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ColumbusMakesArt.com/public-art an area that was mostly under-resourced,” Victoria says. “And complete strangers, with little children at their side, go up and hug him and say the words – I’ll never forget them – ‘Thank you for this beacon of hope.’”

Tenured teacher

Pat isn’t the only Losinski who has made an impact.

Victoria is embedded in the New Albany community and can’t go far without running into a student or parent in town.

For her first 12 years at NAPLS, she taught at the middle school and then moved to teach ceramics and black and white photography at the high school in 2014.

“I get to be creative with kids every single day,” Victoria says. “And although I have a curriculum that I teach from, I can change my curriculum in any way, shape or form. So for me to go in and reinvent every single year and teach something new that’s fresh and exciting and different, is kind of what energizes me as a teacher.”

She also enjoys making one-on-one connections with students and relating to them in conversation. She values imbuing them with new concepts and introducing her students to artists they’ve never heard of before. And, she knows the importance of art in a balanced education.

“When they come to my room, I feel like it’s time that they can unwind,” she says. “They can relax, they can create, they can be themselves, they can have a little bit of fun.”

In addition to teaching, Victoria has also found herself supporting her students through their extracurriculars.

At the middle school, she was a member of the anti-bullying, Empty Bowls and campus-wide diversity committees. At the high school, she served as junior class advisor, Girl Up Club advisor, senior seminar advisor and worked on the campuswide photography banner projects.

Pat says they had no timetable for how long they would stay in the area, but both are surprised how much time has passed. One reason for staying, Pat says, is that it’s hard to find a better library system than the CML. Another reason is simply that they’re happy in New Albany, says Victoria.

“I think one of the most important things that I’ve found in the 20 years that I’ve lived here is that this community will wrap around somebody that needs help,” Victoria says. “If there is someone who is sick or in need of anything, this community will get out and support that person like I’ve really never seen before. So I think that the supportiveness of where we live and the people that are here are really what makes this community more than just the bricks of the buildings. It’s the people that are behind them.”

By Lindsey Capritta