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Memorial Day Weekend!

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Greetings ARTS BLOG friends! As we jump into this long weekend (the last weekend in May!), we salute our heroes all around us, through our actions, our art and our music.  This weekend, Durfee Band and Chorus will be performing at three events in support and dedication to those who have served our country.  They will perform today at Oak Grove Cemetery, followed by the Salute to Heroes Tribute.  On Monday, the band will march in the Memorial Day Parade, accompanied by fellow middle school band members. In the news this week... Check out these bugs that are popping up all over Durfee!  Ms. Pereira's students have designed and constructed these crazy big insects and they will be causing an "interactive infestation" of our office spaces!  So fun! And here are a few seniors creating their annual tribute mural on the walls of Durfee High School! Here are a few pictures from Morton's Arts Night!   Great work! And a pic of the Durfee

Spring is in the AIR! 5/18/18

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Happiness is... an AP Art student after they submit that PORTFOLIO !!!!  Best of luck to them!  Here are a few of our very tired AP Students doing what they LOVE... Reflecting on our growth and the season... Spring has definitely sprung...  As I visit schools, I see students outside at recess having an awesome time in the sun- no more winter coats! The trees are green, and my allergies are a mess! Woo-hoo!  The Annual Durfee Spring Concert and Arts Festival went off with a BANG last week, "Kicking Off the Season" for other K-8 schools' shows and concerts, inviting the community to be a part of what we do and celebrate each year.  And what an amazing show it was!  In reflection, we are thinking about planning the 2018/19 Spring Concerts as a "Dual Evening Event."  This means that Orchestra would perform on the night of the K-12 Arts Expo, and one week after, Band and Choral groups would perform during the night of the Durfee Arts Festival.  Reason

The Week in Pictures!

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