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Bellmont Middle School eighth grade art students, from left, Caiden Beitler, Jaxon Braun, Serenity Price, Sophia Lopez, Adelyn Wells, Amaris Silva and Kim Le won accolades with the watercolor paintings.
Bellmont eighth grader Sophia Lopez won accolades for this watercolor painting of an Atlantic sailfish. Previous Next
Monday, June 28, 2021 1:00 am
Area students wildlife paintings honored
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
Bellmont Middle School eighth graders earned state-level accolades with their wildlife watercolor paintings in Wildlife Forever s Fish Art Contest and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Junior Duck Stamp Contest, according to a news release.
Their accomplishments are more impressive considering they are beginner watercolor wildlife painters who use kindergarten paint sets, the release said. It noted the students learn about conservation, specie biomes, anatomy and mixing and layering colors.
Outside school called riskier for kids than class
County health chief urges not lowering guard against virus
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
Months of COVID-19 data show social gatherings and extracurricular activities are still more likely to spread the coronavirus among children than the school day, Allen County s top doctor said.
That hasn t stopped Travis Striggle from letting his third and fifth grade daughters lead a normal life during the pandemic, and he s not alone.
He invited Northwest Allen County Schools leaders to visit his street, whose residents include 10 children who attend Oak View Elementary School and two others who attend a district secondary school, he said.
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