Elementary
Visual arts are offered to students in a variety of ways in Bethel. In most elementary schools, classroom teachers integrate art into other subject areas. When visual arts are taught by a highly qualified specialist, students learn concepts and skills in a more concentrated way. When visual arts is taught in an integrated way, it often provides a very meaningful experience for the student.
Elementary Visual Arts Specialists:
Camas Prairie - Karen Anderson
Centennial - Cassie Betz
Elk Plain - Ame Lee
Evergreen - Karen Anderson
Frederickson - Laura Burdick
Kapowsin - Joan Harstad
Naches Trail - Angelina Green
Nelson - Laura Burdick & Erica Meske
Rocky Ridge - Cassie Betz
Thompson - Carmen Gadison-Lopez
Junior High
With the wide variety of visual arts experiences in elementary school, art classes in junior high often have students enrolled with varying artistic knowledge and levels of expertise. The elements of art and the principles of design are offered in basic art classes by highly qualified visual arts specialits, as well as in ceramics, pottery, sculpture, drawing, lettering, painting, and print making. Through a project-based offering entitled Art At Work, students learn about illustration, advertising, architecture, interior design, cartooning, stage design and mural design.
Junior High Visual Arts Specialists:
Bethel Junior - Morgan Christian
Cedarcrest - Harriet Maines
Cougar Mountain - Morgan Christian
Frontier - Steven Korobkin
Liberty - David Mullen
Spanaway - Anna Oliver
High School
At senior high, students are able to take classes in basic art, advanced art, sculpture, drawing, painting, graphic design, and pottery. Many of these courses provide opportunities for juried artwork, allowing students to gain recognition at art contests and adjudications. Classes in jewelry, photography and ceramics are also offered throughout the year.
High School Visual Arts Specialists:
Bethel - Phil Misley & Steve Parr
Graham-Kapowsin - Cathleen Livingston-Carlson & Carrie Alger
Spanaway Lake - Alan Pankau & Christina Busby
Challenger - Shawn Foote
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