Hot Purple Modern Photography

On February 15th, 16th, 17th, 22nd and 23rd, DATA DI students once again ran a solar powered green screen studio with Hot Purple Energy. This time the event was during Modernism Week in downtown Palm Springs.

Students shot tethered into Aperture and used Photoshop to composite images onto some very "Palm Springs" backgrounds. The energy for the studio, live band, charging station, and old school pinball games were collected from roof top cells and routed to mobile solar generator.

Student Photo Hits Modernism

Congratulations to DATA senior, Jennifer Varela, for her photograph of the Modernism Show booth being selected for articles in both the Hollywood Reporter and Architectural Digest!

"It was great working with local filmmaker, Vincent Sassone, to shoot stills for the grand opening of Modernism Week. Its super exciting seeing my photography recognized this way and I'm looking forward to working more with local designers in this industry."

-Jennifer Varela

Apple Distinguished Program Cont'd

The Digital Arts Technology Academy's Digital Imaging program is very proud to further it's recognition as a 2013-15 Apple Distinguished Program for innovation, leadership, and educational excellence. This award truly comes from the amazing talent of the students and the network of educators that support the program!

Learn more about the program by 

downloading us on the iBook Store

Applebaum Award Well Deserved

A very special congratulations goes out to our very own DATA coordinator and counselor, Deborah Applebaum, for being selected by PSUSD as the 2013-14 Site Support Employee of the Year! Mrs. Applebaum was recognized on Feb. 11th in front of the district's school board and interviewed for consideration at the county level.

Everyone in the DATA program knows and appreciates the hard work and dedication that she has put into the Academy over the past 10+ years and understands what a valuable resource she has been for CCHS at large.

2014 Scholastic Arts

Congratulations to the following students for being recognized by The California Region of The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards!

Silver Key: Trees of Palm Springs
Manuel Gomez

Honorable Mention: Do What You Love (left) Vibe (right)
Mariafernanda Salazar

Honorable Mention: Dream Catcher, Leslie Rocha (left), 
Palm Springs Wind Farm, Alberto Colin (right)