisy Flores

Daelynn Campos

Cassandra Echeverria

Alina Mithani

Congratulations, Class of 2022! Thank you for your tremendous contributions to the Fine Arts at Maine West! #207Now #Classof2022 #Graduation @mainewestband @mworchestras @mainewestchoir @mainewestdrama @mainewesttechcrew @mainewestart @lahartanddesign2 @ wmth_mainewest @mainewestfab

The Maine West Fine Arts Department salutes the Class of 2022! Thank you for your contributions and dedication to the arts at Maine West! 

The students in the slide show below have distinguished themselves as outstanding students in their Fine Arts classes!

Maine West Broadcasting Student, Brooke Capper, Awarded Crystal Pillar Award at NATAS Chicago/Midwest Chapter Silver Circle Dinner #207Now #emmyawards #natas #mediaartseducation #broadcasting @wmth_mainewest @mainewestfab

(Left to right) Mason Strom, Rebecca Orr, Roz Varon (@rozvaronABC7) from ABC, Channel 7, Nicole Scimeca and another student award winner.

Maine West Broadcasting students have found tremendous success this year, earning nominations and awards presented at the NATAS (National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences) Chicago/Midwest Chapter Silver Circle Dinner. 

The Silver Circle Dinner honors exemplary work in the television industry for people with 25 years or more of experience. Roz Varon, a Maine East graduate, was one of the honorees.  Students of the television arts also receive awards for exemplary work. HERE are all recipients of this year's student production awards.

Brooke Capper and Ms. Rebecca Orr

Maine West student, Brooke Capper, received a Crystal Pillar Award for her news package, The Hope Wall in the category of light news at the NATAS Silver Circle Dinner on Friday, May 13, 2022. This is the high school equivalent of earning an Emmy Award. We are so very proud of Brooke!

Brooke Capper with her Crystal Pillar Award

MW/D62 Graduate Art Show on Display at the Des Plaines Public Library #207Now #art #arteducation @mainewestart @lahartanddesign2

Head on over to the Des Plaines Public Library May 16-25, 2022 to see the District 62 & Maine West GRADUATE SHOW, an art show showcasing work by 8th & 12th grade graduating students! More information about the show can be found at www.dppl.org. 

Maine West Broadcasting Students Earn Awards from NATAS and MMEA! #207Now #broadcasting #mediaartseducation @wmth_mainewest

Students in Maine West's broadcasting program distinguished themselves as some of the best student broadcasters and filmmakers in the region by earning a number of awards at the Midwest Media Educators' Association (MMEA) Festival on Friday, April 29, 2022! Congratulations to all of the students on your incredible achievements! We are so proud of you!

Brooke Capper's piece, The Hope Wall, took home two awards: 

• 1st Place and Crystal Pillar Winner from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) for Light News
• 2nd Place News Package from the Midwest Media Educators' Association

Brooke Capper's piece, From Pain to Hope, took home 1st Place in Documentary Filmmaking from the MMEA

Ben Pluta's piece, Libraries of the Past: Terry Blue's Honor Flight, took home 3rd Place in Documentary Filmmaking from the MMEA. Ben's piece also received a NATAS nomination. 

Nitya Nair and Lindsey Kulesza's piece, How to Make a Dessert Charcuterie Board, took home 2nd Place in Demonstration Video from the MMEA.

Warrior Weekly- 4th Place News Program MMEA 

Anchors: Said Nonoal, Andrew Stutheit, Nitya Nair, Lindsey Kulesza 

Producers: Abby Wilson, Said Nonoal, Brooke Capper, Addie Webb, Ash Carmichael 

News Packages: Addie Webb, Brooke Capper, Leena Lugo, Nitya Nair, Lindsey Kulesza

Intro Video: Damian Liakopolous 

Head Editor: Sam Lightfoot 

Warrior Weekly 57 

Maine West Artist, Ash Carmichael, a Winner of Sun-Times' "The Imagination Project" Art Contest! #207Now #artcontest @Suntimes @mainewestart @lahartanddesign @mainewestfab

Ash Carmichael's piece, Spring is Near, has been named a winner of the Sun-Times' The Imagination Project art contest! 

Read the article about this contest in the Sun-Times HERE. In the article, two Chicago artists, Cheri Charlton and Molly Z., who reviewed the submissions, commented on Ash's work: Ms. Carlton said,“[Ash's] piece is an excellent example of artistic skill both technically and conceptually. I love all the attention to detail you see in the blades of grass, flowers and leaves. The storytelling is quite strong, too. We see a metaphor for the passage of time/seasons/life being created. It’s all heightened by the beautiful, atmospheric details in the sky through the way the clouds are drawn and the way light is used on the far right side of the piece.”

