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Visual & Performing Arts Department
Department Head:
Michael Doucette
 Brian
Pedersen - Art
Brian Pedersen received his Bachelors of Science: Art Education
from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. While living in
Wisconsin he focused much of his artistic energy into various
forms of printmaking such as; etching, engraving, wood-cuts and
screen printing. Since relocating to San Francisco in 99’ he was
deeply inspired by the lively art and music scene in his local
mission neighborhood and began to focus his attention more on
oil painting.
Mr. Pedersen began teaching at Piner in 05’, teaching both art
and ceramics, and recently relocated again to Petaluma with his
wife and newborn son. |
 Mike
Simpson - Band
My life almost began in the back of a 1948 Studebacker as my dad
was rushing my mom from Santa Rosa to Sonoma Hospital.
I've always had an aversion to mecanics since. I grew up in
Santa Rosa and along the way got involved in music and decided
at age 12 I wanted to be a music teacher. My first music teacher
was always happy and fun and I realized he was getting paid too!
After graduating from Montgomery High School I continued on a
few years in college and decided I wanted a break. I had started
working in restaurants at age 15 and had kept working all that
time so I decided to try a career in that. I worked my up to
chef for a corporate restaurant and eventually became a general
manager, running restaurants in Reno, San Diego and Texas. I
realized after some years I really wanted to be a teacher so
back to school I went, getting a credential and my Bachelors and
Masters at the University of Redlands. I spent five years
teaching in the Palm Springs area and then decided to head back
home after being away for
17 years. I have been at Piner High ever since teaching a myriad
of subjects to a lot of students. |
 Nick
Mancillas - Art
Native of San Francisco, who married his High School sweetheart
And moved North Santa Rosa to teach at Piner High in 1994 to
raise his family.
Education
1979 McAteer High
1983 BA studio Art SSU
1985 San Francisco Arts Institute
1994 Teaching Credential Spanish, Art, Social Studies, BCLAD
2009 MFA Graduate Candidate
Low Residency Program
Art Institute of Boston |
 Michael
Doucette - Ceramics, Sculpture, Pottery
Mr. Doucette has been teaching
Ceramics/ Sculpture/ Pottery at Piner High School since 2005.
He graduated cum lade from Sonoma State University in 2000 with
a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Art Studio. Mr. Doucette
believes that anyone can learn art skills if they put their mind to it
and that the Visual Arts are a language that can be used to
communicate profound messages, both universal and personal.
Mr. Doucette loves music, yoga,
baseball, time spent in nature, time with family and friends,
eating a good meal, and learning new skills. |
| Mike
Milbrath - Vocal Music Director at
Piner High School, Asst. Principal at RVMS
Michael Milbrath has been the Vocal
Music and Theatre Director at Piner High School for 18 years. He
began his career at Piner after an artistically rich but
financially poor career as a song and dance man in Minneapolis,
Minnesota and New York City, New York. In his 19 years he has
produced and directed over 26 plays and musicals. His choral
ensembles at Piner have traveled to Southern California, the
Bahamas, Hawaii, and to Carnegie Hall in New York to sing with
Phil Mattson.
He has been nominated twice for
“Teacher Of The Year” honors by the Santa Rosa Chamber of
Commerce and once by the California League of High Schools. Most
recently he has completed his Master’s In Educational Leadership
at SSU and now splits his days as the Choir Director at Piner
High School and the Assistant Principal at Rincon Valley Middle
School.
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Previous
Years Artwork Projects - 2D Projects,
06-07, 07-08,
08-09
Links to
Museum Websites Worldwide - click here
VISUAL ARTS:
Arts and Communications Pathway:
In this pathway,
students demonstrate their talents through community performances and
gallery shows.
Visual Arts
is one of the three career pathway strands in the Arts and Communications
pathway at PHS.
The Visual Arts pathway includes courses in Art and Ceramics. Students
demonstrate
creativity, innovation and imagination through watercolor, oils and
acrylics, pen and ink, charcoal, printmaking, collage, plaster mixed media,
ceramic sculpture, and pottery.
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RECOMMENDED SEQUENCE |
CERAMIC/SCULPTURE COURSES |
ART COURSES
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Introductory
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Ceramics 1-2
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Art 1-2
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Skill Building
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Ceramics 3-4
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Art 3-4
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Advanced Skill
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Ceramics 5-6 or AP Studio Art
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Art 5-6 or AP Studio Art |
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CERAMICS/SCULPTURE/POTTERY:
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CERAMICS/SCULPTURE 1-2
Course length: Year
Grade(s): 9, 10, 11,
12
Prerequisites: None
Graduation Requirement: 10 Pathway credits or 10
Fine Arts credits
Required: Materials
Fee
Pathway Sequence:
Introductory |
In this course, students will do the following, with an emphasis on ceramics
and sculpture:
Perceive and respond to works of art, objects in nature, events, and the
environment and will use the vocabulary of the visual arts to express their
observations
Apply artistic processes and skills, using a variety of media to communicate
meaning and intent in original artworks.
