Students painting a hallway during celebration of the arts between semesters. (Photo courtesy Meag Poirier via SAU 20) 
Students tie dye shirts at breakout session during celebration of the arts held in-between semesters. (Meag Poirier via SAU 20) 
Participating students paint the walls at Gorham Middle High School during intersession celebration of the arts. (Photo Courtesy Meag Poirier via SAU 20) 
Gorham Middle High School students build legos as part of break out session during the schools intersession day where students celebrated the arts. (Meag Poirier via SAU 20)
GORHAM – Superintendent David Backler and Principal Jen Corrigan are pleased to share that Gorham Middle High School held a successful celebration of the arts earlier this year.
Gorham Middle High School hosted a day dedicated to celebrating the arts earlier this year during the intersession between semesters. Students were able to take a break from traditional classes and participate in activities to celebrate the arts.
Teachers and community members ran sessions focused on imagination and creativity, and highlighted a broad variety of artistic mediums.
This year’s keynote speaker, Art Teacher Chris Graham kicked off the event by sharing slides of his artwork. Students explored numerous breakout sessions on topics including yoga, watercolor painting, tie-dyeing shirts, ceramics, ukulele, and more.
Each session was one to two hours. Students could participate in four sessions.
The goal of the event corresponds with a larger theme of promoting an atmosphere of participation, responsibility, and ownership among students. The intersession gives students the opportunity to build relationships with their peers and connect with teachers while fostering the spirit of community.
“This was a wonderful event for both students and faculty to experience the arts in a fun and interactive way,” said Principal Corrigan. “At Gorham Middle High we take pride in fostering community relationships and these events give our students the opportunity to build relationships, not just with their peers but with their community.”
“Intersession fosters a spirit of community, encouraging students to interact with other students who they may not take classes with and are out of their normal social group,” said Science Teacher Sarah Clemmitt, who helped coordinate the event. “Students and teachers get a chance to spend time together in a more relaxed, less stressful environment. We are grateful, not only this year but in previous years, to the community artisans who volunteered their time to spend the day with us.”
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