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Art education nurtures vital skills Youth Art Month is an annual observance each March to emphasize the value of art and art education for all children and to encourage public support for quality school art programs.
Art is for all youth, not just the especially gifted. Art activities stimulate creativity, imagination, perception and selectivity so necessary for our future decision makers, business people, engineers, scien-
tists and teachers. Art education develops self-esteem, appreciation of the work of others, self-expression, cooperation with others and critical thinking skills – all skills vital to the
success of our children as they continue their education and enter the working world. Yet, art education is often considered a “fringe” program. In reality, it provides students skills they will need as adults.
Our fast-changing environment requires future leaders – today’s children – to be creative and imaginative in problem-solving. These skills are learned by students involved in art.
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Top Right: Evy Guajardo, a senior, focused on portraits in her first-ever painting class. Middle Left: Guajardo was inspired by the variety of human faces. “I really like the diversity between these four. It just shows that when someone looks like everybody else, it’s kinda boring,” she said. Middle Right: Evelyn Hummel painted Freddy Fazbear from a computer game, using acrylics. “I mostly draw, but I do paint some times,” said the freshman. “I haven’t drawn animatronics much, so I’d to learn how to draw them. It was a fun experiment.” Bottom Left: Nora Bolton, a freshman, captured WALL-E in acrylics during her first painting class. Bottom right: Junior Luke Hartung works on his entry for the 2022 Minnesota Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest. The junior said he had put many, many hours into the oil painting.
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NEVIS
Photos by Chris Boedigheimer
Top Left: A group of Nevis students model the “Big Head Project.” They are constructed out of cardboard, papier-mâché and acrylic paint, according to art teacher Chris Boedigheimer. The students worked in groups of 2-4. Front row, from left, are Lillian Wambolt, Eva Warrington, Will Gagnon and Amber Newman. Back row: Kiera Irish, Rodney Rogers, Ayomide Ogundeji, Brennan Snow. Top Right: Cory Gordon, a sophomore, crafted a four-page comic book, using marker and colored pencil. This is one page from his drawing assignment. Middle Left: Utilizing cut magazine paper, sophomore Easton Vensel-Hein created this collage. Middle Right: Freshman Eva Warrington painted a surrealist scene in acrylics. Bottom Left: Cassandra Bolster, a Nevis seventh grader, painted this landscape. Bottom Right: Ava Isaacson, a senior at Nevis High School, developed this for a “ Street Art Style Stencil Project.” It’s spray paint over a tagboard stencil.
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MENAHGA
Top Left: Menahga sophomore Abby Crook titled this acrylic painting “Knotted Up.” Top Right: “Road Kill” is a mixedmedia painting by Sam Juntunen, a senior. Middle Left: Mackenzie Anderson, a Menahga freshman, painted “Koi.” Middle Right: Riley Schauer, a senior at Menahga High School, painted “Life” using acrylics. Bottom Left: “Phoenix in Water” is a clay sculpture by Menahga freshman Rodney Haverinen. Bottom Right: This acrylic painting by senior Julia Besonen is entitled “Pansy.” Photos by Tiffany Besonen
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LAPORTE
Photos by Kari Townsdin
Top: The Laporte sculpture class poses with their metal roses. “This is the first year that Laporte has offered a sculpture class combined with the metal shop teacher. Students are learning welding techniques to create metal sculpture. This class is a mix of 11-12 graders,” explained art teacher Kari Townsdin. Front, from left, are Kayleeonah P., Nation E. and Nolan T. Back row: Kylee B., Ava S., Faith C., Harley L., Dylan S. and Patrick N. Middle Left: Lilly J., a sophomore at Laporte High School, works on her painting. Middle Right: Freshman Nora K. presents her painting. Bottom Left: Hailey H., a ninth grader, created these bookmarks. Bottom Right: Lilly E. and Kate S. hold their framed art. Both are freshmen. Your Complete Avionics Solutions Partner
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