Wheeling Park Excessive Faculty senior Jenna Cecconi was left practically speechless when approached by a customer to the “Celebration of the Arts” occasion Thursday evening on the faculty.

“Is that your portray – that one within the nook within the body?” he requested her. She informed him the portray – one depicting a hearth within the woods – was hers.

“I might take that residence with me proper now,” the person added as he congratulated her on her effort.

College students from all through Ohio County Colleges confirmed off their art work as a part of the “Celebration of the Arts,” and Cecconi’s efforts had been amongst these within the senior showcase part.

“I assume it’s inspiring,” she mentioned after the person walked away. “It reveals possibly my artwork goes in the correct path.”

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Senior Jenna Cecconi stands with a set of her works through the “Celebration of the Arts” occasion Thursday evening at Wheeling Park Excessive Faculty.

Cecconi mentioned she began drawing when she was in elementary faculty, and has sought to take an artwork class every year since then. Surprisingly, she doesn’t plan to main in artwork when she strikes on to West Virginia College subsequent yr, however relatively in theater.

“Artwork is certainly a facet factor, and I’ll attempt to promote my artwork in school,” she mentioned. “Later, I’d go on to a school that makes a speciality of artwork.”

The “Celebration of the Arts” occasion for the primary time befell principally within the faculty’s new Progressive Studying Middle, which has a deal with math and science studying.

However as faculty officers will level out, once you add artwork to science, know-how, engineering and math (STEM) studying, you get “STEAM.”

Music and drama college students, in the meantime, showcased their efforts within the faculty’s new grand lobby.

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Senior Amanda Walker works on a sculpture through the “Celebration of the Arts” occasion Thursday evening at Wheeling Park Excessive Faculty.

WPHS artwork trainer Russ Schultz acknowledged that too typically right this moment the humanities take a again seat as many faculty districts as an alternative deal with math and science efforts.

“Fortunately, on this county, we hold arts on the forefront,” he mentioned. “In lots of different counties in West Virginia, it’s simply not there. Most counties don’t even have center faculty artwork applications, they usually’re dropping their center faculty applications.”

Schultz mentioned there have been about 500 examples of visible artwork on show within the Progressive Studying Middle created by college students from pre-kindergarten by means of highschool. The occasion offers the “up and coming” younger artists an opportunity to get observed by the artwork academics within the greater grades, he defined. In flip, the younger artists can see what’s being created by these within the higher grades and maybe be impressed by them.

Celebrating the humanities additionally offers a spot to these within the faculties who’re inventive, Schultz continued.

“Every child has their very own factor. Typically it’s sports activities, generally it’s science and generally it’s the humanities,” he mentioned.

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Avah Younger, left, and Olivia Albrecht put together to play through the “Celebration of the Arts” occasion Thursday evening at Wheeling Park Excessive Faculty.

Senior Amanda Walker labored on a sculpture of character she mentioned is supposed to assist younger folks take care of “highschool drama.” She famous that a number of her artwork is impressed by “the more durable issues in life.”

Her works – a combination of sunshine and darkish tones – had been on show behind her.

Walker has plans to main in inventive arts remedy at West Liberty College.

“Artwork can be utilized to heal,” she defined. “I need to do this for another person, as a result of it’s one thing I by no means had.”

Sophomore Moira Smith’s self-portrait of her as a clown was among the many standout works, and he or she mentioned she is impressed by circuses and surrealism.

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Seniors at Wheeling Park Excessive Faculty exhibit their art work and inventive expertise through the “Celebration of the Arts” occasion Thursday evening at Wheeling Park Excessive Faculty.

“I like the colours and the textures, and I like mushing all of it collectively,” she mentioned.

Smith has set her sights on WVU and being a puppetry main, and her objective is to sometime work for the Jim Henson Firm.

Seniors at Wheeling Park Excessive Faculty exhibit their art work and inventive expertise through the “Celebration of the Arts” occasion Thursday evening at Wheeling Park Excessive Faculty.

Triadelphia Center Faculty artwork trainer Ellen Culler is all smiles through the “Celebration of the Arts” occasion Thursday evening at Wheeling Park Excessive Faculty.

Sophomore Moira Smith reveals her inventive expertise through the “Celebration of the Arts” occasion Thursday evening at Wheeling Park Excessive Faculty.

A self-portrait portray by Sophomore Moira Smith was amongst these displayed through the “Celebration of the Arts” occasion Thursday evening at Wheeling Park Excessive Faculty.

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