West Babylon Junior High School eighth graders currently have their artwork on display at the West Babylon Public Library. The artwork is featured in the children’s area this month as part of a collaboration between the West Babylon art department and the West Babylon Public Library, helping to promote the arts within the schools and community. The display features compositions created under the direction of art teachers Caitlin Alfano and Jennifer Tomeo. 

Students in Ms. Alfano’s eighth grade classes illustrated creative color wheel drawings, choosing a circular item as the focal point of their artwork. By incorporating a color wheel, the class applied their understanding of primary, secondary and tertiary colors, along with tints and shades. Students also developed a context and narrative for their work by adding details to support the focal point’s environment. They then applied their knowledge of value to create a background using a pencil.

Mrs. Tomeo’s eighth grade classes learned about the famous painter Vincent van Gogh. Students created landscape artwork based on a realistic reference, creating an impressionistic representation of the image. During this project, they learned about the application of color, light, and movement within an art piece. 

Date Added: 12/26/2024

West Babylon Junior High School had three winners selected for the Long Island Herald Newspaper’s “Holiday Wrapping Paper Design Contest.” Students’ artwork was chosen and then compiled into a “holiday gift wrap” double page spread for the Dec. 5 edition of the newspaper. Congratulations to Lauren Giudice, eighth grade, Payton Haines, sixth grade and Jakub Sczymczyk, sixth grade. Pictured from left: West Babylon Junior High School Principal Dr. Carlos Falcón, Payton Haines, Jakub Sczymczyk, Lauren Giudice, K-12 Art Chairperson Caitlin Alfano and West Babylon Junior High School Assistant Principal Alison Somma.

Date Added: 12/20/2024

Second graders at Santapogue Elementary School became budding scientists when they explored the properties of candy canes during a hands-on lesson on Dec. 10.

The three second grade classes joined together to make their hypotheses on what would happen when a candy cane was submerged in three different cups filled with hot water, cold water and vinegar. Students made predictions for each candy cane they tested and were surprised to see the results happen right before their eyes.

Click here to view the Santapogue Students Experiment with Candy Canes slideshow.

Date Added: 12/23/2024

Eighth graders in Studio Art class with Ms. Tomeo at West Babylon Junior High School are working on their realistic animal eye drawings. The students are focusing on texture and using chalk pastel on charcoal paper. The eye drawings are the first stage in their animal projects later in the year.

Click here to view the An Eye for Detail slideshow.

Date Added: 12/20/2024

The West Babylon Junior High School advanced eighth grade studio art class took a field trip to paint windows at Argyle Toys in Babylon Village on Dec. 6. Students were invited by the store’s owners to paint windows for the holiday season. The group was led by art teacher Jennifer Tomeo and Art K-12 Chairperson Caitlin Alfano. The class spent the morning designing, sketching and painting a holiday winter scene on the storefront windows. Students had less than three hours to accomplish the entire scene, providing teamwork opportunities and firsthand experience in preparing materials, color-mixing, sketching, painting and cleanup.

Click here to view the Junior High School Artists Set the Scene slideshow.

Date Added: 12/18/2024