Congratulations to the Cast and Crew of LOST GIRL by Kimberly Belflower on a Successful Opening Performance! #207Now #drama #theatre @mainewestdrama @mainewesttechcrew @mainewestfab

Tonight was the opening night performance of Maine West's spring play, Lost Girl by Kimberly Belflower, and the students delivered! Congratulations to the entire cast and crew on a wonderful opening night performance!

Come see the story of Wendy Darling after she returns from Neverland, missing Peter Pan, and wanting to recapture her kiss. This is a coming of age show about love found and lost, and what you learn about yourself and others in the process.

There are two more shows of Lost Girl:

Friday, April 22nd at 7:00 p.m. (Maine West Auditorium)

Saturday, April 23rd at 7:00 p.m. (Maine West Auditorium)

Tickets are $7/students and $10/adults and can be purchased in advance at bit.ly/MWBoxOffice or at the door.

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

LOST GIRL by Kimberly Belflower, Maine West's Spring Play, Opens Tonight 4/21 at 4 P.M.! #207Now #theatre @mainewestdrama @mainewestfab @mainewesttechcrew @mwactivities

Have you ever wondered what happened to Wendy Darling at the end of "Peter Pan?" Maine West's spring play, Lost Girl by Kimberly Belflower explores the unexpected consequences that emerge when a life-altering event leaves you forever changed.

The play opens in the Maine West Auditorium on Thursday, April 21st at 4:00 p.m., with additional shows on Friday, April 22nd at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 23rd at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets are $7/students and $10/adults and can be purchased in advance at bit.ly/MWBoxOffice or at the door.

 Check out the article about the play in the Daily Herald!

Design by Hannah Kallio

CSL Art Reception and Exhibit an Inspiring Celebration of Artistic Achievement #207Now #art #CSLArtExhibit #artshow @mainewestart @lahartanddesign2

On Thursday, April 14th at the Art Center of Highland Park, artists from schools around the North Chicagoland area attended the CSL Art Show Opening Reception. The space was filled with artists and art lovers alike, all viewing the impressive student artwork on display. Congratulations to the Maine West student artists who are featured in this exhibit, which runs through April 22, 2022.

More photos from the CSL Art Exhibit Reception can be found HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE MAINE WEST ARTISTS!

Ore Adesayo, Colored Pencil 
Lexi Avila, Photography
Nora Brown, Mosaic
Mya Caceres, Acyrlic Painting
Mya Caceres, Digital
Daelynn Campos, Photography
Ash Carmichael, Digital
Anna Cengel, Painting
Kimberly Cervantes, Watercolor
Madelyn Chiakas, Watercolor
Joanna Contreras, Acyrlic Painting
Destiny Coss, Digital
Mafis Demirovski, Digital
Alexia Diaz, Mixed Media
Jack Dinse, Digital
Alex Dusold, Acrylic Painting
Gisselle Gomez, Photography
Naomi Gonzalez, Ceramics
Naomi Gonzalez, Ceramics
Laura Grahn, Mixed Media
Kayle Griffin, Photography
Kyra Harrington, Mixed Media
Joshua Henderson, Painting
Georgia Herman, Mosaic
Weronija Kmiec, Watercolor
Izzy Lopez, Acyrlic Painting
Linzey Lucas, Mixed Media
Elaine Mari Paunilian, Mixed Media
Emma McGreevy, Photography
Emma Mueller, Photography
Abgail Nicolay, Photography
Abigail Nicolay, Marker on Paper
Charmi Patel, Watercolor
Jaclyn Riedl, Watercolor
Donovan Rowland, Digital
Soran Rubio, Magazine Collage
Yasmine Saini, Mosaic
Kyle San Diego, Photography
Belkacem Smail, Digital
Gabriela Szewczyk, Photography
Gabriela Szewczyk, Photography
Sammael Torres-Vicencio, Marker on Paper
Lena Vukasin, Photography
Bruktawit Yigzaw, Photography
Preslava Zhekova, Painting

Gabriela Szewczyk Receives First Place Honorable Mention in Association of Texas Photography Instructors Fall 2021 Show! #207Now #artsed #studentartexhibits @mainewestart @lahartanddesign2

We just learned that Gabriela Szewczyk received First Place Honorable Mention in the category “Advanced Black and White Photography” in the Association of Texas Photography Instructors Fall 2021 Show!

This is a nationwide show and huge honor! WELL DONE, Gabriela! We are all so proud of you! Congratulations to her photography teacher, Ms. Lloyd, too!