Analyze the role and development of the visual arts in past and present
cultures throughout the world, noting human diversity as it relates to
visual arts and artists.
Analyze, assess, and derive meaning from works of art, including their own,
according to the elements of art, principles of design, and aesthetic
qualities.
Apply what they have learned in visual arts across subject areas.
Develop competencies and creative skills in problem solving, communication,
and management of time and resources, which contribute to lifelong learning
and career skills.
Learn about careers in and related to the visual arts.
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CERAMICS/SCULPTURE 3-4
Course length: Year
Grade(s): 10, 11, 12
Prerequisites: Successful completion of
Ceramics/Sculpture 1-2 and/or consent of instructor.
Graduation Requirement: 10 Pathway credits or 10 Fine Arts
credits
Required: Materials Fee
Pathway Sequence: Skill Building |
In this intermediate course, students will continue their study of the
visual arts standards outlined in Ceramics/Sculpture 1-2 above.
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CERAMICS/SCULPTURE 5-6
Course length: Year
Grade(s): 10, 11, 12
Prerequisites: Successful completion of
Ceramics/Sculpture 3-4 and/or consent of instructor.
Graduation Requirement: 10 Pathway credits or 10 Fine Arts
credits
Required: Materials Fee
Pathway Sequence: Advanced |
In this advanced course, students will study in greater depth the standards
outlined in Ceramics/Sculpture 1-2 above.
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2
Dimensional Art/Art Fundamentals
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ART
1-2
Course
length:
Year
Grade(s):
9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisites:
None
Graduation
Requirement: 10 Pathway
credits or 10 Fine Arts credits
Required:
Materials Fee
Pathway
Sequence:
Introductory |
In
this course, students will do the following, with an emphasis on the visual
arts:
Perceive and
respond to works of art, objects in nature, events, and the environment and
will use the vocabulary of the visual arts to express their observations
Apply artistic
processes and skills, using a variety of media to communicate meaning and
intent in original artworks.
Analyze the
role and development of the visual arts in past and present cultures
throughout the world, noting human diversity as it relates to visual arts
and artists.
Analyze,
assess, and derive meaning from works of art, including their own, according
to the elements of art, principles of design, and aesthetic qualities.
Apply what
they have learned in visual arts across subject areas.
Develop
competencies and creative skills in problem solving, communication, and
management of time and resources, which contribute to lifelong learning and
career skills.
Learn about careers in and
related to the visual arts.
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ART
3-4
P
Course
length:
Year
Grade(s):
10, 11, 12
Prerequisites:
Successful completion
of Art 1-2 and/or consent of instructor.
Graduation
Requirement:
10 Pathway credits or 10 Fine Arts Credits
Required:
Materials Fee
Pathway
Sequence:
Skill Building |
In this intermediate course, students will continue their study of the
visual arts standards outlined in Art 1-2 above.
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ART
5-6
P
Course
length:
Year
Grade(s):
10, 11, 12
Prerequisites:
Successful completion
of Art 1-2 and/or
consent of instructor.
Graduation
Requirement:
10 Pathway credits or 10 Fine Arts Credits
Required:
Materials Fee
Pathway
Sequence:
Advanced |
In this advanced course,
students will continue their study of the visual arts standards outlined in
Art 1-2 above.
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ADVANCED
PLACEMENT
STUDIO
ART
Course
length:
Year
Grade(s):
10, 11, 12
Prerequisites:
Successful completion
of Art 5-6 and/or consent of instructor.
Graduation
Requirement:
10 Pathway credits or 10 Fine Arts Credits
Required:
Materials Fee
Pathway
Sequence:
Advanced |
This college level course
emphasizes drawing, painting and sculpture. The course content is designed
by the College Board. Students produce a portfolio of their work for
evaluation, which contains three sections: quality, concentration (including
an in-depth individual project) and breadth, which requires a wide range of
experiences. Students are encouraged to submit portfolios for the Advanced
Placement exam during the spring semester; a successful score on this exam
is recognized by most colleges and universities as having earned college
credit for this course.
For Performing Arts Course
Descriptions,
Option (1): Drama &
Option (2):
Instrumental and Vocal Music,
See Pg. 13 on the COURSE CATALOGE link under the
Arts and Communications Pathway.
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