On Monday, May 20th, the AHS students enrolled in ceramics courses participated in the annual outdoor pit-fire from 7:30 am – 2:00 pm. 

The ceramics teacher Brock Rumohr says, “At the pit firing, ceramics students from North and South come together and fire their handmade pots and sculptures in an outdoor ‘bonfire’ pit firing. The pieces are placed in a pit in the ground and then sawdust, sticks and firewood ignited above the pieces and imbue them with an ancient visual caused by carbon, wood embers, salt and other materials that have been added to the firing. We do this to teach students a hands-on experience of how ceramics began many thousands of years ago.”

The firing took place near the Visual Arts and Tech Ed spaces at North Campus.

Inside the Visual Arts room, students who were not outside by the fire pit were creating pots, bowls, cups, and other visual art projects. 

Freshman Josey Moseler says, “I’ve made about six or seven bowls and cups.”

Rumohr told teachers via email that “students are allowed to be present during the firing with the teacher’s signature of permission on their field trip forms.”

Students were responsible for making up any missing work.

Sophomore Annica Meritt says, “I was able to learn more about the history of art and where art will possibly go in the future.”