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The Woburn Memorial High School fine art department is proud to announce that three students from the department recently won awards at the Boston Globe Scholastic Art and Writing Awards program.

Junior Jamiee Winer won a silver key for her computer graphics movie poster created in Mrs. Susan Thifault’s class. Junior Laura Standley won honorable mention for her fine art piece that she created in Mrs. Donna Child’s fine art class. Senior Billy Hammond also received and honorable mention for his photograph that he took for Ms. Sarah Dugan’s photography course.

The gold and silver key winners art work is on display at the State Transportation Building at 10 Park Plaza in Boston, through April 7, 2011. The fine art department recently went on a field trip to Boston to view the artwork.

More than 1,500 works in fifteen mediums, including photography, painting, and fashion, are on view. The creations are the work of students in grades 7 through 12, from 320 schools across Massachusetts, who won individual Gold Key and Silver Key awards in the 2011 Scholastic Art & Writing competition. More than 400 schools participated in the program.

The Scholastic Art Awards program was created in 1927 by Scholastic, Inc. in an effort to foster the confidence of young artists, and is the largest running program of its kind in the country. The Boston Globe affiliate program was launched in 1950 by a group of Massachusetts art educators and Globe staff. Student work is judged by members of the art and education communities who have had experience with young artists and writers.

MEFA (Massachusetts Educational Finance Authority) is presenting a seminar on How to Pay for College. An overview of the college billing cycle options for paying college tuition and understanding various award letters will be some of the topics covered. If you have a high school senior who is hearing about college acceptances, this is a valuable seminar to attend. For a listing of locations and to register, please visit www.mefa.org/RSVP.

Parent Mailing

The student club, LEARN conducted its annual mass mailing to all parents of WMHS students. The mailing included a parent handbook on Drug and Alcohol use. The mailing is part of LEARN’s mission to promote substance abuse awareness in our community. Please contact Loren Baccari x104 for further information or resources.

Class of 2012 Yearbook Staff Announced

Woburn Memorial High School yearbook advisors Mrs. Getherall and Mrs. Thifault are proud to announce the yearbook staff for 2012. The staff has already had two days of training from the Herff Jones Publishing company representative Susan Happel. In this training they learned the software Adobe InDesign and discussed concepts and themes for the book. They will be gathering photos and surveys from their class this Spring in order to start designing their book. The staff will also take a field trip to Concord High in May to work with a Herff Jones Publishing company yearbook cover designer. They are off to a great start!