Payton Kurosz, a senior in Erin Almeida’s Illustration and Design class at William Floyd High School, designed the Individual Arts Assessment Pathway (IAAP) seal that will appear on diplomas of graduates with an arts focus beginning this year! The IAAP pathway prepares students for professional and educational experiences and opportunities in the arts.

Earlier this school year, students were tasked with an assignment to design a simple IAAP seal that represented the arts. Students considered symbols, lettering and balance within the seal design. The end product had to be created digitally, exposing the students to the world of digital art, some of which had never used it before.

“Payton is a very hard working, focused and talented young lady,” said Ms. Almeida. “Her design was original, creative and stood out among the rest. She was able to create a simple graphic that had a lot of meaning within the design.”

Payton added, “Working on this project gave me a better understanding of digital art. My inspiration came from the idea that an artist’s mind is a pallet and our creativity is used to create pieces of art.”

Congratulations, Payton!

IAAP Pathway
IAAP is a graduation pathway option in which students complete a locally determined three-unit sequence in the arts and demonstrate, through a collection of creative works, growth over time that meets the High School II Accomplished Performance Indicators in the New York State Learning Standards for the Arts.