Seneca Middle School Hosts Pop Culture Event 'Senecon'

HOLBROOK, NY — Seneca Middle School in the Sachem Central School District recently hosted its third annual Senecon pop culture event during which established authors, illustrators and performers visited to share their specialties with students, the school district announced.

Throughout the day, students traversed the building to different classrooms dedicated to specific presentations by talented professionals from multiple disciplines. Among the presentations were origami with artists Shrikant Iyer and Jacqueline Billig, illustration with David O. Miller, an art workshop presented by Imagine That! which introduced students to famous artist Jackson Pollack’s work, comic drawing with Marvel artist Billy Tucci, Manga style comic artist Misako Rocks! and a captivating combination of art and storytelling with Christopher Agostino, who painted several students’ faces to coincide with folktales he told from around the world.

Students also learned tips and tricks from ventriloquist Jonathan Geffner, explored music and sound with Brent Daniels and learned to play harmonica with Jim Turner.