Washington Middle School Art Students Visit Graphic Design Class at Four Rivers Career Center
Danielle Snider, art teacher at Washington Middle School, took her eighth-grade art students to visit the Graphic Design program at Four Rivers Career Center on Monday, October 24.
Instructor Jeff Marquart and his graphic design students led the eighth graders through several stations to introduce them to the different tools used each day in the class.
The graphic design students took over instruction and led the eighth graders to the different stations. One station demonstrated how the screen printing press is used. The eighth-grade students were able to create a flag printed with a blue jay designed by a graphic design student.
At another station, the graphic design students altered photographs of middle school students to demonstrate how Photoshop is used in their work.
At the last station, eighth-grade students were guided through the process of making layered vinyl stickers and voted on possible t-shirt designs created by the graphic design students.
The field trip was an introduction to the opportunities Four Rivers Career Center has to offer in the field of art. It also gave middle school students an idea of how the schedule at Four Rivers Career Center is integrated into the high school experience.
“Our students loved trying out the tools for themselves and becoming a part of the project while using Photoshop,” Snider said. “This experience enabled the middle school students to make connections and start conversations about the processes and tools used at the Four Rivers Career Center.”
Photos from the eighth-grade art students’ visit to the graphic design class at Four Rivers Career Center are below.
