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DWSA students hold the annual Paint Night Fundraiser to help raise money for the Visual Arts Program

DWSA students hold the annual Paint Night Fundraiser to help raise money for the Visual Arts Program

On October 17, 2024, visual arts students of the Denzel Washington School of the Arts facilitated their annual Paint Night fundraiser to raise money for the program. With a $20 donation, families and friends were invited to spend the night painting a beautiful landscape with one another and enjoy soft jazz tunes played by one of their students, Alicia Hall. 

Students painting on canvases at paint night fundraiser.

“I feel like Visual Arts does not get as much recognition as we should,” said Alicia, an 11th grader and visual arts major at DWSA. “It's an art that needs more attention and care.”

The purpose of the night’s program was to raise funds for the visual arts program so that they could go on important and engaging field trips that helped further their knowledge of visual arts. In the past, students could go to the New York Botanical Gardens and many museums throughout the year. These field trips are crucial for students interested in furthering their visual arts skills in painting, sculpture, and other forms of media. 

Student standing in front of microphone.

“We’re inviting people from the community to come and sit with us, have snacks, and support the school’s art program,” said Layla Jackson, a 12th grader and visual artist at DWSA, who led the night’s event. “Tonight I will be instructing and calling cues on the microphone as people follow along with the live painting.”

Students were involved in all areas of this program, from leading and calling out instructions, to DJing, to live painting and helping guests throughout the night. Students even worked the concessions table, selling small treats and refreshments for $2. There was an opportunity for parents and friends to purchase prints of artworks the visual arts students have produced. 

Child painting at paint night fundraiser event.
People clapping at fundraiser event.
Students working concession stand at fundraiser event.


 

STEAM Graduation

Denzel Washington School of the Arts held their first of several gaming tournaments on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, to identify the top eight players who will make up the Playmakers Team. The Playmakers Program is comprised of different schools and gaming teams around the country who are paid to compete in gaming tournaments. They will also learn financial literacy and how to venture into the different avenues of the gaming industry. 

Teacher speaking to parents in front of powerpoint.

Parents and their children came out to Denzel Washington School of the Arts for an informative meet and greet session on Monday, September 30, 2024. Prior to the meet and greet with teachers, seniors and their families also received information about senior year and the college application process during their senior meeting.

Senior students showing of their senior class themed jeans.

Denzel Washington School of the Arts students ended summer break with a back-to-school kickoff party and welcomed the new school year by buzzing from table to table and enjoying food provided by various food trucks and the school. Music provided by a DJ boomed through the air as students danced around with their friends and made new ones by signing up for clubs and various organizations such as Girls Inc. of Westchester County and the school’s Textile Club.  The kick-off was held on the first full school day on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.

Andrea Thomas singing while people hold hands in the background.

Community members and families of Denzel Washington School of the Arts made their way to the Phylicia Rashad Auditorium at DWSA for a special live performance entitled Peace Through the Arts, with One World Future Ready, a global educational enrichment program connecting students around the world on Saturday, June 22, 2024.