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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Class 08 The Movie

10-December-2019
On Friday-9-December the Emergency Services Youth Academy in Bogota held the premier of the movie featuring highlights of Class 08 from the Summer of 2019. This was held at the Cedar Lane Cinema in Teaneck, NJ. Academy Alumni, Family and Friends attended to watch the lives of Class 08 for two weeks in August. Some instructors along with Bogota Mayor Chris Kelemen and Daniele Fede were on hand to share in the premier. There were items available for purchase before the show which will go to help fund Class 09 in 2020. These were a first of its kind yearbook for Class 08, a flash drive of the movie. Later on there was an announcement that a store has been set-up on Custom Ink which is offering T-Shirts and Sweatshirt with will have the Academy Logo on the front, and Academy motto of : "Recept, Effort, Discipline" on the back. These are available as a fundraiser for Class 09 as well. Please click on this link : ESYA Fundraiser to access the website. Orders must be place before Tuesday-17-December.
Before entering the theatre, the attendees would catch up with fellow Alumni. Looked at the new yearbook, and collected as many autographs as they could. Snacks were purchased before the performance began. On Stage were Program Director Sgt Craig Lynch, Program Administrator Elizabeth Wieskus and Technical Coordinator Rey Sanchez. They would soon be joined by Honor Graduates and Three year Alumni from the Audience. Miss Wieskus thanked everyone who came to support the Academy, and even did her dance in appreciation. Sgt Lynch also thanked those who came to the see the movie and show their support over the last nine years. He then introduced Mayor Kelemen who boasted about the Academy when he is asked about it by other elected officials throughout New Jersey.
Then it was time for the lights to dim and enjoy a fortnight in the life of Class 08.

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Pop-Art Snowman

10-December-2019
On Saturday-7-December the Bogota public Library held a Colouring Workshop with a winter theme. This was presented by Arts Kids Academy, and offered a new take on a snowman. Mr. “D”, from Arts Kids Academy, had some sample of work done by Andy Warhol, one of the leading Artist in the Pop-Art movement in the 1960’s to use as inspiration. Mr. “D” selection was to use Mr. Warhol painting of Marilyn Monroe in four corners. The drawing the Students were to created would be with one Snowman in the centre of the paper surrounded by four corners of bright colours. The Student were shown how to make the basic shape used a series of different size paper circles to start with. Next Mr. “D” showed the Students some suggestions on different type of characteristics that could be used. A few Students would use his idea of a Snow-Princess, Snow-Solder, or just a traditional Snow- Man, or Woman. Other artist thought up designs from their own imagination. These would range from making a Snow- Chef , or angry Snow-Man, or a Snow-man with a friend.
The design was then given other features, eyes, nose, head-gear, arms and props. These were then coloured in how every the artist pleased. Mr. “D” then had the Student draw circles in the empty space of the four corners, to look like floating snowballs. Went all of the colouring was done on the snow creation, and enough snow balls added, they group moved to the final step. This was to pick-out four brilliant colours to be used to filling the left over space. Mr. “D” instructed the Students to not colour in the snowball, or the Snow man itself so it would stay white as the snow in Winter.
Then the young Artists were able to show off their creation to the Parents who came to watch, and compare ideas with other in the group.
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