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Critical acclaim continues for our robust Visual and Performing Arts Department. No matter the medium, our students leave quite the impression.

Let Us Dismember...

Something Rotten!

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Students in the Arts have been learning about the traditional and vibrant folk art of Mexico with an emphasis on the iconic image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Traditionally this image is hammered into tins known as Mexican milagros charms. Milagro literally means “miracle” in Spanish. The Sacred Heart is one of the most common motifs in religious folk art. Viewed as a symbol of God’s boundless and passionate love for all mankind, it serves as a beautiful reminder in our own lives. For their artworks, students recreated the Sacred Heart using both traditional and non-traditional symbolism, providing deeper meaning through personal contemplation.

There are three parts to the Sacred Heart, which we can use in our daily lives to examine our own hearts:

A Heart set on fire: Where has my heart been set on fire with love, peace, or joy today?

A Heart crowned with thorns: What have I sacrificed today? Is there something I have resisted sacrificing?

A Heart that is exposed and vulnerable outside of the body: How open am I with my own heart?

Clockwise, top right: Peter Eierman ’25 Danny McGee ’26, Michaela Pucci ’25 Noah Starks ’26, Sloan Zaninovich ’26 Annette Glynn ’26, Savannah Preciado ’25