Arts

Christmas on Main

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This year, seven of our students volunteered their time to paint the former Re-Uzit shop window in downtown New Holland, in order to advertise the upcoming Christmas on Main celebration.  The celebration is scheduled this year for Saturday, December 3, 2011 and is sponsored by the New Holland Business Association.  This is the third year that the art department of Garden Spot High School has participated by sending students to decorate empty store windows and advertise the event.

Our students decided this year to paint an outdoor snow scene, complete with church, lamp posts, fir trees and snowmen.   The students met  with Mrs. Myers, Art teacher, and New Holland mayor, Mr. Wilbur Horning on Saturday, November 12 for his approval of the scene and then began the task of painting on the window.

A special thank you to Micoleen Schonour, Allison Kurtz, Kaitlyn Frank, Shannon O’Malley, Miki Do, Lauren Martin and Cody Fields for giving of their time and talents to help make a difference in our community!

Students Make Cards for Soldiers Serving Overseas

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Garden Spot students made beautiful Christmas cards that were mailed to soldiers who will be serving our country overseas this holiday season.

Teachers and Students from the high school Art classes and Creative Writing classes worked together to create colorful cards with beautiful verses and poems of thanks for our servicemen and women.

In addition, Blue Ball Elementary school students in grades 4 through 6 also participated this year by creating Veteran’s Day thank you cards.

There were approximately 400 cards mailed to our soldiers.  The cards were mailed through a program led by the American Red Cross.  Teachers participating were, Toni Myers,  Amy Rupp, Michele Custer, Heath Hardin and Alice Snader.