T-shirt challenge Results

GATE students finished their graphic design curriculum by working for a local business, Backyard Shirts and Designs. Their assignment was to create a marketable t-shirt design that the business could profit from. Teams of classes collaborated about t-shirt ideas, who their targeted audience should be, they debated color choices (many discussing their new knowledge of color psychology) and presented their final t-shirt designs for judging. Wyla Wilson, owner of Backyard Shirts and Designs, not only collaborated with groups giving them feedback throughout their creation process, but also served as a judge for the challenge. There were two divisions in the challenge: The elementary division and the middle school division.

Even more exciting, the winners of the t-shirt challenge were given the t-shirt that they designed thanks to the Dewey Education Foundation. The Dewey Education Foundation financially supported our graphic design unit by providing much needed graphic design supplies and the money to buy our winners the very own tee-shirt that they created! Special thanks to the Dewey Education Foundation for making this year's curriculum so meaningful!


Winner of the Elementary Division: Mrs. Baughn and Dye's students, 4th grade
(pics of t-shirts will be added when we receive the final product)



Winner of the Middle School Division: 7th grade Monday class
(pic of t-shirt will be added when we receive the final product)