Decorate the PTA Website Archives

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February 2021 - Diversity

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January 2021 - Looking Forward

My drawing, "Looking Beyond", is of a girl who is gazing at the moon with eagerness and anticipation for whatever awaits her.

- Natalie Sidawy, 6th Grade

I interpreted the theme of “LOOKING Forward” literally by drawing eyes. There is a black and white eye representing the year 2020. It includes images of major events during 2020 (the Black Lives Matter Movement, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics being postponed, and the COVID-19 Pandemic). The edges of the eye are shattered. The other eye is in color, and looks better. It represents what 2021 will hopefully look like-better than this year.

- Carina He, 7th Grade

My painting might seem just like a normal painting, but every part is thought out. The large trees are adults, the small white sprouts are children. The sprouts are white to symbolize the sort of idolize or being a child. Children are bright, fresh. Being to be able to have a freedom that a child has is a joy. The trees are adults who have stopped moving forward. The trees are black with hints of green because adults are able to move forward, but choose not to. They have creativity, but they don’t create. The moon is a mixture of purples and blues and a different texture to idolize a position others can’t be. But we need to realize that the people and things we idolize, are us. They have just moved forward. The snow, are people who are currently moving forward, but they are free. The more people can look forward, the more they see the bigger picture, the more they’re free. I hope you can all understand my painting and explanation. Enjoy

-Elizabeth Chung

December 2020 - Music

When I listen to music, I feel happy and excited. Sometimes I feel calm. I also feel like dancing. My painting is a ballerina dancing to music, and there are real crayons on the top that are melting which are supposed to be the radiant sky and rain.

- Nandita Bangalore, 6th Grade

My painting is called “The Joy of Music”. It is about a girl who is walking on a gloomy, dark, rainy day. However, she hears the cheerful music around her and it lifts her spirits and brings color to her world.

- Nina Krishnan, 6th Grade

- Katherine Xue, 7th Grade

- Sohum, 6th Grade

November 2020 - Gratitude

- Sohum Sen, 6th Grade

I’m thankful for the diversity and the culture in today’s world. I think it’s important to recognize the good and bad about our history, and as Thanksgiving comes near, we have to remember the sacrifices that Indigenous peoples made in the creation of what we know today as the USA. We have to become more loving and more accepting of everyone, and in order to do that, we have to acknowledge what we’ve done wrong and make the choice to change.

- Katherine Xue, 7th Grade

October 2020 - The Future

Here is my art for the Hoover Website for the category, "The Future". In the future, I wish for humans to be more kind to nature and animals, protecting endangered species and taking care of our Earth. In my drawing, I show an orangutan, three-toed sloth, toucan, and parrot, all endangered animals in the rainforest. However, in the future, I would hope that these species move off of the endangered list and enjoy their freedom. Also, in my drawing, the Earth is lush, green, and healthy, and the girl is living in harmony with nature.

- Nina Krishnan, 6th Grade

- Grace Wu, 6th Grade