Molly Z. commented, “What an interesting study of the seasons, the passage of time and the beauty and uniqueness of nature! I like how [Ash] is exploring various techniques to render the details, creating both a realistic and mystic quality. This is such an amazing start at portraying how light interacts on the smallest of forms in nature.”

Congratulations, Ash! We are so proud of you!

Congratulations to Band & Choir Students on a Wonderful Spring Concert! #207Now #musiceducation #musicinspires @mainewestband @mainewestchoir @wmth_mainewest @mainewesttechcrew @mainewestfab

Congratulations to the students in the Maine West band and choir programs on an incredible final concert of the school year! Each group performed with tremendous musicianship and demonstrated significant musical growth! 

All In Choir's performance brought down the house!

Will Beckman performed the 3rd movement of Rimsky-Korsakov's Trombone Concerto beautifully!

Congratulations to the Class of 2022! Mr. Gerstmayr and Mr. Schiffer honored members of the senior class, and recognized select students for their exemplary leadership and musicianship:

Semper Fidelis Award
Elena Bu & Alexis Delgado

Director's Award for Leadership in Choir

Pavlina Panagiotidis & Alexis Delgado

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award

William Beckman

National School Choral Award

Alexandra Krieger

John Phillip Sousa Award

Andrew Stutheit

Arion Award for Musical Excellence

Alexandra Krieger (Band) & Dulf Vincent Genis (Choir)

PROGRAM

Jazz Band

Theme from "Peter Gunn" by Henry Mancini, arr. Murtha

Mr. Blue Sky by Jeff Lynne, arr. Holmes

Take Five by Paul Desmond, arr. Lewis

Mixed Chorus

For Good from Wicked by Stephen Schwartz, arr. Huff

Soloists: Jaiden Maisonet, Addison Stutheit, Linzey Lucas & Irene Han

Symphonic and Concert Bands

Fanfare for a New Age by Michael Story

Happy Birthday, Ludwig! arr. Wagner

Shakespeare Meets Godzilla by Robert Buckley

All In Choir

We're Gonna Shine by Stuart Scotts and Tom Pease

Soloists: Ryan Wieczorkiewicz, Ali Krieger, Eamon McHugh & Haven Wallgren Lemmerman

Percussion Ensemble

Stool Pigeon by Julie Davila

Concert Choir

Taylor, The Latte Boy by Heisler & Goldrich, arr. Huff

Soloists: Emma Ohlson, Sage Miller, Amelia Foy & Nanty Chavez Amezcua

Percussion Techniques

Helix by Eric Rath

Chamber Choir

Somebody to Love by Freddie Mercury, arr. Emerson

Soloists: Dulf Vincent Genis, Jessica Mueller, Colin Jones, Aiden Williamson & Gabi Febus

Percussion Techniques

Mi Milagro by Ralph Hicks

Senior Choir Song

I Lived by Tedder & Noel, arr. Narverud

Jazz Band

Manteca by Dizzy Gillespie, arr. Sweeney

Angel Eyes by Matt Dennis, arr. Horney

Moanin' by Charles Mingus, arr. Homzy

Choraliers

One Call Away by Charlie Puth, arr. Sharpe

Soloists: Naomi Abraham, Alexis Delgado, Haven Wallgren Lemmerman & Ali Krieger

Wind Ensemble

Theme from "The Mandalorian" by Ludwig Goransson, arr. Murtha

Trombone Concerto in B♭ Major, III. Allegro by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Oliver

William Beckman, trombone

El Choclo (Argentine Tango) by A.G. Villoldo, arr. Longfield

Combined Choirs

We Don't Talk About Bruno by Lin-Manuel Miranda, arr. Brymer

Soloists: Alexis Diaz, Josh Hernandez, Mr. Gerstmayr, Julia Braswell & Natalia Cardona

More pictures from tonight's concert can be found HERE.

If you missed tonight's concert and would like to view it, please visit our WMTH-West YouTube Channel.

A tremendous thanks to the Maine West Fine Arts Boosters and parent volunteers for helping at tonight's concert!

Thanks to Mr. Peter McManus and the Auditorium Crew Technicians for your help with the sound and lights!

Thanks to Ms. Rebecca Orr and the WMTH crew for filming tonight's concert!