Students from Webster Thomas and Webster Schroeder high schools are participating in Image City’s "Through the Student Lens,” an annual exhibit featuring the photography of high school students from 17 different area schools.

The exhibit opened March 20 and will remain on view to the public through April 14 at the gallery at 722 University Ave., Rochester. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. There is no admission fee.

Visitors to this year’s show may see some of the work of Webster Thomas students Adam Montoya, Danielle Schoeck, Erica Natalie, Megan Twamley, Natalia Del Valle Sanchez, and Rebekah Watson.

Webster Schroeder students who have work in the show are Rochelle Donoghue, Jill McCarten, Jacob Murphy, Marissa Henderberg, Alyssa Sutherland, Ericka Earley, Katie Koshak, Anna Holley, Shane Heller and Jessica Petz.

The Rochester-Finger Lakes Middle and High School Community Exhibition at RIT Bevier Gallery will feature the work of several Fairport High School students.

Amy Dunn, Blake Ellis, Erin Maloney, Julia Maddaline, Kate Czaplicki, Erin Sedita, Mary Scott, Rachel Kong, Elyssa Mountain. Middle school students include: Nicole Brown, Maisa Ruben, Madeline Shanley, Emily Britt, Alexandra DiTommaso and Katie Munechika were selected by their teacher to display their work in the exhibition. Three of those students, Nicole Brown, Kathryn Czaplicki and Amy Dunn, have also won awards for their artwork.

The show opens February 1 with a reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will also be an award ceremony from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. in RIT’s University Gallery.

The Drama Club at Fairport High School will present one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” next week.

The mystical tale tells the story of four lovers and a group of aloof actors controlled by fairies armed with magic potions and other tricks to confuse and entrap their victims.

Instead of being set in ancient times, the play will be set in present day, although the language will remain the same.

FHS senior Brandon Paris plays the role of King Oberon, who has a tempestuous relationship with wife Titania (played by Katie Aroune).

Since there’s plenty of pushing and bickering between lovers whose affections are confused, the actors say the story is fun to tell through their physical movements when the words may be hard to understand.

“There’s a lot of good energy and classic Marx Brothers type comedy,” said Paris.
Aroune agreed, and said she encourages people to try something new.