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The smells of paint, the wandering
eyes peeking into room 212 were
satisfied with the unveiling of long
hours of sculpting and sketching at the
“prize act/ Expo '8 4 "'. Seniors Eric
Cross, Kelly Robinson, Matt Van Driest M a n y students could be seen
traveling down the hallways working
and John Chadwell were featured at on coil pots in last-minute attempts to
the event with expositions of their best complete them.
work displayed in the botanical
gardens area,
Said senior Eric Cross, “Mr. Benzel
has helped me progress my art skills.
There has to be some natural talent
first but skills help, I recommend taking
art classes because they are 'mucho'
fun!"
Many art students also had things
on display at the K-12 art show held
every year at the Westroads.
Throughout the year art work has also
been on display in the various show
cases throughout the school.
Said freshman Lynn Recic, “My
favorite type of art is drawing."
There are several different types
of classes offered at Ralston including
Intro to Art, Textile Design, painting,
pottery and this year, a new class,
Artistic Photography.
Summarized art teacher Bob
Benzel, “Art is anything man-made
that reflects the personality of the
artist."

Se n io r John Chadwell's portrait o f a
wizard reigns over the art room
painted on a locker.

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