by ArtsCouncil
September 11, 2009 17:33
Courtesy of the JOURNAL RECORD
Date of Publication – September 12, 2009
Hamilton Middle School announces full-time art program
Hamilton Middle School (HMS) counselor Ronnie Roberts and art teacher Anita Ahmed are proud to announce the formation of a full-time art program for the first time. The class is offered to eighth grade students who must pay a $20 fee to participate in the program.
In previous years, with the help of the Northwest Alabama Arts Council, the Alabama Arts Council and Marion County Board of Education member and former art teacher Belinda McRae, the school has taught a pilot art program. “We have been fortunate to receive grants from the organizations and to have the help of Belinda McRae to offer art part time. Now, we have the opportunity for a full-time class,” said Roberts.
Ahmed has worked at HMS for 13 years as a special education teacher. Shown are some of the program’s top students (from left) Hannah Skinner, Michelle Brown, Ahmed and Aldo Chavez, with their symmetry projects in the cases shown in the background. Also shown is Andy Nichols working on landscaping artwork during class.
