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Coles Ferry students showcase art, book and comics clubs at Lebanon SSD board meeting
Summary
Students and teachers from Coles Ferry demonstrated art, book and comics club activities during the Lebanon Special School District board meeting in a recognition segment meant to highlight extracurricular engagement and volunteer-led programming.
The Lebanon Special School District on-site board meeting in Coles Ferry opened with a student-spotlight segment featuring the school’s art club, chapter- and storybook book clubs, and a new comics club.
The recognition segment, led by Dr. Blevins and district staff, introduced teachers and students who described semester projects and after-school meeting routines. “Art club is a chance for students to get to express themselves,” said a Coles Ferry art instructor who described semester projects that have included paper Christmas-tree competitions, button-making for an art show and student-designed T-shirts.
Matt Antoniak, a third-grade teacher who started the school’s Comics Club, described weekly meetings of about 20 third- through fifth-graders and a student-created nine-page holiday comics collection. “The task of modern educators is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts,” Antoniak said, quoting C.S. Lewis as he explained the club’s goal of opening pathways for students who might otherwise miss out on reading and storytelling opportunities. Third-grader Kate Biddle told the board, “I like comics because I like making comics and it helps me learn to draw and think outside of the box.”
Miss Himes, the school librarian, said the chapter-book clubs are student-chosen, meet during lunch or “cougar time,” and focus on building reading stamina by discussing books read independently over several weeks. Storybook clubs are an interactive read-aloud experience aimed at readers who need support, with vocabulary and comprehension work and occasional acting out of scenes.
Board members and district leaders praised the volunteers and teachers who run the clubs and noted the recognition segment as an illustration of the district’s goal to provide places where students “fit in and find their niche.”
The segment concluded with photo opportunities for teachers, students and parents and a brief thank-you from the board.
