FHSTheFlash The Flash Volume 46, Issue 6 April 2006

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Fraser High School - 34270 Garfield Road. Fraser, Michigan 48026 - Vol. 46, Issue 6 - May 2006

Life-size piece of Art
By Jerica Pitts ‘08
Flash Staff Reporter
While walking to classes in A
House, students may have noticed the rather large structure
being built by the art depart-

Babcock, art teacher and head
of the dollhouse project.
Community Assessment Referral & Education (C.A.R.E.)
is an organization that raises
money for children that come
from abusive homes. After
theyhave completed, they will

and see many more creations
covering the walls. Some of
these artworks include the famous Starry Night and Scream.
When it is fully done they will
send it to Macomb Mall to be
displayed and auctioned.

Ms. Babcock’s art class paints away child abuse for the C.A.R.E. organization.
Digiovanni Flash Staff Reporter

ment. The first thought that usually runs through minds is,
“What is that thing?”
The students of the Fraser
High School art department decided to construct a dollhouse
decorated with several paintings. The dollhouse wasn’t just
built for the creativity purpose,
it is going to an organization for
needy
children.
“It is a good way for students
to help the community who are
in need while expressing their
creative talent,” says Becki

be displayed in an area before
going up for auction. Building
and auctioning off a dollhouse
is just one of the several ways
that C.A.R.E. can help fund a
child in need with their profits.
To start off with, each student
was hand selected for this
project. After the kit for the
dollhouse was delivered, the
paintings were sketched out on
the wooden structure and then
carefully touched with paint.
Not only do paintings exist on
the exterior, take a look inside

Photo taken by: Paul

“It was an exciting, cooperative project for all levels of art
students,” says Babcock.
The dollhouse took only a few
weeks to complete, but in the
long run it will save many lives
of children in need.
If someone is interested in
participating in a project related
to C.A.R.E. they can check
out their website, http://
www.careofmacomb.com or
they could contact them by the
phone number of 586-5410034.

A change in location
Ashley Bletch 08’
Flash Staff Reporter

The dome is closing and
2006 will be the first time that
Fraser’s graduation will take
place at Freedom Hill. This is
a change from previous years.
The original location was at the
Silverdome, bringing disappointment to some students
that were hoping to graduate
in the same location as friends
or family.
“Personally, I hate the idea
of changing locations. The
Silverdome is inside for one
thing and I heard it was

cheaper. What happens if it
rains during graduation? It
would be a total mess. But I
guess we don’t have a choice
so, I’m waiting to see what
happens,” said senior Amanda
Polhill.
Apparently switching locations isn’t just affecting students. The change in location
will also cost the school more
money.
“Switching locations was
the only thing we could do, and
yes, it will cost a little more, but
it’s graduation and if all goes
well then Freedom Hill will

probably be the future graduation location,” said Vice Principal Mrs. Bartlett
Interesting enough the school
had no choice but to relocate.
Students were informed that
the Silverdome is being completely demolished. On the
Silverdome’s
website
(www.silverdome.com) it
states that the building is indeed
being torn down. There are
students asking whether or not
Fraser might return to the
Silverdome, According to the
website it doesn’t show anything about rebuilding.

Blown away by FHS
By Petia Kapintcheva
Exchange Editor

Working hard year long finally paid off when the FHS
band and choir performances blew away Orlando, Florida
note by note. The FHS students packed their instruments
and jump suits heading towards one of the biggest competitions of their high school career.
On April 26 two planes took off with the FHS band and
choir students taking them to the 2006 Heritage Festivals in
Florida. According to www.heritagefestivals.com, “Heritage
Festivals strives to promote excellence among choirs, bands,
and orchestras by providing the best opportunity for learning through seeing, experiencing, and interacting with other
student performers and top music professionals. Committed to offering the ultimate music festival experience with
adjudicated, national performance opportunities, Heritage
Festivals has worked to be “your partner in music education” for 26 years.”
On April 27 the students settled in and enjoyed Orlando,
but on April 28 they got down to work, watching the other
schools and practicing in between for their Saturday performances. On April 29 under the conduction of Mr. Rodgers
and Mr. Pascaretti, the Fraser Symphony band received a
Gold rating, first place ranking, with an average score of 94
out of 100, the Jazz Band received a Gold rating with an
average score of 94 out of 100, the Fraser Singers received
a Gold rating, second place ranking, with an average score
of 92 out of 100, and the Chamber Choir a Silver rating,
second place ranking with an average score of 83 out of
100. Fraser received the “Festival Sweepstakes” award for
the best combined choral and instrumental program. The
Symphony and Jazz bands received the “Adjudicator’s
Award” for having an average score of 92 or higher, as
well as receiving the “Outstanding Band Award” for being
the highest scoring instrumental groups at the Festival. The
bands also earned the “Instrumental Sweepstakes Award”
for accumulating the highest number of points toward a
perfect score of 200.
“It was very exciting, I mean the students have worked
hard all year long. We hoped for the best and shined,” said
Mr. Rodgers as he explained his gratitude.
With such a great accom \