Art Club
In January, the JHS Art Club went to see the work of Dylan Gifford, junior at University of Illinois, at Cheryl Kelly’s Photography studio.
His art featured unique ceramic work that resembles the sea and blow fish. Art Club also went toMacMurray College’s Applebee Gallery on February 9th to see the installment of “Things Unsaid.”
“Entering the show, you were met with a constant chatter of conversations and each sculpture drew you in,” said Linda Dunseth, art teacher at JHS. Art Club is looking forward to March and activities connected with Art Youth Month.
Science Club
The JHS Science Club had its annual Science Trivia Night on January 31st. The winners were seniors Alex Hays, Holden Jones, and Aric Salyer and juniors Thomas Estabrook and Jordin Wyatt. On March 3rd, Science Club is having their Saturday Science, which offers JHS students the chance to teach elementary kids about science.
Film Club
On February 7th, Film Club had an opportunity to have Dave Heinzel, Creative Media Producer for Springfield Public Schools, come in and guest speak about filming and equipment. Meetings will continue to be after school every Tuesday until 5:00 p.m.
German Club
German Club spent most of January painting the foreign language hallway. Most of their paintings exist of Berliner Bears.
In Berlin, Germany, there are many bears of all sizes, each with a different theme. German Club painted a total of twenty-two bears, each with a different theme, such as Einstein Bear, Fairytale Bear, GAPP Bear, and Checkpoint Charlie Bear.
All of the German Club worked very hard on these paintings, so check them out when you get a chance!