The students were asked to draw a picture and write a short descriptive paragraph or poem about the Revolutionary War or land preservation. With collaboration between art and social studies, students made timelines of the Revolutionary War and chose a topic of interest to research, wrote a descriptive paragraph and drew a picture relating to their topic of interest.

The drawings and paragraphs were picked up on Oct. 2 and taken to Stearns Education Center, where a team of community members and central office staff judged the art and writings. The first, second and third winners and semi-finalists where displayed at Gray’s Chapel Church on Oct. 5, the day of the field trip to Alexander’s Ford. These drawings are currently still on display at the central office (Stearns).

– article submitted by Monica Barber