Dr. Wendy will continue to teach art , but this year she is joined by Corey Whitesell . Corey holds a degree in Theatre Arts, with a specialty in stage management. She is currently working as the Technical Director for the State College Area High School Thespians, and this summer worked as the Apprentice Coordinator for the State College Community Theatre at the Boal Barn. Together, Wendy and Corey are planning an exciting Integrated Arts Block . The Thursday schedule looks a little different this year.
Students stay with their pod through the special rotations, but the teams are mixed together.
The first day of Specials was a bit hectic, but the kids seemed to enjoy themselves. Language Arts Workshop Lisa Sharfstein will be organizing the Language Arts Workshop for Teams 1 and 2 this year. Other parts of Workshop will be different. The name change from Writing Workshop to Language Arts Workshop reflects the content expansion into reading, speaking and listening. Students will continue to choose their own books for reading, but in addition to this, small groups of students will form book clubs in order to read and discuss books together.