Project by: William Connelly (10th Grade), Charlie Thackway (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Mark Silberberg Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jess and Ann Carrol The 2018 National DiscoverDesign Competition is a competition to design an outdoor market space in Chicago. We attempted to create a valid design that followed the design brief of the competition. Through this design challenge, […]
Month: September 2018
Light-Painting Exploration – Mateo H. and Zahra A.
Project by: Mateo Hernandez (12th Grade), Zahra Aboulwafa (12th Grade) Project Advisor: Susan Now Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Susan Now and Allison Isbell Artists’ Statement: As photographers who are comfortable with regular film/digital camera, we decided to broaden our scope and attempt a form of photography that was generally unfamiliar to us. Through constant brainstorming, we decided […]
Exploring The Works of Allen Ginsberg – Henry P.
Project by: Henry Pomerance (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Jane Belton Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jacqueline Baker Working with Jane on this honors project was an enlightening experience. When I first came up with the project, I wanted to explore Allen Ginsberg’s work in a multifaceted way. I achieved this by looking at some of Ginsberg’s most famous […]
Multivariable Calculus – Neloy K.
Project by: Neloy Kundu (12th Grade) Project Advisor: Sergei Mikhelson Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Sarvjit Singh Moonga For my Honors Project, I studied material equivalent to a semester-long Multivariable Calculus college class. The reason I wanted to take on this Honors Project was to extend my knowledge of Mathematics in a meaningful way, especially because of my […]
2018 DiscoverDesign Competition – Kate S
Project by: Kate Startsev (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Mark Silberberg Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Kara Luce I used the DiscoverDesign Competition as my Honors Project and completed the main elements of the challenge. I’ve always been interested in architecture and open space design, so I wanted to learn more about creating design solutions to real world problems. […]
How Presidents Influence Journalism – Layne F.
Project by: Layne Friedman (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Charlene Cruz-Cerdas Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Arturo Acevedo For my project, I ended up focusing on three presidents and their relationships to the press: Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. I looked at how each administration managed and worked with the press. I then concluded by doing analysis on […]
Rajasthan on Film – George B.
Project by: George Boulukos (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Susan Now Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Ann ==================================================================== Please write a description of the project you are proposing. Why do you want to take this on, and what do you hope to learn? My project is a film photography series focussed on film taken in my time in India […]
EL PASO – Jagger W.
Project by: Jagger Walk (12th Grade) Project Advisor: Susan Now Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Sarvjit Last year on my junior class trip, I went to El Paso, Texas with a group of 12 classmates. Going into this trip, I did not know the life-changing impact it would have on me. I was able to get a first-hand […]
Exploring Materials in Studio Art – Louisa V.
Project by: Louisa Viemeister (12th Grade) Project Advisor: James French Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Sarvjit Moonga This trimester I focused on finalizing my portfolio to submit to colleges. I evaluated all of my past work and created new work as well. Here is my portfolio. Scroll down to see full size images of my work: Please […]
Manual Photography – Weston D.
Project by: Weston Delacey (12th Grade) Project Advisor: Susan Now Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Margaret In this project, I wanted to both further expand my knowledge of the art as well as build up my portfolio. I have a good understanding of photography, but wanted to focus more on manual settings and become more accustomed to playing […]
Why Humans Reproduce Sexually – Aaron W.
Project by: Aaron Weinblatt (12th Grade) Project Advisor: Margaret Magee Paul Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Susan Now
A Comparative Study: Solid/Liquid Rocket & Jet Fuel Systems – Spencer R.
Project by: Spencer Rosenblum (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Sarvjit Moonga Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Kara Luce I took a comprehensive look at rocket and jet systems and fuel, and how they have changed over the last half century. I took this project on specifically because last year I really enjoyed my work in chemistry. I also have […]
The Art Of A Portrait – Nika M. and Anna F.
Project by: Nika Marohnic (11th Grade), Anna Faulkner (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Susan Now Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Shafeiq Baksh (Nika’s advisor), Peter Heinz (Anna’s advisor) We started off with a broad idea: we both just wanted to explore what it means to take a portrait. Our initial idea was to take portraits of people during the […]
The Aeration of Foods – Nina G. and Gwen R.
Project by: Nina Gerzema (10th Grade), Gwen Raffo (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Kara Luce Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jess Prohias-Gardiner In our Honors Project this trimester, we explored how food aerates. We looked into two foods specifically: eggs and whipped cream. These were two foods that we knew would aerate easily, and we wanted to know why. […]
An Exploration of Film Photography – Louie F.
Project by: Lucian Figliulo (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Susan Now Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Karyn Silverman Though I have worked with film photography before, I have never quite been this intensive with it, completing two rolls in 48 hours. Thus I had to be very careful with light, framing and subject. Although these are all components of […]
