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Posted on August 13, 2024 by dungang

Welcome to the original Conwell Cougars Blog. Stay awhile and explore all the wonderful Conwell students’ digital creations from 2020 -2022.

And when you’re done, come visit the Conwell Cougars Blog 2.0 for the most up-to-date-Conwell Middle Magnet School students’ original digital media creations!

COUGARS ART CORNER: Walk in the Park Photo Gallery

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Photo Gallery by K. Miller – 72

This photo art gallery, by Conwell Middle Magnet School student art photographer K. Miller – 72, was a beautiful look into the budding spring-time feeling one gets when walking through nature. K. Miller, along with her family, took a trip to Silver Lake Nature Center, in Bristol, where they spent the day exploring and capturing the beauty that is growing right in front of our eyes.

To check out her photo gallery, play the video above.

Editor’s Note: If you’d like to submit your artwork to the CCB, please email gdungan@philasd.org.

Posted by CCB Editorial Staff

COUGARS ART CORNER: Drawing of Fannie Lou Hamer

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This is a Drawing of Fannie Lou Hamer, an African American Civil Rights activist in the 1960s, who may be best remembered for her effort to bring hundreds of college students of all backgrounds, races and creeds to help with African American voter registration, according to womenhistory.org.

The artist, Conwell Middle Magnet Student N. Holland said that she made this depiction of Fannie Lou Hamer because, according to Ms. C. Green, special education assistant, N. Holland was asked to draw the image of the Civil Rights activist as they were reading a book about her in class.

Edited by J. Boggs-Mendaloski -61 CCB Staff and Posted by CCB Staff

If you’d like to submit your artwork for publication, email gdungan@philasd.org

COUGARS ART CORNER: Hot Coco on a Cozy Afternoon

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Painting by E. Santiago 61-CCB Staff

This painting represents a nice, & cozy afternoon at home. A relaxed snowy day, and drinking hot chocolate is what every student wishes for.

Editor’s Note:

If she could, I would love her to do more paintings to publish and show people around the world her beautiful art.

posted by E. Santiago 61-CCB Staff

CONWELL MUSIC: The Strings to Success

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By S. Hogan – 62 – CCB Correspondent

Impromptu Conwell Classroom Concert led by Ms. Manuela, Conwell Violin Teacher on Dec. 12.

Lead videography edit by K. Velasquez-82-CCB Staff with footage by Mr. Dungan-CCB co-advisor and CC Turco-62-CCB Contributor.

Conwell Middle Magnet school has many musical instruments for its students, but today I will tell you about the violin and the many kinds of people that love instruments and today we will talk about one lovely person who teaches it.

“I think [the violin] helps the class get more active,” A. Snowden-62, a Conwell violin student said.

She was explaining that music is something that can get people to be more active, rather than sitting down on some sort of electronic device. Ms.Manuela, Conwell’s violin teacher, is one of the best violin teachers to learn from, A. Snowden said.

According to Ms. Manuela, when she was nine years old, she loved the idea of teaching. By the time she was the age of 17, Ms. Manuela loved seeing her students succeed in life and go on to inspire others to discover their own ability to play music.

“I have loved playing the violin since the age of nine and now I’m a violin teacher,”
Ms. Manuela said. “I love to teach my students how to play and after all these years I still love what I do.”

Ms. Manuela said that when she first started teaching, she just thought it would be a cool experience. But, it’s different now.

“I now know this is what I was born to do,” she said. “And I love this with all the kind loving students I teach!”

Editor’s Note:
S. Hogan is also a member of Ms. Manuella’s violin class. Ms. Manuella holds classes every Monday. To enroll in her class, please talk to your homeroom teacher or see Ms. Maria in the main office.

Posted by CCB Staff.