St Martin High Fine Arts Department

💛💙📚!!!! SQUEAL !!!! 📚💙💛
The Read Across America Event at SMHS is transforming into a magical seussical whooville village! Here is a sneak peak on the progress …..

Thanks to generous donations of several people, we have enough books!!!! Thank you!

👏👏👏 excellent job, Ms Wegner!

Popsicle

Students’ “Stick” Art. Amazing what a student can create with a popsicle stick! Coach Heise’s 3D art class is innovative!

CONGRATS TO ANH! She was the 1st place winner in the high school category of the annual JABO Art Contest!

Thank you, Junior Auxiliary of Biloxi-Ocean Springs for all that you for the children on the Mississippi Gulf Coast!

It brings us great sorrow to share that heaven gained another artist to paint the sky. Retired JCSD art teacher, Mrs Weems, suddenly got sick and spent her last days in the hospital surrounded by her family.

Those who knew Mrs Weems knew a few things to be true- she believed that God is the center of every relationship, family is everything and art is therapy for the soul. For decades, she guided both elementary and high school students not just with art skills but through life with her kindness & support. She was a gentle, kind soul who loved her students like her own. She will be sorely missed. Paint the skies beautifully.

Mrs Anita Weems’ arrangements
Tuesday 3/8/22, Service at 1:30
Northside Assembly of God
14901 Lemoyne Blvd.
Biloxi, MS

Interment 2:45-3:00
Southern Memorial Park
2076 Beach Blvd
Biloxi, MS

Photo was taken at her SMHS Covid “drive by” retirement party, May 2020.

Votes are in! Congratulations to the 2021 winners at SMHS.

Parent of the year-
Amber Rempel, Food pantry distribution

Support Staff of the year-
Melissa Hebert, Front desk personnel

Teacher of the year-
Sarah Bartos, Theater teacher

Come out & support this amazing event for our Special Education Department. Kuddos to Connor Diamond & the SMHS swim team for putting on the event!!!

👟👟IT’S FINALLY HERE!!!!👟👟

Tomorrow, Saturday May 15th, at Joe Barlow Stadium. Registration at 8:30 am and walk from 9:00-10:30am. $5 registration. If you have pledges, you may bring them and turn them in or bring a flat donation.

First 200 walkers get a Singing River Hospital face towel! THANK YOU SINGING RIVER HOSPITAL for the donation!

The Coke trailer will sell drinks- $2.00 each.

Coke duffle & big beach towel raffle- $1 chance. THANK YOU GULFPORT COCA-COLA for the donation!

Still have a few event shirts available-$20 cash only, FCFS.

Come out and join us!
The weather will be gorgeous!

Please help raise money for the SMHS special education dept. See you in the morning!!!!

Congratulations to SMHS Art teacher, Hannah Wegner, she entered this large, gorgeous oil painting into the 2021 ArtFields Collective, a National Art contest, and won the Merit Award! We are beyond proud of her. The students at SMHS student are blessed to have her as a teacher!

Hannah Wegner, YOU ROCK! Keep being awesome!!! Congratulations, again!

Time to lace up those shoes!!! Come join us for the inaugural “Jacket Walk: Lap-a-thon” on Saturday, May 15th!

Can’t make it? Support the cause by buying an event shirt or send in a donation to SMHS front office.

Email [email protected] for more info!

AEA-Art & Environmental Awareness with the WAMA was amazing today!!!! A HUGE thank you to Robin & Anthony for coming out to share your talents with our students!

SMHS students learned first hand from film maker and story teller, Anthony Thaxton, the ins and outs of photography and film making. He shared his vision and his journey while using the students as examples of how to shoot a video. His experience was invaluable. He gave so many tips and tools of the trade. It was a GREAT hands on session!

Robin Whitfield brought her expertise in painting with raw materials. Her knowledge of raw plants, crushed rocks and fruits & vegetables was a wonderful hands on activity for the students to dig in and experiment with. She shared how to make simple tools like paint brushes from a yucca plant and how she commonly uses shells for water bowls for painting. She exposed the students to being open to repurposing or seeing nature as a source before buying plastics for art.

A big thank you to Mrs Banks, SMHS science teacher, Elizabeth Englebretson from MS state extension center, Tony DiFatta from the Walter Anderson Musuem and Julian Rankin from the Walter Anderson Museum.

Printmaking in Coach Heise’s 2D Art Class- Collagraphs, Monoprints & Sharpie Prints.

Thursday, March 25

THIS FRIDAY

🎶🎵SMHS Symphonic Band received all SUPERIORS at the state band evaluation.🎶🎵

WELL DONE, so proud of the talented kids & their directors!

We are so proud to share Bryan King’s
website, it went live yesterday. For those of you who do not know, Mr King is a practicing graphic artist who has spent decades perfecting his talent. Through the years, he has developed graphic games, cook books, and now 3D printed art.

Personally, I appreciate that Mr King models to the students that practice makes perfect by dedicating the time to being a true practicing artist. Thank you, Mr King, for exposing the students this amazing genre and representing the Mississippi Gulf Coast with your talents that have gone global.

Well done, sir!

https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-skeleton-crew-154683

3D Printable Skeleton Crew by Bryan King Skeleton Crew The crew is a 3 model set that will get you ready for an undead adventure. With the perfect models for casual, mid boss, and final boss you can print and play countless undead scenarios. Skeleton Warriors The skeleton warriors are the workforce of any undead army. Ready to be printed i...

Today is National Random Acts of Kindness Day and the SMHS photography class made Valentine bags for Sailors & Instructors stationed at Corry Station in Pensacola, Fl.

A class of sailors & instructors were put on a 14 day quarantine due to a classmate getting Covid. For 14 days they could not leave their 10’x10’ room, having all meals (sanwiches mainly) delivered to their door.

Since Coach Heise’s class was already participating in decorating boxes for the veterans project, they decided to make a little happy for these Sailors too!

Coach delivered the bags filled with treats yesterday. Today was their first day back with the living, returning to normal duties and they got them today as they returned. This little happy brought them so much joy!

Hooyah, SMHS photo students, a random act goes a long way!

Textile Arts is very much a part of Coach Heise’s 3D Art class. This year, it was fitting to incorporate an art form that is practical & applicable to the daily lifestyle of the student. Embroidery on a cloth mask.

Embroidery is slowly becoming an Art of the past. The students learned about the beautiful Mexican culture and the deep embroidery skills & talents that artisans have shared for generations.

Here are a few students, D. Barnes & K. Miles, showing off their masks.