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La Misma Canción (The Same Song) 
WHEN

2024
WHAT

Drawings with prismacolor pencils, alcohol markers, tracing paper, and a digitally printed banner
WHO

Created by... 

Fourth grade students and teacher Laura Chabre: David A., Keily C., Reid C., Avah C., Forrest C., Daisy E., Oliver F., Ashleyn F., Angel G., Luis G., Theo H., Liam J., Iker L., Tatiana M., Felipe N., Roman P., Joshua P., Zaydean P., Kevin Q., Martha Q., Angelique R., Gerrard S., Aiden S., and Xander S.

Eighth grade and teacher Ryan Anderson: Steven A., Martin B., Jackelyn C., Regina C., Antonio E., Juana E., Andrea E., Bryden F., Ayden F., Miranda G., Gordon H., Logan L., Yuliana M., Madeline N., Landon P., Kenya M., and Erick S.

High school art class and teacher Mark Grimm: Salvador A., Alejandra E., Yosceline E., Joanna H., Monce H., Kyle L., Jessenia M. Stephanie N., Ayleen O., Jacqueline S., Alicia V., Amy V.

Directed by visiting artist Mark Menjívar with support from Artists-in-Residence Amanda Leigh Evans and Tia Kramer
WHERE

The baseball backstop near the Tiger Den

La Misma Canción (The Same Song) is a project about the migration of birds and people. This project started when artist Mark Menjívar heard a bird called a Painting Bunting singing in his yard in Texas. He wondered if his family in El Salvador heard the same bird sing the same song on its migration journey north.

Students studied ten birds that migrate annually between Eastern Washington and places where Prescott School families have connections in the Americas. Mark Menjívar led drawing workshops so students could make a banner to welcome the birds on their journey north. 

We organized Migratory BirdFest, a school-wide celebration to welcome the migrating birds. The event was created with the Walla Walla Immigrant Rights Coalition, Blue Mountain Audubon Society, Whitman College, and Pioneer Park Aviary. We hosted fun events like a birdseed eating contest, bird art activities, live birds, birdwatching, scientific displays, and more.


Download a set of informational bird posters here.





Download our set of informational bird posters here.


Exhibition of Drawings





Migratory BirdFest