threerd issue

I'm pushing the date for the 3rd zine deadline to Friday since Becca and Sara may send stuff in the mail and also so there will be more time to put it together over the weekend.

I had an idea sort of like Alanna's confessions box. What if we put a comment box in the library so kids could make suggestions about what they want in the school. We could print some of the best ones. I think it would also help other clubs like student council that are always asking what kids want. This way, if someone has an idea they really want to suggest but don't want to do it in person, they can submit anonymous suggestions/comments. Sort of like a written rants and raves... without the raves.

ARTS CLUB!

I found out this week that Arts Club is finally official! It was approved by the superintendent from what I heard. I asked Mr. Martin and he said that meetings will need to be during school and when Mr. Kuhn is there. That's all I know for now, but hopefully once we get back from Thanksgiving break we can have a meeting before Christmas.

I tried to make a post about the 3rd issue of the zine last week, but it didn't go through. We can get it out this coming week though. I have some things people gave me already so I might start putting it together now and see how much room there is left. Get me anything by THURSDAY! That way it can be out for Monday.

I'm wondering now if the zine can be sold in school through arts club.

zine part 3

and today I just realized that next week is Thanksgiving. so try to get the 3rd issue out for Tues/Wed? Give me stuff on Monday!!! and we'll see if there's enough for a decent issue. SO MONDAY!

...oops

I thought the meeting I scheduled was on Tuesday, not Monday and I also thought open house was Wednesday and Thursday, not Tuesday and Wednesday. It wouldn't have worked anyway because we had nothing to work with and no one to say after school on Monday. I think we should try it at a later time in the year though, and hopefully be more prepared.

installation meeting

Well, it was painful to say the least. "Anyone have ANY ideas?" .....*crickets*......*tumbleweed* ok so there were some good ideas thrown out after awhile, but still. You guys gotta learn to just say whatever comes to mind. I mean you heard me suggest slinkys and plants didn't you? Does our final idea have anything to do with slinkys or plants? Ok I'm done complaining, because it was a pretty successful meeting after all.

Here's what we did for those of you who couldn't make it:

Decided that the space we're using will be the ramp and that we'll set it up on Tues Nov 6 after school so that it can be up for the half days on Wed and Thurs and for the open house.

Basically talked about what I wrote in the last long entry about the general idea of an installation and started to think of ideas for a theme, something that would tie it all together (this is where the slinky/plant idea came in) and then I suggested a tunnel over the ramp... so we went out to look at the ramp, and it is a very large ramp, a lot bigger than I thought it was.

The rest of the meeting went on looking at the space we're going to use.
Our final idea turned out to be one of a diner/cafe type theme. The floor could be checkered using black and white paper in places, and the lower side of the ramp can be the counter.

Here's some things to be considered:
-lighting
-the 2 ways you can go/should we block of the steps so people have to use the ramp?
-furniture
-the walls
-a Fishes issue for the installation or a separate zine or zinelike thing to go along with it (this could be a good way to incorporate creative writing)

Mr. Kuhn was supportive of the idea, which is very encouraging. I should probably check with Mr. Martin about using the space, but he does know this is going on and he did walk through the meeting yesterday without asking any questions.

THERE'S A MEETING TOMORROW ACT A IN MR. RAFAIL'S ROOM!!!! COME OR YOU'LL BE COMPLETELY LOST!!!
And you won't know if there will be a meeting at my house over the weekend because I won't tell you unless you come :P