Newman art expression

Messages 2

Inspiration 3

Arts Alive 4-5

Music 6-10

Ensemble

Guitar

Freshman Music

Choir

Dance 11-12

Drama 13-14

Video Arts 15

Fine Arts 16-19

Studio Art

Graphic Design

Freshman Art

Photography 20-23

Acknowledgments 24

ArtsCardinal Newman

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It is a joy to witness the Artistic Expression of Cardinal Newman students. Whether attending a play, a dance show, a concert, or viewing a video, a drawing, a photograph, I feel pride in their results and a twinge of jealousy at the many talents of

our young people. My American Literature teacher in high school guided our class of 14 students to put on the play “Twelve Angry Men.” With parts for each juror and the bailiff, I was the one student who missed the cut through auditions since the teacher explained that I acted as though I was conducting a meeting. We are blessed to have excellent teachers guiding our students. We thank them for their leadership! And, we thank you for joining us in celebrating the marvelous talents displayed by Cardinal Newman students.

Mike Truesdell President

An education without Arts is not a complete education; in our quest to educate the whole person at Cardinal Newman, we challenge our students to experience a range of arts and follow their favorites as a way to discover themselves. We want the Arts to be alive within them;

we celebrate the performances and achievements that happen each year as evidence of their growth. Looking back at my high school years, without drama or speech, I could not have more fully developed. My friends who sang or danced were happier and well rounded, the musicians I knew taught me musical appreciation as they played for us and each other. The pictures, painted, drawn, or photographed moved us with images unexpected, capturing a moment in an image. Today, we see their gifts shared and are touched by their artistry, while artistic skills and classes expand.

Graham M.A. RutherfordPrincipal

MIssIonCardinal Newman is a Catholic, college preparatory high school. Our mission is to educate our students in the wholeness of mind, body, and spirit through the teachings of Jesus Christ as proclaimed by the Catholic Church. Our students learn to apply leadership skills and talents in service to others. We challenge each student to work to his or her highest potential in the lifelong pursuit of learning and excellence.

“God shall call on me and I will hear the Lord”John Henry Cardinal Newman 1801-1890

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“Art is literacy of the heart” ― Elliot Eisner

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Art is valuable in and of itself, is proven to enhance critical thinking skills, helps students deconstruct and appreciate the visual messages they are faced with everyday in this world, is a powerful vehicle for

communication, worth studying and enjoyable!

There is overwhelming research that a strong arts education makes for a more well-rounded student while in school and in adult life. The College Board, Profile of College-Bound Seniors National Report for 2001, 2002, and 2004 states that “Students who have had arts education have higher SAT scores than other students”. Cardinal Newman High School recognizes this and has made a strong commitment to arts education. That has lead to the expansion of a variety of arts classes offered at the school, as well as the expansion of the arts faculty at the school. The result is that Newman is beginning to be known as a place where kids with artistic interests in the fine arts, music, drama or dance, have a place where they can grow and be challenged.



Since 2010, all of our major arts events came together into a one-week period of time. The new arrangement was dubbed “Arts Alive!” week. Arts Alive! is the one week out of the year where the main focus at Cardinal Newman is the arts, art students and art classes. Every student at Newman takes at least one art class in the time they are enrolled here. Arts Alive is a time to step back and reflect on how that enriches the Newman community, the students themselves and the world.

The art disciplines at Cardinal Newman High School are active throughout the year with lectures, workshops, concerts, and galleries. Each year, a festival is held in the spring where the entire school turns its attention on the art programs. The students create, perform and enjoy. It’s a time to reflect on the progress made in classes and plan for the future. The Arts Alive Festival is a week long celebration with a new event happening every night. The festival starts with a pep rally for all students and the Newman community before the festival Week. This gives a sneak peak to the music and dance performances, excerpts from the film festival night, examples of fine art projects and live art making games and events that students can participate in.

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During the Arts Alive week a different performance is held each night. The festival includes a Visual Art gallery opening with performances by vocal music, dance, and drama, a night of poetry, a student film festival and closing with a night of music and performing arts. There is something for everyone!


