Unleash Your Story

This week in our Media center, Mrs Knodel is celebrating "Teen Read Week". Throughout this entire week there will be various activities going on in the media center. During lunch on Wednesday, Mr. Larry Ray and Brayden Kill (Senior - Ind. Mech) will be playing their guitars. On Thursday, we will have a guest speaker who does welding art work. I have seen some of his works and they are absolutely astounding. Students who are found reading on their own this week will be rewarded. It should be an exciting time around the media center this week, so I hope you will find the time to stop by and visit.

There is also something I am very excited about going on with "Teen Read Week". The theme this year is "Unleash Your Story Through Art!" Mrs. Knodel has asked staff and students over the past month if they would like to enter drawings/paintings, poetry, metalworks, wood carvings, song lyrics, personal narratives, etc that would unleash their story. This is a way to express what you have lived through, where you are at today, what has shaped you in life and so much more. And this is done all through the wonderful expression of art. I have been overwhelmed with some of the beautiful expressions both the students and staff have depicted either through their writings, poetry, pictures or art work. It is well worth your time to go to the media center and browse some of these very personal  life stories. Some of the things you will encounter will be some art work through welding, glass blowing and wooden bowls made on a lathe. There are some touching stories that took a lot of courage to write but may help start a great conversation that may cause someone healing in their life. Finally, I can't say enough about the artwork. All I can say is that our students are really a talented group of students. Not only is some of the work very detailed and beautiful, but it goes so deep into the artists soul. It expresses so many emotions that sometimes a person can not express verbally.

I want to thank Mrs Knodel for all the wonderful activities she has going on this week. It is not just a break from routine for the students but it just might open up a conversation that will help some other student or even that student. This exercise allows a certain freedom for the students. Something they may want to say or have wanted to say but didn't know how. It allows a quiet student the chance to be heard. It allows a shy student the chance to speak out. Once again, I urge all the students and staff to head down to the media center and "listen" to these students unleash their story through art. Thanks again Mrs. Knodel.