Arts
Arts
Bishop Montgomery's graphic design classes introduce students to industry-standard programs including Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and InDesign and guides them in the creation of projects that combine both graphic art and technology:
Art Design
This course offers students interested in the visual arts an avenue for creative expression while exploring art in both its two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms. An appreciation for art design from various fields will be developed. Projects are designed to include useful art experiences such as layout development and color theory while producing aesthetic designs. Students will be required to practice, design, and execute projects which may include printmaking, collage, wire sculpture, textile construction, calligraphic lettering, bookmaking, and illustration procedures. Students will participate in a wide range of experiences using a variety of mediums such as papers, ink, colored pencil, paint, wire, and fibers. Students will be able to create designs which reflect their interests and personalities.
This course offers students interested in the visual arts an avenue for creative expression while exploring art in both its two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms. An appreciation for art design from various fields will be developed. Projects are designed to include useful art experiences such as layout development and color theory while producing aesthetic designs. Students will be required to practice, design, and execute projects which may include printmaking, collage, wire sculpture, textile construction, calligraphic lettering, bookmaking, and illustration procedures. Students will participate in a wide range of experiences using a variety of mediums such as papers, ink, colored pencil, paint, wire, and fibers. Students will be able to create designs which reflect their interests and personalities.
Graphic Design
Graphic Design is a computer/art course for students who are interested in the graphics design field. The Elements and principles of Art and the California Visual Arts Standards will guide the curriculum as students develop visual understanding and apply critical thinking skills. Students will develop skills in manipulating text and images. They will be given various design problems and will explore solutions for them. Students will increase their proficiency in all areas of the design process. This includes the application of formal design principles, type as image, creative brainstorming, conceptualizing, critical thinking, collaboration, and presentation.
Graphic Design is a computer/art course for students who are interested in the graphics design field. The Elements and principles of Art and the California Visual Arts Standards will guide the curriculum as students develop visual understanding and apply critical thinking skills. Students will develop skills in manipulating text and images. They will be given various design problems and will explore solutions for them. Students will increase their proficiency in all areas of the design process. This includes the application of formal design principles, type as image, creative brainstorming, conceptualizing, critical thinking, collaboration, and presentation.
Yearbook 1
This year-long course is designed for students who are interested in learning the fundamentals of digital photographic manipulation and the digital process of producing and editing publications. The Elements and principles of Art and the California Visual Arts Standards will guide the curriculum as students develop visual understanding and apply critical thinking skills. Students will create, format, illustrate, design, edit/revise, and print publications. Proofreading, document composition, and communication competencies are also included. Students will identify the way text, graphics, and photos are used in advertising, commerce, and publicity, and practice how to control them to create their own layouts. Creating the school yearbook is a major part of this curriculum.
This year-long course is designed for students who are interested in learning the fundamentals of digital photographic manipulation and the digital process of producing and editing publications. The Elements and principles of Art and the California Visual Arts Standards will guide the curriculum as students develop visual understanding and apply critical thinking skills. Students will create, format, illustrate, design, edit/revise, and print publications. Proofreading, document composition, and communication competencies are also included. Students will identify the way text, graphics, and photos are used in advertising, commerce, and publicity, and practice how to control them to create their own layouts. Creating the school yearbook is a major part of this curriculum.
Honors Yearbook 2
In this year-long course, students are responsible for the production of the school’s yearbook. As a student in Honors Yearbook 2, students provide leadership skills working with new yearbook students in a mentor role. They will critique previous books and present their thoughts on design, typography, theme, layout, and photography, giving new students a clear understanding of what makes a strong yearbook. In addition to the responsibility of their own pages, second year staff will edit pages completed by follow staffers offering suggestions for improvements and checking for detail cohesion within the book as a whole. Continuing students enjoy both more responsibility for and more input toward not only the yearbook as a publication, but also in the functioning and duties of the staff as well.
In this year-long course, students are responsible for the production of the school’s yearbook. As a student in Honors Yearbook 2, students provide leadership skills working with new yearbook students in a mentor role. They will critique previous books and present their thoughts on design, typography, theme, layout, and photography, giving new students a clear understanding of what makes a strong yearbook. In addition to the responsibility of their own pages, second year staff will edit pages completed by follow staffers offering suggestions for improvements and checking for detail cohesion within the book as a whole. Continuing students enjoy both more responsibility for and more input toward not only the yearbook as a publication, but also in the functioning and duties of the staff as well.
Honors Yearbook 3
In this year-long course, students are responsible for the production of the school’s yearbook. As a student in Honors Yearbook 3, students provide leadership skills as an “editor” of at least one section of the publication. Editors will play a crucial role in developing and creating the following year’s theme and major design elements. They will also work with new yearbook students in a mentor role. They will critique previous books and present their thoughts on design, typography, theme, layout, and photography, giving new students a clear understanding of what makes a strong yearbook. In addition to the responsibility of their own pages, second year staff will edit pages completed by follow staffers offering suggestions for improvements and checking for detail cohesion within the book as a whole. Continuing students enjoy both more responsibility for and more input toward not only the yearbook as a publication, but also in the functioning and duties of the staff as well.
In this year-long course, students are responsible for the production of the school’s yearbook. As a student in Honors Yearbook 3, students provide leadership skills as an “editor” of at least one section of the publication. Editors will play a crucial role in developing and creating the following year’s theme and major design elements. They will also work with new yearbook students in a mentor role. They will critique previous books and present their thoughts on design, typography, theme, layout, and photography, giving new students a clear understanding of what makes a strong yearbook. In addition to the responsibility of their own pages, second year staff will edit pages completed by follow staffers offering suggestions for improvements and checking for detail cohesion within the book as a whole. Continuing students enjoy both more responsibility for and more input toward not only the yearbook as a publication, but also in the functioning and duties of the staff as well.
Honors Yearbook 4
Yearbook Honors: Advanced Media Leadership is a year-long capstone option in which students undertake editorial positions, which teach leadership skills. Editors in this class have successfully completed prerequisites in design, photography, and journalism production and writing. This leads to a year of serving in a design leadership role in the production team for the student yearbook, as well as studying college and career options and preparing for the future. Leadership options will range from serving as the chief design organizer and planner of story teams to serving as editors over larger staffs. In this course, students will demonstrate mastery of all publication design principles, Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, through planning a comprehensive design scheme for the print production of the school yearbook.
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With 17 Fine and Performing Arts classes to choose from, there is a creative outlet for everyone.