Feb. 5, 2015
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Turnabout is back and introduces brand-new student DJ By Michelle Hroma, Copy Editor
crowd and making sure that I acThis means a girl doesn’t have complish my goal which is to make to ask a boy, like the traditional sure everyone dances and has a Turnabout, but anyone can ask good time. I love DJing and can’t Over the years at DGS, anyone. wait to see the turnout of TurnTurnabout has been a staple Another major variation made piece in students’ high school for this upcoming dance is the mu- about,” Lala said. With Lala being a guest DJ, the careers. Kids often create sic. Although Boom Entertainment revitalized name and a fresh theme, memories from this event. will still be DJing, there will be a the anticipation students have for This year, however, some new DJ entering the mix at this changes will be made, both year’s Turnabout -- senior Nishant Turnabout is growing. Emails will soon be sent to all students regardbehind the scenes and on Lala will be a guest DJ. ing a vote for the dance’s theme. stage at Turnabout. Lala discussed how he got the Student Council President opportunity to DJ at Turnabout. Contact Michelle at and senior Emily Qualizza “I was dancing at homecommhro1998@csd99.org spoke about Student Council’s ing last year and when we were efforts when planning dances. dancing, all my friends that were “In the past, this dance nearby me said ‘you has not been as successful as should be up there homecoming, and we’d like on the stage DJing,’ it to continually grow so that and it gave me an we don’t have to get rid of idea that maybe I the dance. I’m hoping that could pitch the idea we can build a stable ground to Mr. Aldworth and for the future of turnabout so see if I would be that kids look forward to this allowed to show off dance,” Qualizza said. in front of the entire One of the many changes is school come Turnthe name of this dance. First Senior Nishant Lala will be guest DJing alongside Boom about,” Lala said. called Turnabout, then WinLala has had a Entertainment from B96 at this years Turnabout. ter Dance, and most recently, passion for DJing Photos courtesy of Nishant Lala Southfest, it’ll return to its for years and is original name -- Turnabout. someone can ask someone: a friend excited to share his Student Activities Director John can ask a friend, couples can ask talent with his school. Aldworth explained the name change. each other, anyone can ask anyone,” “My DJing definitely Lala has performed at numerous events in the past and is “We are going back to the old-school Aldworth said. throws a twist in there looking forward to adding the DGS dance to his resume Turnabout dance, so it’ll be called Along with this name change is the as a guest DJ… I also love hyping up the ‘Turnabout’, but that just means that idea that “anyone can ask anyone.”
AP drawing & painting students bring color to childrens lives By Gabrielle Bartkevicuite, Entertainment Editor
zation through a family she baby sat for in college. She pitched the idea of painting childrens’ faces from around The AP drawing and painting class the world in November, and the projat DGS is painting a new path in art ect is scheduled to be done in early for itself and is impacting others in February. The nine portraits, each different parts of the world. done by a student, will then be sent This project is sponsored by a nonto the children in a school in Ethioprofit organization called The Mempia. O’Truk explained what she wants ory Project. her students The purpose to learn from of this project participating is to have art in this projstudents creect. ate portraits “I wanted to send to students to children who see art on a have faced grander scale extreme chaland how it lenges, such can influence as neglect, lives of people abuse and elsewhere in poverty. When the world. A all the forms lot of times and waivers when you are were done, a high school students restudent in an ceived a hard art class, you and digital may enter copy of the art shows child they with other painted. high school This project students but Senior Kirsten Gard displays her painting of the child is meant to beyond that, assigned to her. Mahlet, 8, is pictured here and her make these a lot of the favorite color is yellow. children feel immediate important impact of and valued. The Memory Project your art is sort of your friends, your was founded in 2004, and since then family, [and] yourselves. So this is a students have created over 80,000 cool, new way for art to cross greater portraits for children living in 35 difboundaries and borders,” O’Truk said. ferent countries. Senior Meredith Ferguson is AP drawing and painting teacher participating in this project in her Katherine O’Truk found this organiAP drawing and painting class and
explains how they benefit mentally knowing that their paintings are going towards a good cause. “We get to help kids in other countries and bring some joy to their lives that they may otherwise not have,” Ferguson said. The mental challenge of this project is equal to the physical part because students are challenging themselves by Senior Kristen Krajewski displays her artwork in progress comusing a new type pared to what it should look like near the end. The pictures were of paint known as sent along with the childs name, age and favorite color. water soluble oil. Photos by Kirsten Gard Since most students have not used In Senior Josh Lilly’s case, the wathis type of medium, the pressure to ter soluble oil helped him out because represent the child in a positive way the paint has unique properties. and add meaning to the painting are “The difference is that it mixes well causing the students to feel conwith water and that allows you to cerned, according to O’Truk. put more layers on easier so you can This new type of paint is a chaldo an undercoating, and it helps you lenge to students, so O’Truk decided plan it easier and allows for more to give her students options in ways details so that it looks more realistic,” to create the portrait of the kids. If Lilly said. deciding to do the drawing, the stuWith the use of a new type of paint dents had to include specific styles. and opportunity to bring joy to school “We asked them to do a little bit children in Ethiopia, the class is of research. We wanted them to pick using their art to impact others in a something that a kid would like, so positive way. we talked about styles that were colorful and then encouraged them to pick patterns and representations that are culturally specific to EthioContact Gabrielle at pia to make [the project] different,” gbar1713@csd99.org O’Truk said.