2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton

• A total of 16 students took the AP Studio Art exam in May of 2009 which
featured a portfolio made up of 29 pieces of artwork
• The Milton Photography class submitted entries into the “What I Love
About Milton,” photography contest, sponsored by the Town of Milton
• Art students submitted hand painted slates of historic landmarks in and
around Milton as part of a fundraising effort from the Milton Foundation
for Education. The slates were originally part of the Baker’s Chocolate
buildings and were displayed at the annual Celebration for Education
event in November, where they were auctioned off
• AP art students at the high school submitted a piece with the theme of
“teens against violence” with Ann Toby in collaboration with Wheelock
College. Their piece was selected to be displayed in the State House for
Teenage Violence Prevention Week. This was collaboration with Sheila
Walsh’s English class.
• The art department started its own website for grades K-12, which can be
viewed at www.miltonpsart.com
• We were sorry to lose Karen Slodden, Pierce art teacher for 34 years,
who retired last June, but welcomed Stephanie Sherman as a replacement
• Our highly successful and popular ACE program survived the budget cuts
and is continuing under Ms. Sherman’s leadership
• The art program is also lucky to have FAVA (Friends and Advocates of
the Visual Arts) members, who continue to offer art classes after school
as an enrichment activity. The financial support of FAVA allows the ACE
program to continue. FAVA also funded digital media kits for classroom
teachers at all schools
Athletics:
We had a very exciting year in athletics, despite some financial constraints.
During the fall season, Girls’ Cross-Country had an undefeated season and
won the Bay State Conference Championships in the Herget Division.
During the winter season, Girls Indoor Track and our Boys Ice Hockey
Team also won Bay State Conference championship titles. Our Girls Ice
Hockey made it to the state tournament.
In March, the Boys Basketball team led by Coach Sean Lopresti won the Division
2 State title at the DCU Center in Worcester with a final record of 22-4.
In spring, our golf, baseball and softball teams made it to the state tournament.
Several individual athletes achieved extraordinary results, including sophomore
Ariana Launie, who had another exceptional year on the girls’ tennis
team and made it to the sectional finals in the State Individual Tournament.
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