2022 Des Plaines Choral Festival #207Now #choir @mainewestchoir @62schools @mainewestfab

On November 15th over 200 singers from the 11 elementary and middle schools in Community Consolidated School District 62 participated in the 2022 Des Plaines Choral Festival! The day was filled with musically and educationally enriching activities, including the opportunity to work with guest clinician and conductor (and a Maine West grad!), Amy Branahl.

In the evening, these students joined forces to present a wonderful concert program:

The Star Spangled Banner (Frances Scott Key)
Bonse Aba (Traditional, arr. Johnson & Blevins)
I Dream of a World (Blevins)
Something Told the Wild Geese (Porterfield)
Joyfully Sing (Crocker)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon, arr. Shaw)
Take Me Home (Pentatonix, arr. Emerson)

with the finale being Together (Franklin, Jackson, Kerr, Smallbone) arranged by our guest conductor, Ms. Amy Branahl

Thanks to all of the music teachers who made this day possible:

Jim Schiffer (Maine West Choir Director), Kati Tran (Central), Nate Coon (Cumberland), Terri Meyers (Forest), Julia Musgraves & Patrice Bell (North), Colleen Beaver (Orchard Place), Stephanie Wubbena (Plainfield), Joan Abrams (South), Mary Prost (Terrace), Lesley Hoerner (Algonquin), Eric West (Chippewa), and Sarah Todd (Iroquois).

Thanks to Ms. Branahl for your work with all of our students!

We are forever grateful to the Maine West Fine Arts Boosters for all of their help at this (and all) Fine Arts event! Thanks to all of the parents and caregivers who helped at this year's Choral Festival!

Lastly, thanks to all of the family, friends and fans who came out to the concert! It was wonderful for the students to perform for a packed house!

More pictures from the 2022 Des Plaines Choral Festival can be found HERE. 

The Speech Team Competed in the First Meet of the Season: Speechapalooza at Prospect High School! #207Now #speech #forensics @mainewestfab @mwactivities

 

Congratulations to members of the Maine West Speech Team and their coaches, Mr. Rosenberg and Ms. Alverio, on competing in their first speech meet of the season, Speechapalooza at Prospect High School! 

Wendy Perez competed in Poetry
Ana Danz competed in Prose
Anda Pop competed in Poetry
and Elisha Joseph competed in Poetry

We are proud of you!

Congratulations to All of the Students Involved with Dimensions: Road Trip Across America! #207Now #Dimensions @mainewestband @mworchestras @mainewestchoir @wmth_west @mainewesttechcrew

Congratulations to the student artists, musicians, broadcasters and theatre technicians who all contributed to a wonderful display of artistry in this year's Dimensions Art Show & Concert, "Road Trip Across America!" 

Thank you to the many, many family members, friends and fans who volunteered their time with the Maine West Fine Arts Boosters tonight! 

A huge thanks to the Maine West Fine Arts Boosters for supporting all of the students involved with the concert by providing and serving dinner to every musician, broadcaster and tech crew member! Your support of our students is greatly appreciated!

A folder full of pictures from the 2022 Dimensions Art Show & Concert can be found HERE. 

Thanks to our amazing Box Office manager, Pati Coy, for handling all of the ticket details for all of the Fine Arts Department events! We appreciate you!

Thanks to Ash Carmichael, graphic design intern in the Fine Arts Department, for designing the Road Trip Across America logo!

Amina Music Wins 1st Place in the ArtConnectED Illustration Throwdown! #207Now #art #artthrowdown2022 @mainewestart @lahartanddesign2 @lloyd_mwphoto @artconnect_ed @mainewestfab @mwhs207

Congratulations to AMINA MUSIC for winning 1st Place in the IHSAE ArtConnectED sponsored Illustration Throwdown challlenge! IHSAE took the top 5 submissions from the popular vote, and then had the top five works adjudicated by a panel of art professionals and college professors.

Out of 51 submissions, Amina's piece placed 1st!

 

For placing 1st, Amina will be receiving a prize from Blick Art Materials.

Well done, Amina! We are so proud of you!

Thank you to Mr. Cammarata and Ms. Kljajic for providing this enrichment opportunity to art students!

Opening Night of West's Got Talent Was a Success! #207Now #vshow #talent @mainewestdrama @mwactivities @mainewestchoir @mainewestband @mworchestras @mwlatinx @westsidedanceco

Tonight was the opening night of West's Got Talent! and the students proved West certainly does have talent! Over 150 students are involved in this year's show, which promises to keep you entertained with a variety of acts, from magic acts, dancers, bottle-flippers, singers, rock bands and more! Don't miss it!

There are two more opportunities to see West's Got Talent:

Friday, October 28th at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 29th at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets are $7/students and $10/adults and may be purchased at bit.ly/MWBoxOffice

All performances are in the Maine West Auditorium

Joel Maisonet of Maisonet Photography generously donated his time and talents, taking free pictures of the show and student performers. If you would like to access Joel's professional photographs, please scan the QR code below or click THIS LINK. THANK YOU, MR. MAISONET!

More pictures from the show can be seen HERE.

Amina Music Represents West at the ArtConnectED Sponsored Art Throwdown: Illustration Challenge 2022! #207Now #arteducation #artthrowdown2022 @mainewestart @lahartanddesign2 @lloyd_mwphoto @mwhs207 @mainewestfab

 

Amina Music will represent West at the ArtConnectED sponsored Art Throwdown: Illustration Challenge tonight! You can watch Amina and other Chicago-area artists compete against each other on the YouTube live stream beginning at 7:00 p.m. 

HERE is the live stream link.

Best of luck, Amina! We will be cheering for you!

Vote for your favorite artist by completing THIS FORM.

Thanks to the Maine West art teachers, Ms. Lloyd, Ms. Kljajic, Mr. Cammarata and Ms. Lahart, for providing students with these wonderful enrichment opportunities!

Media Career Day Was a HIT! #207Now #mediaarts @wmth_west @mainewestccrc @mainewestfab @noisefloor_ltd

On Saturday, October 22, Ms. Orr sponsored a Media Career Day for all interested students at Maine West. Almost 50 students attended this wonderful career opportunity! 

Students began the day with a speaker panel led by senior, Abby Wilson. We heard from Isabel Lugo, a radio personality with Shine FM, Michael Norman, a producer from Marquee Sports, and Mallory Winker, a video game podcast editor with Pipeline. 

Students then traveled to Noisefloor in River North where they got to tour their production studios. Students got to see the recording booths and foley studios! Students watched a sit down interview led by Ash Carmichael with one of the owners, Jamie Vanadia. The cut of the interview should be done in December- stay tuned! 

More pictures from this event can be found HERE.

Thank you to Ms. Orr for organizing this wonderful event for students! Thanks to Ms. Lugo, Mr. Norman, Ms. Winker and the wonderful folks at Noisefloor for sharing your time and talents with the students of Maine West!