Update: Art Club

Student Reporter: Becky Lemmermann


As we enter our second semester, we will get an update from the Art Club at Cedar Grove-Belgium High School. About 30 students are involved in art club this year which is a dramatic increase from previous year. Courtney Schmidt, the previous President of the art club passed down her duties to senior Racheal Pampel when she graduated last year. Rachael, along with her fellow officers, Danielle Deblaey (Vice President), Grace Nicora (Secretary) and Stephanie Norman (Treasurer) help decide which projects the art club will participate in this school year.


The art club started their busy year with a project named Pinwheels for Peace. This project consisted of elementary, middle and high school students constructing their own personal pinwheel and delivering it to Don Urness, the advisor of the art club, where the art club members planted them in the grass to send the message of peace.


During the past few months the art club has been working on their paper piece which is a project that they do annually. Art club members all work together with Mr. Urness to construct an art piece made from recyclable litter. Lately, the art club has been designing t-shirts and sweatshirts to represent their hard work throughout the year. The art club apparel will be available for everyone to purchase once they have finished designing and ordering the tops.


Within the next few weeks the art club will be gathering in groups which will compete in an Ice Carving Contest in Kohler. This is an event which many of the members look forward to each year. During an interview with the President of the art club, I asked her on her feelings about being the president of the art club and the activities they are participating in this year. She replied, “This year is going very good. It’s been a good experience being the president of the group. I’ll miss it next year when I graduate.”


The art club takes pride in preserving the earth and the environment. Annually, the art club puts together a project which is called the Earth Day Postcard Art show. Don Urness invites residential students and schools from far and near to send in their homemade post cards to show their concern for the earth and environment. Another project associated with the environment is the Earth Day Trash Pickup. Each April art club members invited their friends and family to participate in a local trash pickup. Once the group has collected enough recyclable trash they use their findings to create a recycled paper piece. Many of these pieces from previous years can be viewed in the high school commons area.


So, if you share environmental concerns with the art club, then don’t hesitate to get involved with the Earth day Pickup! They are always welcoming more participates and truly appreciate your time and effort to help save the environment one small area of the world at a time.