Creative minds were at work as students participated in an art fest to prepare for their annual art show.
The school has an art fest during the day where the students get creative, play music and have fun making art projects. The art is then displayed all over the school.
"The kids love it," said Jennifer Pena, a substitute teacher and mom. "At night the parents come and see all their hard work, each student gets to have something on display."
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Children beamed with pride as they pulled their parents along the hallways, showing them their artwork and the works of their friends and classmates.
Some of the projects on display were the G& T's Invention Convention where fourth-graders proudly showed their inventions.
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Marnie invented "The Purrball," a multi-sensory toy for kids with sensory disabilities. There was a "Helping Hands Toothbrush" that boasted never having to hold your toothbrush again. The "Air Writer," "Sew Easy" and the "Skyline" by Max, were also impressive inventions.
Paula Snarberg's technology class displayed cereal comparisons, where they compared Honeycombs to Lucky Charms.
One third-grade class displayed letters to President Obama giving him ideas of what to use the money in the Treasury Department for. Some ideas included giving the money back to the parents for scholarships, using it to train the Army and Navy, providing supplies for orphanages, helping with clean water and power, and planting gardens to help food shelters.
The 2011 mural done by the art club is also revealed during the art show. T Pekarchik, the art teacher, runs the project. The art club members are chosen each year and together they decide the theme for the mural, sketch it out, and then pick a spot on one of the hallway walls to paint it.
"The teachers love having the murals on their doorways, it's now how we direct people to the classes, telling them to look for certain murals to get to where they want to go," said Pena.
The event also incorporates the Paint a Heart Fundraiser. Guests at the art show could purchase a ceramic heart necklace, hand painted by a student, for $1. The proceeds got to supplies for the hard project, School Supervisor Ann Dezendorf said.
