Eagle Eye Media!
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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Eagle Eye Media - A New Journalism Progam
This semester, the Media department has been revamping Valor’s student-led journalism program to reflect the multimedia landscape. 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.
Media Department Chair Mrs. Natalie Tysdal, a former Denver news anchor and reporter, is pleased with the new opportunities for students. “I firmly believe that multimedia education is not only a tool for artistic expression but a pathway to fostering critical thinking, collaboration, and adaptability," she said.
From branding changes to new class opportunities, Mrs. Tysdal and the Media Department faculty and student team are eager to make the changes to enhance the program. Their new logo was created by graphic design teacher Mr. James Gonzales with input from students and teachers during the initial brainstorming and design phases. It was designed to encompass all forms of journalism.
“We understand that storytelling is no longer confined to traditional mediums,” said Mrs. Tysdal. “It has seamlessly intertwined with the power of film, podcasting, social media and even drones, offering our students an unparalleled platform to express, captivate, and inspire.”
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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!
![Congrats to Sophia Andrzejewski and Haley Cornella]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1708966750/govalorcom/tjttg35dapxgh41wayfj/IMG_8153.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1708966750/govalorcom/tjttg35dapxgh41wayfj/IMG_8153.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1708966750/govalorcom/tjttg35dapxgh41wayfj/IMG_8153.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1708966750/govalorcom/tjttg35dapxgh41wayfj/IMG_8153.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1708966750/govalorcom/tjttg35dapxgh41wayfj/IMG_8153.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1708966750/govalorcom/tjttg35dapxgh41wayfj/IMG_8153.jpg","width":2200}])
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).
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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![A Wicked Master Class]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682169420/govalorcom/k9dajlxixwtler19buip/LauraHamiltonMasterClass2023.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682169420/govalorcom/k9dajlxixwtler19buip/LauraHamiltonMasterClass2023.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682169420/govalorcom/k9dajlxixwtler19buip/LauraHamiltonMasterClass2023.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682169420/govalorcom/k9dajlxixwtler19buip/LauraHamiltonMasterClass2023.png","width":1092}])
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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![Winter Art Show: Gallery of Student Creations]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682114812/govalorcom/t2w2qthpxwbjja7o3vbr/WinterArtShow2023.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682114812/govalorcom/t2w2qthpxwbjja7o3vbr/WinterArtShow2023.png","width":436}])
![Valor Music Awards Night]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682115277/govalorcom/ufuj6dqrjvwwgou9xxia/LelaGreenAward.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682115277/govalorcom/ufuj6dqrjvwwgou9xxia/LelaGreenAward.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682115277/govalorcom/ufuj6dqrjvwwgou9xxia/LelaGreenAward.png","width":596}])
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.
![Worshiping with Music and Paint!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663715435/govalorcom/azj1g7sqhhea13jk3tqe/IvyFoxmural.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1663715435/govalorcom/azj1g7sqhhea13jk3tqe/IvyFoxmural.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1663715435/govalorcom/azj1g7sqhhea13jk3tqe/IvyFoxmural.jpg","width":590}])
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.
![Ella Plourde in Times Sqaure!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663715778/govalorcom/v3hsh7zeazdjy7tjxqnq/EllaPlourdeinTimesSquaure.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1663715778/govalorcom/v3hsh7zeazdjy7tjxqnq/EllaPlourdeinTimesSquaure.jpg","width":314}])
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.
![Art and Tech Come Together]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1636045163/govalorcom/wjbnesthuflmyqjxfbys/ScreenShot2021-11-04at105910AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1636045163/govalorcom/wjbnesthuflmyqjxfbys/ScreenShot2021-11-04at105910AM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1636045163/govalorcom/wjbnesthuflmyqjxfbys/ScreenShot2021-11-04at105910AM.png","width":585}])
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.
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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.
![Bright Star Makes Mainstage at Colorado Thespian Conference]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1636058349/govalorcom/ymar89apcqclevcw3glp/ScreenShot2021-11-04at23858PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1636058349/govalorcom/ymar89apcqclevcw3glp/ScreenShot2021-11-04at23858PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1636058349/govalorcom/ymar89apcqclevcw3glp/ScreenShot2021-11-04at23858PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1636058349/govalorcom/ymar89apcqclevcw3glp/ScreenShot2021-11-04at23858PM.png","width":813}])
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.
![Creativity as Service]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1636058423/govalorcom/xb5tfyg62tx8vm6fvubi/ScreenShot2021-11-04at24018PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1636058423/govalorcom/xb5tfyg62tx8vm6fvubi/ScreenShot2021-11-04at24018PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1636058423/govalorcom/xb5tfyg62tx8vm6fvubi/ScreenShot2021-11-04at24018PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1636058423/govalorcom/xb5tfyg62tx8vm6fvubi/ScreenShot2021-11-04at24018PM.png","width":805}])
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!
![Senior Artists in the Studio]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1639779008/govalorcom/zunhwchdxbrwqicvxgic/ScreenShot2021-12-17at30924PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1639779008/govalorcom/zunhwchdxbrwqicvxgic/ScreenShot2021-12-17at30924PM.png","width":504}])
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.
![Cinderella Takes High Marks!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1639779007/govalorcom/alim5z0fjzaou7eayua4/ScreenShot2021-12-17at30915PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1639779007/govalorcom/alim5z0fjzaou7eayua4/ScreenShot2021-12-17at30915PM.png","width":416}])
Valor’s spring musical, Cinderella, was a smash hit for our community, with high marks from professional judges.
![Experience the Arts at Home]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1639779012/govalorcom/zvklgqwhhn3fvw6ewtpl/ScreenShot2021-12-17at30906PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1639779012/govalorcom/zvklgqwhhn3fvw6ewtpl/ScreenShot2021-12-17at30906PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1639779012/govalorcom/zvklgqwhhn3fvw6ewtpl/ScreenShot2021-12-17at30906PM.png","width":628}])
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.
![Film Festival Winners]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1639779008/govalorcom/ubabdtrrxzfhr3drvikh/ScreenShot2021-12-17at30819PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1639779008/govalorcom/ubabdtrrxzfhr3drvikh/ScreenShot2021-12-17at30819PM.png","width":420}])
Congratulations to Valor film students for their big wins in the 2018-19 Colorful Colorado Film Festival for Youth!