Gym Mural
Written by Cran News Staff 8/30/2019
Complete mural hanging above the gym doors in the commons (photo by Gabe Dresbach)
Health Moves Minds
Written by Cran News Staff | 8/30/19
Beginning in May of this year, gym classes started creating a mural as part of a Shape America campaign. It was meant to be a reminder to live well.
Both Jr. and Sr. high gym classes spent time painting wood similar to Jenga blocks then adding a word or short phrase that relates to health and wellness on the front of the block.
According to Mrs. Barrett, the project went over well among the classes.
She stated, “ I believe the students embraced the idea of having an open mind and enjoyed being able to create something”.
The painted blocks were assembled by the gym student teacher, Mr. Watson, to spell out the words “Health Moves Minds” and hung above the doors in the commons leading into the gymnasium over the summer.
Mr. Bean stated, “ It is a unique way to have students have a voice for wellness and advocacy”.
The idea for the mural came from Mr. Bean and Mrs. Barrett at the beginning of the year as they wanted to create something that made the gymnasium feel more like a classroom and less of an area that is just used for sporting events.
*Article started by Darian Senn, 2019 graduate of CHS.
Beginning process of creating the mural in the spring of 2019 (photo by Darian Senn)
Finished, personalized blocks assembled in the mural (photo by Gabe Dresbach)
Beginning process of creating the mural in the spring of 2019 (photo by Darian Senn)