Aragon students have art showcased in district-wide ROP art show
The second annual Regional Occupational Program (ROP) Art Show will take place between May 3 and Sept. 25, 2011. Mills, Menlo-Atherton, Carlmont, Woodside, and Aragon High School will be submitting photos and designs for the show. The show includes the work of students in digital photography, animation, graphics, video games and video production.
Last year, digital photography teacher Aimee Reed helped to publicize the art show through posters at all the high schools and school districts as well as through online marketing. The posters this year will be submitted by students over the next couple of weeks.
In total, Reed chose the works of 14 students to be in the ROP Art Show.
One of the students chosen to be in the show was junior Stacy Ozorio. “My piece of work is a picture of myself,” says Ozorio. “It was for a photography project. For the project we had to take profile pictures, so we needed to take pictures of other people and some of ourselves.”
“I think my picture is more of a fun thing, but since I’m not smiling it looks like I’m kind of angry, but the project was fun,” says Ozorio.
Junior Christina Hsu, another participant of the show, says, “My specific piece of work is a sunrise and there are trees bordering the sunrise. My piece of artwork is not really serious or fun, it is more of a landscape kind of picture. I never thought that one of my pictures would be included in an art show. Ms. Reed, our teacher, one day just told us that our pictures were going to be included in the show and I was totally shocked. I have never done this show before, but I hope to do it again.”
Junior Megan Reinertson also has a piece of artwork in the ROP Art Show. “My picture is of my mom and sister hugging as we are picking her up at the airport after being away at college for a few months,” says Reinertson. “I took the picture during our portraits unit in photography class, so it is supposed to be in the moment and unplanned. My picture just shows the emotion and love my family has. Ms. Reed briefly mentioned the contest to our class and said we could enter our work, but I did not submit anything. A few weeks later, when I went into class, she told me she entered one of my pictures, and I had ended up being chosen. I was so shocked, but glad to be in. I am excited to be included in the show because it is one of my favorite pictures that I have taken, and I am glad other people can enjoy it. Also, I don’t really consider myself to be artistic, so this is a new side of me, and something I have never done before.” This is also Reinertson’s first year in photography class, so it is her first time in the ROP Show.
The entire ROP Art Show will be able to be seen online at ropartshow.com until Sept. 25, 2011.
