Thank you to Mr. Demiroglu, Mr. Abraham Rodriguez, and Ariana Lowery for mentoring WHSAD's SYEP students this summer. WHSAD's sophomore architecture teacher, Mr. Abraham Rodriguez, and Junior Designer at Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Mr. Alp Demiroglu, led the 2022 WHSAD-RAMSA Summer SYEP program. WHSAD 2020 alum and current student in the University of Buffalo's architecture program, Ariana Lowery, supported and provided WHSAD students with a potential glimpse into their futures. This program was designed to introduce students to the principles and methods of solving architectural problems. A series of design exercises culminating in the final project allowed students to explore the architectural concepts of space, form, and … [Read more...]
AP Spanish Mural Projects
In Ms. Soto’s AP Spanish class, students completed a project called El Mural. Ms. Soto's favorite part of teaching her AP Spanish class is the muralist movement. It is a movement that began in the early 1920s in Mexico when the government commissioned artists to make art that would educate the mostly illiterate population about the country’s history and present a powerful vision for its future. We began by selecting unique topics in our groups. Ms. Soto encouraged us to think out of the box and be creative. Some of the topics of the murals were about the Independence of Mexico, how Maradona impacted world soccer, mental health, immigration, etc. This helped us as students learn about the history behind the muralist movement and how … [Read more...]