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Wednesday April 8, 2020 Vol. 102 Issue 32
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Tofield resident gives birth in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic
Tofield RCMP responds to a vehicle fire this past week
BRSD faces education and transportation budget cuts
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Art can be a fun way to express ourselves Moush John
Tofield Mercury
It’s always nostalgic when students end another semester, another year. But it takes on a whole different meaning when they are compelled to do so by extenuating circumstances – COVID19 – the reality we are living now. Tofield School’s grades 7-9 Art teacher, Alana Kropielnicki spoke highly of her students and was impressed by the art that they had produced. “At home, art can be a fun way to express our-
Tofield School’s grades 7-9 Art teacher Alana Kropielnicki displays her students’ art work. This was one of the last projects she did with them before COVID-19 pandemic compelled schools to shut down indefinitely. SUBMITTED PHOTO
selves with many materials from something as simple as pencil and paper, to paints and recyclable materials expressed in the form of a sculpture,” said Kropielnicki. “I am so proud of the hard work and creativity that the art kids of Grade 9 put into these 3D cardboard relief sculptures.” Building on the topic of ‘Encounters with Culture,’ the inspiration for the bulletin board came from the ancient two- and three-dimensional representations made by faContinued on Page 9