CONTINENTAL, OH (WLIO) - The art club at Continental High School is quite literally painting the town in preparation for the weekend.
The art club at Continental High School is quite literally painting the town in preparation for the weekend.
Friday kicks off the 20th annual Fall Festival for the village of Continental, and every year the art students come down to Main Street to paint the unique mural for the event. This year, over 20 students in the art club were out as early as 8 a.m. starting on the mural.
The mural depicts the theme of fall but also encapsulates the village. This year, the big red tractor and basket of apples say it all, recognizing the agriculture and farmers that make up so much of Continental.
This year, over 20 students in the art club were out as early as 8 a.m. starting on the mural.
The art students always look forward to the fall festival mural because it's schoolwork that doesn't feel like work.
"I think what makes it not feel like work is you could be working on one part of the mural and step back and be like, "Oh wow," because it's all coming together because everybody is doing their own thing, and then towards the end you're just like, "That wasn't that much work," but it looks really good," said Mallorie Barnhart and Kayle Boecker, a junior and sophomore at Continental High School.
This year, the big red tractor and basket of apples say it all, recognizing the agriculture and farmers that make up so much of Continental.
As the students paint the mural, it's also a chance for some of them to work with students they might not get to see too often.
"I like seeing new faces every year because I've been doing it since freshman year, and half of these people haven't really done it before, and some of these people I don't really talk to that much, but ever since I did Fall Fest, I realized I talk to a lot more people than I typically would. I don't normally talk to a lot of these people, and it's nice to just be able to collaborate on something like this," added Barnhart and Boecker.
For a list of events and schedule, you can visit the festival's website at https://continentalfallfestival.com/.
The fall festival goes Friday, September 27, through Sunday, September 29, 2024, with food, live music, rides, and a karaoke contest. For a list of events and schedule, you can visit the festival's website at https://continentalfallfestival.com/.
