New Utrecht students use school walls as their canvas
Teens create murals on exploration, culture, transportation, marine life
Daniela Garcia, member of the Class of 2014, has left a parting gift to the students who will come after her to New Utrecht High School in the years to come.
During her senior year, Daniela was one of several New Utrecht students who took part in a unique art project led by guidance counselor Yaron Dotan. The teens created four murals on walls inside the school building at 1601 80th St. “It was fun. And it was a nice way for me to leave,” Garcia said.
The murals, dedicated to the themes of exploration, Asian culture, transportation and marine life, were unveiled on Friday to an audience that included Councilman Vincent Gentile (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst); Laurie Windsor, president of the Community Education Council of School District 20; Andrew Gounardes, chief counsel to Borough President Eric Adams; and John Quaglione, deputy chief of staff to state Sen. Marty Golden (R-C-Bay Ridge-southwest Brooklyn).
The talented students had worked on the murals from September of 2013 until they completed their task in mid-June.