Students from MLCHS have transformed the iconic Crosley Cruiser Record Player into a work of art; public invited to vote daily by region. Keep reading to view the students' designed record players!
Martha Layne Collins High School is proud to participate in the nationwide Crosley Custom Cruiser Contest, where students from over 200 high schools across the U.S. have transformed the iconic Crosley Cruiser Record Player into original works of art. The Shelby County Public Schools community is invited to support our students by voting from November 3–7.
How to Vote (Nov. 3–7)
Scroll down and select MLCHS
Vote once per day
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Regional winners determined by public vote will move forward to the national judging round. Then, a Crosley panel will evaluate creativity, craftsmanship, and thematic storytelling to select the Grand Prize Winner.
Prizes
Grand Prize: $2,500 for the school’s art program + up to 25 Cruiser Record Players for the participating students
2nd – 5th Place: $500 for the school’s art program
Best Social Media Video: $500 for the school’s art program + up to 25 Cruiser Record Players for the participating students
The contest promotes hands-on creativity and supports the arts at a time when many school programs face limited funding. It also encourages students to see music not just as entertainment, but as something that brings people together.
The record player was designed by AP- 2D students at Martha Layne Collins High School in Shelbyville, KY. Students “banded together” to represent each of the seven continents on each of the sides of the Crosley Cruiser. The underlying thread of music weaves through dance, instruments, the audience, culture, rhythm and pattern to illustrate the way the world is united.
The students will explain the rest:
Africa: Layla
I created a colorful motif repeating a rhythmic pattern that could be found in African clothing
Asia: Namiah, Sam
The group created representation of different people as the audience from the large continent
Australia: Noemi
Investigation was centered around the instruments and settled on highlighting the didgeridoo.
Europe: Vivienne, Eliana, and Sofia
Our group had the continent of Europe, and we focused specifically on classical art from Italy and France. The inspiration came from the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel and the ‘Creation of Adam’ by Michelangelo. To incorporate music, we included a record between the two hands. We wanted to create something that looked divine or ethereal through color, so we made the clouds pastel and not just plain white. We felt as though we were successful because we created something new and creative while still referencing old culture.
North America: Chasity and Kobi
The focus of our continent is that America is the melting part of culture and these three instruments are apart of different cultures and are most used instruments in the world.
South America: Xiomara, Stella, Sandy
The focus of this piece is how music creates unity. We did the traditional dances of Brazil, which is samba and Argentina- tango, and Colombia- cumbia, despite their differences in culture they each share the similarities of their traditional dance, the music, and the vibrant color scheme.
Alaska:
