Live Streams Classes for Those at Home
BY JULIA MORTIMER
“We aren’t looking for normalcy,” Kaney said. “We’re just looking
for an outlet to do our thing.”
Doodle Dude had strayed away from posting online content of
himself for years because he wasn’t comfortable with it. But once he
was unable to teach his classes at the Middletown Arts Center, he posted
a video of himself teaching doodles on Facebook.
“It was time I got over myself and just got on camera,” he said.
And it was a good thing he did because the responses to each live
stream have been overwhelmingly positive. Each video, edited by Mark
DiSciullo, is about 20 minutes long. Within that time, Doodle Dude introduces
an artist or an aspect of pop culture, all while doodling.
Surmounting hundreds of views per live stream, Doodle Dude is
“I try to keep it short and simple to appeal to young and old,”
Kaney said.
He also works to be gender neutral to appeal to all.
“COVID-19 has really brought me to new horizons,” Kaney said. “I
am really grateful.”
Antonios J. Tsompanidis, D.O.
DinaMarie Perrino, D.O.
Board Certified in Family Medicine
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Are your kids
bouncing off the
walls and in need
of a creative outlet?
Art Kaney, aka “Doodle
Dude,” a seasoned performing
cartoonist and
art instructor at the Middletown
Arts Center, has
found a creative and engaging
way to interact
with kids, all while getting
their creative juices
Photo courtesy of the Middletown Arts Center
Wednesday and Friday at 1 pm, viewers of all ages can tune into entertaining
doodle lessons led by Doodle Dude. Each live video can be
found on the Middletown Arts Center Facebook page and are available
on YouTube as well.
Holmdel Senior Named National
Merit Scholarship Winner
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) recently announced
this year’s National Merit Scholarship winners. Claudia
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College in the fall, was chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000
judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills
and potential for success in rigorous college studies. The number of
winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage
of the nation’s graduating high school seniors. There were 223 winners
in New Jersey this year.
high school counselors selects the scholarship recipients. The committee
appraises a substantial amount of information submitted by both
grades earned; scores from the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT); contributions and leadership in
Holmdel High School seniors Emily Levonas, Hannah Lin and
19 other students earned recognition as commended students. They
include: Rohaan Ahmad, Nicholas Bauman, Sophie Birk, Jeremy Bodycomb,
Derek Chan, Yu Chung, Eliot Gunawardana, Joseph Helbock, Carolyn
Jiang, Rebecca Liu, Jeffrey Luk, Anika Patel. Musa Shaikh, Daniel
Shnitkind, Tom Sui, Sophia Taverna, Owen Walor, Daniel Wang and Jus-
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