Fort Plain students show off art work during budget vote

 It’s not every day that such a large segment of the population in Fort Plain sees the school. That’s why that during the school budget vote on Tuesday, May, 15, the district’s art teachers decided to pack the gym at Harry Hoag Elementary with student art works.

“We’ve been doing this for a few years,” said art teacher Robert Stemmle.

“It’s a way to get the community to see the work the students have done.
“The people that see it usually say they enjoy looking at it and enjoy it. We don’t get to keep it up for very long because the staff needs the gym, but it’s a way to get the work out there.

Throughout the year, Mr. Stemmle and art teacher Geoff Snyder pick the best of their students’ two-dimensional work. The show features photography, painting, crafts projects, and graphics projects from students from every grade level.

The teachers set-up the gym to look like an art gallery and also posted pictures and other creations on the wall and bleachers. Many voters took the time throughout the day to check out the works before they left.

Below are some pictures from the show.

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