The Artists Are On Display At District Arts Festival

Senior Ryan Szanger was asked which art piece of his on display was his favorite. This ceramic mask was one of his top three picks. (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
Senior Ryan Szanger was asked which art piece of his on display was his favorite. This ceramic mask was one of his top three picks. (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)

MANCHESTER – The Manchester Township Education Association sponsored the Manchester Township Youth Arts Festival at the high school May 16. The show featured art displays from students at all the district’s schools. Visitors were also treated to a musical performance from the high school and Ridgeway Elementary School combined choir and a one-act play by the high school’s drama club titled “Superheroes.”

Senior Ben Zaragoza with a self-portrait. (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
Senior Ben Zaragoza with a self-portrait. (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
“An ice-cream-cone-eating skeleton and a fish” was an odd coupling at the fine art display in the cafeteria. Sierra Gregory created the watercolor of the skeleton, and Alexis Jackson created the fish ceramic. (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
“An ice-cream-cone-eating skeleton and a fish” was an odd coupling at the fine art display in the cafeteria. Sierra Gregory created the watercolor of the skeleton, and Alexis Jackson created the fish ceramic. (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
Artwork from the township’s elementary schools was on the display in the high school’s gymnasium. (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
Artwork from the township’s elementary schools was on the display in the high school’s gymnasium. (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
The Manchester Township High School and Ridgeway Elementary School combined chorus performed “Count on Me” and “Give Us Hope.” (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
The Manchester Township High School and Ridgeway Elementary School combined chorus performed “Count on Me” and “Give Us Hope.” (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
Senior Arceli Yutuc, right, and an identified friend stand by Yutuc’s table featuring her artwork. (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
Senior Arceli Yutuc, right, and an identified friend stand by Yutuc’s table featuring her artwork. (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
Dreamcatchers lined the hall outside the high school cafeteria. (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
Dreamcatchers lined the hall outside the high school cafeteria. (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
The “chorus” of the drama club’s one-act performance of “Superheroes.” (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
The “chorus” of the drama club’s one-act performance of “Superheroes.” (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
MTMS Brianna Czochanski’s friend promised her $5 if she posed in the Bob Ross cut-out. When Brianna was done, the friend said, “I was kidding. I’m not paying you $5.” (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
MTMS Brianna Czochanski’s friend promised her $5 if she posed in the Bob Ross cut-out. When Brianna was done, the friend said, “I was kidding. I’m not paying you $5.” (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
District seventh graders offered their interpretations of Mona Lisa. This drawing by Karissa Mayer was by far the most subversive. (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
District seventh graders offered their interpretations of Mona Lisa. This drawing by Karissa Mayer was by far the most subversive. (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)