For the first time West High students were in the Federal Courthouse in Greenville, TN to encourage civic education throughout the Northwest Tennessee region. Eleven students from Ms.Ripley’s classroom were anonymously judged. And later their submissions were entered in the Constitution Day art contest. The contest strived to give students an opportunity to express both their artistic skills and patriotism. Students were allowed to use: Watercolors, markers, colored pencils, collaging materials, and tracing paper. The contest instructions were as follows: “Students were to create artworks based on an examination of the language of the Constitution and the personal connections they make. These artworks incorporated words, illustrations, and mixed media images.” This project and lesson plan was created by art teacher James Hobin to engage his students at Boston International Newcomers Academy.
The students who were selected for the contest were:
Cadence Bazor 1st
Cynthia Garcia 1st
Gio Flores 1st
Sydney Mendez 3rd
Sara Ramirez 3rd
Ellie Stanten 3rd
Eli Hernandez 3rd
Salah Watson 3rd
Alicia Potts 3rd
Ali Howerton 4th
Alexis Blong 4th
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