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What's
New at Suitland High School?
"Out of the Past, Into the Future"
“Out
of the Past, Into the Future” is an
exhibition of work created by the alumni
of the visual arts program at Suitland
High School Center for Visual and
Performing Arts. The program was started
in 1986 as part of the new magnet school
program “Schools of Choice” and has been
operating successfully since that time.
Students graduating from the program
have consistently been accepted to the
major art colleges and universities in
the country, many receiving large
scholarships and grants. All of the work
in the exhibition has been completed
since their graduation, some by students
that graduated as recently as 2007, and
others as long ago as 1990, our first
graduating class.
The experience of the group
is varied. Some graduates have gone on
to become very successful fine artists
exhibiting at major galleries and
museums, and others have become very
successful in the commercial field of
art, working for major corporations and
businesses as well as freelancing.
Although not all of the
students have continued their careers in
art, they do continue to produce works
of art for themselves. Some for personal
reasons have decided to keep art as a
means of escape or meditation, as an
avocation rather than a vocation. They
have gone on after graduation to become
attorneys, medical professionals and
entrepreneurs. Some have chosen to come
back to Prince Georges County after
their post secondary education to teach
and to give back to the community that
nurtured them and allowed them to pursue
their dreams of working in the field of
art. They all have become a source of
pride for the program and an inspiration
to both the faculty and students at the
Center for the Arts. After twenty two
years of teaching in the program I feel
fortunate to be able to present this
work to the public.
All works have been donated
by the artists and are for sale and will
be available at auction on April 26,
5:00-7:00 pm at the reception for the
exhibition. Proceeds from the show will
go to the Suitland Center for the Visual
and Performing Arts, Visual Art
Department.
Winterfest
2007
 Two
times each year, The Center for the
Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA)
celebrates the extraordinary talents of
its students through a series of
concerts and performances that showcase
each department's artistry and rigor.
Throughout the school year, our
students rely on your patience and
understanding as they take advantage of
the many wonderful opportunities that
come their way. In our case it truly
does take a village. Please join us in
celebrating our young artists' academic
and artistic achievement by attending at
least one concert. By the way, more than
50% of CVPA students are currently on
honor roll.
This season we'll have something for
everyone. Bring the little ones this
Friday, December 7th, to the "Children's
Theatre", the first performance of the
season by the Theatre Department. Click
here
to view flyer with the full performance
schedule for the next two weeks.
Download a copy of the Winterfest 2007
full color program
here.
VPA Students Meet Faith Ringgold
 Students
from The Center for the Visual &
Performing Arts attended the 2007
National Visionary Leadership Project (NVLP)
Wisdom Awards and Intergenerational
Summit on the State of Black America.
The event founded by Ms. Renee Poussaint
and Dr. Camille Cosby was held at the
Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium
Tuesday, October 16, 2007. Our own
Stefanée
Martin was a 2007 NVLP high school
contest winner. She won $300 and
the honor to introduce Faith Ringgold.
In addition, Johnetta Queen and Jerome
Addison were essay contest finalists.
Visit the NVLP website by clicking
here.
(Photo courtesy of L.Williamson)
Suitland Gets a Kick from Davis
Yanni
Davis kicks the game winning 28-yard
field goal, just the fourth kicked by a
public school team in Prince George's
County this season, to edge out Eleanor
Roosevelt 15-14 Friday, October 12th in
Greenbelt. Click
here to
read more at the Washington Post.
(Photo
courtesy of Toni L. Sandys of the
Washington Post)
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