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“The American Spirit”
Bronze sculptures by Phyllis Peuker Raynes
May 28, 2008 Installation and Unveiling
The sculptures were
created from the world famous patriotic painting
"The Spirit of 76" painted by Archibald M.
Willard circa 1876.
The sculptures
arrive on site.
The first sculpture to be put in place by Heritage
Bronze Fine Art Foundry located in Hesperia, CA is Samuel,
the older man leading the charge in the famous painting and now in real
life size at the "American
Spirit Theater" at
Escondido Charter High School.
Owner Bob Escoto of Heritage
Bronze Fine Art Foundry (pictured on the right) stands
with his crew for a photo during the installation of the sculptures.
Josh Peuker, grandson
of the artist, helps Dennis
"Coach" Snyder, founder of Escondido Charter High School,
unveil the sculptures for the very first time.
Phyllis Peuker Raynes, multi-talented artist/sculptor who previously
created “The Flag Raising” sculptures that are located in
front of ECHS’ main entrance to Escondido Charter High School,
created this extraordinary piece of artwork. The sculptures that are
comprised of three life-size figures dressed in clothing from the Revolutionary
War era with an accompanying flag and flagpole pay tribute to the founding
of our great nation. Dennis “Coach” Snyder is pictured here
with Phyllis at the unveiling of these amazing statues at the entrance
to the
“American
Spirit Theater".
"The
American Spirit"
bronze sculptures.
To our knowledge, these are the only sculptures of their kind in the
world.
“The American Spirit”
Bronze sculptures by Phyllis Peuker Raynes
May 02, 2008
Willard F. Gordon, author of the book,
“The Spirit of ’76,” and Phyllis Peuker Raynes,
sculptor, are pictured with the model of the
life-size bronze sculpture, “The American Spirit,”
that will be unveiled on May 28, 2008 at Escondido
Charter High School. The sculpture, that Raynes
created, will be placed at the entrance to the
school’s new American Spirit Theater and Gymnasium complex.
SPECIAL NOTE:
Copies of Willard Gordon’s book will be on
sale at Escondido Charter High School on May 28, 2008.
Barbara Weber, granddaughter of Capt. L.L. Bucklew, the
person who spearheaded the “San Diego County Spirit of ’76
Association,” stands next to a display of clippings that tell about
her grandfather’s efforts to educate the public about Archibald
Willard’s famous oil painting,
“The Spirit of ’76.”
Phyllis Peuker Raynes stands behind
the model of “The American Spirit”
bronze, life-size sculpture she has
created for Escondido Charter High School.
The sculpture will be placed in front
of ECHS’ new American Spirit Theater
and Gymnasium complex.
September
2007
American Spirit Theater & Gymnasium GRAND OPENING !
ECHS Executive Director "Coach"
Dennis Snyder (with help from dignitaries, board members, parents, builders,
and supporters) cuts the ribbon on the brand new
American Spirit Theater & Gymnasium.
The Roger Hedgecock Show was
broadcast LIVE from our brand new theater.
Listen
to the broadcast
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Roger Hedgecock (pictured
on right) had "Coach" Dennis Snyder as his Co-Host.
Robbie McKnight Bag Pipe and Drums supplied music during the commercial
breaks.
Sculptor Phyllis Raynes (creator of "The Flag Raising" in front
of ECHS) speaks with Coach and Roger about "The American Spirit"
statues (pictured below) that will be in front of the American Spirit
Theater & Gymnasium (Third hour of the program)
The American Spirit
ECHS student Lacey Buquet
talks on the air with Roger and Coach.
California State Senator Mark Wyland congratulates Coach on the Grand
Opening, and speaks with Roger on the air.
The builder of the American
Spirit Theater Dave Pettigrew from Competitive Edge Construction talking
about the project and how it came in UNDER budget.
Greg Holden of Ziegler Capital Markets Group talks about the private
bonds that his company secured for ECHS in order to finance the American
Spirit Theater & Gymnasium.
Escondido City Council Member Marie Waldron expressed congratulations
on the grand opening.
Escondido City Council Member Ed Gallo expressed his congratulations on
the grand opening.
Escondido Mayor Pro Tem Sam Abed talks with passion about Escondido with
Escondido City Council Member Dick Daniels joining in.
Mr. Halling leads the ECHS Choir in "America The Beautiful"
at the evening Grand Opening Celebration. In the foreground is a bust
of Coach Snyder. It was presented to him as a surprise by the sculptor
of "The Flag Raising" and the soon to be "Spirit of America"
statues. Coach was honored for his vision and his many accomplishments
in education.
This is the very first assembly of the student body in the brand new state
of the art American Spirit Gymnasium.
Opening Day photos by ECHS Webmaster Glen
Krause
ECHS Wins BIG
at the San Diego County Fair, Summer 2007
The ECHS Yearbook Staff won the Blue Ribbon for the
2006-07 Yearbook. Hard work and dedication to excellence paid off. The
yearbook students created the entire book. The cover art and every page
was student designed and created.
"The
Next Level"
Congratulations
2006-2007 Yearbook Staff: (pictured above)
Mr. Krause - Electronic Publishing Teacher / Yearbook
Advisor
Chris Barre - Editor in Chief Administrative
Cheryl Nauman - Editor in Chief Layout and Design
Jania Meyers - Yearbook Staff
Christina Riley - Yearbook Staff
Jamie Brunelle - Yearbook Staff
Kyle Cruse - Yearbook Staff
Casey Ryan - Yearbook Staff
Michael Todd - Yearbook Staff
Ryan Hamm - Yearbook Staff
Megan Quade - Yearbook Staff
Ian Stanley - Yearbook Staff
Jeremy Horsly - Yearbook Staff
Amanda Minnick - Yearbook Staff
Jessica Gavin - Yearbook Staff
Dylan Burkle - Yearbook Staff
Digital Photography
and Video Rake in Awards at the
San Diego County Fair:
Mr. Darrough's Digital Photography and Video classes did extremely well
in competition at this year's fair. We are very proud of them. Congratulations
ECHS students.
Digital Photography Blue Ribbons:
Andrea Dacy Blue Ribbon 1
Micah Millard Blue Ribbon 1
Jesse Torres Blue Ribbon 1
Quinn Harmon Blue Ribbon 1
Tim Masylac Blue Ribbon 1
Deborah Eastman Blue Ribbon 1
Bethany Sousa Blue Ribbon 2
Kelsi Carpenter Blue Ribbon 2
Brian Praamsma Blue Ribbon 2
Dan Brooks Blue Ribbon 1
Video:
Matthew Humphreys, Mathew Gary and Lauren Valentine won First
Place,
Best of Class and Best of Show.
Cheryl Nauman, Chesea Keys, Micha Keiser, Salome Dominguez won First
Place
ECHS Students won 15 Blue Ribbons, one Best
of class, one Best of Show.
With yearbook, that brings ECHS' total to 16 Blue Ribbons.
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The New "American
Spirit Theater"
Name
a Seat Campaign Flyer/info
Name
a Seat Campaign Order form
August 2007 Building Update
The American
Spirit Theater and Gymnasium
is nearing completion. The new facility will have state of the art technology
in the 400 seat theater. This new technology will include the ability
to stream events in real time to the web, and or other institutions. The
theater also has the capacity to receive live streaming from institutions
from around the globe. The theater will have state of the art lighting
for the stage as well as a very robust sound system capable of handling
everything from a single speaker/teacher to full production plays with
a live orchestra.
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