Creative Programs Take Off

I keep getting asked about what the highlights of the opening of the school year have been. While there have been numerous from the great new students, returning seniors stepping up, and lots of excitement about the dining hall improvements, one of the most exciting has been the strong participation in the newly-designed Creative Programs. Under Director Joanna Draugsvold's leadership, the different offerings are generating all sorts of excitement. This is reflected in the fact that approximately a third of the School's students are participating in different programs either full time or when their schedule allows. There is a lot of buzz about the program with the sounds of the chorus drifting from Posich in the afternoons, photographers flashing their lenses around campus and Ms. Leshay's group creating impressive, fun and even thought-provoking art at different spots around campus. The image above is a temporary piece of work created in painter's tape. Over the last two weeks, four of Ms. Leshay's students completed this on north wall of the Rotenberg gymnasium. The attention to detail is fascinating. I hope that you have a chance to see this one before it fades away, but, if you don't, I am very confident that there will more exciting things coming from the Winchendon artists this fall.