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Community Art Project: Designing and Casting Our Monument Panels

Join us as students from various grades at Florida High come together to create unique metal panels for our community monument under the guidance of talented instructors. From Debi Barrett’s "Where We Live" to Barbara Davis's "Remembrance," each panel showcases the creativity and collaboration of our students. The aluminum casting process is demonstrated throughout the day, inviting all K-12 students to witness the transformation of ideas into artwork. Experience firsthand the excitement of pouring aluminum, carving molds, and the dedication to commemorating our shared stories.

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Community Art Project: Designing and Casting Our Monument Panels

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  1. Designing, Casting, Installing & Dedicating our monument

  2. Students in Debi Barrett’s portfolio class work on their panel entitled: “Where We Live”

  3. Students in Pam Wallheiser’s 7th grade class work on their panel entitled “Coexist”

  4. Students in Barbara Davis’s sculpture class work on a panel entitled: “Remembrance”

  5. Aluminum Casting

  6. Leveling the stand for the moulds.

  7. Explaining each step in the process.

  8. Coating each mould in graphite and alcohol.

  9. Burning off the graphite

  10. All classes K-12 were invited to come out during the day to watch.

  11. 11th grader Chelsea Hill explains how the moulds were carved.

  12. FSU instructor John Rollerson adds more aluminum to the furnace.

  13. Florida High teacher Barb Davis suits up for the day.

  14. 10th grader Garrett Davis practices holding the “dead head” level

  15. Time to make our first pour of the day.

  16. Barb Davis removes slag from the surface of the molten metal

  17. Moving over to the moulds

  18. Pouring aluminum into each mould across the stand.

  19. It doesn’t look so hot…. but it is!!

  20. High School Principal Susan Martelli watches as the molten metal is poured.

  21. Moving the moulds over to the grass to cool. Another set will get loaded on the stand for the next pour.

  22. Emptying out the moulds.

  23. Water buckets to cool them off.

  24. The process continues all day long.

  25. No classes today!!!

  26. Learning is fun and exciting at Florida High!!

  27. A new set of observers.

  28. Senior LaiTaras Stokes helps pour leftover aluminum into ingot moulds.

  29. Instructor Debi Barrett Hayes shows FSUS Director Jesse Jackson the life-size mock-up of the monument.

  30. Displays from across the year to help explain the project.

  31. Junior Nathan Gibson, left, points out the details of the casting.

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