Several students from Dr. Phillips High and Bay Lake Elementary schools were recognized for raising awareness about water conservation through their artwork.
District 1 Orange County Commissioner Nicole Wilson hosted a Town Hall meeting to discuss traffic concerns and an updated timeline on the two associated projects in the area.
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The club is currently working on collecting clothing for the school nurse at Castleview Elementary and plans on adding landscaping at this school and Bay Lake Elementary.
Elliston, a Horizon West resident, was Teacher of the Year at Sand Lake Elementary in 2015 and also received the Kessler Grand Bohemian Teacher of Excellence Scholarship award for excellence in teaching fine arts.
Elliston launched Kids Create Art with the belief that a child’s creativity and imagination are two of their most precious gifts. Her goal is to provide an artistic experience that allows students to grow in a safe and nurturing environment that promotes artistic freedom. That’s what Matthews loves about Kids Create Art.
“The basis behind it is that we want to encourage a lot of creativity with kids, and we want every child to know that they are an artist without feeling like they have to conform to something being right or wrong,” Matthews said. “With the way we teach art, we learn about different artists, and we show different techniques and how to do certain things. We work on a project that’s inspired by an artist, but then the kids are free to really