Sarah Drake

South Students Collaborate Through Art

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Students show their artwork.

South Junior High School students recently took a field trip to the College of St. Benedict, not to tour the school, but to meet students from Holdingford Public Schools. South and Holdingford students created cultural art pieces that represent their own ancestral history through their intercultural studies classes. Sarah Drake, a resident teaching artist, facilitated … Read more

South Junior High 6th Graders Eye Diversity

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Sarah Drake works with students.

When local artist and founder of the non-profit, herARTS in Action, Sarah Drake  takes a residency in a middle school classroom and combines art with topics more traditionally explored within a social studies curriculum, she’s not surprised to hear the complaint, “Hey, why are you combining my favorite class with my least favorite?” Drake laughs … Read more