Margie Hussey recites at Baylor's Poetry Out Loud competition, performed in chapel on February 21, 2016.
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Sydney Anne Sutherland's "This I Believe" essay discusses body image and self-love.
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- AP Portfolio
Selected artwork from AP-3D artists.
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- AP Portfolio
Collection of AP artists' paintings and drawings.
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Margie Hussey recites at Baylor's Poetry Out Loud competition, performed in chapel on February 21, 2016.
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- Poetry
This poem earned third place in this year's Writers' Collective poetry contest.
Our Mission
Periaktoi's mission is to produce a journal of art and literature that reflects the diversity of experience and inspiring talent present in the Baylor community. Art and literature provide unique value to our community and serve as a vehicle for expressing the inexpressible, for exploring human experience in all its varied dimensions. In recognition of this value, Periaktoi seeks to promote access and expand interest in the arts at Baylor, while providing a forum for artists, musicians and writers to showcase their work to the broader community.
Visual Art, Writing, Music & More
- Photography
Captivating images of nature by the photography class.
- AP Portfolio
Emma's artwork on fabrics.
- AP Portfolio
Selected artwork from AP-3D artists.
The Baylor Orchestra, under the direction of Tom Schow, performs an original work composed by Baylor student Sarah Anne Evans ’18. Recorded: Mon, 18 April 2016
Hailey Miller and Elina Sandstrom perform "Rivers and Roads."
Angellea Saenthong performs Wish I Never - Joelle (Cover)
- Ceramics and 3D
Ceramic artwork from Ms. Portera's Pottery 100 classes.
Michael Monroe performs original song Shot, Locked Up, and Flown Off
Dean Azzouz performs original song, My Apologies
Elina Sandstrom performs Waitress Song - First Aid Kit (cover)
- Drawing
A gallery of Eric Wu's selected artworks.
Caleb Chaudry recites his “This I Believe” essay in the chapel on April 21, 2016.
Mani Ross recites her “This I Believe” essay in the chapel on April 21, 2016.
Gersh Green recites at Baylor's Poetry Out Loud competition, performed in chapel on February 21, 2016.
Margie Hussey recites at Baylor's Poetry Out Loud competition, performed in chapel on February 21, 2016.
Hailey Miller recites at Baylor's Poetry Out Loud competition, performed in chapel on February 21, 2016.
Sixth graders' selection of paintings including the Muse Painting Project and the Watercolor Tree Project.
A collection of several different types of work from Baylor's Middle School students including the Photoshop Art Project and the Day of the Dead Diorama.
- Poetry
This poem won second place in this year's Writers' Collective poetry contest.
- Essay
A "This I Believe" essay by Cecilia Rodriguez, who talks about her diabetes and what she learns from it.
Written and sung by Ell Brakebill
(Pianist: Bill Evans)
An audio recording of Daniel Iturri's Shakespearean monologue, which won second place at this year's senior Shakespeare recitation contest.
8th graders learn about street art and are particularly inspired by the mysterious London based artist known as Banksy. Employing his techniques, students craft a stencil and use spray paint to highlight a social issue that has a particular importance to them. The topics often include controversial issues such as pollution, body image, and sexual orientation.
In the sixth grade students' first project, they use charcoal to create a gradient change and a sense of space. Then, studying 18th century French engravings, they are challenged to draw insects accurately and with as many details as possible. They then write a haiku about their piece in their English class which they then have to incorporate into the composition.
- Essay
Sydney Anne Sutherland's "This I Believe" essay discusses body image and self-love.
- Essay
This is a "This I Believe" essay about seeing the world through the eyes of a toddler by Olivia Bettis.
- Essay
This is a "This I Believe" essay about hot showers by Dawson Brown.
- Digital Art
Arcimboldo is an artistic element that was popular in the16th century. Arcimboldo pieces are composed of different elements that reflect the characteristics and traits of the object.
