Earth Day Inspirations in Sayville Schools

• Earth Day in the Bag for First Graders - All the Sunrise Drive First Graders decorated paper shopping bags for Stop'N Shop shoppers and distributed them in the store on Earth Day!

• EARTH DAY RE-CREATIONS - Using recycled materials to make a piece of artwork Sayville High School art students in all of Mr. Evan Hammer classes rose to the challenge. While the poet Joyce Kilmer writes “Only God can make a tree,” AP Studio Art student Megan MacFarlane (above Headline Image) did a pretty good job “replicating” a tree with puzzle pieces. Sayville High School Art Studio Art student Steven Devery (see photo below) made a sculpture out of water bottles.

•  In Sayville High School, Art Students dressed UPcycle for Earth Day

For Spring Recess, the Fashion class, comprised of mixed grades 10-12, was assigned the task of finding something to upcycle. The students could pick a piece of clothing from their closets that would “end up in the trash because it no longer fit or was out of style.” They could rummage through their family attics or basements for discarded clothes headed to the thrift shops or even purchase an item they wouldn't wear “as is” and upcycle it to something they could use.  Once they returned from the holiday break, the students spent several days in the classroom reworking the garments. They cut, dyed, stained, embroidered, pinned, and sewed their pieces into a new wearable outfit.  “Some students made bags, tops, dresses, and altered jean shorts,” Ms Urso said. “Some students experimented with chemicals such as bleach and dyes incorporating steam into our curriculum.  Others were influenced by old genres to create something new with an 80s/90s flair.”

Ms Urso was pleased to add that her students “worked closely together and helped one another by teaching each other new techniques that they have learned.  It was great to see a buzz in the room; the girls were having fittings and pinning on each other.  One student expressed: ‘I feel like a celebrity, she is designing clothes for me.’”  Impressed by her students’ designs Ms Urso praised then with the reminder “when you become famous designers, never forget where your inspiration started—in  little Sayville High School Fashion Class for Earth Day!”