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August 2021 - The Ocean

The artwork represents the theme because it is centered on the ocean and two girls reflecting on the ocean. One is studying the inhabitants and ecosystem; and each organism is outlined to show the different water zones in the ocean and how they are connected. The other is studying how to help protect the ocean and what materials harm wildlife. Finally, both are taking in the vast, beautiful, and mysterious ocean.

Julianne Elam, 8th Grade

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This drawing of a beautiful tropical beach is one of my best. I love this picture because I worked very hard on the animals. The water in the background looks very refreshing.

Emma F.

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When I think of the ocean I wonder what is down below the surface of water. The underwater city of Atlantis as always been a mystery. Even though you may have seen pictures or videos of the city, it is usually a made up topic. So I drew a building similar to the coliseum but with lots of ruined objects and a twist on it. What I mean by ruining is adding some sea grass growing on the pillars. Plus fish and sharks swimming around it and taking chunks of concrete out of it. This is why I choose to draw Atlantis as a representation of the ocean because I find this interesting and an exciting topic to draw.

Caden McCuien, 6th Grade

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The mighty, mossy manatee is a threatened species. This manatee is swimming in the ocean near Florida.

Charlotte S., 6th Grade

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The ocean is home to over 200,000 unique and beautiful marine species which we have spent decades researching. However, despite many of the disastrous effects of continuously polluting the ocean and global warming we have yet to take initiative in protecting our oceans. My artwork symbolizes a glimmer of hope in the current situation the ocean and marine species are in. Although like fog, the life from the ocean may fade away, we can still work to transform the future of the ocean and preserve its inhabitants by starting now to make a difference.

Alexandra Wu, 7th Grade

July 2021 - Relax

This summer, I want to stay relaxed, calm and peaceful. When I want to have very few things in my mind. Less busy, I want to cut down on thinking about electronics, food, or clothes. I want to do things that make me feel calm, such as, reading books and being in nature. In my art, I show a person that is serene. She is thinking about the beach, books, and exploring the wilderness. The things that she wants to cut down on are greyed out.

Nandita Bangalore, 7th Grade

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This artwork is relaxing for many reasons, one being the color pallet purple and the way it is mixed with cool colors and my splatting it on the clean white background is so satisfying it puts me at ease. The other reason besides coloring is the fact that I made it at summer camp a sunny place to go and unwind and be grateful for school being out for a short time. Lastly I chose to depict a calming tree that invokes nature. There may not be any green but the trunk is a nice earthy brown color.

Emma F.

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I relax by sitting in bed and reading a book. It calms me down and helps me fall asleep.
Charlotte S., 6th Grade

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When I imagine summer, I see myself reading a book, on the beach, and feeling the sand between my toes. Summer is about relaxing after a stressful school year and doing things that you enjoy! I hope everyone has a great summer, reflects on the wild year, and looks forward to a brighter future!

Ava V., 8th Grade

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When you are relaxed, all the things bothering you go away, and you are free from what would usually make you anxious or tense. In this painting, I depicted "relaxation" as a feeling when you are calm and content. I painted my family's usual summer trips to Rio to feed the ducks and to ride the fun-shaped animal boats. Summer and spending time with my family is truly a time where I could relax and feel at ease. Relaxing also allows us to make some of the best memories, no matter how simple the activity is. When we relax, our lives are full of joy and are worry free.

Alexandra Wu, 7th Grade

June 2021 - Inner Strength

There is great strength within us, all we need to do is find it. Strength is not just what appears on the outside, but it is mental and emotional strength. It is through our inner strength that we can deal with challenges and bring out hidden abilities. I created a digital art that shows a kid that is strong from the inside. She has a stronger version of herself in her heart.

Nandita Bangalore, 6th Grade

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My artwork shows a young girl who feels strong and powerful like a superhero, which is her inner strength. The silhouette behind her shows her inner strength. Around the silhouette are words related to her inner strength and how the girl feels.

Valerie Song, 8th Grade

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Inner strength is not easy, but there always needs to be an abundance of it. In my art work, a girl is being bullied and shamed for being LGBTQ+. Even with the harsh words firing at her, breaking her slowly, she remains resilient. You may not notice at first, but her heart is un-injured. No one deserves to be hated for being themselves. We all may seem to shatter beneath the arrows of anger shot at us, but we still believe in ourselves. We have inner strength. We may seem breakable, and believe me; we are. But we will always know that people aren't able to change us, and they have no right to. Inner strength! Fighting!

Anjali Trevor, 6th Grade

May 2021 - Breaking Barriers

This drawing is called the "Blue Butterfly Ballerina." The color blue and butterflies symbolize autism. The ballerina in the middle is autistic and the other ones are neurotypical. The groundbreaking thing in this picture that I drew is the autistic girl is being acknowledged and the other girls are willing to believe that her disability is real. They are willing to accommodate her needs and this is something that is depressingly still an issue and I hope to see some real life examples in the future.

Emma Field

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My artwork shows Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. giving a speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial, and my artwork is about how Dr. King broke the "barrier" of segregation.

Sohum M. Sen, 6th Grade

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Breaking barriers is breaking the limits on what is thought to be impossible. Space exploration portrays going beyond what was once thought to be out of the question. Although facing many barriers and doubt, astronauts were able to fly into space, representing that even though there might be many barriers in the way, there are no limits to what is possible.

