The Graphic Arts program of the Clare-Gladwin Career Center
has established a Student Leadership Group, a select group of students who
spend time outside of normal class hours to help the community through
volunteering their graphic design skills and their time. Inspired by a concept of
the Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society (MITES), the Student
Leadership Group consists of six members who meet once weekly online and once
monthly in person.
Through the group’s initiative, Coleman student Ethan Davis
recently created a new logo for the Clare County Animal Shelter. “For our new
logo, I wanted something that was distinctly Clare County and something that
conveyed that the shelter was a place of safety for animals,” said Susan
Campbell, volunteer coordinator for the Clare County Animal Shelter. “I was
just amazed at what the student came up with. It brought tears to my eyes!”
In addition to developing the organization’s logo, the Student
Leadership Group also volunteered at a donation event for the Shelter held at
Jay’s Sporting Goods in Clare this month. The same day, they assisted the
Shelter in decorating their float for the Farwell Holiday Lights Parade, as
well as passed out items during the parade.
While the group’s monthly meetings typically take place at a
location where they can have fun together, such as Spinning Wheels roller skating
arena in Mount Pleasant, the students have elected to use their next meeting’s budget
to buy a Christmas present for a family in need.
Digital Media and Graphic Arts are two of nine career and
technical education (CTE) offerings of the Clare-Gladwin Career Center, a
program of Clare-Gladwin RESD. High School juniors and seniors from Clare and
Gladwin counties spend half of their school day in their CTE program and the
other half at their local high school.
Graphic Arts Student Leadership Group Board:
Ethan Davis (President)
Alyssa Haag (Vice-President)
Shyla Cassidy (Treasurer)
Graphic Arts Student Leadership Group Members:
Kirsten Head
Alexis Sines
Brad
Walsh
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