Wednesday, February 7, 2001
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Wednesday, February 7, 2001 |
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Teen's art work to grace Power Parade t-shirts
Danielle Roache, a senior at Fayette County High School, is this year's winner of Fayette Youth Protection Home's Power Parade t-shirt design contest. Her design was chosen from among 27 entries by local high school art students. Roache's art work, which features a globe evolving into a heart, depicts the theme for this year's event: "Power to challenge a life." The theme was developed by community volunteers along with a group of students from the Beta Club at Flat Creek Middle School and the Key Club at Starr's Mill High. Roache received a gift certificate for art supplies, sponsored by Collier and Associates Insurance company. The Power Parade, in its 12th year, is a fund-raising event in which Fayette County elementary school children walk to raise money for the Jim Friday and Asden Johnson homes for abused and neglected children. Middle and high school students get involved by sorting and delivering pledge envelopes to schools and working on public relations. "It's a great opportunity to teach volunteerism at many different levels,' said Jane Glough, spokesman for the charity. Melanie Mickelboro, art teacher at FCHS, uses the contest as part of her lesson planning each year. This year's contest winner is considering college at the University of Georgia or Florida State University and hopes to study art. Roache has been accepted at both schools and has been offered an academic scholarship to Florida State. She also plays saxophone in the award-winning FCHS marching band. Other students who submitted designs were Anna Aycock, Kristian Baena, Pilar Bonilla, Meghan Bowra, Tony Cox, Marshall Dearing, Thomas Duckett, Frederick Dunn, Joseph Gable, Dwayne Gowen, La-Kale Graham, Ashley Harmon, Julia Hof, Jennifer Martino, Andrea Morris, Patrick Mullinix, Edward Nacional, Heather Peacock, Matt Shearin, Devon Stillions, Lisa Thompson, James Veccie, Sara Beth Watkins, Jonathan Wieda, Erica Williams, Dixie Wolfer and Jamie Zaj. Fayette Youth Protection Home Inc. is the nonprofit corporation that owns the Johnson and Friday homes. The Friday Home in norther Fayette has been operating since 1989. In Brooks, the Johnson Home is two years old. The combined facilities house 16 children for extended care with four additional beds for emergencies. The majority of children served are from Fayette County.
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