IN Norwin Summer 2017 | Page 44

T wo Norwin High School seniors recently placed in the 2017 Congressional Art Competition held April 8, 2017. Rose Egan won first place and will be invited to Washington D.C. to be honored at a Congressional Reception and see her winning piece displayed in the halls of the Capitol Building. Her artwork will be there on display for one year. Art Department Chairperson Christine Satterfield said Rose is the third student from Norwin to have won first place in the Congressional Art Competition. Molly Fallone won first place in 2011, and Alyssa Minko won in 2015. Shelby Krevokuch won People’s Choice award. Her artwork will be placed at Congressman Tim Murphy’s office in Greensburg for one year. Congratulations to both Rose and Shelby! Shelby Krevokuch Shelby Krevokuch “A Clown Couple” Chalk Pastel Rose Egan “Glass of Water” Charcoal STEM in Fashion | Family and Consumer Sciences Department Field Trip to Carnegie Museum of Art O n March 3, 2017, 45 Norwin High School students from the Fashion Strategies and Design classes studied the North American Special Exhibition, Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. The Fashion Strategies students are part the Norwin School District Family and Consumer Sciences program where they focus on process thinking and problem solving via real life consumer scenarios. The exhibit features the innovative designs of Iris van Herpen, a 32 year-old Dutch Haute Couture designer. Her designs combine meticulous handwork, inventive technological solutions, and striking futuristic material to create her unique aesthetic. Celebrities such as Beyoncé, Bjork, Lady Gaga and Scarlett Johansson have sought her extraordinary designs. Through personalized tours guided by a Carnegie museum docent, students observed and analyzed Van Herpen’s work to develop an 42 Norwin understanding of her fusion of fashion, technology and science. Following this experience the Fashion Strategies students returned to class to use Ms. Van Herpen’s work along with other works of art viewed at the museum as an inspiration from which to create their own collection of designs as part of a Mood Board.