Photo courtesy of SCCPSS Art by Avery Sullivan
An annual showcase to highlight outstanding artworks by students across Savannah and Chatham County is carrying on virtually this year, as the New Beginnings Youth Art Exhibition features over 125 entries of diverse images that can be viewed online in a 3D gallery space.
Presented by The Links, Inc., the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Savannah’s municipal government, the 20th-annual New Beginnings exhibit is a fascinating collection of artworks by middle- and high-school students from across the county. Appropriately based on the theme “Visual Art in a Virtual World,” this year’s exhibit was launched with a Feb. 23 virtual opening reception featuring speakers commending the participating artists, teachers, and sponsors.
Three Savannah-Chatham high schools earn 2021 Advanced Placement honors
[A previous version of this story had the photo of the Savannah Arts Academy orchestra misidentified as the Savannah Arts Academy choir. Savannah Morning News regrets the mistake.]
Based upon the student participation and pass rate in 2020 Advanced Placement exams, three Savannah-Chatham County Public high schools have been named as Georgia s 2021 AP Honor Schools.
Savannah Arts Academy was named to five lists. Jenkins High School was named on three lists, and New Hampstead High School was named on one list.
Jenkins and New Hampstead were both named as AP Access and Support Schools, with at least 30% of the school AP exams taken by students who identified themselves as African-American and/or Hispanic and 30% of all AP exams earning [passing] scores of 3 or higher.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day will look a little different in the Savannah area this year.
Typically a day for parades celebrating the Civil Rights leader, COVID-19 has yet again thrown a wrench in the works. Savannah, Tybee Island and Richmond Hill will forgo their usual parades out of an abundance of caution, but MLK’s legacy will still be celebrated in the area just virtually.
Banners bearing King s face, provided by the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change have been placed along U.S. 80 on Tybee Island. This year marks the eighth year for Tybee Island’s celebration hosted by Tybee MLK.