Pep, Prisoners, and Preparations!

During our last class, the wonderful members of SMART decided on one simple goal for next class: we need rocks, LOTS OF ROCKS. So on the day of Hopkinton High School’s Pep Rally, the arrangement of orange jumpsuits and green camouflaged shirts made their way out to the art site. Can you imagine 15 or so teenagers dressed in bright orange jumpsuits? Escaped prisoners or merely prisoners making art ‘tis the real question of the day!

Our goal in mind Ms. K and Mrs. Williams picked out a crew to go retrieve rocks in the Hope Trail by Hopkins to find more rocks. The rest of us were surprised when we noticed Ms. K’s trunk of her car filled with rocks at our disposal. As we began arranging rocks, we noticed the pile was diminishing very quickly while our path was still rather bare. Once again we were taken by surprise as Mr. Williams drove up with another trunk filled with rocks, as well as Megan and Lucy for moral support! Instantly we formed an assembly line to pass rocks down for arrangement, a rather effective strategy. Our assembly line proved to be worthwhile as the once bare path of rocks was soon filled.

With our shortened period, as well as the seniors having to leave early to prepare (GO 2012!), we still managed to accomplish a lot of work! Our art was beginning to take form and look less like some bare dirt and more like an art installation. In addition to rocks, we were also able to add sticks to their own row, adding diversity. We managed to keep our message of unity and diversity, a key controversial subject on the day of Pep Rally, despite our revisions. Overall, the day was a huge success and our art project will be finished very soon!