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Hazelwood West High School<\/strong> senior Paige Komlose works on a section of a positivity mural at McNair Elementary School. Working with Komlose are senior Ariana Harris and junior Dsu Pham. As indicated by the template in the upper left corner, the students are creating a modified version of Vincent Van Gogh\u2019s \u201cThe Starry Night.\u201d McNair Elementary School students partnered with art students from the high school to work on the mural, which should be complete by mid-May.<\/p>\n

(Posted May 19, 2011)<\/p>\n

McNair Elementary School fifth-grade students in the Hazelwood School District work after school, transforming one section of a school wall into their own version of Vincent Van Gogh\u2019s \u201cStarry Night.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under the tutelage of art teacher Sue Farel, her students partner with high school art students from West High School, who are members of the Positivity Mural Club and its sponsor, art teacher Carla Tuetken. \u00a0Jennifer Roper, McNair\u2019s principal, said the mural project is funded in part by the federal Safe Schools Healthy Students grant the District received in 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201cPart of the reason we received the grant was it was tied into our Wildcat Ways and positivity,\u201d Roper said, referring to the school\u2019s Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) buzzwords that the McNair students learn on the first day of school and put into practice during the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is evidence pertaining to the importance and effect of positive attitudes on our children\u2019s success and overall well-being,\u201d Farel said. \u201cWe are using a very famous painting as the backdrop for a theme meant to advertise and instill positivity in our audience. McNair art students have stepped up efforts to spread positivity in our school.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents are routinely discouraged from using the word \u2018can\u2019t\u2019 in the art room and alternatives are posted as reminders,\u201d she said. \u201cSome examples of more positive language are \u2018Will you help me?\u2019 and \u2018This is difficult.\u2019 They are also often required to state one good thing (1.G.T.) at the beginning of class. Getting in the habit of reminding ourselves of \u2018the good things\u2019 is an excellent tool to create a positive mental attitude.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mural is a work in progress, with some sections just outlines while other areas have been filled and need touch-up work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are adding some of our fun touches, such as figures,\u201d Farel said, as the students set out the art supplies and began painting. \u201cThat way, the figures could be anybody,\u201d Tuetken explained. \u201cThen we will paint them in primary and secondary colors. We started in the computer lab, searching for as many positive quotes from famous people as we could find.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kara Brown, one of the McNair students, kneeled on the floor filling in the grass at the bottom of the mural. \u201cI think it\u2019s pretty good,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are doing \u2018Starry Night\u2019 but we have to vary it a little so it\u2019s not exactly the same.<\/p>\n

Katie Masters also knelt on the floor, working on the same section, just above the baseboard. \u201cI like painting a lot and making all the colors blend together and I like working with Kara,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Above them, classmate Jakob Wintjen painted the background hills blue.\u201cI like mixing the colors,\u201d he said. \u201cMy favorite parts of the project are the kids who appreciate us for doing this, for how it looks and they think it\u2019s cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hazelwood West students explained how they help their younger counterparts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI help them draw and paint,\u201d said senior Paige Komlose. \u201cIt gives me great pleasure to do this painting here because this is where I went to elementary school.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s a big role model for them,\u201d Tuetken interjected.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt West, our mural is based on positivity and promoting a stronger desire to be the best you can be,\u201d Tuetken added. \u201cHowever, the theme in my school is approached a little differently to reach a different age level of students and West\u2019s theme may not work in Farel\u2019s school if she took the exact direction we did.\u201d<\/p>\n

(story courtesy of Hazelwood Communications Dept.) <\/em><\/p>\n


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