Exeter Township School District Reiffton School 4355 Dunham Drive, Reading PA 19606

Welcome to the 2012 Artist-in-Residence Program The Experience April 13, 2012

Over 100 Reiffton School students have collaborated to bring you today’s event in remembrance of the 100th anniversary of the . Program Dedication Our program is dedicated to the memory of all those who lost their lives on April 15, 1912. We also wish to recognize Reiffton student Brandi Noll, great, great, great niece of Titanic passenger Annie Funk.

Acknowledgements 2012 Artist In Residence Program Funding provided by the Reiffton School APT In-kind support provided by Interstate Container, Gold’s Gym Exeter, and Exeter Dairy Queen 2012 Artist In Residence Team Heather Claus…...... Vocal Music Specialist Timothy Dewalt…...... …Art Specialist, Site Coordinator Billy Harrison…...... Physical Education Specialist Patricia Kline…...... Instrumental Music Specialist Lindsay Stilwell…...... Library Specialist Joel Gori…...... ….Artist In Residence Rich Houck…...... Artist In Residence Titanic Bulletin Boards Timothy Dewalt…...... … Design Lindsay Stilwell…...... ….Historical Research Shara McCalicher…...... Creation, Installation Lisa Konopelski…...... Installation Jessie Sutherland…...... ….Digital Art, Installation Jeannie Crass…...... …..Technology Scott Schaeffer……...... Technology Dan Baver……...... Technology Theatrical Production Joel Gori…...... Theatre Artist In Residence Joel Gori…………...... ……Writer Rich Houck……...... Visual Art Artist in Residence Rich Houck………...... Scenic Design Lindsay Stilwell…...... …Historical Research Reiffton School 5th & 6th grade Select Strings...... Prelude Music ETSHS String Ensemble...... Orchestra Brian Mishler…...... Orchestral Director Heather Claus…...... ….Support Lindsay Stilwell…...... ……Support Patricia Kline………...... ……..Sound Scott Schaeffer……...... Technology Jeannie Crass…...... ….Technology ETSD Custodial Staff…...... …Support Iceberg Artists Timothy Dewalt……...... Design Marlene Cox, Kathy Hayes, Marie Unger, and Trisha Decasere...... Construction Reiffton School Students and Staff……...... Water Bottles Experience the Titanic Instructional Days Heather Claus…...... ….Teaching Support Timothy Dewalt……...... Teaching Support Billy Harrison…...... …. Teaching Support Lindsay Stilwell…...... ….. Teaching Support Scott Schaeffer…...... …. iPod Integration Jeannie Crass…...... iPod Integration Dan Baver…...... iPod Integration Shara McCalicher…...... ETSHS Co-Op Student Margaret Snow…...... … KU Student Teacher Additional Acknowledgments Reiffton Cafeteria Staff…...... Titanic Lunch Charles Adams III…...... …. Titanic Memorabilia Jessie Sutherland…...... Tee Shirt and Program Design Dave Myers……...... Support Jan Rothbard……...... Support Reiffton Faculty……...... Support Gregory Fries, Ed. D. ………...... Principal Patricia Dahl...... ……Assistant Principal

Artist In Residence Theatre Core Group Faith Amole • Alisa App • Riley Bauer • Alyssa Bubel Julia Diener • Michaela Dungan • Leah Egolf • Matthew Fanelli Cameron Gieringer • Shannon Hartey • Maddy Hayes Rose Kershner • Nishantha Ketter • Audra Nemirow Megan Pfahl • Tia Reeser • Alexis Schwenk • Maddie Shingle Jordan Stern • Lauren Smith • Rebekah Smith • Morgan Souder Alexia Texter • Matthew Ward • Danielle Wunder

Artist In Residence Art Core Group Daija Brew • Nicholas Cady • Wesley DeCasere • Jazzmyn Foster Bryn Gautieri • Dylan Godinez• Julianna Grzywacz Kate Hugueny-Axline • Alexa Karstien • Tajiana King Lindsey Kistler • Valerie Kuczynski • Lydia Martin Olivia Mearkle • Karlee Nichols • Morgan Reightnour Autumn Schabener • Aimee Schmale • Rebecca Shustack Veronica Wilson • Alison Witthaut; Bulletin Board Pod Casts Group Alexis Adams • Steven Barr • Michael Crane • Troy Dietrich Eleanor Doughton • Matthew Fanelli • Tanner Fitzgerald • Alexia Frey Tessa Harbaugh • Michael Kelley • Ethan Labelle • Lydia Martin Ireland McGuigan-Good • Emily Overley • Morgan Quirple Morgan Reightnour • Dianna Richie • Zachary Ruth • Joe Santiago Ibrahim Sillah • Emily Soto • Jordan Stern • Carter Stuck Kristen Suruskie • Daniel Sweeney • Alexia Texter

Artist’s Statement As Visual-Artist-In-Residence, I had the opportunity to work with the students of the Art Core Group to create sculptural installations for our re-telling of the Titanic story. The outline of the ship, stretching the length of the basketball court and acting as a frame for the play’s action, is one-tweflth the size of the actual ship. In my opinion, Mr. Dewalt’s idea to create icebergs from plastic bottles was brilliant. The blocks of bottles on stage were crowd-sourced from the Reiffton School community, assembled by a few very dedicated individu- als, and used to create the frozen sea and other settings throughout the play. I chose to expand on this idea with a 10 foot diameter hemisphere made of plastic water-bottles hanging center stage; similar in appear- ance to the Titanic’s crystal chandeliers (as seen on the “Elegance” bul- letin board). I believe this floating sculpture is also quietly reminiscent of the hidden underside of an iceberg. For me, the contemporary relevance in this visual re-telling lies in the knowledge that there are immense masses of trash floating in our oceans and rising in landfills. I believe the story of the Titanic can inspire dili- gence and foresight in the management of our production and consump- tion. Almost all of the materials used in these art pieces can and will be recycled. The art Core group students probably did not expect to use so much math or physical labor in the creation of art. Bright and energetic, they rose to the occasion and were outstanding to work with. In the end I hope they understood that math was one more tool in service to the creation and communication of creative ideas. All Reiffton School faculty, staff and administration involved with this project have my sincerest thanks for their cooperation. A special thank you goes to the Reiffton School APT for seeing the human and educa- tional value of the arts in our schools and for making this experience possible in our community. Rich Houck, Exeter Class of ‘90