Welcome to the Visual Arts Pages

Inspire, Cultivate, Empower

We are looking forward to an incredible year. Thank you to Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Papandrea for creating a wonderful experience for our students at their art camps this summer. The students created some awesome works while having a great time....Our secondary teachers have created some wonderful new projects for this year. Thank you to Miss Davis, Mr. Williams, Mrs. Wander and Miss Williams for working diligently on our curriculum. We are thrilled to be offering a dual credit course this year with MVCC. Our Digital Applications Course will be taught by Mr. Williams. We appreciate the district for updating our high school lab with new computers, graphic tablets, and styluses.

We have made adjustments to help people attending our District Art Show. More information will be posted and shared closer to the show. It will be on Friday, May 10th, 2024. Until then, please enjoy students'work being displayed in our buildings, including the Administration Building.

Thank you to the thousands of people who came to see our art shows. We appreciate all of your support. The District Art Show had the highest attendance in the past 25 years. Thank you for coming on Mother's Day Weekend to see more pieces on the Whitesboro Village Green.

2022-2023 It’s Raining Gold, Silver and Honorable Mentions in the Scholastics Arts Competition

Gold, Silver and Honorable Mentions are shining for Whitesboro Middle and High School students in the regional Scholastics Arts Competition. Over 4100 pieces were submitted in this year’s competition. The Gold Key pieces will be judged at the National Level. We want to acknowledge all of the students that took the time, applied their talents and showed great effort to create the pieces.

The students’ accomplishments listed below would not have been possible without your support and efforts. Their recognition is a credit to our outstanding students, parents, faculty, department, administration, Board of Education and the community as a whole. Thank you to our department members that volunteered on the Judging and Setup Day for the Art Show at Onondaga Community College. The Award Ceremony was on January 17^th. The work will be displayed at O.C.C. through the first week of March. We are proud of the success all of our students show throughout our K-12 Program. The Gold Key pieces will now go on to the National judging.

Middle School

Special Award- Sage Scholars Educational Foundation

Award for Best 3-D Jr. High Artwork- Colton Pilon

High School Awards

Portfolio Honorable Mention

Congratulations to our outstanding elementary students under the guidance of Mrs. Papandrea and Mrs. Jones. Congratulations for their success in the Utica Comets Coloring Contest. More information can be found on the following link.... https://www.uticacomets.com/news/detail/comets-coloring-contest-winners-announced

Grand Prize Grades 3-5: Deborah Root 5th grade (Westmoreland Road Elementary)

1st Grade: 2nd Place: Liam Kelsey (Westmoreland Road Elementary)

2nd Grade: 1st Place: Davin O’Connor (Westmoreland Road Elementary), 2nd Place: Jinni Chambrone (Hart’s Hill Elementary), 3rd Place: Harper Williams (Westmoreland Elementary School)

3rd Grade: 2nd Place: Emma Maher (Westmoreland Upper Elementary)

4th Grade: 1st Place: Isabella Stewart (Hart’s Hill Elementary)

High School:

Senior artist, Jenna Sents, has recently been selected for Drexel Universities 2022 Photography High
School Competition. Her artwork titled “Autumn Renaissance” is a whimsical portrait of her friend
embedded in an array of leaves. She took inspiration from the mythology unit in her AP literature class.
Incorporating natural phenomena within the themes of mythology and lore has led to the creation of a
beautiful body of work. Jenna has utilized various types of cameras, flatbed scanners, and photoshop
editing software to create her artworks. Her artwork will be on display in Philadelphia and up for judging
starting February 4th.
Her portfolio writing:
When putting together this portfolio, I took inspiration from my mythology unit in my AP literature class.
Going outside on the dewy mornings and afternoons this autumn, I turned my subjects into gods and
brought my mind into a world of golden ambrosia. From Aphrodite to Apollo to Demeter, I found my
subjects falling into the roles of immortal beings, more beautiful and more powerful than those of this
earth. I challenged myself to experiment with lighting while using the natural phenomena of nature to my
advantage. For example, in the photos titled "Dew" and "Dew Too", I traveled into the canopy of the forest
on a hike and played into the low light setting. From using a professional camera for the first time to using
a phone camera, I experimented with settings and presets to teach myself through trial and error. Adobe
Photoshop was no exception to this. I found that keeping the concept of mythology in mind, allowed the
picture to create itself. I found my subjects were glowing with otherworldly qualities by the time my work
was completed. Through these successes, however, I did face challenges with the very things that made
my pieces. For example, nature didn't always work to my advantage. I found myself rescheduling and
re-doing photoshoots when the weather was insufficient for the photo I wanted. I learned how to plan
around the elements like clouds, rain, and wind.

Department members:

High School:  Ms. Davis and Mr. Williams.

Middle School Campus :  Mrs. Wander and Miss Williams.

Elementary Art Department:   Mrs. Jones (Marcy, Westmoreland Road), Mrs. Papandrea (Harts Hill, Deerfield)

Miss Sue Williams

Art Department Chairperson 

266-3100 ext #5137

sewilliams@wboro.org