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Students Raise Money Through Artwork
Photo Credit: Amy Psinas
Sophomore Micaylan McDonald was one of the PCHS students that participated in the 2x4 contest, her artwork raised over one thousand dollars for the cause.
Daniell Bennett, Opinion Editor
February 10, 2012
Filed under Features, Top Stories
On Saturday, Feb. 4, Habitat for Humanity held a charity auction to sell artwork that different people throughout Illinois made. The proceeds go towards supplies for houses that Habitat builds in the community. There was a silent and a live auction that people could bid on over 60 pieces of art. The artwork was made from 2x4s that could be no longer than 4 feet x 2 feet x 2 feet.
The final six pieces of artwork were sold in the live auction, and all the others were put in a silent auction. Two students from PCHS were in the top six, Senior Emily Lowman and Sophomore Micaylan McDonald. Lowman’s artwork sold for around $380 and McDonald’s sold for $1,225. Altogether the PCHS participants raised around $2000 for Habitat for Humanity.
McDonald said that one of the reasons she wanted to participate in the event was because she thought it would be good to give back to the community, and it would be a new way to express herself. Her artwork was named Nature’s Happiness, and when she found out she was in the final six, she was “very excited” and glad she would get to see it auctioned off. Her artwork raised a lot of money for the cause.
Lowman’s artwork was also in the final six, and, for her, it felt good to know that for the second year in a row her artwork was up to par with so many others who participated in the event. She enjoyed experiencing “new medians” while creating her artwork, and she thought it felt good to give back to the community as well.
The two art teachers at PCHS, Amy Psinas and Katie Kruck, have their art students participate in this event because they believe it is a worthwhile event, and it teaches the students to give back. Kruck said that she was very proud of McDonald and Lowman for making it into the final six. She also said that it was “nice to be able to show off what [PCHS students] can do for the community”. Psinas believes that the auction benefits the community because it makes citizens more aware of art.
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