.Governor JB Pritzker declared this week Arts Education Week, and ISBE has been celebrating! We are featuring the artwork of IL students in our offices and honoring student Lydia Cruz's winning poster design. How are you celebrating the arts in education?

Phase One of the new and improved HMS Gallery Wall is complete! The goal of this project is to have more student artwork on display! Check out our Donor's Choose page for more information about Phase Two! donorschoose.org/project/hms-ga…

Looking for something fun to do this summer? Check out "Golf The Galleries" at the Sheldon Concert Hall! Each hole was created by an artist or group of artists, and they're amazing!! They really got me thinking about a new lesson for next school year! thesheldon.org/page.php?page_…

It's hard to believe summer has come and gone already. We've just gotten back from our honeymoon to London, Paris, and Edinburgh. I've seen so much great art, I'm very inspired and ready to start out the new school year. See you all next week!

Congrats to our latest spotlight artist!! #HMS116 #artrocks #warmandcoolselfportrait

Kinders moving onto shape! We tried making things out of shapes with manipulatives today #HMS116 #boy #robot #Imadeyoumsski #cat

8th Graders beginning out photography unit with a scavenger hunt! #HMS116

Look at our 6th grader's amazing mixed media portraits! #HMS116 #collage #colorscheme

More 6th grade portraits #HMS116 #mixedmedia

Even MORE portraits! #HMS116 #artteacherproud

Ready for our Dia de los Muertos fiesta!!!

What a great day for a #DiadelosMuertos Fiesta! #5thgrade #wearetoocool #culturalenrichment #arted

More from our #DiadelosMuertos party!! #HMS116 #culturalenrichment #artsed #artandculture

Even more from out #DiadelosMuertos fiesta!! #HMS116 #arted #culturalenrichment #ourstudentsarethebest

#DiadelosMuertos Fiesta! #HMS116 #lastoneipromise #arted #cultured #Mexico

Ditch the old guardian-teacher conference model. Introducing student-led meetings with #GSuiteEdu. Learn more: goo.gl/JfAYnM

P/T conferences tonight! If you can, help out the art room by bringing in something from my wish tree!! #HMS116

VA Comp. "Shadow Abstractions." #cobbARTrocks #artsedga

Love this Oaxacan folk art from Krannert Art Museum. The kids can actually hold an example of what they are learning about! #HMS116 #alebrijes