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Local Students Celebrate County History With Mural
Ring in the county's 317th birthday with a visit to the 12-piece mural created by local high school students.
Students from Bowie, Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr., and Frederick Douglass High schools were among those that contributed to a 12-piece mural in celebration of the founding of Prince George’s County, which happened 317 years ago this week, reported the Gazette.
About 140 high school students from 12 Prince George's County high schools contributed to the mural, which is permanently on display in the Mall at Prince Georges.
The mural is entitled “Gorgeous Prince George’s: Then and Now” in celebration of the county’s founding. Students worked on the mural from March 2011 and June 2011, reported the Gazette. The mural was installed in late October 2011 and unveiled last November.
The High School Mural Program was made possible through a partnership with the Mall at Prince Georges, the Prince George’s Arts & Humanities Council, and Washington Gas, to provide student from different high schools with the unique opportunity to work collaboratively on a project.
Read the rest of the story on the Gazette.
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