Kings County Arts in Action

Poetry Out Loud

Kings County Office of Education is happy to announce that Poetry Out Loud will be coming to Kings County next year. Sites interested in competing in this high school level competition and organizations/individuals interested in donating to this event should contact Liz Norris. During this competition, we also plan to include a spoken word component, for middle school and high school students to perform original pieces of poetry. More information will be sent to our districts in August.

Pioneer Middle School Winter Guard Ends Season Early with a Perfect Record!

The 2020 Pioneer MS Winter Guard team earned 1st place in all three regular season events in the South Valley Winter Arts Association competition. The season was cut short due to school closure just prior to the Grand Championships where they held the #1 seed but students and staff are extremely proud of how far the program has come in just three short years participating in competition.


Students learned how to layer and blend colored pencils by creating a work of art utilizing a set of analogous colors to compose a fully rendered drawing.	Students learned how to draw texture and fine details using graphite pencils by completing a 5 paneled drawing containing close ups of an animal of choice.	Students learned how to draw texture and fine details using graphite pencils by completing a 5 paneled drawing containing close ups of an animal of choice.

Students learned how to layer and blend colored pencils by creating a work of art utilizing a set of analogous colors to compose a fully rendered drawing.

Students learned how to draw texture and fine details using graphite pencils by completing a 5 paneled drawing containing close ups of an animal of choice.


Students channeled their inner Andy Warhol by creating a Pop Art inspired color pencil drawing. They were also required to use complementary colors.	Students learned how to ink using the stipple technique through the completion of an organic still life.	Students selected an important social/political issue to portray a story/narrative in a highly detailed ink drawing.

Students channeled their inner Andy Warhol by creating a Pop Art inspired color pencil drawing. They were also required to use complementary colors.

Students learned how to ink using the stipple technique through the completion of an organic still life.

Students selected an important social/political issue to portray a story/narrative in a highly detailed ink drawing.


Students created a traditional work of art to refine and develop their drawing skills.	Students at LHS have many options to grow their artistic skills.	Students created a work of art that expressed an emotion assigned to them.

Students created a traditional work of art to refine and develop their drawing skills.

Students at LHS have many options to grow their artistic skills.

Students created a work of art that expressed an emotion assigned to them.

Throughout Kings County, districts have been working hard to provide distance learning opportunities for students. Below are some examples of student work completed and submitted virtually, descriptions of virtual learning, teacher created arts resources, and even a teacher leading a class via Zoom! Thank you to our arts teachers for providing students with a creative outlet to express themselves during this unprecedented situation.


Artistic packaging, a home distancing project by Michael Trahan 8th grader from Akers Elementary in Central Union School District.	Drawing a Room, based on VanGogh’s Bedroom at Arles by Orihime Berumen of Akers Elementary in Central Union School District.	Lily Shen, a 6th grader from Akers Elementary in Central Union School District, went above and beyond and painted birch trees on a wall in her home.

Artistic packaging, a home distancing project by Michael Trahan 8th grader from Akers Elementary in Central Union School District.

Drawing a Room, based on VanGogh’s Bedroom at Arles by Orihime Berumen of Akers Elementary in Central Union School District.

Lily Shen, a 6th grader from Akers Elementary in Central Union School District, went above and beyond and painted birch trees on a wall in her home.


8th grader Hailey Post of Akers Elementary in Central Union Elementary District designed arts packaging for a home learning project.	Marlee Adamo, a 6th grader at Akers Elementary in Central Union School District, created this drawing with Michael Woodside, Disney illustrator.	Teacher Courtney Thornburg, who works at Central and Stratford Elementary schools in Central Union School District, created a website to engage her students in music education while they work at home.

8th grader Hailey Post of Akers Elementary in Central Union Elementary District designed arts packaging for a home learning project.

Marlee Adamo, a 6th grader at Akers Elementary in Central Union School District, created this drawing with Michael Woodside, Disney illustrator.

Teacher Courtney Thornburg, who works at Central and Stratford Elementary schools in Central Union School District, created a website to engage her students in music education while they work at home.