On April 1, Clarke Central High School will be hosting the district Maker Faire to showcase students in Clarke County School District. CCHS Media Center specialist Lindy Weaver is excited about the event. “The goal of the fair is to just showcase all of the amazing things that students in Clarke County can do,” Weaver said. Photo courtesy of Lindy Weaver.
By BRIA ECHOLS – Staff Writer
Clarke Central High School has been chosen to host the School Maker Faire on April 1 to showcase the creativity of Clarke County school district students.
The School Maker Faire, which will be held on April 1, will showcase creations by Clarke County School District students. The event will be hosted in the Clarke Central High School Media Center.
“We’re very excited about it. All of the schools have been invited to participate and the whole idea is that we are going to have a day where we show off the creativity of students in Clarke County in grades K-12,” CCHS Media Center specialist Lindy Weaver said.
The Media Center has been advertising by going to classes and putting up posters around the schools to encourage student involvement.
“We’re hoping to advertise it more. We got some posters up and that’s about all we’ve done so that any student can participate as well,” Weaver said.
There are no requirements for student projects. Students who are interested in submitting a project are told to see Weaver in the CCHS media center.
Teen Tech Team members will have their projects showcased at the fair. Junior Charlotte Reynolds will be making blackout poetry, junior Tro’vonta Burgess will be transforming old t-shirts and junior Preston Harden will be decorating book carts with old National Geographic newspapers.
Goodwin hopes to see an increase number of student involvement in school events held in the media center.
“I think it will be great if students who don’t usually get involved in school activities maybe interested in it and did something,” Goodwin said.
Teen Tech member junior Amelia Goodwin will be doing button making for the CCHS School Maker Faire and believes that projects can be simpler than students think.
“I made a lot of buttons for a lot of different programs here at Clarke Central and everyone seems so surprised that we can make buttons,” Goodwin said. “I just think it’s good to show people that sometimes things that seem real far out are actually super simple and easy and doable.”
