From inside Head Principle Toth’s office to the art hallway, the National Art Honors Society starts to make their mark on the school. The National Art Honors Society uses art to help the community and created a couple of murals around campus.

NAHS will host a craft fair on Dec. 7th, which will showcase many different forms of art the students have created, and vendors come and sell their goods to the public as well.

“For this society, our goals are to use our gifts and talents for the betterment of society,” NAHS advisor Gina Mock said. “The other goal is for them to come together and find like-minded individuals and build long-lasting bonds with them.

NAHS helps grow that passion as students progress throughout middle and high school.

“I have been very passionate about art since I was a kid, so I took a chance and joined art classes in middle school and have continued on that path ever since,” NAHS treasurer Sahasra Rudraraju said. “Being in art has made me want to use my passion to help serve my community. Being able to paint murals or face paint for events is great because it’s a way to use art skills to give back to the community.”

Through different events and meetings, students can learn different art styles and skills that will help them in their own work.

“I have been able to step out of my comfort zone and do things I thought I wouldn’t be able to do,” NAHS member Madison Quinonez said. “It’s really opened up different types of art, like mural painting, and sculpting different ceramic things to me. Exploring many different types of art is helpful, so you can develop many different skill sets.”

The mural painting was an idea that the Principal, Mr. Toth, presented to the art society students.

“The conference room was a little bland. So, me and a couple of others were tasked to help paint the ‘All in For the Standard’ design that was part of the mural, and one of the other members actually designed the logo itself,” member Madison Quinonez said. “We’re also doing acrylic pours and other art to go on office walls to help brighten the space up.”

Membership in the club offers students opportunities to learn organizational skills and explore various art techniques from different styles.

“Through event hosting and planning, especially when we do the art show or craft fair, students can gain lifelong skills,” Mock said. “They also are gaining skills in art through things like technique nights where the students learn something that maybe we didn’t have time to do in the classroom.”

Rudraraju said the difference between NAHS and other clubs is that members can take what they learned in art, use it to help those around them and have fun while doing it.

“In some clubs you just go to the meetings and sit there and there really are no opportunities to connect,” Rudraraju said. “There are also so many art competitions you can enter, and I just feel like the community is always wanting to support you and help you continue your journey as an artist.”

NAHS is a place to go to find and make relationships, learn about art, and have a good time.

“I truly value the connection with the students,” said Mock. “When we come, we laugh, we goof off together, and we are creating memories that are going to last a lifetime.”