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2011 Arts Alive exhibit

All events are free, on campus and open to the public. Arts Alive week is a great way to get to know what the Art community is up to and see the creative spirit up close. Film festival night, examples of fine art projects and live art making games and events that students can participate in.

Arts Alive week itself includes a different performance each night. The festival includes a Visual Art gallery opening with performances by vocal music, dance, and drama, a night of poetry, a student film festival and closing with a night of music and performing arts. There is something for everyone. All events are free, on campus and open to the public. Arts Alive week is a great way to get to know what the Art community is up to and see the creative spirit up close.


c a r d i n a l n E W M a nMorris AcevedoInstrumental Music Director

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A graduate of Boston’s Berklee College of Music, Morris Acevedo has been performing and teaching professionally since 1990. A

Texas native, Morris started out studying Rock Guitar but soon changed his focus to Jazz and Classical Guitar. He has performed on stage, toured nationally and released albums with groups ranging from Rock, Swing, Jazz and Country in his native Texas, New England and in the San Francisco Bay Area. In San Francisco he was a member of ensembles led by Scott Amendola, Noe Venable, Richie Cole, Jessie Turner and Emily Bezar. His love of teaching music and guitar led to positions on the teaching staff at the Blue Bear School of American Music & Community Music Center in San Francisco, Blue Note Music in Berkeley and the Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 2008 he was selected for a full scholarship to study Jazz at the Banff Center for the Arts in Banff Canada. Morris began teaching music full time at Cardinal Newman in 2008 as has since developed an intensive Guitar program as

“The Cardinal Newman band is more than a class. It creates excitement and challenges students to move beyond their familiar musical comfort zones by mixing many different musical styles into its repertoire including, Rock, Classical, Jazz, Soul, R&B, Pop music. The study of Harmony, Ear Training and Improvisation form the cornerstone of musical tools that enable students to continue music beyond high school, college and into adulthood.”

well as the 40 person Guitar Orchestra, a Pep-Band at sporting events and has taken the Newman Ensemble to the California Music Educators Association High School Jazz Festival at Sonoma State University where the band received Excellent Ratings.

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The Cardinal Newman ensemble is more than a band. it’s main goal to develop musical skills that are relevant to the real world after high school graduation. The year starts out in full swing with the ensemble performing fun, loud, Pop music at home sporting events such as football and basketball games. The emphasis is on exuberance and goal is to get the crowd excited to help propel the sports teams to victory and unite sporting event to an artistic endeavor. Next the ensemble focuses on Improvisation, a vital musical skill that is applicable to many styles of music. Theory, technique and knowledge of various musical scales come together to enable students to create improvised solos with the accompaniment of the rhythm section (guitar, bass, keyboards and drums). Classical music is studied and performed to help students focus on the subtle nuances of tone, articulation, dynamics and ensemble listening. All of the the music mentioned so far involve reading standard notation. The Funk / R&B units involve learning parts by ear from recordings. Classic and contemporary groove music functions to reinforce a band sound and help students lock in time feels that make listeners want to move. Towards the end of the year the ensemble becomes the main accompaniment for the large variety of musical acts that perform at So Show Me,

the schools performing arts showcase. Everything from Heavy Metal to contemporary Top-40 hits are learned by the ensemble to help accompany singers and instrumentalists from the student body.

These components make up a collection of experiences and skills that help students understand the demands of the various musical styles covered. Many students participate in the ensemble year after year and go on to form their own bands after high school, allowing them to share their love of music and dedication to the arts far beyond the Cardinal Newman campus.


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CguItAr clAssThe most popular instrument in the world is the guitar. It’s played in almost every place on the planet. Most guitarists just know a few basic chords. The Guitar Class at Cardinal Newman High School is a class that develops a multitude of musical skills through the guitar, such as music reading, music theory, improvisation in addition to just rocking out playing a students

favorite riffs. The class is usually comprised of a mix of beginning and intermediate students. Many styles of guitar music are covered including, Rock, Folk, Blues, Country, Classical and Jazz as well as styles of guitar playing developed in other places on the globe. There are lot’s of opportunities to perform in and out of class including solo recitals with full backing tracks and live bands. In addition all the Guitar Classes combine to form a large Guitar Orchestra to perform

arrangements of Classical and Popular music a concert in the spring. Guitar class is the perfect place to try out a musical instrument if you never played one before or to raise your level if you are already an experienced player.

