NEW FLAT SCREEN TV

The Art Department at Sparta High School, run by Buck Engel and Sue Iverson, are trying for a new way to display students art work. A request has been made for $924.78 to get a 42" to 47" Vizio flat screen TV.

"One thing that impressed me and gave me the idea was that at all public entrances of the Chicago Art Institute had flat screen TVs displaying art. I thought that was a great idea not only to display multiple amounts of art but also to update the people of up coming events." Engel added.

The TV will be put in one of the locked Art Showcases by the Alton Ask Gym for the time being. Engel and Iverson are hoping to have a Plexiglas case for it with a mount.

"In the future it would be nice to have multiple TVs in the main hall way displaying not only art work but up coming concerts, sports events, and other information about the school." Engel explained.

Original art work will still be displayed but once taken down, they will be photographed and added to the slide show.

Having this will benefit photography the most because the photos look better on screen than print because the printer and the camera don't have the same output in quality.

Engel and Iverson are waiting for further funding and just might be in luck. The Alumni class of 2000 is looking into donating part of the cost for the project.

Fingers are crossed that this project will be done by the end of first semester.

 Pictured above is an example of the TV they are looking for.