Welcome to Art!

Hello. Hola. Bonjour. Ciao. Hallo. Hela. Mrhban. Namaste. Ni hao. Ete sen. Howzit. Privet.

Greetings from the Art Room! All of our artists will be working on so many engaging and exciting projects and concepts all throughout the school year. Students will have opportunities to strengthen their fine motor skills, creative problem solving and critical thinking skills, and express themselves visually, kinesthetically, and auditorily.

This year, we would like to welcome Ms. Logan Sawyer to the art room! Ms. Sawyer returns from ASU for her Student Teaching placement for the first half of the 24-25 school year.

Each grade level has set goals and expectations that align with the North Carolina Visual Arts Education Standards and the National Visual Arts Education Standards. Our objective in art is to work to meet these standards by the end of the school year by scaffolding projects to help build upon the skills, concepts, and principles taught from lesson to lesson. Students will dive into projects that are structured in a cross-curricular, STEAM-based fashion to reinforce learning happening in other core subjects, while simultaneously utilizing The Elements and Principles of Art to create, explore, and innovate.

My name is Lauren Oravsky and am the acting Visual Arts Teacher between Wilkesboro Elementary School and North Wilkesboro Elementary School! I also serve as WCS's Lead Elementary Art Teacher and Mentor to all Beginning and Continuing Year 2 & 3 Art Teachers. Originally from New Jersey, I moved to North Carolina during the Spring of 2020 and began teaching in Catawba County. After giving birth to my son and staying home with him for a year, I was fortunate and blessed to be brought into the Wilkes County Schools family during 2022. The 2024-2025 school year marks 12 years in education and 10 years as a lead, certified full-time arts educator.

Graduating in 2010 and again in 2014 from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree focused in Illustration and a Master of Visual Arts Education degree. During the Summer of 2013, I had the unique privilege to study, work and teach while living in Ghana, Africa. While living in New Jersey, I taught in the West Windsor - Plainsboro Regional School District and spent my weekends and summers teaching at Moore College of Art and Design. Creating and teaching art is a passion of mine, as well as being a perpetual, lifelong learner.

General interests and hobbies include creating art and books, reading, hiking, kayaking, rock climbing, camping, and spending as much time with my family as possible. <3

Hi! My name is Logan Sawyer and I am the art classroom’s student teacher. I am currently an Appalachian State University Student who will graduate in December. I am super excited to be learning from Mrs.Oravsky and to get the opportunity to teach your students! I hope that I am able to unlock your child’s creativity and teach them some new skills!

Respect Yourself. Respect Everyone Else. Respect the Environment.

Pura Vida. <3

Email: oravskyl@wilkes.k12.nc.us
Website: wes.wilkescountyschools.org
Location: 1248 School Street, Wilkesboro, NC, USA
Phone: 336-838-4216