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Tara Elementary students showcase artwork

Tara Elementary students showcase artwork


  • By Amanda Sebastiano
  • | 12:03 a.m. May 8, 2015
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To celebrate performance and visual arts, Tara Elementary school students showed their creativity May 7, during A Knight for the Arts. Choir students sang and played drums and other instruments to a range of safari-themed songs, while other k-5 students led their parents through the artwork-lined hallways. Students showcased more than 600 pieces of hand drawn and painted pieces of Egyptian-themed artwork. 

Six-year-old Isabella Andraed shows off her Egyptian-style paper necklace.
Six-year-old Isabella Andraed shows off her Egyptian-style paper necklace.
Amya Dunbar crafted a 3 D paper pyramid.
Amya Dunbar crafted a 3 D paper pyramid.
Tara Elementary students sing a rang of songs in conjunction with their safari-themed program.
Tara Elementary students sing a rang of songs in conjunction with their safari-themed program.
Maddison Hammond, Emily Giraldo, Emilee Gately, Alicia Arguez, Zach Mauer and Jalenairam Marga show off their instruments after their performance.
Maddison Hammond, Emily Giraldo, Emilee Gately, Alicia Arguez, Zach Mauer and Jalenairam Marga show off their instruments after their performance.
Haylen Hang wrote her name in hieroglyphics.
Haylen Hang wrote her name in hieroglyphics.
Proud parent Pavlin Kioutchoukov records his child's performance on stage.
Proud parent Pavlin Kioutchoukov records his child's performance on stage.
Friends Joli McElroy and Savannah Getman showcase their painting along with 598 others at the school's art show.
Friends Joli McElroy and Savannah Getman showcase their painting along with 598 others at the school's art show.
Marianne Schwartz likes creating abstract art.
Marianne Schwartz likes creating abstract art.
Choir teacher Barbara Siffermann leads her singers in front of the crowd.
Choir teacher Barbara Siffermann leads her singers in front of the crowd.
Tonya Spires enjoys looking at her granddaughter Kaylee Gulbrandsen's paintings.
Tonya Spires enjoys looking at her granddaughter Kaylee Gulbrandsen's paintings.
Olivia Thurber and Grace Scutti sing a duet.
Olivia Thurber and Grace Scutti sing a duet.
Katia Singh poses flanked by her aunt, Denise Williams, and mother, Desiree Frain.
Katia Singh poses flanked by her aunt, Denise Williams, and mother, Desiree Frain.

 

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