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Comic Artist Shares the Science of a Superhero Holley Website Has DIMENSION Holley Central School District February 2015 Comic Artist Shares the Science of a Superhero o draw superheroes, one doesn’t his knowledge of anatomy enabled need to be a mutant or have an him to draw body parts in the correct TAlfred at their disposal. Pencil and size and proportion to each other. paper combined with math and He used shading to give definition science can turn anyone into a super to the muscles on characters such as artist. On Jan. 13, Marvel comic artist Captain America, Batman and Thor. Jerry DeCaire visited the Holley “Real artists use erasers … it’s your MS/HS auditorium and showed best friend,” DeCaire told Nicole elementary, middle and high school Rowley’s Drawing and Painting class. students how he uses math and The eraser is key to getting rid of the science to draw popular comic book grid lines he starts his drawings with. characters. After he completed pencil The students loved guessing which sketches of various characters, he character he was drawing next and a Jerry DeCaire shows his signed them and gave them away to few were able to guess correctly within portfolio to Nicole Rowley’s students in the audience. He left his just a few strokes of DeCaire’s pencil. Drawing and Painting class Wolverine and Hulk portfolio pieces behind to be posted in the main office DeCaire gave the example of Leonardo and in the art room at Holley MS/HS. DaVinci as an artist who combined math and science in his art. While DeCaire’s workshop, entitled “Science most modern day artists don’t use a of the Superhero,” showed students mathematical approach to art, DeCaire how he sketches various characters does. He told the students that math from the Avengers and X-Men series shows him where to put the features using different visual perspectives. He of a character, not how to do them. He explained that the worm’s eye view is said the “how” comes with experience when you view a character from the and practice. He related the story bottom up, while a bird’s eye view of when he was trying to break into is looking at a character from the top comic books, he showed his artwork down. When drawing, as you change to existing comic artist John Buscema, perspective on a character, you need to who told him his work was “garbage.” From left, Jerry DeCaire and change the proportions of the body in DeCaire kept working at his versions Grace Cary with his sketch relation to one another. of the classic comic book characters of Batman she received and when he showed Buscema his Most of DeCaire’s drawings started work two years later, Buscema told with a geometric shape, which he him he was “as good as the best in the then divided up into segments using business.” DeCaire told the students to fractions, before adding body parts apply themselves to whatever they are Our District’s Mission to each segment, starting with the passionate about and to do their best e, the students, parents, eyes. He showed the students how in school. Wstaff and community of the Holley Central School District, will work together to provide the opportunity and means for all students to acquire the Holley Website Has New Look skills, knowledge and attitudes to become responsible and he Holley Central School District website recently went through a template change productive citizens in a diverse to give the site an upgraded feel. The website contains all the same information and changing society. The ideal Tand resources, but the site has a fresh look that highlights news, events and other is to instill a passion for lifelong important content on the front page for the district and each school. Check it out at learning. http://www.holleycsd.org/index.cfm. HOLLEY DIMENSION February 2015 Superintendent’s Message Dear Holley Families and Community, community. I will continue to update As we prepare for the various activities you on the project as we move it along. associated with the second semester, It is hard to believe that we’re nearly especially the state tests/assessments, halfway through the school year and Our family fitness center at the please work closely with your child’s that the holidays are behind us. It’s a elementary school has been a teacher(s). Both schools will be offering busy time in the district as we meet with tremendous success as approximately numerous and varied opportunities for our architects, construction managers 20-25 community members make use students to prepare for the tests. I hope and the capital project committee to of the facility each evening. The fitness that you will encourage your child to plan the next level of activities as a center is open to residents of the district take advantage of them. When home and result of the approval of Phase III of our on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from school work closely together, the student capital project. We will submit plans 6-8 p.m. and is supervised by a trained becomes the ultimate winner. Please feel to the state soon for work that will be staff member. I invite you to visit the free to contact your child’s teacher or performed during the summer of 2015. fitness center and enjoy all that it has make an appointment to meet with the This work involves the replacement to offer. teacher(s) or counselors. Our parents of floor tiles and exterior doors at the are always welcome in our schools. As elementary school. Once approved by Our students and staff have begun work always, thanks for your support of our the state, the work will go out to bid. The on this year’s school musical, which schools. Let’s continue to work together remaining work will be performed in will be presented in March. Additional so that each and every child can succeed. 2016 and 2017. The project was designed announcements will be forthcoming and so that the district could capture the I am confident that Dan Burke and his maximum amount of aid from the entire cast will produce an enjoyable and state. This will enable us to complete the entertaining musical. Robert C. D’Angelo entire project with zero tax impact to the Superintendent of Schools Soaring Awards he Girls on the Run (GOTR) team found a wallet on the bus and turned at Holley Elementary were the it in, along with a dollar she found in Trecipients of the “Soaring to New the hallway. Cory also cited Barniak Heights” award at the Holley Board for “making others feel good about of Education meeting on Dec. 15. This themselves” as another reason she award is given monthly to deserving received the award. Barniak knew of students and staff who go above and a classmate who was going through beyond expectations and who lend a difficult family situation and their skills and abilities to help others. the student’s family had forgotten The girls received this award from their birthday. Barniak used a gift Front row, from left, Lena Hayes, Sara Elementary School Principal Karri certificate she had received for Hawk Kingdollar, Loretta Sorochty, Ruthie Patton, Schiavone for their donation drive merchandise and bought the student a Iris Capurso and Kira Gantman. Back row, from left, Ava Hayes, Tia Hoffarth, Halee for Orleans County Animal Shelter sweatshirt for their birthday. She also Passerall, Kayleigh Neale, Callie Updike (PAWS). The girls collected pet food, shopped for a Christmas present for and Mya Hayes. Missing from photo: toys, blankets, towels, kitty litter, etc. this student during the Holley Days of Rachael Howard and Emily Gemerek. for PAWS as part of their community Shopping in December and continues to service project requirements for the check in on the welfare of this student. GOTR program. Schiavone cited the girls’ character qualities of commitment, Drechsel received the award from Cory charity, and dedication as their reasons for “giving freely of her time to make for receiving the award. the lives of others a bit easier.” When Drechsel learned that the Holley Rotary Samantha Barniak and Claudia Drechsel Club annually adopts a family during the were the recipients of the “Soaring to holidays, she contacted the Club to find New Heights” award at the Holley Board out how she could help. She organized a of Education meeting on Jan. 12. Barniak shopping trip for that family and made received her award from Principal Sue sure each child had age-appropriate gifts. From left, Claudia Drechsel, Sue Cory for “doing the right thing.” Barniak Cory and Samantha Barniak. 2 Holley Central School District HOLLEY DIMENSION February 2015 COUNSELING News Upcoming Musical Attention: Juniors What are your plans for after graduation? Attending college? at Holley MS/HS Working full-time? Now is the time to start thinking about the direction you would like to take. Counselors recently met olley MS/HS will be hosting several performances with juniors to discuss their PSAT results, create their accounts Hof “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” on www.collegeboard.com and do some career exploration in from March 13-15. The musical tells the biblical story order to get them thinking about life after high school. If you of Joseph and his coat of many colors, which signifies haven’t registered for the SAT/ACT, now would be the time to him as his father, Jacob’s, favorite son out of 12 boys. do so. Many four-year colleges require the exams as part of the Joseph has the ability to interpret dreams and often has admission process.
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