ACS high school students recently competed in the 8th annual Recycled Art Contest sponsored by the Atlantic County Utilities Authority and 12th grader Lauren Kent was awarded Honorable Mention for her entry. She received recognition at a ceremony on November 19 at the ACUA America Recycles Day event and her unique and creative artwork was also on display there.
Kent and seven other students created artwork for the contest during Mrs. Mirakian’s Art Workshop class, a semester-long class that meets four days a week. The art pieces were entered in the 14- to 18-year-old category in the contest and were completed on October 19. The artwork was then taken to the Atlantic County Library in Egg Harbor Township, where they were on display until October 31.
In addition to Lauren, the other students who competed in the contest from ACS were: Eddie Ireland, Alli Lushina, Evan Pearson, Alli Schlundt, Noelle Thompson, Eden Wilson, and Eve Wilson.
Lauren used a variety of recyclable materials to create her artwork, including wire, yarn, cork, cardboard, hot glue, and buttons. Artwork created by other students in the class used other recyclable materials such as aluminum cans, bottle caps, egg cartons, newspaper, plastic bottles, puzzle pieces, and straws.