Every year, thousands of schools nationwide assess students’ progress using exhibitions and other means of performance-based assessment. The following schools will be participating in National Exhibition Month 2008 and will engage in various activities that highlight their exhibition work in and around May.
Schools marked with an asterisk (*) are CES Affiliate schools; please visit our affiliation page for more on affiliating with CES as a school, organization, or individual.
In all cases, please contact the schools directly for details about their respective activities.
CES will post information about events around the country as we learn about them. In the coming weeks, this list will be updated regularly, so send in your events and check back to find out activities happening in other parts of the country. Send any event information to Ramon Calhoun at rcalhoun@essentialschool.org.
*Clover Park High School
11023 Gravelly Lake Drive SW
Lakewood, WA 98499
253-583-5500
http://cpsd.cloverpark.k12.wa.us/
On May 21st 12th graders present their senior project exhibitions and 10th graders present exhibitions on school-wide themes at each of three small schools at the Clover Park Campus.
*June Jordan School for Equity
325 LaGrande Avenue
Main Office Room 326
San Francisco, CA 94112
415-452-4922
http://www.jjse.org/
Contact: Allie Bird
April 11 - May 16: Annual 10th grade Move Up Committees and 12th grade Graduation Committees on each Wednesday and Friday afternoon.
*Anzar High School
2000 San Juan Highway
San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
831-623-7660
Contact: Charlene McKowen
There wiil be two rounds of exhibitions. The first is the last week of April/first week of May; and the second is two weeks later, mid-May (please call the school for specific dates).
*East Mountain High School
25 La Madera Road
Sandia Park, NM 87047
505-281-7400 x. 166
http://www.eastmountainhigh.net/
Contact: Lori Webster
Exhibitions will be held May 1.
Envision Academy of Arts and Tech High School
1515 Webster Street
Oakland, CA 94612
510-596-8901
http://www.envisionschools.org/page.php?page_id=103
Contact: Karen Wolff
May 1, at 6:30pm, "Romeo and Juliet Mosaic Re-Telling."
City Arts and Tech High School
301 De Montfort Ave
San Francisco, CA 94112
415-561-3397
http://www.es-cat.org/Welcome_to_City_Arts_and_Technology_High_School%21.html
Contact: Josh Brankman
May 1, at 6:30pm, there will be a screening of the "Innovative Discoveries" Documentary Film Series.
Environmental Charter High School
16315 Grevillea Avenue.
Lawndale, CA 90260
310-214-3400
http://www.echsonline.org/
Contact: Alison Diaz
Exhibitions are scheduled for early May (please check the school's website for specific dates).
East Palo Alto Academy
475 Pope Street
Menlo Park, CA 94025
650-329-2828
http://hs.eastpaloaltoacademy.org/
Contact: Nikki Lasley
May 12 - 16, there will be Senior Portfolios. On May 28 there will be Science Exhibitions.
*City High School
48 E. Pennington St.
Tucson, AZ 85701
520-623-7223
http://www.cityhighschool.org
Contact: Carrie Brennan
May 14, 6-8pm, City Works Showcase, a celebration of all the work done in City Works classes during the school year. Students from all classes will be presenting work through a combination of formal presentations and exhibitions. Please join them for this event.
May 27-June 3, Gateway Exhibition Week. For 9th and 11th graders, this is part of the process of graduating from their current division and moving to the next division (Division 1 to 2 or Division 2 to 3). For 12th graders, the exhibition is one of the steps to graduate from City High School. Participation is required of all students. More details regarding the exhibition schedule to be posted in early May.
*Leadership High School
400 Mansell Street
San Francisco, CA 94134
415-841-8910
http://www.leadershiphigh.org
Contact: Elizabeth Rood
Exhibitions will be held May 16.
*South Valley Academy
3426 Blake SW
Albuquerque, NM 87105
505-452-3132 #3134
http://www.southvalleyacademy.org/Home.html
Contact: Alan Marks
Exhibitions will be held May 19 - 21.
*Global Connections High School
4424 S. 188th St.
SeaTac, WA 98188
206 433 2342
http://www.hsd401.org/ourschools/highschools/global/
Contact: Rick Harwood
Exhibitions will be held May 22.
*Amy Biehl High School
123 Fourth Street SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102-3201
http://abhs.k12.nm.us
Contact: Tony Monfiletto
May 23, sophomore students will present their Humanities Exhibitions on the question, “What is Patriotism?” to panels of community members.
*Centennial Learning Center
17630 SE Main Street
Portland, OR 97233
503-762-3202
http://www.centennial.k12.or.us/schools/clc/
Contact: Jamie Juenemann
Exhibitions will be held May 28.
*Maryknoll School
1526 Alexander Street
Honolulu, HI 96821
808 9527200
http://www.maryknollschool.org
Contact: Natalie Morey
End of course exhibitions will be during the last two weeks of May (please check the school's website for specific dates).
*Civitas School of Leadership
4201 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90010
323-932-2639
Contact: Larry Simonsen
Exhibitions are scheduled for the end of May (please contact the school for specific dates).
*Kihei Charter School
300 Ohukai Rd, Suite #209
Kihei, HI 96753
808-875-0700
http://www.kiheicharter.org/
Contact: Gail Weaver
Exhibitions are scheduled for the end of May (please check the school's website for specific dates).
