WINSTON-SALEM, N.C
THURSDAY, August 26, 2021
Volume 47, Number 43
Carter G. Woodson School unveils
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
After months of hard
work and gallons and gal
lons of paint, last week the
community was invited to
see the unveiling of the
hallway mural project at
Carter G. Woodson School
(CGWS). Throughout the
summer current students
and alumni worked with
local artists Leo Rucker
and Fredo Felix to turn the
dull hallways into beaming
pieces of art.
The mural project was
funded by the Winston-
Salem Arts Council and
includes hand-painted
portraits of the school’s
founders and images of
well-known people like
Carter G. Woodson, Maya
Angelou, Ruby Bridges,
Nelson Mandela, Winston-
Salem natives Josh How
ard and Chris Paul, and
several others.
During the unveiling
ceremony, school director
Ben Harris thanked Ruck
er, Felix, the Winston-
Salem Arts Council, Ra-
sheeda Shankle, who led
the project, and others who
made the idea of a mural
come to life.
Harris said he got the
idea during a visit to Aru
sha, which is the capital
of Tanzania and located in
East Africa. According to
Harris, at one of the cen
ters they visited there was
art on every wall. After
running the idea by school
founder Hazel Mack, they
decided to do the same
thing for the middle and
high school students at
CGWS.
hallway mural art project
Photos by Tevin Stinson
After months of hard work and gallons and gallons of paint, last week the community was invited to see the unveiling of the hallway mural
project at Carter G. Woodson School (CGWS).
“This really started
as a seed that was placed
in my mind during a trip
with students to Tanzania,
while visiting a center in
Arusha. And at that center
controlled by a beautiful
sister ... the center had an
art mural over every piece
of wall,” Harris contin
ued. “So serendipitously
through Ms. Mack, I found
Ms. Shankle who took this
idea and was able to col
lectively put what we had
in our minds a reality.
“I hope our students
see themselves in the art
and be inspired to achieve
the greatest heights of aca
demic success. We’re so
thankful for everyone who
participated in this proj
ect.”
Carter G. Woodson
is a public charter school
that has been serving stu
dents in grades K-12 since
1997. The school offers
free tuition and bus trans
portation to and from any
neighborhood in the city.
Rooted in tradition and
evolving to remain com
petitive for the 21st cen
tury, CGWS provides an
academic standard of ex
cellence that differs from
the traditional classroom.
Along with the major core
courses such as math and
English, CGWS also of
fers courses in art, liberal
arts, culture, agriculture,
and sustainable living.
WS/FCS opens new middle school
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
The first day of school
is always filled with fun
and excitement, but there
was a little added joy at
Lewisville Middle School
• Submitted photo
There was a little added joy at Lewisville Middle School earlier this week as stu
dents, teachers, and faculty became the first to occupy the space inside the brand
new school
earlier this week as stu
dents, teachers, and faculty
became the first to occupy
the space inside the brand
new school.
Winston-Salem/For-
syth County Schools’
(WS/FCS) latest addition
was completed earlier this
year and was part of the
$350 million bond refer
endum approved by voters
in 2016. The school can
hold about 800 students
and was built to reduce
overcrowding at Jefferson
and Meadowlark Middle
Schools.
During the ribbon cut
ting ceremony on Mon
day, August 23, Charles
McAninch thanked dis
trict leaders for bringing a
middle school to the Lew
isville community.
“It is a pleasure to
welcome you all to Lew
isville Middle School,”
said McAninch during
the ribbon cutting cer
emony. “What an excit
ing day! Our students are
back and back in a brand
new school. And I want to
thank everyone for their
support in making this
happen.”
Mayor of Lewisville
Mike Horn said the open
ing of the school marks the
beginning of a new era.
“New schools present
new opportunities for our
students, for our staff, for
our teachers, and for our
residents. Thank you so
much to the school board,
thank you so much com
missioners, for being able
to make this school pos
sible.”
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