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Last week, students in Mr. Fiske’s Art Foundations class at Coal City High School worked with clay to create three-dimensional animals and imaginary creatures. The students used hand-building and modeling techniques, including pinching, coiling, using slabs, and the scoring and slipping method.
Mr. Fiske commented on the progress of his students: “Watching these sculptures come to life has been amazing—each one has so much personality! So proud of their creativity, patience, and attention to detail as they learn how to turn 2D ideas into forms you can walk around and touch.”
Coal City High School is part of Coal City Community Unit School District 1, which serves Grundy and Will counties. The district also includes Coal City Early Childhood Center, Coal City Elementary School, Coal City Intermediate School, and Coal City Middle School. More information about the district can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.
According to the Illinois State Board of Education, there are 153 teachers in the district with an average salary of $69,297 before pension contributions. Of these teachers, 77.9 percent are women and 22.1 percent are men; none have more than ten absences in a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
The student population in the district is predominantly White at 86.9 percent, with Hispanic students making up 9.6 percent; Black and Asian students each represent 0.6 percent (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
In 2020, the district spent $21,619 per student for a total expenditure of $47 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
