Coe-Brown students receive national recognition: Seacoast education news
Coe-Brown students receive national recognition in writing and art
NORTHWOOD — Coe-Brown Northwood Academy announced that four students have received national recognition from the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Silver medals at the national level were awarded to senior Lauren Gibson of Barrington for her painting “Are You Ok?,” senior Drew Dyer of Strafford, for his personal essay and memoir, "What?" and freshman Oliver Ford of Strafford, for his flash fiction work, "The King of Chess." Senior Sydney Smith of Strafford was one of only 50 students across the nation to receive the American Voices medal for her work of poetry "Posthistory."
Sarah Hill, a teacher in Coe-Brown’s English Department, feels the Scholastic art and writing programs are critical to creative growth. “Providing space to cultivate students' creativity and imagination in the creative arts for an authentic audience is one reason why programs such as these are so important,” Hill said.
Hampton School District students compete in oratorical contest
HAMPTON — Fifteen Hampton Academy students competed in the eighth-grade oratorical contest. Friday, March 31, at the Hampton Academy auditorium.
Students developed their topics and skills in their ELA classes with teachers Jim Doherty and Judith Clark. The students recited their speeches in front of their peers, who then chose finalists.
Ryan Rosberg was the winner. His speech, "Envy, the Not So Deadly Sin," focused on the positives and negatives aspects of envy.
The participating students and their topics were:
Sydney Caruso - "Hunger in a Land of Plenty."
Sophie Garcia - "Why Do We Fear Judgment?"
Ethan Roy - "Self Drive."
William Koutalidis - "The Need to Fail."
Meghan Nadeau - "Overpromoted Positivity."
Hannah Edgar - "The Attention Crisis of Today."
Stella Finnegan - "Stereotypes in Our Society."
Ella Westergren - "The Jealousy Buried Within You."
Eliza Dwiputra-Sumolang - "Beauty Standards: Unreleastic, Unattainable and Unsettling."
Maeve Ouellette - "Should Artificial Intelligence Be Allowed to Control Cars?"
Lola Grote - "Fighting Fire with Fire."
Ayden Perigny - "The End of Innocence."
Hampton Academy students take part in Music Around the World event
HAMPTON — Hampton Academy students recenlty took part in the recent Music Around the World event at Winnacunnet High School.
On Tuesday, March 28, 47 eighth-grade students from North Hampton, Seabrook, Hampton Falls, Hampton and South Hampton performed. They were joined by members of the Winnacunnet ensembles to put on a joint SAU 21/90 performance to commemorate Music in Our Schools Month
Each concert ended with a song performed by the eighth graders and high school students for a grand finale. Hampton Academy chorus students sang "Homeward Bound" and "Gaudeaumus Hodie," the latter of which features Latin text and calypso rhythms. They joined the high school chorus for a performance of "Bonse Aba," a Zambian folk song that includes African percussion and choreography.
Students were led in their performances by band instructor Jillian Guay and chorus instructor Kim Reno, who partnered with their colleagues from other participating schools in January to begin planning.
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