W.C. Middle School students enjoy using 'Comics In Action' [Photo:
Scott Rosema teaches White Cloud Middle School students and staff how
to draw space ghost.]

White Cloud Middle School is having an exciting
year using comic art as a theme. In July The Fremont Area Foundation
approved a grant to support an innovative program between White Cloud
Middle School and the Muskegon Museum of Art.

"Comics In Action" is designed to expand students' reading and writing
skills, help students to see the application of school activities in
the world of work, and assist the teaching staff in planning thematic
units. Staff from the uskegon Museum of Art assists comic artist Scott
Rosema as he works with the middle school students and teachers
throughout the year. During the fall, Rosema met with teachers to help
them develop and plan units for their classrooms. In October he met
twice with all students grades 5 through 8. First, he provided a
background to comic art and later gave hints on illustrating. During
the year, students will work on a variety of projects related to comic
art. Posters, video tapes, interviews, comic books, and comic strips
are already started. Also, advanced students will work with Rosema
throughout the year to design, write and illustrate their own comic
book.

Scott Rosema brings a wealth of experience to White Cloud Middle
School. He was raised, lives and works in West Michigan. A graduate of
Kendall School of Art and Design, Rosea has worked as a professional
illustrator for 16 years. His clients include Zepher Oil, Marvel
Comics, Booth Newspaper, Warner Brothers, D.C. Comics, Disney, TSR
Games, and Fleer Card Co. In addition to freelance work, Rosema
teaches art and has provided presentations to Muskegon Museum of Art,
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Kent County Library System and Kendall
School of Art and Design. In March of 1997, The Muskegon Museum of Art
will hold an exhibition of Rosema's comic art. The comic book that
advanced students from White Cloud Middle School created will be
displayed in the Muskegon Museum of Art along side Rosema's work. In
the spring all students grades 5 through 8 will tour the entire museum
to see Rosema's exhibition and also their own comic art work on
display in the auditorium. [from Wednesday, November 20, 1996, Fremont
Times-Indicator, p. 6; Like you're gonna look it up.]