The Scribbles Club paints motivational quotes in several classrooms that express the advice teachers wish to share with their students.

AP Art History and English teacher Kelly Ortiz

“Beauty is truth, truth beauty.” – John Keats  (Ode on a Grecian Urn)

AP Art History and English teacher Kelly Ortiz teaches her students through the message of Keats’ quote, which symbolizes her outlook on life and blends her dual love for art and English.

The quote proves that beauty is not concrete, but instead left for the viewer to decipher and establish. Ortiz believes that students must expand their knowledge of the world and explore new ideas that may initially seem foreign to them.

“Do something that is going to make a difference in your life,” said Ortiz. “[Do not] just sit around and waste your time.”

English teacher Diane McEvoy

“To thine own self be true.” – William Shakespeare (Hamlet)

With years of experience and expertise, English teacher Diane McEvoy has a favorite quote by Shakespeare that is significant to her personal world view and the curriculum she teaches.

“If you [cannot] be true to yourself, [then] you [cannot] be true to anyone,” said McEvoy. “These are words I try to live by every day.”

McEvoy hopes that her students will apply this message to their lives. Staying true to one’s self is what constitutes a person’s individuality. Students who use this will be successful with the goals they set.

Chef Kerrie Allen

“Culinary arts is not just cooking… it’s a life experience with challenge…where you decide to take it is up to you.”  – Chef Kerrie Allen

“[It is] just a cooking class.” These words are commonly heard from those who view mealtime as simply another hour of their busy day. Defending those who possess a passion for cooking, Chef Kerrie Allen has established a personal mantra that defines the reason why she, and other gourmands, yearn to cook.

“Friendships form, teamwork builds and relationships flourish all from a shared bond [through] cooking,” said Allen.

Allen hopes that her students will remember this life lesson when they begin their futures in culinary arts.

English teacher Marisa Smith

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” –  William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet)

Room H-216 displays an intricately detailed rose and words of one of the greatest literary geniuses. Students marvel at Shakespeare’s quote painted on English teacher Marisa Smith’s walls.

The words depict the message that labels are irrelevant. Despite the name something is given, it will remain the same on the inside.

“[The quote is] inspiring and adds to the classroom environment,” said Smith. “I hope kids learn to be confident in who they are.”