Art Saves Lives 2020

There are two great ways to check out HHS fine arts and performances online!

First, the annual tradition of Art Saves Lives is moving online this year! Starting at 4 pm on May 21, portfolios for HHS seniors are being displayed via Instagram @ArtSavesLive2020 and Facebook @Holliston.ArtSavesLives.7. You will have the opportunity to “LIKE” and Comment on their superb work.

Second, visit the HHS Fine Arts Blog. It is continually updated with art, music, and various entertaining and provocative videos. The vast majority of this work by students and teachers was created during distance learning. This blog will be continued as we move forward, and will change and morph to suit the needs of our artistic community. Portfolios for underclassmen can be found on the Underclassmen Portfolios page of the Blog.

WE HOPE YOU ENJOY!!!

>> Art Saves Lives 2020 via Instagram or via Facebook, beginning 4 pm May 21

>> HHS Arts Blog

HHS Art Program Featured in SchoolArts Magazine

The HHS Art Department was featured in an article "It Takes a Village" in the September 2019 issue of SchoolArts Magazine.

Authored by HHS department leader and art teacher Mr. Doug Lack, the article outlines last year's collaborative project to construct a model city made of recyclable materials, enlisting staff and students from all over the district. The article also highlights how the project was an exemplar of project-based learning.

"It Takes a Village" has been posted with permission of SchoolArts Magazine.

Mock Digital Storefronts in Printmaking Class

In Mr. Shiff's Printmaking class, students were challenged to create a website that would simulate an online screen-printed apparel or prints marketplace. They had to invent and produce the necessary writing for their own digital storefront identity. While some of the brand stories might be fabricated, the products the students made that are featured here are real.

Leah Keys -
https://sites.google.com/students.holliston.k12.ma.us/slothcloths

Jack Seymour -
https://sites.google.com/students.holliston.k12.ma.us/lake-winni-tees/home


Arianna Patel -
https://sites.google.com/students.holliston.k12.ma.us/printsinbloom/our-commitment-to-quality


Spencer Benoff -
https://sites.google.com/students.holliston.k12.ma.us/website-spencer-benoff/home


Maddie Iarussi -
https://sites.google.com/students.holliston.k12.ma.us/thelongneckmission/home


Taylor Sofoul
https://tnsofoul.wixsite.com/worldlythings/about


Hunter McElhinney
https://sites.google.com/students.holliston.k12.ma.us/float-shirts/home


Nathaniel White
https://sites.google.com/view/outsidein/


Hannah Wolfgang
https://sites.google.com/students.holliston.k12.ma.us/reminiscink/home

Holliston Freshman Working Toward Strengthening Support for Food Pantries

Most people are happy to donate to food pantries and drop necessary items but except for an annual food drive, they are really not aware of shortages of certain items at their local pantries. So how about if they received a fortnightly or a monthly email with the list of items needed? Given that food pantries are run by volunteers, they do not have the personnel to send out such emails on a regular basis. Some food pantries do have a website that lists their inventories but do people actually go and check the website before their next shopping list? Holliston High School freshman, Akshara Shankar, is on a mission to find some solutions. 

Akshara has been working on her project, ‘ManyHands’ with the support of the MIT Leadership Training Institute’s mentorship program. Akshara has worked to design the website, contacted over 20 food pantries of which 11 have already registered on her site including the Holliston Pantry Shelf. She has received lists of the most essential items and is now working to get the community to sign up on her website to receive alerts about items required by food pantries. Holliston High School students, parents and teachers who would like to receive alerts about what your local pantry needs can sign up on www.manyhandsfoodpantry.com

HHS Students Building a Tiny House!

HHS students are working on building a tiny house!

Work on the house teaches life skills such as home maintenance, problem solving, and professionalism, while touching upon many parts of the curriculum from woodshop to physics to art.

According to student Timothy Strang,

"The Tiny House Project is a school-wide, student-powered effort to design, construct, and sell a fully functional tiny home right out of the high school workshop. The idea goes that the project will be an annual event, offering each generation of students a unique opportunity at hands-on learning that will be applicable and relevant when they complete their education and enter the real world. Hopefully, in tiny homes to come, the previous year’s sale will fund the expenses of the next project, but in order to establish this cycle the first iteration will be entirely dependent upon community donations."

If you would like to donate, or if you’re just curious to see the progress as it comes together, check out the official Holliston Tiny Home website here: https://sites.google.com/holliston.k12.ma.us/tinyhouseholliston/home

Student Feature Friday: Eamonn Powers

This week’s Student Feature Friday is senior Eamonn Powers. Eamonn used his love of fishing to develop a Vortex River Aerator to help oxygenate streams in order to allow fish, specifically trout and salmon, to survive when water temperatures rise and oxygen levels decrease. He created a system of pipes that would allow water to spin (think of a controlled underwater tornado) as it ran through them, generating higher levels of oxygen and using only the power of the water current to bring oxygen rich water downstream. Through his work with Mr. Marsh and his senior project, he has developed several prototypes and has now partnered with a scientist in Woods Hole to eventually bring his prototype to production. His ultimate goal is to have his device made of good quality, Eco-friendly materials and placed into streams all over the world. For more information on his project check out the Student Feature Fridays of the Principal's Blog.

Thank you

Nicole Bottomley,
Principal
Holliston High School

Enigma 2016 Now Published

The Spring 2017 issue of ENIGMA is now published! 

ENIGMA is a welcoming literary magazine based out of Holliston High School. They accept poetry and short stories as well as photographs and multimedia works of art. They want to borrow and showcase the voices of our students; whether this voice is found amongst the stanzas of a poem or behind an image.

You can find the current issue, as well as back issues, on the ENIGMA page of the HHS website.

Winter Issue of Enigma Published

We're pleased to announce the latest issue of the HHS literary magazine Engima. The Winter 2017 issue is full of poetry, art, and photography by our own HHS student body.

Enigma is free online on the HHS website!

"Strings Attached" On Display in Studio370

Studio370 At Holliston High School is proud to present Strings Attached, an installation created by the Term I Public Spaces Class taught by Mr. Lack. Only nails and string were used to create this stunning visual enchantment!

Check out this video showcasing of all the art:

Artists Include:

• Joseph Whalen: Thomas The Tank Engine
• Jesse Wexler: Patrick
• Jen Tuttle: Transformers Rising
• Seth Burwick, Daniel Gonsalves, Kevin Quinn: Mickey Mouse
• Thomas Sykes: Happy Little Waterfall
• Grace Dzindolet: Bacon & Egg Flag
• Lizet Ahearn, Maria Jessup Mcdermott: Deathly Hallows Sign
• Dan Campbell, Sam Cureel: The Palm Of Life
• Isabelle Storella: Flower
• Abinaya Gargy: Yin And Yang Sign
• Abinaya Gargy And Isabelle Storella: The Vine
• Matt Arvanitis And Aidan Jewett: Turtle
• Ryan Mcmanus: Spongebob
• Bella Bergloff: The Solar System
• Chloe Kafka: The Circus Elephant
• Juliana Papulis And Olivia Wilson: Buildings
• Caroline Tornifoglio And Sarah Winiker: Butterfly
• Kyle Perry: Batman Vs. Superman / Dawn Of Justice & A Star Wars Duel
• Ashley Alexander, Shelby Hinchey, Heather Mcgee: The Tree