Congratulations to senior high school and Grace B. Luhrs art teacher Sarah Maclay for being named on Gettysburg Times "Best Of The County" list in the artists category! Maclay is a founding member of the the Bluebrick Gallery which is also named on the list of best galleries in Adams County. You can view the list here!

Mrs. Dobson's classes at James Burd and at Nancy Grayson  and Mrs. Maclay's classes at Grace B. Luhrs are completing their studies of the color wheel with a self-portrait. Analogous colors are those colors closest to each other on the color wheel. The use of analogous color schemes creates a sense of unity within these works.

Aaron Treher is many things, but bored is not one of them. A 2004 graduate of SASHS, Treher, an award-winning artist, has been at turns a community activist, a gallery director, and an entrepreneur. He was one of the founders of Shippensburg’s Thought Lot Contemporary Arts Center and has opened his own artist’s studio. And soon he will add something new to his list of experiences: artist-in-residence.

Treher will begin an artist residency at Mercersburg’s James Buchanan High School in the Tuscarora School District. While there he will work closely with art instructor Anita Shively. The art program at James Buchanan previously hosted several artists-in-residence; original funding was provided through a grant from the Pennsylvania Counsel On The Arts.

Treher, who studied sculpture at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and at the Academy of Fine Art Zagreb (Croatia), will be working at James Buchanan High School throughout this year.

Treher has worked in a variety of media, from assemblages of found objects to wood turning to cast objects. He considers mold-making, an artists’ discipline he studied in Croatia, to be a primary area of expertise. While at James Buchanan, he will be creating works of public sculpture in collaboration with student artists.

“I am super super excited (to be starting the residency)…” said Treher in a posting on his Facebook page.

Click here to see Aaron's artwork!

A belated, but heartfelt congratulations to Mrs. Kelly Colton and her husband on the birth of their daughter on May 27th. Both mom and baby are doing well! Mrs. Colton is on leave until October, and in her absence SASD graduate Ms. Pam Plumridge will serve as long-term substitute.

Ms. Plumridge is no stranger to our district. Originally from Syracuse, New York, Ms. Plumridge moved to the Shippensburg area and graduated from Shippensburg High School where she was active in both the art department and the drama club. She went on to study art education at Shippensburg University, graduating in 2010.

She has worked in various schools throughout the area and teaches art summer camps and workshops for children. Ms. Plumridge finished the 2012/2013 school year for Mrs. Colton and will work in the same position until October of the 2013/2014 year.