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| mural progression from left to right, top to bottom |
It all started with a
few Clark Prep seniors' desire to upgrade the Gymnasium walls. Senior Seandré
Napoleon and others saw the dull grey-white walls as blank templates: potential
to create vibrant, student-designed and completed murals.
Their artistic vision was encouraged by Principal Reginald
Coleman who approved the “sports wall mural” idea and set the students on their
way to project implementation. National Honors Society students and their
friends worked on the murals in the Gymnasium with Ms. Melanie Padron, artist
in her free time and Social Worker for 11-12 full-time, over Winter Break.
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| Ms. Moore & Marjahn Branch with the completed mural |
After researching
pictures online, the mural took a total of three days: projecting the selected
images onto the wall, tracing, blending, shading and finishing touches were
finished with over two weeks until graduation on Wednesday, May 22nd. Left
image shows progression from left to right, top to bottom. Ms. Dynte Moore, “unofficial
founder” of the mural, explained that shading certain
aspects of the design was hardest, but when viewing the mural in its entirety
you can clearly see they hit the mark. On Tuesday, May 7 the outside mural was
completed. To see this student-driven aesthetic plan through, the Class of 2013
founded a tradition at Clark Prep: moving forward, each graduation class will
leave a parting mural gift with their soon-to-be alma mater.
Faculty immediately embraced and realized the beauty of this recently completed artwork, and students feel the same way. The mural is yet another critical component that adds meaning and pride to being a Bulldog. Way to go, Class of 2013!
Kathleen Duffy is the AmeriCorps VISTA Outreach Coordinator for Clark Prep High School.
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