Pathways to Success

Andrew Juarez and Jasmine Milkulak with DATA Counselor Deborah Applebaum. Photo Austyn Moreno

Congratulations to DATA Digital Imaging seniors Andrew Juarez and Jasmine Mikulak for each receiving a $5,000 scholarship from Pathways to Success! 

Andrew, the DATA-SkillsUSA Treasurer, will be studying computer science at San Diego State University and Jasmine, DATA-SkillsUSA Vice President, will be studying fashion and photography at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. In addition to being strong academically, both students were very active in DATA, SkillsUSA, yearbook and/or band.

Learn more about Pathways to Success 

scholarships here!

Students Awarded by IWAF

What a great community partner! Not only did Dianne Funk, producer of the Indian Wells Art Festival, donate 150 tickets and $350.00 to DATA-SkillsUSA this year, but she also arranged a photography contest for Di students who shot the event. Images were judged by a special selection of associated artists and photographers.

Congratulations to the following winners

1st Place 

Dennis Keat

$50

2nd Place (left) Emily Reynolds $40

3rd Place (right) Ella Ramirez $30

See more student shots here!

Spring College Tours

This Spring, DATA students visited two Inland Empire colleges.

On April 25th, DATA returned to UC Riverside for a campus tour, a Chicano student panel, and met with two faculty members. Asst. Professor of Computer Science and Engineering,  Tamar Shinar, discussed connections between computer science, art, math, and physics used in interactive 3d graphics, while Assoc. Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, Derek Burrill, presented several student films that addressed the cultural impact of war in video games.

On May 9th, DATA visited Cal State San Bernardino for its first campus tour. After hearing from a student panel who emphasized community service, college internships, and the benefits of living on campus, students met with both the Communication Studies and Visual Arts departments. They began by touring the control room, edit bays, and set of the video lab which produces CSUSB's Local Matters broadcast. Later, they moved on to touring the studios, labs, and classrooms of the visual arts with a special short discussion about the student produced photography magazine, Dotphotozine.

See photos from UCR here

and photos from CSUSB here!

A huge thank you to the following individuals for making these tours happen!

Toni Lawrence, UCR Associate Director of Development

Armalyn De la O, The California Arts Project @ CSUSB

Shooting DigiCom 2012

For the second year in a row, DATA Di photographed Palm Springs Unified School District's DigiCom Student and Teacher Film Festival.

This provided another special opportunity for students to continue learning about shooting event photography which included an awards ceremony and a tethered 'red carpet' location setup with strobes.  

All images were made available to students, teachers, and families.

Check out DigiCom Here!

2012 Earth Through a Lens Awards

Austyn Moreno Mayor DeRosa

On Saturday, April 21st, three DATA Digital Imaging students were awarded by Cathedral City Mayor Kathy DeRosa at the Earth Through a Lens photography awards and exhibit. The event, held at the Rancho Mirage Public Library, honored top professional photographers from around the U.S. in addition to our CCHS students.

1st Place, Sophomore Austyn Moreno
2nd Place,  Junior Emilia Jimenez
3rd Place, Senior Jasmine Mikulak

Students were each presented with a certificate and $100 gift card to Camera West in Rancho Mirage.

As an additional opportunity, DATA Di senior Wesley Duncan prepared the on screen display of the over 300 submissions, as well as a special show of the winners which will run at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego.

All photographs will be on display through June 30th

Photographs Focusing on a Sustainable Planet

View photos from the awards here!

Read more about ETaL at MyDesert.com

2012 SkillsUSA California

Thirty-two DATA students had an amazing experience at the 45th Annual State Leadership Conference and SkillsUSA Championships, April 12th-15th at the Town and Country Resort down in San Diego. They took home a total of 16 medals in 8 of the 11 competition areas they entered, with seven students earning gold and the opportunity to compete at the 48th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City, Mo. in June.

Congratulations to the following skilled and motivated DATA medal winners!

3D Visualization and Animation

Bronze Team - Radu Vasilie and Daniel Rivera

just completing the assignment was a challenge in 6 hours

Photography

Silver - Dennis Keat

Bronze - Kimberlyn Gonzalez

 we occupied 5 of the top 9 spots out of 30

Graphic Communications

Silver - Sebastian Vasquez

missing a tie for gold by 1.5% as a sophomore against a room full of seniors

Chapter Display

Gold Team - Jesus Galarza, Dennis Keat, Kim Vega

Silver Team - Melissa Munoz, Mariah Wells, Kaylin Murphy

the competition didn't stand a chance

Job Skill Demonstration Open

Silver - Ayrton Carazco

an excellent one man show presentation

Broadcast News Production

Gold Team - Linda Ha, Kaylin Murphy, Sydney Siva, Donielle Gerrell

  they overcame technical difficulties, rain, and hail and pulled gold with two iPhones

View images from the event here!

Learn more about SkillsUSA here!

The Power of Creativity Awarded

Congratulations to the following Di students for their digital mastery being awarded at the 2012 Fine Arts Creativity awards show at the Palm Springs Art Museum on Friday, April 13th!

$1,000 Fine Arts Creativity Purchase Award

The Birden by Kimberlyn Gonzalez

This is the top honor from the program with the purchased piece being added to the permanent Education Department Collection at the museum. This is the 3rd Purchase Award in 7 years for a DATA Digital Imaging student.

$300 Mildred Klaus Award

Pride by Jasmine Mikulak

All Coachella Valley high schools and College of the Desert were invited to submit works in various media addressing the theme of POWER. The works were juried by museum professionals and practicing artists who considered creative interpretation of the theme, technical ability, originality, and imaginative communication of ideas and emotion when making their selections.

Students Shoot Where Art is Happening

For the second year in a row, DATA Digital Imaging students worked with Diane Funk Enterprises, Inc. to photograph the 2012 Indian Wells Art Festival. Students braved the hot sun for two days during Spring Break to shoot artists, local dancers, demonstrations, and award winners.

Additionally, Di students worked as Art Ambassadors for the Festival and were provided a booth to display their work. This provided a wonderful opportunity to interact with the community and share information about the Di and SkillsUSA programs at CCHS.

Checkout the student photography here!

Learn more about the Indian Wells Art Festival here!

Skilled and Motivated Shoot Fashion Week

As part of their commitment to competing in the 2012 SkillsUSA photography competition series, 8 DATA Di students earned a position alongside professionals shooting this year's El Paseo Fashion Week. Students learned 'on the job' while interacting with professionals on the runway to photograph high fashion in an environment that simply can not be replicated in the classroom.

This event has been an annual highlight for students in the Digital Arts Technology Academy and we certainly would like to thank Susan Stein and the staff at Palm Springs Life magazine for providing this amazing opportunity to students at Cathedral City High School.

Please view all their amazing work here!

Streaming California Imagination

Two DATA Di students were recognized as Honorable Mentions for their creativity in the California Streaming photography contest. The annual challenge, offered by the California County Educational Technology Consortium, invited students this year to stretch their minds and render a visual response to Albert Einstein's quote, "Imagination is more important than knowledge."

Congratulations to the following students!

Imagination vs. Knowledge

Bianca Sosa

A Spur of Creativity

Crystal Zacarias 

-View all the California results here-