Three Maine West Filmmakers' Films Selected for SCREEN TEST STUDENT FEST & Brooke Capper's Film Places Third! #207Now #studentfilmmakers #mediaarts #mediaartsed @wmth_mainewest

This past Friday, April 8th at 7:00 p.m. the Schaumburg Prairie Arts Center hosted Screen Test Student Fest, a film festival featuring work by student filmmakers from around Chicagoland. Over 50 films were submitted to this festival and only ten were selected to be part of the festival. Among those ten are THREE films by Maine West film students!

Aydin Khan (junior) presented his short film, Garage Door. 

Brooke Capper (sophomore) presented her documentary, From Pain to Hope. 

Avery Rizzi (sophomore) presented her documentary, Diane Erwin's Ghost Story. 

Films were played on the big screen and then students participated in a Q&A about their films. After presenting, students received a gift basket with t-shirts, popcorn, candy, and a slate filled out with the name of their film. 

Awards were given to the top 3 films as well as an audience choice award. Sophomore, Brooke Capper, won $100 and took 3rd place for her film, From Pain to Hope. She gave an acceptance speech following her win!  

Congratulations to Avery, Brooke and Aydin on this tremendous achievement! A huge thank you to Ms. Rebecca Orr for making this opportunity happen for these students, and for her tremendous mentorship and teaching of these young filmmakers!

More pictures from Screen Test Student Fest can be found HERE.

Taka Matsunaga Visits Orchestra Classes at West #207Now #guestartists #guestconductor @mworchestras @mainewestfab

Maine West Orchestra students had the pleasure of working with Mr. Matsunaga, Director of Orchestras at Elmhurst University and the recipient of the 2021 Conductor of the Year granted by the Illinois Council of Orchestras. 

Mr. Matsunaga offered valuable performance strategies for the repertoire students are preparing for the Masterworks Orchestra concert on Tuesday, April 26 at 7:00 p.m.

Thank you to Mr. Matsunaga for visiting Maine West and for your work with the orchestra students! Thank you to Ms. Valdez for making Mr. Matsunaga's visit happen!

More pictures from Mr. Matsunaga's visit can be found HERE.

45 Maine West Student Artists Featured in CSL Art Show #207Now #CSLArtShow #art #studentartists @lahartanddesign2 @mainewestart @mainewestfab

45 Maine West student artists have works on exhibit at the Central Suburban League (CSL) Art Show. This non-competitive student art show features extraordinary works by student artists from around suburban Chicagoland. The culmination is an exhibit of some of the best student artwork from the area.

The show is at The Art Center of Highland Park (1957 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, IL 60035) and runs from April 14-23, 2022. 

The opening reception is on Thursday, April 14th from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Congratulations to the following Maine West student artists on their tremendous work!

Ore Adesayo, Colored Pencil 
Lexi Avila, Photography
Nora Brown, Mosaic
Mya Caceres, Acyrlic Painting
Mya Caceres, Digital
Daelynn Campos, Photography
Ash Carmichael, Digital
Anna Cengel, Painting
Kimberly Cervantes, Watercolor
Madelyn Chiakas, Watercolor
Joanna Contreras, Acyrlic Painting
Destiny Coss, Digital
Mafis Demirovski, Digital
Alexia Diaz, Mixed Media
Jack Dinse, Digital
Alex Dusold, Acrylic Painting
Gisselle Gomez, Photography
Naomi Gonzalez, Ceramics
Naomi Gonzalez, Ceramics
Laura Grahn, Mixed Media
Kayle Griffin, Photography
Kyra Harrington, Mixed Media
Joshua Henderson, Painting
Georgia Herman, Mosaic
Weronija Kmiec, Watercolor
Izzy Lopez, Acyrlic Painting
Linzey Lucas, Mixed Media
Elaine Mari Paunilian, Mixed Media
Emma McGreevy, Photography
Emma Mueller, Photography
Abgail Nicolay, Photography
Abigail Nicolay, Marker on Paper
Charmi Patel, Watercolor
Jaclyn Riedl, Watercolor
Donovan Rowland, Digital
Soran Rubio, Magazine Collage
Yasmine Saini, Mosaic
Kyle San Diego, Photography
Belkacem Smail, Digital
Gabriela Szewczyk, Photography
Gabriela Szewczyk, Photography
Sammael Torres-Vicencio, Marker on Paper
Lena Vukasin, Photography
Bruktawit Yigzaw, Photography
Preslava Zhekova, Painting

A huge thanks to the art teachers - Mr. Cammarata, Ms. Kljajic, Ms. Lahart and Ms. Lloyd - for everything you did to make this opportunity available to the students at Maine West!