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PAGE A8, KEIZERTIMES, FEBRUARY 20, 2015 Lessons in Celt video production courses MHS art show winners carry students far beyond the classroom By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Despite taking video pro- duction classes for all her four years at McNary High School, Liv Pond isn’t plan- ning to study fi lm in college. That doesn’t mean what she’s gleaned from her time in teacher Jason Heimerding- er’s studio room will be going to waste. “I want to travel the world and teach. These classes taught me how to learn, be- cause there’s always one more new thing, and they’ve taught me how to teach others and work with people,” said Pond. Because of her time in video production classes she’s performed almost every task there is to do, including help- ing produce video announce- ments and the Celtics’ new news segments dubbed CNN (Celtic News Network). “There’s not one part I like the most, I like it all. But one of the things you can do here is take all this knowl- edge and apply it to every- thing,” she said. Senior Nick Wolfert is no stranger to the camera. He’s directed his own short fi lms in his spare time, but his du- ties as a line producer for CNN are quite a bit differ- ent. “With this, everybody is doing their own thing. It’s so much more a collaborative effort,” Wolfert said. “I also get to use a lot of high-end equipment, like a tricaster which allows me to switch between cameras on the fl y.” Heimerdinger hopes to expand the scope of what students do within the pro- gram with a successful Knight of Arts fundraiser Sat- urday, March 7. “We’d like to be able to install a closed-circuit cam- era system in the auditorium, which will allow us to fi lm productions from multiple angles and direct the fi lming as happens,” Heimerdinger said. Students in the video production classes also take part in community projects. When the district was look- The winning artists for the Mc- Nary High School Art Show at Keizer Art Association, which runs through Feb. 28, were announced recently. In acrylics winners were: • First place, “Big Red” by Deanna Saukov. • Second place, “Seattle” by Janice Nelson. • Third place,“Peacock” by Altagra- cia Enriquez. • Juror’s Merit Award,“Tribal Skull” by Rachael Morrow and “They are Called Flowers” by Ashly Hernandez. In three-dimensional art, winners were: • First place, “Daisy Love” by Syd- ney Hunter. • Second place, “Fortune Cookies” by Brittany Brannen. • Third place, “Small Vase” by Eli Purser. • Juror’s Merit Award, “Pop Up!” by Julia Lewis and “It’s the Weiner” by Isaiah Hess. In graphite art, winners were: • First place,“The Beatles” by Adde Cooper. • Second place, “Bruce” by Niko Jackson. In graphic art, winners were: • First place, “Portland” by Alyx Peterson. • Second place, “Gatsby Billboard” by Haley Turner. • Third place, “Mt. Hood” by Alyx Peterson. • Juror’s Merit Award,“Pop Illustra- tion” by Aimee Williams. McNary’s annual Knight of Arts is slated Saturday, March 7. The event features student work and a play alongside silent and oral auctions. Proceeds cover costs not covered in school budgets and scholarships for arts students. Tickets are $10 and on sale at the McNary main offi ce. Check-in for the auctions begins at 5:30 p.m., the event begins at 6 p.m. Jason P. Doneth Retirement Income Planning Specialist OFFICE 503 304 1328 709 Chemawa Rd NE Keizer, or 97303 KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Top: Jedidiah Hunter and Gloria White record segments for the Celtic News Network. Above: Nick Wolfert oversees taping. that revolve around CNN productions. Since graduating from McNary last year, alum Zach Cushman – one of Heimerdinger’s most prom- ising recent students – has been tapped to come back and help out with the fi lm- ing of theatre projects. “Before I started taking classes, I had worked fi lm- ing my own things, but it was pretty sloppy,” Cushman said. “I learned how to use more expensive cameras and how to make things look good.” That was one of the rea- sons he was called back to di- rect the fi lming of McNary’s recent musical, Legally Blonde. For some students who tend to fl y under the radar for any number of reasons, Pond said the classes help bring them out of their shells. ing for someone to produce a kindergarten orientation video, they turned to Mc- Nary students. “It’s not just about get- ting things done on time, but about doing them well,” said Courtney Lutz. “What the courses have really taught me is time management. We don’t just stand around try- ing to fi gure out what we want to do. 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For more information, con- tact Shawna Toavs at rstoavs@ EB ALL TB SOF Watercolor winners were: • First place, “Sunset Flowers” by Rachel Morrow. • Second place,“Birds and Bubbles” by Kaeleigh Dunn • Third place, “A Walk” by Cindy Gayton. • Juror’s Merit Award, “Bike with Flowers” by Emily Biondi. • Honorable Mention Award,“Tree of the Night” by Courtnie Wilson. Winners in color photography: • First place,“Eyes” by Mariah Ny- gard and “Rock Becomes Me” by Hai- ley Cunningham. • Second place, “Café 22” by Kimi Ito. • Third place, “Summer Daze” by Hannah Waldner. • Juror’s Merit Award, “Colton” by Kortney Gillett. • Honorable Mention Award, “Black Boots” by Gabriella Martinez, “5 AM Sunrise” by Karen Hernandey, and “Fantasy Forest” by Charlotte Brat- tain. Black and white photography: • First place, “Spider Girl” by Syd- ney Farr. • Second place, “Truck Girl” by Sydney Farr. • Third place, “Train” by Alex de- Meurers • Juror’s Merit Award, “Inside the Mind” by Charlotte Brattain. • Honorable Mention Award,“Jew- el on the Tracks” by Emily Biondi and “The Light and the Dark,” by Char- lotte Brattain. Keizer’s Largest Youth Baseball Program Offering Recreational Leagues and JBO Baseball securities offered through lpl financial, memberfinra /sipc