High school students recently took part in service learning projects as part of new college and career readiness days or CCR. Each quarter, students in grades 9-12 will participate in service learning and attend sessions having to do with real life skills. Some sessions students attended in late October included Communication, Social Media Damage Control, Credit Cards 101, College Application workshop, and more.

A big highlight of the day were the service learning projects. Students cleaned up the school grounds, vans, and buses, helped clean the Wobegon Trail, North Park, and other smaller venues.

"I have to say, I was so impressed with my crew cleaning up the Wobegon Trail. Devin and Mitchell got after it! They were crossing creeks, crashing through the woods, and working for trash that had blown into highly inconvenient areas. They were some dedicated kiddos to picking up trash and both had wet feet by the time we made it back to school! In fact, they were so excited about picking up the largest pieces of trash that they requested a picture with it!"
- Jen Hiltner, English teacher and Yearbook advisor.

Also, pictured below are Aaron, Dylan, Cameron, and Peyton who coordinated their own service project. They cut, split, and stacked wood for Aaron's grandmother, who is unable to perform those necessary duties herself. 

The next CCR day will take place in January.

Adventures in Art is off to a great start. The students are busy working on multiple projects at one time: metal relief, plaster fresco, hot wax batik, and glass fusing. Students are able to work at their own pace to complete their assignments.

In Pottery students are learning how to make hand-built items such as slab and coil pots and also are trying to master the pottery wheel! The wheel is not an easy feat to master in a quarter's worth of time, but students are practicing like crazy and are making some lovely bowls, cups, and vases! They have learned that perseverance pays off! Great job, everyone!