These are your 2022 MARCHING WARRIORS! #207Now #marchingband #marchingwarriors @mainewestband @mainewestfab

Congratulations to the Marching Warriors on their impressive 2022 debut at tonight's home football game! The band performed selections from their show, MYTHOS, a show inspired by Roman, Greek, Egyptian and Norse mythology.

You can see your Marching Warriors perform at these next events:

Saturday, September 10th - A.A. Stagg Jamboree Marching Band Competition (Stagg HS)
Friday, September 16th - Football Game
Saturday, September 24th - Marching Band Show Exhibition (MW Stadium, 6-9PM)
Friday, September 30th - Football Game
Friday, October 14th - Football Game
Saturday, October 15th - Lincoln Way Invitational Marching Band Competition (Lincoln Way West HS)
Wednesday, October 19th - Marching Warriors Fall Showcase (MW Auditorium, 7:00 PM)
Friday, October 21st - Football Game

A special thanks to the Maine West Fine Arts Boosters who volunteered at tonight's event to support the band!

More pictures from the band's performance can be found HERE.

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

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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 

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