Recycled Sculpture Contest Yields Amazingly Creative Results
by Rachel Canzoneri for Walkersville High School Lion’s Pride
The five entrants for the Recycled Sculpture Contest were judged, and of the five entrants, sophomore Morgan Brown and juniors Hailey Williams and Parker Montour were the three chosen to move onto the State Level of the contest.
The sculptures were judged by Walkersville’s own teachers and staff, who were able to vote if they chose to. Each judge chose their top three from the five sculptures.
Technology teacher Regina Stelma said “a few of the sculptures are just incredible, I really think they’re all just amazing though.” Stelma added, “this contest just shows one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”
“They’re all highly creative, they all display awesome artistic elements, and show a great depth of character,” said math teacher Timothy Beall. Beall added, “I think the contest itself is an good idea, because it not only lets them show their creativity, but it lets anyone who wants to really pursue an art career, see what the real world is really like, with criteria and deadlines.” Fellow math teacher Darrin Drum agreed, stating “I’m highly impressed with their work. It’s always fun to see the creativity of the student body, but it’s especially fun to see something that’d typically be thrown away be turned into something artistic.”
Directional assistant Shannon Marble said “these are amazing! The amount of talent just here in this room is phenomenal!”
“I like how the students are forced to take something you’d normally only see one way, and change the perspective on it entirely. It not only forces the student to think outside the box, but the audience has to think in a different way as well” said English teacher Jessica Bowers.
Not only does the contest benefit the students, it’s a positive for the environment as well. Math teacher and department chair Mark Cronk said “the contest itself is a good idea because it serves more than just the concept of recycling; the students look at what’s normally disregarded and see value.” Cronk added, “the trash itself isn’t just being melted and reformed into something else either; it’s being kept in its original shape and being displayed in a meaningful way.”
Montour stated “my eagle is named Tony Hawk, and I can truly say I’m a proud mother of my bird.” Montour added “I’m really thankful for this contest; my bird was a lot of fun to make.”
“I really didn’t know I was gonna make Olaf, I just thought it’d be fun to do a character and I really like Frozen” said Brown. Brown added, “the most challenging part was figuring out how to use all the recycled materials, but it actually turned out better than I thought it would.”
Williams said “I love Squirt from Nemo, which is why I made a turtle. Making it was really frustrating sometimes, but it was totally worth it.”
Regardless of the results of the contest, students and staff both are proud of all the participants!