- Essay
This is a "This I Believe" essay by Mani Ross about her experiences with race and the necessity of tolerance.
- Essay
This is a "This I Believe" essay about hands by Lilli Carlton.
A short film by William Austin, the junior filmmaker.
- Poetry
This poem earned third place in this year's Writers' Collective poetry contest.
- Poetry
Rose's poem won first place in this year's Writers' Collective poetry contest.
- Poetry
Selected poem from Writers' Collective poetry contest.
- Photography
Standout pieces with hints of Spring.
- Poetry
This poem by Mya Long is modeled on,"Prayer For My Father" by Robert Bly.
- Poetry
Kate Padilla's Shakespearean sonnet discusses her love for books.
- Poetry
This a Shakespearean sonnet by Elizabeth Hayslett investigates the power of stories.
- Poetry
Alec Coussoule has written a Shakespearean sonnet praising a vintage car.
- Drawing
- Photography
"I don't particularily identify with any specific style. I like to overexaggerate and make ugly things beautiful. Primarily, I use black ink and colored pencil, but for some, I just layer and edit my photography. There is a lot of beauty in ugly things."
-Ell Brakebill
- Photography
Students discern beautiful patterns hidden in nature.
- Drawing
Collection of 2016 drawings
- Poetry
This is a poem written by Kari Watson. She based the model on the poem "The Obligation to Be Happy" by Linda Pastan.
- Essay
This is a short essay by Lynn Gui, who reflects upon the role of ginger in our lives.
- AP Portfolio
Collection of AP artists' paintings and drawings.
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Team Periaktoi
Editors-in-Chief
Emma Siegel
Teresa Zhang
Art Director
Lynn Jiang
Media Editor
Elliott Brakebill
Visual Art Editor
Teresa Zhang
Writing Editor
Teresa Zhang
Web Editors
El Brakebill
Caterina Felgueira
Anne Thomas Hooper
Lynn Jiang
Isabella Kong
Aleena Potluri
Teresa Zhang
Faculty Advisors
Bernard Fertal
Melissa Pojasek
Contributers this Issue
Rileigh Arrington
Keaton Baker
Olivia Bettis
Ellie Bixler
Elliott Brakebill
Dawson Brown
Taegan Bunch
Annalise Butler
Daniel Iturri Calvo
Grace Carlson
Lilli Carlton
Garrett Carmichael
Caleb Chaudry
Alec Coussoule
Rose Dallimore
Chloe Eachus
Ke'Lynn Enalls
Gabriella Gray
Gersh Green
Lynn Gui
Elizabeth Hayslett
Donner Hill
Michael Ho
Anne Thomas Hooper
Connie Hui
Rachel Hurby
Margie Hussey
Rose Hutcheson
Katherine Jefferson
Lynn Jiang
Brandon Johnson
Dustin Johnson
Miles Kadrie
Jack Kirby
Isabella Kong
Anthony Kranis
Jennie Kwon
Mya Long
Kevin Lu
Ada Ludwick
Abby McNamara
Hailey Miller
Amelia Moore
Alex Mozingo
Sam Musick
Dylan Nash
Kate Padilla
Franny Pettway
Maggie Pierce
Baylor Pillow
Wiley Pippenger
Erin Ray
Ara Rhodes
Cecilia Rodriguez
Mani Ross
Kayla Runyan
Zoe Rye
Emma Seigel
Eric Shibata
Will Snead
Sarah Sumida
Sydney Anne Sutherland
Marly Toledanno
Samuel Townsend
Kari Watson
Dexter Webb
Oscar Williams (pseudonym)
Eric Wu
Naomi Wu
Lily Zabel
Liam Zhang
Special Thanks to
Betsy Carmichael
Lee Casson
Amy Cohen
Judy Condon
Beth Gumnick
Julie King
Heath Montgomery
William Montgomery
Jason Oswald
Mary Lynn Portera
Laura Willett
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