Guggenheim Museum Visit ( 8 th Grade )
Upper School
While studying the time period of World War Two and the Holocaust , we ( the 8th Graders ) paid a visit to the Guggenheim museum , which was displaying L ’ Art en Guère , an amazing exhibition of astonishing works of art done during World War Two . You would think that they were all somber and gray but , in fact , there were as many sad ones as cheerful and colorful ones . Some works , as always , were a bit bizarre , and you had to have a lot of imagination to be able to understand them fully , but they were interesting to admire and see . Some had even been done by real concentration camp prisoners . There were also a few statues , but not as many as there were paintings .
The most astonishing work of art was , in our opinion , La Fée Electricité , a painting done by Raoul Dufy , which was so huge that it covered an entire wall . Full of bright colors and detailed drawings of things ranging from Aristotle to the French flag , the canvas made a weird but immensely interesting work of art . If you looked closely , you could see that many men had been drawn with their name next to them . These included Benjamin Franklin , Mozart , and many more great minds . Another part of the exhibition , which displayed paintings done by concentration camp prisoners , was creatively decorated with sacks on the ceiling , giving the exhibition a somber atmosphere . A timeline with the key events of World War Two covered up two walls to give people an overall idea of what had happened during this time period , and when it had all occurred exactly . All in all , visiting this exhibition was absolutely worth it , as it enriched our minds with all the astonishing works of art we were able to see . They are bound to last throughout the ages .
By : Carmen Rita and Beatriz ( 8 th Grade )
The now former ASB students are ready for new beginnings .
Graduation Ceremony of the Class of 2013
On the 1st of June , all the grade 12 students gathered at the ASB to experience the closure of a part of their lives . All the family and friends of the graduates attended and the teachers who have helped them get where they are were also there . Sara Goiri , Miren López and Jorge García , from 9 th grade , made the evening more entertaining by playing the piano and flute while everyone was taking their place . The ceremony was opened by the 4 th and 5 th graders singing “ The American School of B i l b a o ” f o l l o w e d by “ Po m p a n d C i r c u m s t a n c e ” . When everyone was settled down , the speeches started . First came the director , Orlando Pola-Rivera , who addressed the graduates with an introductory discourse . After him Javier Hoyos , the father of the graduate Xabier Hoyos , went to the stage . When he finished , the two guest speakers , Angela Dundas and Iñigo Ongay addressed the class and , after that , Fernando Gruber addressed his fellow students with a speech that made them remember their best moments at school . After him , Mariana Curti , their Homeroom teacher , talked to the class and wished them the best for their future . The graduates were then called up one by one and given their diploma . The formal ceremony was now over . Everybody left the auditorium and went down to the playground in order to take some photographs and the graduates threw their hats in the air . Everybody stayed for a while after that , eating and talking , and the now ex-students thanked their t e a c h e r s , w h o wished them well . The now former ASB students are ready for new beginnings .
By : Gema Sacanell ( 10 th Grade )