Congratulations to these outstanding fine arts students
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• Brooke Kamins ’14 won first place for her acrylic portrait painting through the Illinois Art Education Association. Her painting was on display at their conference at the Hilton Hotel in Lisle, Ill. on October 25 and 26. Her work was one of only 40 pieces selected from over 640 entries for the 2013 show. Kamins was honored at an awards ceremony on Saturday, October 26, and her painting will be in a traveling art show until May 2014. • Brooke Kamins ’14 and Kyle Gorzowski ’14 each won $500 scholarships from the Mundelein Arts Festival that took place on September 7 and 8. • Kyle Gorzowski ’14, Leah Mowery ’14, and Abby Poplawski ’14 were all winners at the Illinois Art Education Association’s 2013 Youth Art Month Poster Contest. This year’s theme was “Illinois Illusions: Past, Present, and Future.” • Jihyun Choi ’14 was named a 2013 Illinois Music Educators Association District Seven Honors Band member for flute.
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Fine Arts Awards
Brooke Kamins ’14 with her first-place portrait.
• Will Higgins ’14 and Yu Jin Shin ’14 represented Carmel Catholic at the IHSA District VII Festival at Crystal Lake Central High School on November 9 for choral music and orchestra, respectively.
Kelly Palecek’s stagebill design.
The winners of the Illinois Art Education Association’s 2014 Youth Art Month Poster Contest. From left to right: Leah Mowery ’14, Kyle Gorzowski ’14, and Abby Poplawski ’14.
COMPASS | Winter 2014
• The graphic design class was asked by the drama department to create a stagebill design for their fall musical, Snow OffWhite. Senior Kelly Palecek’s design was chosen as the design.
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