Rye Neck Students Create Winter Scenes To Raise Money

MAMARONECK, NY — Rye Neck Middle School students created their own winter scene masterpieces during the art department’s Paint Night fundraiser earlier this month. Using a white canvas, acrylic paint and brushes, 44 students in grades six through eight followed step-by-step instructions from art teacher Dara Goodman to complete their seasonal paintings, which included a moon and birch trees.

Meanwhile, fellow art teachers Trisha Appel, Jennifer Dallow and Karen Fontecchio provided the students with personalized attention and helped them stay on task, according to a spokesman.

In addition, Rye Neck High School junior class officers Aaron Caplan, Natalie Goldberg, Gabe Miller, Anna Murphy and Katie Victory and their adviser Linette Milo volunteered to guide the middle school students during the course of the evening. Junior Anna Maulucci also volunteered to assist throughout the evening. They helped with the supplies, setup, cleanup and overall organization of the event.

At the end of the night, event organizers raffled off six prizes, which included a small canvas and paints for students to continue to paint at home.

The art department’s Paint Night raised money for the high school's junior class.

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