Here's the letter:
Rebecca :
I am writing with a message of congratulations. Each year as we enter the process of updating our curriculum guide for the following school year, the Art Department submits numerous pieces of art from all of the different classes for review, only one of which is selected for the cover.
I am happy to inform you that the digital image you created of AES (attached for your parents to see, too!) has been selected for the cover of the SY11-12 Curriculum Guide. I realize that you will be graduating in May, but next year's guide will be handed out to all continuing students during the registration process in February of 2011. So you'll still have a chance to see it all around the high school anyway.
The team that agreed on your piece of work found your color combination dynamic yet soothing. We also agreed that the AES theme was perfectly suited to the cover of the curriculum guide.
Congratulations, also, on a successful completion to your first semester here at AES. Inbound seniors often experience a more difficult transition than younger students, and yet it seems that you have managed this transition well. Have a wonderful holiday.
Best regards,
Ms. Miller-Manchester
Beth Miller-Manchester
High School Assistant Principal
American Embassy School - New Delhi
And here's the picture:
The Happy Artist:
