Each year we open up the opportunity to our student body to design their vision for our yearbook cover, front and back. This year's theme is, "Celebrating 40 years of Stanbridge" honoring our 40th "Ruby" anniversary we look towards the yellow brick road that we took to get here and wonder where we will be in 40 more years of dedication to this community. Dozens of student entries were submitted for this year's Yearbook Cover Contest, and five were chosen as finalists. Yearbook students and staff members were invited to vote for their favorite. All finalists will be featured in the March 10 Bulldog Bulletin, and will have their entries appear in the yearbook in a special section that highlights this year's cover contest. Congratulations to all of this year's artists!
Once everyone started getting a handle on the language, they read and acted out Act I Scene I (after all students solemnly swore not to mortally wound any of their classmates with ruler-swords). Who knew Stanbridge was so full of talented Shakespearean actors! Being in the right place in the right time on campus means grabbing spectacular moments like these. Thankfully, Ms. Julia beckoned us in to get a glimpse at this rousing round of Shakespearean insults. These impromptu performances were worth the highlight reel to share with our community.
The older students shared information about their research and invited questions from the audience after the readings. When the reviews came in they were all around stellar. GREAT work to Jay Huston, Head of High School and Design Engineering Teacher for leading these makers in this process and to Michele Sumpton, Upper Elementary Teacher, for guiding her students to be an excellent audience. You can view a brief peek at the stories above or view the complete stories below. Sadly one of our authors voice was not picked up by our microphone.
community in song for what was a wonderful variety of performances that you can enjoy in full in the video. To receive the link, email Deena Riddle, Director of Advancement. Watch our social media for lots of Audio-Visual catch up in the coming weeks!
Bay Area electronic music producer and instrument builder Amina Kirby visited us for an all school assembly on Monday, Dec 5 to share her ROBOT ORCHESTRA. A project 5 years in the making, Kirby programs her computer to send messages to local networks of motors and pistons outfitted on circuit boards — one for each key or string for each instrument in the orchestra. Many of these musical/sculptural objects are made from familiar materials such as a drum kit, glockenspiel, zither, cake pans, ceramic bowls and plates — played in entirely new mechanical ways. Amina programs the robots to perform her own original music, pieces that breathe life into the technology, which she shared with us during the lecture/demonstration. Amina's ROBOT ORCHESTRA was an interactive and exciting showcase of STEAM in practice that our kids won't forget!
*Special thanks to Stanbridge Academy Music Maestro, Matt Robidoux for arranging this wonderful immersive experience!
Marcel Duchamp is thought to have perfected the found-object concept when he made the most famous example, Fountain (1917), a standard urinal purchased from a hardware store and displayed on a pedestal, resting on its side.
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