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(Mozart to Metal)All freshmen take a short 9 week long music class that introduces them to how music works and how instruments are played. This is the class to get your feet wet in the music world. There are units on Hip Hop rapping, basic guitar, keyboard, drums and electronic music production. In addition there is ample listening and analysis of Rock, Jazz, Hip Hop, Classical, World and Folk music. The particular elements that go into each genre of music will be discussed along with their significance musically, historically and culturally. Even though on the surface the various genres of music sound different and seem to operate in different ways, they share so much in terms of mechanics and construction. Its great to hear and learn how that happens. The music you like will be expanded by understanding how it operates and relates to other styles.Getting your hands on musical instruments adds to the experience. Students will come away with instrumental skills that they can build on and use as a starting point for further instrumental study.

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A Sonoma County Native, Alison Harris has an extensive choral background and was raised in a family of teachers. Her father was an

innovative and inspiring music teacher in Santa Rosa for 30 years. During her studies in music education at Sonoma State University, Alison worked closely with her father in the thriving music program in the Piner-Olivet School District. Her mother is also a teacher.Watching the challenges and rewards of teaching through her family’s experiences convinced Alison that life is not complete without the journey of teaching and learning. She has been a member of various choirs for 23 years, including Choral Artists of California, the Sonoma County Bach Choir, Sonoma State University Chamber Singers, and the Santa Rosa Symphony Choir. Conductors she has worked with and studied under include Bob Worth, Warren Stewart, Jeffery Kahane, and Brian Wilson. She has been featured as a soloist with the Sonoma County Bach Choir and The Santa Rosa Symphony. She received her B.A.in Music from Sonoma State University

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Piano, Songwriting, and Music Business. Her private teaching studio opened in 2008 in Santa Rosa. During that year, she also released her first album of original music and traveled from Joshua Tree to Bellingham with her band to promote her music. She is currently in the process of recording a new album with her Americana band “Alison Harris and The Barn Owls”. Some highlights of her performing career from the past year include shows at The Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, and Four Peaks Music Festival in Bend, Oregon.

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EGabrielle is a native of Sonoma County and an Ursline Alumni with 20 years of teaching and performing experience in classical ballet, modern and jazz. Gabrielle began her pre-professional training under the tutelage

of Tamara Grose and Anna Bribiescas receiving Highest Honors in the Royal Academy of Ballet Examinations. During her extensive training throughout the US and France she earned full scholarships from the Sarasota Ballet in Florida and the Nutmeg Ballet in Connecticut. Gabrielle danced professionally with several contemporary ballet and modern companies in the Bay Area including Ballet Counterpointe. Gabrielle has been teaching at Roco Dance and Fitness in Mill Valley since 1998 and has years of experience with choreographing and training students in state and national dance competitions as an honorary member of Dance Masters of America. Currently, Gabrielle directs the dance program at Cardinal Newman High School where she produces two full productions per year.


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comprehensive artistic education indiverse forms of movement and expression. Students build life skills in leadership, problem solving, organization, self-discipline and critical thinking through focus, commitment and communication. Through dance, a student travels in a life-long journey developing passion, courage, confidence, and a greater understanding of oneself and the world we live in. Movement is an integral part of life, allowing the human spirit to develop, expand and be truly alive and free.

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Cardinal Newman Dramatic Arts offers Beginning and Advanced acting classes in addition to producing 3 plays each year, 2 of which are Musicals. No other High School in Sonoma County offers the prospective acting student that many live productions to participate in. Acting classes have a continual flow of monologues, scenes and One Acts that require students to be constantly practicing and perfecting their craft. Dramatic Art at Cardinal Newman focuses on the craft of Acting through active participation. We believe strongly in learning by doing.

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Carl was born and raised in Santa Rosa and is a Cardinal Newman graduate. He has been involved in theater for more than thirty years.

