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Fine arts opportunities

Anushka Goel, Managing Editor of Visual Elements
October 29, 2025
Freshman choir students practice in class. “[The class] is almost like an army working together,” Anthony Nims, choir director, said.

A cresendo of voices:

Mariam Barry, Fine Arts Writer
October 28, 2025
New theater teacher Mr. Mitchell leads his Stagecraft students through hands-on set-building techniques. “For me, [teaching] comes from the joy of learning, which is why I wanted to be in an educational setting.”

Passion for fashion:

Mariam Barry, Fine Arts Writer
October 27, 2025
One other benefit of joining the teacher steel drum band is the ability to interact with other teachers outside of their department. “I've been able to put some names to the faces and have conversations with people that I would have probably never really had a conversation with before,” Shannon Montiel said. “It's easy when you're doing something together to make new friendships.”

Steel-ing the spotlight

Elena Brown, Managing Editor of Online Content
October 24, 2025
Nearly every composer has their own meticulous process they use to create a composition, and Micah Ballard is no exception. "I actually have a whole 40-page document write-up that I’ve made over the years of everything I do when I compose," Ballard said. "It’s just all my inspirations, the things I like to do with melody, how I like to develop my harmony, and there’s diagrams."

Creative composing

Anushka Goel, Managing Editor of Visual Elements
May 6, 2025
Creating the future

Creating the future

Grace Aber, Fine Arts Writer
April 29, 2025
A selection of students in Art X work individually on their projects during class. This class teaches students creative skills that they can apply both in and out of the classroom. “... If I have a pair of jeans that [have] a hole in them, I’ll embroider over them like cute flowers, or I’ll use the skills I learned in that class, and I’ll use them outside of school …”Sam Namaky, ‘27, said.

Tales of textiles

Miriam Monroe, Staff Writer
April 28, 2025
Jason Parker, ‘26, Ray Buehler, ‘26, Annika Curwin, ‘26, and Joey Bicknell, ‘26, made this drawing come to life last year at the contest. “I love being able to be outside all day for one day,” Parker said. “I also like being able to work with people and do something I like and share it with the school.” (used with permission from Jason Parker)

Chalk and talk

Grace Aber, Fine Arts Writer
April 24, 2025
The multitalented Ezzard Charles, a two-time World Heavyweight Champion, jazz musician and Cincinnatian, is depicted in this mural, titled Ezzard Charles: The Cincinnati Cobra. Charles notably beat Joe Louis in 1950 and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. This mural, located at 1537 Republic Street and designed by Jason Snell, was completed in 2015, marking the 100th mural completed by ArtWorks since its program launch in 2007.

Murals on the map

Grace Aber and Elena Brown
April 1, 2025
Gleam meets every Tuesday after school to provide a place for student writers to share their ideas. "I wanted [to join] a club so that I would be able to know people, and [Gleam] was very welcoming and an enjoyable space," Felix Hart, '27, one of the three presidents of Gleam, said.

GLEAMing

Bareen Abdulrahman, Editor in Chief
March 31, 2025
The heir to the chair

The heir to the chair

Viha Gupta, Staff Writer
March 5, 2025
Caroline Lovelace, ‘26, Ben Clemenz, ‘26, Andrew Canter, ‘25, and Elijah Cook, ‘26, dance “Belly Up” for the last time on Saturday, Feb. 15.

Don’t frown, it’s Molly Brown

Grace Aber, Fine Arts Writer
March 4, 2025
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