Students, staff and families filled the Morgan school during this year’s Creative Arts Expo, on May 14th to celebrate creativity, talent, and community. After preparing for the whole school year, Morgan students had the opportunity to showcase their artwork, music, and culinary skills. 

After accumulating a variety of artwork, students finally got to display their creativity for the town and school. Creative works and expressions were all welcome and displayed throughout the night. The upper hub filled with artwork, the gym with reptiles, music in the auditorium, and food being brought to you all around.

Every student in Mr. Sylvias art classes got the opportunity to show off some of their work from this year. From sculptures to charcoal drawings, all types of art were displayed in the upper hub, giving some insight into the art classes offered at Morgan. Art teacher Justin Sylvia shared his favorite part was “seeing students showing off their art to their families and friends.” 

While friends and families gathered in the upper hub, admiring the art, some of Morgan’s culinary students walked around serving food they had been preparing in class. The plate of mini charcuterie was cleared immediately as senior Ava Nettleton brought it out. Trays of mac and cheese, cristini with homemade pesto mozzarella and balsamic glaze, mini lit’l smokies with everything bagel seasoning, chocolate raspberry mousse and much more.

“We basically had free rein in preparing the food, so we got to take a lot of creative liberties. All of our recipes were so different and we were very independent throughout the whole preparation process. Everyone at the expo loved the food, and the variety allowed us to serve all age ranges.” Nettleton shared about her experience.

For the second year, a local guitarist joined the Creative Arts Expo. Christopher Funk played some tunes in the upper hub while the Morgan Rock band provided live music in the auditorium. Guitarist Nathan Voelker was proud of how they played at the Expo, playing 11 songs over the span of 40 minutes. “I think it went really well, especially because of the fact that we don’t have a stable drummer, Alistair only had a few days to work with us,” Voelker said.

Mr. Luther had an interesting reptile show in the gym, bringing some of his pets from home for a show. A variety of snakes, spiders, and a gecko named Beast were brought out and were passed around. This was especially

popular with the kids who got to learn and see these reptiles.

Tech Ed teacher Alex DiStefano created a way for his students to share their digital artwork as well. Across the TVs in the upper and lower hub, photography and graphics were shown. 

DiStefano shared, “I had my digital imaging one, digital imaging 2, and graphic design students show off their work. They chose 3 to 10 favorite works that they’ve done so far this year and displayed them.” 

Prior to the event, DiStefani was excited for his students. Being mostly digital, it was harder to incorporate, but it turned out to be a great addition.

Throughout the night, roughly 200 people trickled in and admired the hard work of Morgan students, said Sylvia.