Art students at the middle and high schools are throwing pottery with style, now that a new kiln was purchased.

Stikine Middle School

and Wrangell High School art teacher Anne Luetkemeyer explained the new addition to her classroom was

financed thanks to proceeds from annual art auctions. Held in early December each year, students from her class pool together pieces and various works to sell during the annual Christmas concert.

Saving for the past three years, the class raised the $3,800 needed for the kiln, which replaces one which has been in use for about

three decades. The school system ha...