> Freshman Abi Johnson focuses
on her clay sculpture intently in her Ceramics class. > Before signing up for the class for
his senior year, junior Jake Pompeo asks junior Molly Gerding about the benifits of taking Photography during the Career Expo Fair. > After glazing, junior Gage Gaskins
dips his pot into a tub full of clay colored paint as a base color in his Ceramics class.
To some , art may be just a drawing on a piece of paper but for others it is much more than that. "Photography is really important to me. I could spend hours just taking pictures because to me it's like a break from a hard day," senior Laura Hazlett said . "It's something I will never give up." Art, ceramics , and photography are good ways to let yourself go and come out through your creations. "I am a quiet person and the things I make tell who I am without saying anything ," Sophomore Jared Carlisle said . Most students agree if fine arts were taken out of the school curriculum they would not be able to thrive the way they do now. "Ceramics is the best class I take ," senior Lauren Krull said , "I can 't imagine my high school life without it. Mrs. Gleeson makes it really fun and interesting. " "This is my fifth year taking ceramics ," senior Maura McCandlish said , "I love making art, I love the teacher, and it is a good way to let loose and forget about all those hard courses. " Story by Katie Campbell Layout by lnes Tomsig
> Junior Jacob Borenstein and senior
Emily Smarte chat while working on their cups on the pottery wheel. > Freshman Miriah Dudley paints a mosaic picture using a different combination of colors. > Ms. Gleeson demonstrates to her class how to start bringing up the sides of a bowl on the wheel. > Helena Kim begins to construct her box project in Ceramics. > Breanna Shannon carefully spins her pot on the pottery wheel.
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