Carl earned his BA in theater from Sonoma State University in 1992 and his MFA in Dramatic Art with an emphasis on Directing from the University of California at Davis in 1994. Carl is a founding member of Odyssey Stage Company, Sonoma Valley Shakespeare Festival and Sandlot Shakespeare. He has also served as Artistic director for all three companies. Carl has worked with many Sonoma County Theater groups and has directed and produced over 120 plays. His teaching credits include UC Davis, Diablo Valley Community College, Sonoma Valley High School. Carl is married with 4 children.

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through theater, it will help you in everything else - problem solving,

communication, discipline, all of that stuff.”

Lauri Linney

All students at Cardinal Newman are encouraged to audition for each production. Each show requires at least 8 weeks of rehearsal that requires teamwork and focus. The goal of the Dramatic Arts Department is to give students the opportunity to experience live theater by doing it, over and over and over again. Through this process students learn the many elements necessary to performing. Live Theater builds self-confidence, discipline, teamwork, self-awareness and many other qualities that help students succeed to both their personal and public life. The Cardinal Newman Dramatic Arts Department is committed to providing safe and creative outlet for those students wanting to be part of a wonderful artistic community.

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VIDeo ArtsVideo Arts at Cardinal Newman offers 2 classes. A beginning and advanced section. The Goal of Video Arts is to expose students to craft and artistic expression of contemporary digital media.

The beginning course will focus on the fundamental’s of Video production. This class is designed for students who have little or no background in filming and editing Video. Students will be introduced to various technical requirements and experience hands on learning with the ever changing Digital Film world. All students will be required to film, write and edit various Video projects assigned to them. The end goal is for students to be able to produce video projects of varying lengths that tell a story. Students will be expected to have access to a Digital Video Camera. This class is recom-mended for any student wishing to take Video Arts 2: The advanced class will focus on production and all the details required to write, film and edit the weekly Cardinal Newman news show entitled: The Newman Show. Students taking this class will be required to work together with other students using many technical and creative skills. Students will be required to film outside of class for many projects. This is an active and demanding class and students taking this class should be motivated to bring the creative and demanding focus necessary to produce The Newman Show. Students will be expected to have access to have their own Digital Video Camera and be familiar with digital formats and editing software.



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SLauren earned her BFA in painting at the University of Kansas, as a senior, Lauren was given the school’s top Art Department honor. lauren studied drawing and printmaking at The Santa

Reparata International School of Art, in Florence, Italy. She was a finalist for the KU Sara and Mary Edwards Paretsky Award for Creativity in her junior year for demonstrated creativity and originality in her chosen field. Lauren Frost is an art educator credentialed by the State of California through the Dominican University. Teaching in Sonoma County, California, since 2003, she served as Director of Music and Activities at Brush Creek Montessori School. She was a resident environmental science teacher for middle school students from the bay area at Caritas Creek, in Occidental, CA. In 2006, Lauren joined the Fine Art faculty at Ursuline High School, Santa Rosa and now has joined Cardinal Newman. Lauren has assisted with the development of annual arts celebrations for both schools. Lauren has served as an assistant curator for ArtworkSF fine arts shows in the SF bay area. A painter, Lauren has exhibited her work with the Imaginists Collective in Santa Rosa, and at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts.

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Why Art? Art develops various modes of cognition, learning to think in text and speech are just two, learning to think visually, to engage in musical cognition, to be able to think in metaphor, to see and understand poetic images are only a few of the ways the arts impact the development of our senses and the understanding needed to refine oursensibilities.The art class is where students begin the artistic cognitive process through critical judgment and hands-on experience. My goal as an Art teacher is to allow the student anopportunity to begin to better understand how art and design fits into our everyday life.In our homes, our dress, the way we speak and move. The influence good design hason the cars we drive, homes we live in, the buildings we occupy and environments wewitness.

“Design creates culture. Culture shapes values. Values determine the future.”