Alexandra Wu, 6th Grade

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As May is AAPI month, I decided to draw two actresses who were pioneers for Asian representation in the film industry. Anna May Wong is largely regarded to be the first Chinese-American Hollywood actress, while Awkwafina (Nora Lum) is the first Asian woman to earn a Golden Globe award in a lead actress category. Although they did not live in the same time period, they both broke barriers in the film industry and are still inspirations today.

Katherine Xue, 7th Grade

April 2021 - Earth's Restoration

My artwork portrays a factory going offline.

Ronit Chattaraj, 8th Grade

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Restoring our Earth is more than just picking up litter. We need to educate ourselves and peers. On June 22 of 1969, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland caught on fire. A river. How did this happen? The river was covered in oil slicks, an aftereffect of manufacturing factories. In other words, it was an aftereffect of human's carelessness towards the Earth. More recently, as of March 26, 2021, large fires were reported in nine states. Between 1/1/2011-3/26/2011, there were 16,543 fires. Between 1/1/2021-3/26/2021, there were 9,230. Although there has been a significant change in the last 10 years, we can and must progress. Instead of driving to a close location, bike or walk. Check out https://www.earthday.org/ to find more ways to help restore our Earth. Also, continue to pick up litter!

Together, we can restore Earth.

Carina H., 7th Grade

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My artwork shows how we can help the Earth with recycling, and how it can be Earth's "restoration".

Sohum Sen, 6th Grade

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When I think about Earth, my mind always floats to the one question I have never been able to answer. What was our planet like before humans existed? I may not have the exact replica of it printed in my brain, but I have a vision. I imagine clear skies, not polluted by gasses and smoke. I imagine trees and plants growing freely, strong and lively. I imagine animals roaming around their natural habitats without worrying about if their homes homes will be destroyed. Every single organism existing together in perfect harmony. That is what I see, and that is what I hope us, as beings of nature, will achieve.

Anjali Trevor, 6th Grade

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Earth provides us with everything we need. My artwork shows the tiny baby steps we can all take to save our planet. Trees are not only a great way to make our planet greener, but it's also symbolic of growth. My artwork depicts something growing, taking on a different form. It shows that although we aren't starting at a very good place, each little step we take will contribute to our Earth's restoration.

Katherine Xue, 7th Grade

March 2021 - New Beginnings

Like a caterpillar morphs into a butterfly, every end is a new beginning.

Henna Jain, 7th Grade

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Spring gives new birth to beautiful trees, plants, and baby animals. So too does it give us a new beginning for opportunity and hope.

Natalie Sidawy, 6th Grade

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We have made many mistakes in the past. From forest fires in California, to the mistakes of using drugs and other factors that harm our health. In my artwork, I included as many mistakes as any normal human could have made, and the problems that us as a whole created. I look at it in the form of a book. Our past that has been written in history, has been printed on the pages to the left. We have always had the chance to change our fate, make our world better, but we have never turned that page. We have kept re reading our old mistakes, unable to accept that we can change. On the page to the right is what can be, and what will be our lives after that change. Peace and equality for all, and our earth healthier than ever.

Us humans owe a mountain of debt to each other and our Earth, they have provided love, shelter, nutrition, and care for us. I feel it is, and has been for a very long time now, time to change our selfish ways of taking and not giving back. We must stand together to face these challenges and conquer them. It is time to let go of your past mistakes, and make way for all the good deeds you have done, and will do forever. We must turn the pages in the books of our lives, start anew on a new page, a new chapter for all of us.

A new chapter for us to fill. A new era of peace and harmony that we know we can achieve.

A new beginning.

Anjali Trevor, 6th Grade

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My drawing represents the new beginning of life. We all start off as new, awaiting to grow and develop.

Ava Van Vuren, 7th Grade

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New beginnings come from the courage to start and pursue them. My drawing shows a courageous girl who persevered through obstacles to meet a bright and hopeful new beginning.

Alexandra Wu, 6th Grade

February 2021 - Diversity

Tess Hagger, 8th Grade

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I really enjoyed the drawing focused on Diversity that is very important to me.
My picture means "we maybe from different backgrounds with different colors, but we are all the same."

Lucia Jancikova, 6th Grade

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This drawing depicts how students from different cultures and countries are learning in the same classroom. Everyone deserves good education!

Sohum M. Sen, 6th Grade

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Each note on a piano is different, but when the notes unite, they make beautiful music. As unique as a music note, each one of us can raise our voices and together we can make a harmonious future.

Natalie Sidawy, 6th Grade

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My drawing shows diversity because it depicts people of different races and backgrounds playing volleyball together. I enjoy playing volleyball, so I decided to incorporate diversity into something I'm passionate about.

Valerie Song, 8th Grade

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Diversity means inclusion and I believe that is what Hoover is all about. Including people of all kinds.

Ava V., 7th Grade

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Like growing a plant, my drawing reflects diversity through showing that it takes all our different qualities combined together to help nurture and grow the unique flower that is the Earth.

Alexandra Wu, 6th Grade

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Diversity has long been an "ideal" standard -- the idea of accepting and respecting each other, despite our differences and similarities. It also means that we have to appreciate the beauty in these differences. Personally, that meant including that in my art, so with this piece, I wanted to practice drawing women with darker skin. We shouldn't judge people by their race, gender, etc. but rather by their moral qualities.

Katherine Xue, 7th Grade

January 2021 - Looking Forward

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, 6th Grade

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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

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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

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

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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

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Sohum, 6th Grade

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Katherine Xue, 7th Grade

November 2020 - Gratitude

Sohum Sen, 6th Grade

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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

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 rain forest. 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

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Grace Wu, 6th Grade