SEELEY — More than a dozen children eagerly ripped off the brown paper unveiling their new creation set to leave a lasting mark on Seeley School.
“There’s my masterpiece,” fourth-grader Julio Morales said of the black and brown roadrunner running across the desert scene in the panes of the school library.
“I drew it myself,” the 9-year-old said.
Julio was one of about 21 children who helped design and paint the colorful, 8-by-2 foot stained-glass windows and new front office sign here Tuesday at Seeley Union Elementary School as part of the on-going efforts of The Rainforest Art Project.
Mounds of pride exuded from the students and superintendent/principal Ruben Castro at the finished product of their year-long project, accomplished with the help of volunteers from The Home Depot.
“A lot of the kids said ‘that’s my owl’ or ‘that’s my cactus,” Castro said. “It makes them feel proud that they contributed something to their school and it makes them feel a sense of ownership.”
“It’s impressive,” 10-year-old sixth-grader Reyna Lara said in agreement.
“I just feel like, wow,” she said. “I couldn’t believe that we could do all this work.
“Thank you Mr. Castro, Ms. Rapp and everyone that helped us,” Reyna said.
By the numbers
1-year project
2 windows, one office sign unveiled
21 students participated
4 volunteer workers from The Home Depot participated
100 hours of work put into project
Staff Writer Roman Flores can be reached at 760-337-3439 or rflores@ivpressonline.com
“There’s my masterpiece,” fourth-grader Julio Morales said of the black and brown roadrunner running across the desert scene in the panes of the school library.
Julio was one of about 21 children who helped design and paint the colorful, 8-by-2 foot stained-glass windows and new front office sign here Tuesday at Seeley Union Elementary School as part of the on-going efforts of The Rainforest Art Project.
Mounds of pride exuded from the students and superintendent/principal Ruben Castro at the finished product of their year-long project, accomplished with the help of volunteers from The Home Depot.
“A lot of the kids said ‘that’s my owl’ or ‘that’s my cactus,” Castro said. “It makes them feel proud that they contributed something to their school and it makes them feel a sense of ownership.”
“It’s impressive,” 10-year-old sixth-grader Reyna Lara said in agreement.
“I just feel like, wow,” she said. “I couldn’t believe that we could do all this work.
“Thank you Mr. Castro, Ms. Rapp and everyone that helped us,” Reyna said.
By the numbers
1-year project
2 windows, one office sign unveiled
21 students participated
4 volunteer workers from The Home Depot participated
100 hours of work put into project
Staff Writer Roman Flores can be reached at 760-337-3439 or rflores@ivpressonline.com
