Team A Monument-ality
Text and photographs by the students in Team A.
When confronted with a question about those who had lived lives worth remembering, each member of Team A developed a maquette, or small clay sculptures showing an individual or event that fulfilled this. Focusing upon diversity with the inclusion of women and people of color, the pieces showed attributes such as bravery, being the first, or a sacrifice. The process of creation consisted of:
When confronted with a question about those who had lived lives worth remembering, each member of Team A developed a maquette, or small clay sculptures showing an individual or event that fulfilled this. Focusing upon diversity with the inclusion of women and people of color, the pieces showed attributes such as bravery, being the first, or a sacrifice. The process of creation consisted of:
- Research of a topic
- Sketching out ideas
- Sculpting a maquette
- Painting it to finish
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Wilt Chamberlain
Logan Brown, 7th Grade
Wilt Chamberlain was an American professional basketball player in the NBA. Chamberlain was born on August 21, 1936. He passed away on October 12, 1999. He is now a Hall of Famer and was the first and only player to score 100 plus points in a game. The closest anyone has got to an 100 point game was Kobe Bryant on January 22, 2006 as he scored 81 points in a game.
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Madam C. J. Walker
Julia DeCandia, 6th Grade
Madam C. J. Walker is the first African American woman to have her own beauty & hair line and the first female self-made millionaire.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Shubhi Jha, 8th Grade
1869-1948
“The future depends on what we do in the present.”
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” |
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Sacagawea
Emily Mulcahy, 6th Grade
1788-1812
Sacagawea was a Native American women from the Shoshone tribe in Idaho. When she was 12 she was captured by an enemy tribe where she was sold to a French-Canadian man who made her his wife. In 1804 she joined the Lewis and Clark expedition as a Shoshone interpreter. She was very intelligent and good at finding edible plants, navigating the territory, and making trades. Her name, Sacagawea, means Bird Woman. My memorial, an owl, symbolizes knowledge.
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Soichiro Honda
Lem Odegard, 8th Grade
A man of an industry reborn.
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Jackie Robinson
Henry Parker, 7th Grade
Brave, Determined, Passionate
Baseball Hall of Famer
1919-1972
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The Bite of a White Snake
Luke Rostan, 8th Grade
The sole effort of resistance to achieve victory against European colonizers, the First Italo-Ethiopian War was a paradigm of leadership and mutuality amongst the tribes of the nation. Throughout the time, it had been said, “Of a black snake’s bite, you may be cured, but from the bite of a white snake, you will never recover.” An adamance to evade that bite of a white snake allowed for a profound feat of triumph. This was crafted in memory of those who united as one and fought back in the face of oppression.
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Sean Taylor
Sebastiano Secades, 8th Grade
Sean Taylor was a very good NFL safety, which is a defensive position, and a 2-time pro bowler who played for the Washington Redskins. He was also a very clean player. He was drafted in the fifth overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft and played for four seasons all with the Redskins. He was 24 when he died tragically. The Redskins honored his death in their next game by playing on defense with 10 men instead of 11 on the field for one play. The memorial shows he was heroic, brave, generous, passionate, and courageous. He loved his family and fans.
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Alice Coachman
Leonor Silva, 7th Grade
Alice Coachman was the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. She competed in the 1948 London Olympics as a high jumper. She jumped 5 feet and ⅛ inches. After retiring, she established the Alice Coachman Track and Field Foundation, which gave young athletes assistance to train and helped retired Olympic athletes adjust to life after the games.
Satoru Iwata
Sbu Sutton, 8th Grade
Satoru Iwata was the 4th president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the popular entertainment company known as Nintendo. Satoru Iwata was a hard-working man with an agreeable and humble persona. Aside from that, he was best known for leading Nintendo into its golden age. He was the man who introduced Nintendo to video games, and the world of entertainment to some of its beloved memories. He was an ambitious person, with a complex brain and a simple attitude. He was, and will continue to be, deserving of a memorial. The memorial that was created for this project is a clay amiibo figure, but instead of a familiar game mascot, atop the gold-colored pedestal stands Satoru Iwata in his famous pose.
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