Sequoyah School
535 S. Pasadena Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91105
626-795-4351
http://www.sequoyahschool.org/
Contact: Josh Brody
Exhibitions are scheduled for the end of May (please check the school's website for specific dates).
*ARISE High School
3301 – E. 12th Street, Suite 205
Oakland, CA 94601
510-882-6875; 510.436.5487
http://www.arisehighschool.org
Contact: Laura Flaxman
June 17 is final Exhibition Night. The 10th grade portfolio presentations determining who will graduate to the upper division will be scheduled over a two week period in May (please check the school's website for specific dates).
*North Kansas City High School
620 E 23rd Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64116
816-413-5900
http://www.nkcsd.k12.mo.us/nkhs/#
Contact: Dan Wartick
Exhibitions will be held April 21-25, 28-30, and May 1.
*Young Women's Leadership Charter School
2641 South Calumet Ave
Chicago, IL 60616
312-949-9400
http://www.ywlcs.org/
Annual Science Fair will be held May 14th at which students in all grades present exhibitions on school-wide River Project.
*Federal Hocking Middle and High School
8461 State Route 144
Stewart, OH 45778
740-662-6691
http://www.federalhocking.k12.oh.us/extra/hs/index.htm
Contact: George Wood
April 24 is Senior Project Night, while May 16 is Graduation Portfolio Day.
*Union City Middle School
430 St. Joseph St.
Union City, MI 49049
517-741-5381
http://www.ucschools.net
Contact: Klaudia Fisher
Exhibitions will be held April 24.
*Oak Park High School
825 NE 79 Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64118
816-413-5300
http://www.nkcsd.k12.mo.us/ophs/
Contact: Fred Skretta
Exhibitions are scheduled for the last week of April (please check the school's website for specific dates).
Alba Public School
5935 Elm Street, PO Box 10
Alba, MI 49611-0010
231-584-2000
Contact: Kathy Larkin
Exhibitions will be held May 14.
Calumet High School of Technology
8131 S. May Street, Second Floor
Chicago, IL 60620
773.358.6120
http://www.perspectivescs.org/?page_id=286
Contact: Kathy Johnson
Exhibitions are currently scheduled for June 4 and 5.
*Fenway High School
174 Ipswich Street
Boston, MA 02215
617-549-0754; 617-635-9911
http://fenway.boston.k12.ma.us/
Contact: Carol Lazarus
April 14-18 is Project Week; and May 7-8 is Junior Review.
*Academy of Citizenship and Empowerment
4424 S 188th St.
SeaTac, WA 98188
206-433-2342
http://www.hsd401.org/ourschools/highschools/ace/
Contact: James Dyer
Exhibitions will be held May 5 - 23.
*Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School
49 Antietam Street
Devens, MA 01434
978-772-3293
http://www.parker.org
Contact: Teri Schrader
May 6, a group of prospective graduates will present their Graduation Exhibitions to panels of outside experts as a means to certify their readiness to graduate.
Global Media Arts High School at Franklin
950 Norton Street
Rochester, NY 14621
585-324-3720
http://www.rcsdk12.org/schools/secondary/gma.htm
Contact: Andrea Currie
Exhibitions will be held May 8.
*Mission Hill School
67 Alleghany Street
Roxbury, MA 02120
617-635-6384
http://www.missionhillschool.org/
Contact: Ana Tavares
There will be two exhibitions in mid-May: 1) for a global issues class as a culminating experience, and 2) a senior class community service learning exhibition for the entire school community on a year-long study of environmental justice and student leadership.
Lincoln Academy
81 Academy Hill
Newcastle, ME 04553
207-380-5683
http://www.lincoln-academy.pvt.k12.me.us/index.php
Contact: Thomas Steele-Maley
Exhibitions are scheduled for the end of May (please check the school's website for specific dates).
Manhattan Village Academy
43 W. 22 Street
New York, NY 10010
212-242-8752
http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/02/M439/default.htm
Exhibitions are scheduled for the last week of May (please check the school's website for specific dates).
*Greenville Tech Charter High School
Box 5616
506 S. Pleasantburg Dr.
Greenville, SC 29606
864-250-8844
http://www.gtchs.org
Contact: Fred Crawford
Exhibitions will be held May 8.
*Salem Avenue Elementary
1323 Salem Aveue
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301-766-8313
http://www.wcboe.k12.md.us/custom_pages/330/Main/index.html
Contact: Rebecca Collinson
May 14, from 6:00 pm-7:30 PM, there will "Celebrating Minds at Work." The public is invited.
The Foundation Academy
2233 Seminole Rd #33
Atlantic Beach, FL 32233
904-207-8819
http://www.foundationacademy.com
Contact: Maro Trendel
Exhibitions will be held May 21 - 23.
*Princess Anne Elementary
11576 Lankford Street
Princess Anne, MD 21853
410-651-0481
http://www.somerset.k12.md.us/PAE/
Contact: Pat Davis
Exhibitions will be held May 29 for the 4th grade.
Hsinchu International School
No. 290, Niu Pu East Road
Hsinchu 30091 Taiwan ROC
http://www.hdis.hc.edu.tw/
Contact: Sheryl Gruber
Exhibitions will be held June 4 -5.