Full Circle

Hey everyone! Emily F. here!

Wow, I'm sitting in second period on the last day of school typing this realizing that our Tappy seniors are officially done with high school here at FC. I know for sure that I will miss all of them SO much, but I'm so proud of them and happy that I got to know them through our amazing QRT.

I just wanted to finish up our blog for the 2013-2014 school year, and give you a quick little blog review on The Fault In Our Stars movie, which premiered yesterday.

My first blog of the year was about meeting John Green and Ansel Elgort (Augustus Waters) at Hartwood Acres, during the filming process, and the time has finally come! I went to see the movie last night with a group of friends, including two Tappy staff members, Sarah and Habiba. We walked into the theater at 7 PM (the movie started at 9), so that we could get good seats (in the middle of the row, halfway back- perfect). But, that's beside the fact... The movie was  PHENOMENAL. It was all that I expected from such an amazing cast (Ansel- Augustus, Shailene Woodley- Hazel Grace Lancaster, Nat Wolff- Isaac), and from a book written by such a great author, John Green.

(Warning: Spoilers)

The beginning of the movie started out showing the growth of Hazel and Gus's relationship; I couldn't stop smiling. Ansel's charm played perfectly against Shai's smart-but-still-nice-girl act. Nat Wolff had me laughing along with everyone else in the theater as he threw Gus's basketball trophies against the wall, after his girlfriend broke up with him because he was going blind.

It was towards the middle of the movie, in Amsterdam, when the tears started coming in. They came slowly, and then all at once, when Isaac and Hazel Grace read their eulogies to Gus at his living funeral. I have never cried so much during a movie. (Fair warning, you WILL cry. I strongly advise you to go to the movie accompanied by a box of soft tissues and maybe a stuffed animal or two... And maybe your own Augustus Waters, just so you don't feel too badly afterwards.)

Overall, the movie absolutely did live up to the book. Yes, there were parts missing, as like every movie based off of a book, but it did not take away. The movie still had the sarcastic, adorable, heartbreaking voices that John Green conveyed through the book.

So, now that we're done with school- GO SEE IT!

... And have a lovely summer! I will keep you updated on planning at the beginning of the year (there will most definitely be a get together with our new staff members before school is back in session.)

See you soon,

Emily

It's that time of year again...

In a little more than a week, I will be graduating from Fox Chapel Area High School and will become a member of the Kenyon College Class of 2018.  With this wild, new beginning comes an ending that I have been both dreading and excitedly anticipating.  In a little more than a week,  I will no longer serve as Tapestry's Editor in Chief.  Being the Editor in Chief has been the single most rewarding experience of my high school career.  I have had the privilege to work with not only Fox Chapel's immensely talented artists and writers, but also with Tapestry's Senior Staff, a group characterized by their unending effort and their infinite kindness.  It was an honor to work with every one of them and it will be difficult to leave.

However, that sadness is mitigated by the knowledge that my position will be doubly-filled by Faith Kim and Sarah Ssemakula.  Both Faith and Sarah have been heavily involved with Tapestry since their freshman year and both have served on this year's Senior Staff.  Both ladies are more than capable of being Editor in Chief and the fact that both will fill the role leaves me with no doubt that Tapestry will be guided under the best leadership that the club has ever experienced.

Although I wish that I could stay in Tapestry infinitely, I know that it is in good hands.

Keep dreaming the wildest dreams and thinking the biggest thoughts.

With best regards and a fond farewell,

McKenna Trimble

Vote for my Documentary!

Hey everyone!
I recently worked on a documentary I filmed at Kerr Elementary about the importance of art education in elementary school students' lives.  I've entered it in the "Take a Shot" competition and and currently in the running to with the $1,000 people's choice award. This was the first formal documentary that I've made, and it was a great learning experience that I can use to create better films. You can watch it down below.  I've noticed a few mistakes I've made when filming (haha) so hopefully I can just get better!

Please go vote for my entry "Traveling Art Gallery" here.
http://www.takeashotcontest.org/voting
Vote!

(When I uploaded it here, it seemed to have lost some quality. If you 

want to watch it in in better quality go here https://vimeo.com/96042729)

-Emma

PS if anyone hasn't heard of the French singer Stromae yet, go take a listen.

Blog of a blog...

Hey everyone! So my latest assignment in Mrs. Green's Creative Comp class was to create a multi-media project that involved writing and some other sort of media. People did such awesome projects - from collaborative slam poems to anime story boards to delicious food and writing. For my project, I made a blog of poetry and photography - it's called sophiethepoet :) Here's the link:

http://sophiethepoet.wordpress.com/

I hope you enjoy it! Happy friday :)

-Sophie

The Tapestry Book Is Out!

Hey everyone!

Just a little update - THE TAPESTRY BOOK IS OUT (as of last Tuesday)! Congratulations to everyone who's work got published and to everyone who helped to review pieces for the book- and also to Faith creating the layout of the book. If you haven't gotten a book yet, make sure to pick one up in room 176!

Also, we are now accepting submission forms to be a part of Senior Staff! If you are interested, stop by room 176 and see Mrs. Green to pick one up! We are looking for organized students who want to contribute their talents to our QRT. What do you have to offer?

Have an awesome day and don't forget to pick up a book!

- Emily F.

Staff List Error

Hey everyone! We realized that on the back of the book, a mistake was made and the last several names on the Staff List were not included. We apologize to all of those who weren't included! Here is the full list, as it should have been written:

Zoe Aridor
Lydia Beyer

Francesca Cano

Aleyna Collins

Maggie Coulson

Nicole Fallert

Rachel Gorby

David Han

Jessica Hertzberg

Yosra Kandil

Emily Kiehn

Julia Lynch

Tim Marsh

Madison McCleese

Jane Millard

Suvir Mirchandani

Hannah Mueller

Nina Mulroy

Shaina Munin

Kat Nestel

Jasmine Pabla

Emma Paulini

Avalon Perdriel-Arons

Kristen Rabbitt

Iris Schaitkin

Sarah Schanwald

Katie Stevenson

Sam Waxman

Elaine Yates

Hannah Yeager

Gabi Young

Thanks,
Senior Staff

Andy Warhol Youth Invasion: Fashion Show

Hey everyone!

Come to Youth Invasion 2014, Friday, May 9th, 5-10 pm at the Andy Warhol Museum.  Tickets are $5, pay at the door.

The entire museum was recently renovated to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Andy Warhol Museum.

All of the galleries will be open, there will be bands and musicians playing, lots of activities, fashion and food!

The Fashion Show starts at 8 pm.  I, along with many others, have worked extremely hard on creating outfits to be displayed in the fashion show so I strongly suggest you come and check it out!

Please come and see all of the talent Youth Invasion has to offer.

Hope to see you all there!

Until Next Time, Sarah