Wenslaff Winning Wonder Kids!
By Collette Wood
For the past two years, the Boys & Girls Club of Desert
Hot Springs has conducted ceramics classes at their
after-school program at Edward Wenzlaff Elementary School.
“It has been one of the most exciting classes of the
after-school programs that we have,” said Unit Director, K
Mayo.
There is plenty of reason for joy. “Last year, our kiln broke
down just as the festival was about to open and we could only
submit one piece,” said Fran DeAngelis, the ceramics teacher.
“That one submission won 1st place.” This year, the youth in
the Ceramics class entered 12 of their art pieces into the
Riverside County Date Festival Junior Exhibit. Eleven of the
submissions won 1st place Blue Ribbons, and the 12th
submission took a second place Blue Ribbon, even though
broken.
Winners include Rochelle Birmingham, (5th grade) Cassie
Hemphill, (5th grade) Toma Kravtsova, (5th grade), Yesenia
Montez de Oca, (5th grade) Brenda Jimenez, (5th grade) Noel
Gamboa (4th grade), Salem Lehr, (3rd grade) Dominique Rios,
(3rd grade) Devon Rios, (2nd grade) Sammy Johnson,
(Kindergarten) and Sarah Ayala, (1st grade). The 2nd place
winner was first grader, Julia Johnson.
~ Collette Wood
DHS Boys & Girls Club