End Of The Year Exhibition Experts!
As the school year comes to a close, we are thrilled to invite you to our spectacular End of the Year Exhibition for both middle and high school students. This year, our heroes have put their heart and soul into their projects, and they can't wait to share their incredible journeys and achievements with you.
High School Fashion Show Extravaganza
Step into the world of fashion history, social and political trends, and cultural influences at our High School Fashion Show! This exhibition is more than just a display of clothing—it's a testament to the extensive research, creativity, and hard work our heroes have poured into their designs.
Our high school heroes have explored the depths of fashion, learning about its environmental impact and striving to create designs that are not only stylish but also environmentally friendly, wearable, and durable. Some designs were crafted from scratch, while others involved significant modifications, showcasing their technical prowess and artistic vision.
Throughout this journey, our heroes have learned perseverance, grit, time management, and the art of compromise. This fashion show is the culmination of their dedication and creativity, and we can't wait for you to see their amazing work.
Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, May 28
Time: 5:00 - 6:15 pm
Middle School Acting Exhibition
Get ready to be dazzled by the budding talents of our middle school heroes at the Acting Exhibition! This event promises an evening filled with excitement, creativity, and outstanding performances.
Join us as our heroes showcase their acting skills through short, filmed scenes of combat, group performances, and live acts that will leave you amazed. Audience members will also have the opportunity to nominate heroes for a scholarship to a week at the Trilith Institute Film Camp!
Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, May 29
Time: 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Parking Instructions: Please park at the Shipyard parking lot and walk down to the school.
Meet Our Amazing Guest Experts
We are honored to have some fantastic industry professionals joining us to provide feedback and support to our heroes. Here are the bios of the experts who will be gracing our events:
Carly Isaacson
Carly is the franchise owner of Lizard Thicket Peachtree City located in Kedron Village. She is one of the first franchise owners of the company and began her career with LT in 2008. Within this timeframe, she has also been a buyer at the corporate level, she owned and operated 3 locations in 3 states, and has had the opportunity to train future franchise owners with LT.
She is an active volunteer in the community with organizations such as Bloom our Youth & has a passion to support local schools through events, public speaking & workshops. She prides herself in the fact that she has employed over 350 young women in her career!
In her personal life, she is a former collegiate and NBA cheerleader and holds a B.A. in Psychology & a minor in Spanish from the University of Utah. In her free time, she loves to decorate cakes, travel with her husband & visit her large family complete with 24 nieces and nephews
Shelly Brown
Shelly studied fashion design in college and worked in wholesale throughout those years. She created a namesake jewelry brand that was sold at retail locations across the country including Nordstroms. She recently opened Curator, a high end contemporary boutique for men and women, in the Town and Trilith.
A Fayette County native, Shelly Brown has always had her hand in the artistic community. After attending Georgia State University and earning a degree in Fashion Design from Bauder College in Atlanta, Shelly began her work in the creative industry at an online marketing agency, Moxie interactive, in Atlanta.
Carmelle Kendall
Carmelle Kendall is an award winning advertising creative director, currently working at Majority Agency in Atlanta, GA. With over 12 years of experience, she has art directed national and global campaigns for brands like Coke, Sprite, Pepsi, Starry and Aflac. Carmelle's body of work is characterized by its vibrant colors, boldness, and inherent sense of fun, mirroring her own personality. Carmelle studied at Howard University for her undergraduate degree and Savannah College of Art & design for a master's in art.
Shari Langley
Shari Langley is a Junior Art Director at Shaquille O’Neal’s creative agency, Majority. She graduated Claflin University in 2016 and got her Masters at the University of South Carolina in 2019. She is also an active member of thee Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. After working in professional sports for 10 years, she decided to make a career change in 2021 and has been working as a creative in the advertising space since. Her most recent work has been with the James Harden, the NBA G-League, Sprite, Fanta, Coke and General Motors
Myles Humphus
Myles is a multi-talented director, actor and stuntman who is equally at home on the sets of Hollywood action films (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Fate of the Furious) as he is behind the camera of an intimate indie drama (Inertia, Five Minutes in May). Originally from Milledgeville, GA, Myles is the product of a MACVSOG father and an clothing designer mother, that has fostered a love for all things physical, strategic and creative. A promising football career beget careers in the corporate world and prize fighting before he got the acting bug. A student of the Konstantin Stanislavski's Method, Lee Strasburg's Method and Sanford Meisner's Technique, all have informed his creative choices over the years.
Rhys Coiro
As a teenager, Coiro, a talented visual artist, spent summers building sets and operating lights at the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival. Inspired by numerous productions, including Julie Taymor's "Titus Andronicus" at Theater For A New Audience, Coiro decided to study theater at Carnegie Mellon University, where he eventually graduated with a BFA. He also spent time studying at The Moscow Art Theater in Russia. Coiro got his first professional gig as an understudy to three roles in the American premiere of Conor McPherson's off-Broadway play "This Lime Tree Bower" directed by Harris Yulin at Primary Stages. Within a month of graduating from CMU, Coiro landed the role of Eddie the Bellhop in the Lincoln Center revival of George S. Kauffman's "Dinner at Eight", directed by the late Gerald Gutierrez. Coiro then moved to Los Angeles and began working in construction, including a stint building a house with Nick Offerman. As recounted on Jerry Ferrara's podcast "Bad 4 Business", Coiro received the call that he'd landed his first on-screen acting gig, as Billy Walsh on "Entourage", while digging a hole for a deck in Echo Park. The role of Walsh was originally meant to be a guest star but soon evolved into an iconic character that has defined Coiro's career
Christy Meeks
Christy Meeks - Although Christy Meeks now serves as Director of Digital at Uncle Nearest Inc., she earned a bachelor's degree in Theatre from New York University. She acted in the Importance of Being Earnest, Hamlet, and others at NYU, and since then, Christy has appeared in several nationally aired commercials. Christy Joy Meeks is also known for her passion for fitness and motivating others, and around here, she's known as a beloved Forest School mom.