Arts+Media Stories
There's nothing more exciting the arts and media students are up to. Read all about their latest projects, events, updates, and more.
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Art and Tech Come Together
In the same week the world celebrated women in science, Victoria McBroom ’21 earned Best of Show in the Valor Arts Show for her animatronics piece she affectionately calls Crouton.
“I’ve done a lot with mixed media through my art classes at Valor, but I really wanted to create a piece that moved,” she explains. So she worked with STEM teacher Mr. Rick Russon to help her incorporate a model aircraft servo body and a rotating platform.
Fabricated from chicken wire, foam and fur, Victoria loved creating her cat, but says the key ingredient to success was time, research and patience with the animatronics venture.
“I wanted to create something that requires large amounts of time and trial-and-error because it’s my senior year, and I thought I should set big goals for myself,” Victoria explains, still tinkering with the wiring in Crouton.
Through her years of creating and executing art projects, including shoes on wheels called Chreelys, custom branded athletic shoes and pieces for a virtual pop-up shop, Victoria shares the insight she’s gained to help her through life.
“All of this has helped me realize that time management and failing fast is super important. If you don’t fail, you won’t learn anything, and if you don’t fail fast you may not have time to find a better solution,” she smiles.
Great insight from this student and artist with a curiosity for trying new things and using each of her experiences to propel herself onward! See more about Victoria and Crouton on her Spark page.
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Congratulations to James Algermissen and his father on placing first at the 2024 United States International Duo Piano Competition. This is their 5th straight win at this competition!
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Congratulations to Sophia Andrzejewski and Haley Cornella for being picked for the 2024 Colorado All-State Choir!
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Valor art students receive Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Congratulations to these students for all their hard work and dedication! All work will be on display at the beginning of February at various galleries in the Denver Metro area. We will also have a display to celebrate this work at our Winter Art Show on Saturday, February 3.
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Holiday Inn, Valor Arts+Media's Fall musical, has drawn the largest crowds since pre-Covid (2020).
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Valor's student-led journalism program is being revamped. A new entity, Eagle Eye Media, was created from the aspiration of Valor’s journalism faculty and students to expand Valor’s media program and reach.
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Students in the Conservatory Dance and Musical Theatre classes were treated to master classes this month with industry professional, Lauren Hamilton.
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The Red Carpet was rolled out for recording arts students and the community to celebrate their original works and those of their peers! This grammy-style night is a fun tradition that provides a showcase of some of Valor's top student works as they celebrate the songwriting process.
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Senior Ivy Fox is just as comfortable in the worship band classroom and the painting studio. The worship band keyboardist and visual artist was asked by Mr. Trotter, Mrs. Timmons, and Mr. Johnson to paint a mural in the worship band room to inspire.
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Senior Ella Plourde hit the Big Apple this summer as a nominee for The Jimmy Awards, the national award show for high school musical theatre students.
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Instead of spending the final weeks of the semester studying or writing papers, Graphic Design III students worked tirelessly to finish a project that they could slip on their feet.
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For the second time ever in school history, Valor theater students and staff have achieved the coveted Mainstage honor at the annual Colorado Thespian Conference.
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To explore art as a form of service, Visual Arts Conservatory seniors partnered with local organizations this fall to create projects that served a greater purpose.
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Senior Sarah Fabian recently curated a fabulous collection of……SENIOR PANTS!
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The Complete Works of Shakespeare, Abridged is a perfect way for our talented theatre students to hone and showcase their growing improvisational skills!
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Valor Arts+Media students turned to both new and familiar mediums to find some inspiration this spring and summer. Whether in the recording studio, drawing room, or online learning, these students continued to hone their skills on their own.
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Valor’s spring musical, Cinderella, was a smash hit for our community, with high marks from professional judges.
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This week, Arts Instructor, Kaley Monson gives us some tips on how to encourage your creative expression, and spark inspiration while everyone is at home.
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This October, Level 3 Graphic Design and Film students ventured out to the Big Apple to learn more about their artistic disciplines and see what New York City has to offer in film and design.
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In preparation for our fall production of The Importance of Being Earnest, Valor alum Vin Ernst returned to run a dialect workshop for our cast.
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With the opening of Little Women, Valor Arts+Media ushers in a new tradition – the Valor Summer Musical.
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Congratulations to Valor film students for their big wins in the 2018-19 Colorful Colorado Film Festival for Youth!