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Ap Language teacher Laurie Fay helping a student understand the course curriculum book. The phone ban has allowed for better conversations between students and teachers for better understanding of what going on in classes.

Silent Screens, Loud Learning

Tillie Houston, Staff Reporter December 15, 2025

Amidst the melting pot of opinions on the new ban of cellphones and other personal devices in the classroom, art teacher Ashley Runge has noticed an overall improvement in student participation and interaction...

During a painting project on Nov. 12, senior Makayla Been asks a question about the layers in her pink art piece. The teacher points to them and gives her guidance on how to make them.

The Illusion in Art

Lola Bedel, Photographer November 18, 2025

In the art classes from Nov 7-12, students were working on illusions on paper. In Ashley Runge painting class, they are making their projects look like they are going into the paper with vibrant colors....

A student concentrates on sketching a photograph in art class. The class has been working on drawing inspiration from photos.

Ai vs. traditional art, whose side are you on?

Chloe Biondo, Staff Reporter October 7, 2025

While artificial intelligence can be an efficient tool for gaining or processing information, it's a difficult topic for the art community. Some support its use to avoid art block by gaining inspiration...

Sophomores Gabby Bess and Jocelyn Haider laugh together as they finish their workshop. Ashley Runge makes the students do workshops before jumping into the project so they can get used to the different types of paints and mediums.

Their Right to Artistry

Madi Scott, Staff Photographer March 31, 2025

Painting I and II teaches students various different painting styles along with ways on how to do them. Since there are so many different ways of painting, Ashley Runge splits up her units and teaches...

Ms. Ashley Runge discusses the organization of the watercolor painting with a student. The project was intended to teach students about the meaning of negative space and when to use it.

Positive Painting with Negative Space

Kamryn Twitty, Staff Photographer September 30, 2024

  Ms. Ashley Runge’s Introduction to Art classes have a wide range of media and artistic skills learned. The most recent project, negative space watercolor, gave participants a look into...

Ms. Runge shows her watercolor palette to the group.

Branching Out With Watercolors

Milo Nichols, Staff Photographer September 27, 2023

Out of the many mediums of painting, Ashley Runge’s Intro to Art class has begun experimenting with watercolors, a tricky medium to master. Ms. Runge demonstrated the different techniques of watercolor...

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