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community. Art is emphasized through field trips and visits to museums. Art I focuses on fundamentals of design. Art II focuses on the elements and principles of two and three dimensional design. Photography I covers simple concepts of taking, developing, and printing black and white 35 mm photography. In Photography II, an advanced 35 mm class, students explore a photographic theme, experimental dark room techniques, and digital photography.
Art III is an advanced class with a path to Art IV. Art III Honors focuses on advanced principles with a path to AP Art. Art IV Honors is the last course for advanced art students who have taken AP classes. Participation in the Advanced Placement Program offers students many benefits. They are introduced to a rich and rigorous college-level curriculum. AP (2-D Design) Studio and AP (Drawing) Studio are some of the courses offered at James F. Byrnes High School. Those who are successful in AP classes may have the opportunity to receive college credit or advanced standing depending on the credit policy of the college they choose to attend.
Art Club:​ The goal of the Byrnes High School Art Club is to strive for excellence through creative expression. The Art Club is designed to explore, experiment, and create beyond the regular classroom experience and to reach students who are not involved during the regular school day. Students do not have to be a part of an art class to become a member.
National Art Honor Society (NAHS): ​The purpose of NAHS is to inspire and recognize those students who have shown outstanding ability in art. It is to foster excellence and a dedicated spirit to the pursuit of art. NAHS furthers creative abilities and talents of the society’s members, as well as the school’s entire student art enrollment. We strive to increase an awareness of art in relation to other areas of the school curriculum. To be eligible to be a NAHS member students must have great art scholarship, service, and character; have been in an art class one semester in this school; be in grade 10, 11, or 12; must maintain a minimum art average of a B.
Publications
Lines and Rhymes:​ This is the annual Byrnes literary magazine presenting the school’s artistic and literary endeavors.
Souvenirs:​ The James F. Byrnes High School yearbook is a record of student life and school activities. The staff is chosen by the faculty adviser from those who apply in December.
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