Dixie Classic Fair 2014

We are always excited in the fall for the Dixie Classic Fair Art Exhibit.  This year, we had 23 students with art work in this show.  All grades were represented from kindergarten through fifth grade with a variety of art from still-life drawings to paper masks to non-objective designs and gadget printing.

Dixie Classic Fair

Diggs-Latham was very excited to have 26 students exhibit art in the Dixie Classic Fair this year.  

We won 7 ribbons.  Congratulations to:  

1st Place Winners: Robert Morgan, Laike May and Mayar Eldeeb

2nd Place Winners: Malik Rose and Heidi Rodriguez

3rd Place Winners: Yarixel Reyes and Jeremiah Batista

 

 

Band/Orchestra Concert

The Band/Orchestra Concert was a huge success. Band and orchestra students in grade 4th and 5th showcased all they have learned this year. Some students even explained the different parts of their instruments and how they work to create a sound.

Mr. Spencer explained what the band has learned this year.

Mr. Powelson introduced the Orchestra students.

Fifth grade orchestra students 'danced' during their performance of "We Will Rock You".

"Diggs-Latham Goes Cross Country"

Dance/Drama Concert

The Spring Dance/Drama Concert was an original production by our dance teacher, Amanda Stevenson, entitled "Diggs-Latham Goes Cross Country." Third graders were the dancers, and select students in grades 4th and 5th served as the speakers, who were a group of people stranded in an airport lobby. These travelers were from San Francisco, Las Vegas, Seattle, New York and Honolulu, and they all showed stereotypical characteristics of the culture of each city. Ms. Stevenson choreographed a dance, representative of each city.

Band/Orchestra/Piano Concert: Dress Rehearsal

The Band, Orchestra and Piano students in grade 3rd, 4th & 5th presented a concert this morning at 9:45am to students and teachers. The Concert will be performed for parents and members of the community tonight at 6pm. The Concert theme is Music Under the Stars, and the backdrop of stars was provided by the Visual Art Department.

Clay Bowls

Fifth graders are finishing a unit in which they learned the characteristics of clay and used the art medium, clay, along with molds, to create bowls. They used clay tools and other found objects and gadgets to create texture on their bowls. After a bique-firing of the bowls, students glazed their projects and added glass crystals as details. Pictured, students are showcasing their finished, glazed bowls.

Festival of Trees

Early in December, four of our 5th grade students had Holiday Card Designs on exhibit at the Festival of Trees, which is a fundraiser for the Brenner Children's Hospital.

Congratulations to Emily, Jamie, John, and Maria for their hard work and participation in this show. Their designs show how they integrated the knowledge they learned about drawing with pen and ink in order to show details and dimensions through hatching, crosshatching and stippling.

Cubism in the 5th Grade Studio

Fifth grade students, inspired by the works of Roy Lichtenstein, are creating their own interpretation of Cubism. Check out their work in progress.