GT Art Screening

Every year students in Beaufort County are invited to participate in GT Arts Screening.  The Screenings happen on two Sundays in January.  One screening is for North of the Broad and one screening is for South of the Broad.  The visual art students need to bring 4 drawings with them: a line drawing with 3 shoes, a landscape with color, a self-portrait, and art of their choice.  Because we are a small school, only 3 students registered and 2 were screened on Saturday.  This is good practice like an interview for the students.  Most students are nervous and feel out of place, but they get a chance to draw a still life using pencil during their screening process.  I was really proud of the 2 students that came to participate, because preparing a portfolio and coming to Robert Smalls Middle School on a Saturday morning is not easy for a 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader.  I have helped for the last 5 years.  It is interesting to watch the students draw the still life and see how the drawing develops.  I have no photos of this, because the district keeps the still life for the screening process.  Students don't find out for a month if they have qualified for GT Art services with the school district.