Students, faculty and other supporters gathered at Eastside High School (EHS) for a ceremony celebrating the unveiling of a new mural on campus.
The 200-foot-long mural was a collaboration between students, volunteers, professional muralists and Mindful Messages: A Mural Movement, a nonprofit organization that started “with the goal of using murals to promote mindfulness, encouragement and community pride within schools,” according to a Mindful Messages press release.
The mural at EHS represents the school’s history and legacy.
The mural is made up of several different colors and a series of images that span the length of the wall. These images include present-day students and students from the 1970s, along with football players, cheerleaders and musicians.
“We have such a rich history,” EHS Principal Leroy Williams said while giving remarks, noting that the school was opened in 1970. “I can honestly say, being at Eastside High School since 2015, that history, it never stops, it never leaves us.”