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SMonica is a native of Northern California, and has lived in Santa Rosa for 22 years. She earned her BFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, this degree requires proficiency and

understanding of multiple fine art disciplines including ceramics, photography, painting and drawing. She has shown her work in individual and group shows both locally and nationally, including Art Institute of Chicago Bare Walls Exhibit, Lill Street Gallery, the Illinois State Building, Alternatives at the University of Ohio, Sonoma County Arts Center, Kendall Jackson, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Gallery 300, and Napa County Library. Her work has been published by Ohio press, Chicago Tribune, Inside Chicago Magazine, and Sonoma Medicine Magazine among others. She has Adobe Certifications in both Photoshop and InDesign and has four years experience as a Design Editor. She holds a California single subject credential in Art and a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction from Dominican University of California. She has been actively involved in art education and

Monica JacobsonStudio Art Graphic Design

advocacy for the arts for the past 12 years, she is currently a member of the Art Education Alliance of Sonoma County.

Season’s Greetings From Cardinal Newman


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grAPhIc DesIgn The overall goal of the Cardinal Newman High School Graphic Design program is to develop the creative talents and skills of students while using computer driven software programs. Students in the Cardinal Newman High School Design program learn to decipher, create and express themselves through visual images. Project based learning includes creative exploration of images and type, advertising, logo design, posters, and package design. In the Graphic Design class students will apply communication skills to visual problem solving emphasizing conceptual thinking and creativity. Graphic Design is a yearlong class which focuses on creative problem solving. Projects are designed

to develop skills and cement an understanding of the basic fundamentals of art and design, including the

Elements and Principles of Art. Students learn how to conceive, plan and execute a design that communicates a direct message in an imaginative and visually arresting manner. Projects vary from free-hand drawings to computer-based designs using Adobe Creative Suite programs.


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Rory was born raised in London and came to the United States in 1974, working as freelance editorial and commercial photographer. Past and present clients include:

City Of San Francisco, IBM Pension Fund,San Francisco Conservatory Of Music, San Francisco Public Library and Colwell Banker.Rory also worked on assignment for The London Guardian, The Irish Times, Time and Newsweek magazines, The San Francisco Independent and The Examiner.Rory began teaching photography at Cardinal Newman in 2004. Rory is editor and publisher of the SCHOOLTIMES, an online arts and literary magazine for the school since 2009.

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PhotogrAPhy The Photography Program at Cardinal Newman High School is divided into three basic parts.For the student who wants to take an elective course without the need to satisfy the Visual and Performing Art requirements, there is Photo 1. This course, typically offered in the fall semester, is a single semester course that covers most aspects of Black and White photography. During the execution of a wide variety of assignments, the student learns how to operate a 35mm SLR camera, process the film, and make final prints in the school darkroom. Also, the student learns about composition and gains hands on experience with studio lighting.The student who needs to fulfill the VPA requirements, will take the Photo 1-2 course which lasts a whole year. The first semester, is the same as Photo 1 above. The second semester covers the use of digital cameras

and the manipulation and processing of images with digital editing programs such as Adobe Photoshop. An overview of the history of photography and examination and discussion of the works of some of the “great” photographers.



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For students who continue with photography, a one year Photo 3-4 course is offered. The student learns about; medium and large format photography, how to operate a 4X5 view camera, and how to work on supervised individual projects. Each student is expected to document some manner of school event such as a drama performance or a sports match. The is then made available for the school to publish as necessary.

For students who continue with photography, a one year Photo 3-4 course is offered. The student learns about; medium and large format photography, how to operate a 4X5 view camera, and how to work on supervised individual projects. Each student is expected to document some manner of school event such as a drama performance or a sports match. The is then made available for the school to publish as necessary.




c a r d i n a l n E W M a nspecial Acknowledgements to the following students for the use of their art examplesin this book and whom are pictured:

Art Department Faculty

Acevedo, Morris Ensemble/Guitar/Freshman Music [email protected]

Frost, Lauren Art [email protected]

Hamilton, Carl Drama & Video Arts [email protected]

Harris, Alison Choir [email protected]

Jacobson, Monica Graphic Design jacobson@@cardinalnewman.org

McNamara, Rory Photography [email protected]

Thompson, Gabrielle Dance [email protected]

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