- February 10, 2025
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Jurene Barnes, Jurnee Barnes and Skylar cooper had their paintbrushes at the ready to start the class.
Kacey Cooper, Brittney Cooper and Mikah Cooper were excited to be a part of the event. "This is hard paint," Mikah Cooper said as he painted the background.
School Clerk Sanopeia Smith, Principal Sean Brown and Assistant Principal Bethany Nienstedt showed off their artistic talents.
Students and parents filled the tables for the first Canvas and Cookies.
Brihley Hylton, Gelila Dereje and Braylin Hylton laughed while painting. "I like painting, so I think it's a really good event," Braylin Hylton said.
Arriana Hylton and Keyalli Coates mixed their next colors. "I'm loving it," Coates said about the class.
Amaia Medina and Ava Baucom followed the steps in the painting class but added their own styles to their paintings.
Jamila Borden and Aubrey Baucom made progress on their paintings before taking a break for cookies.
Ken Johnson and Cameron Johnson enjoyed the painting class. Cameron Johnson wanted to dress for the occasion and wear her dress with a splatter paint design rather than her school uniform.
Rebecca Scruggs, a parent and corresponding secretary for the Parent-Teacher Association, led the painting class.
Rebecca Scruggs, a Maxey Elementary School parent, stood at the front of the cafeteria with a paintbrush in hand and guided dozens of students and their parents through a painting class.
Scruggs, the corresponding secretary for the school's Parent-Teacher Association, said she's a graphic artist who also likes to paint, so she offered to lead the PTA's Canvas and Cookies event Thursday, Jan. 23.
Scruggs said the PTA is hoping by inviting students and parents to a fun event during the PTA meeting, parents will be interested in joining the PTA.