Student Artwork and Poetry "Grows" in the HHS Main Office

The Survivor Tree at HHS

Hull High School Students Work Across the Curriculum to Remember September 11, 2001

If you walk into the HHS main office, you will undoubtedly notice some new student artwork on display.  What makes this artwork different from other artwork around the building is that the "Survivor Tree" is a cross-curricular effort between art students and English students.

The project is a tribute to the stories of strength, hope, courage, and survival, which are associated with the events of September 11, 2001.  It is a unique mixture of drawing, painting, sculpture, and poetry, which you will certainly want to see.  Below the next photo you will find a description of the project provided by the project's coordinator, Ms. Amanda Held.

We want to thank both Ms. Held and Mr. Fuller for their work on this project.  We also want to congratulate the students artists and poets on a job well done.

Some of the student artists who made the Survivor Tree possible.

THE COLLABORATIVE SURVIVOR TREE PROJECT:

Ms. Held’s Introduction to Art I Classes and Mr. Fuller’s English classes

For this project, we created our own Survivor Tree as a means to honor and remember all those stories of strength, courage, hope and survival.  The story of the Survivor Tree speaks to the idea that out of all the carnage and destruction that occurred on that day, life emerges and goes on.  We must always remember these stories and always be inspired.  That is what keeps us strong and that is what keeps us going.

This is the basis for our own Survivor Tree.  Student’s in Ms. Held’s art classes were challenged to think about WHAT INSPIRES YOU?  Each student created a two-sided leaf for our tree.   On one side is their name and 3-5 words to describe what inspires them.  On the second side, they illustrated these words of inspiration.  Our leaves were created from a variety of materials.

In addition to our leaves, students in Mr. Fuller’s freshman English classes wrote Haiku’s that were added to the trunk of the tree.  These Haiku’s describe the student’s thoughts regarding the events of September 11^th and/or what inspires them.

In the end, all of our artwork and writing came together on the tree to symbolize the unity of our country on this tragic day.  Our Survivor Tree now serves as a permanent reminder to never lose hope and always be inspired.  We are strong and we are united!

Tree trunk and fence created by Senior Intern; Christian Fuda

Thank you to everyone who helped bring our tree to life!!!