Here at Shadow Ridge there are many different electives students can choose from, ceramics is one of the many. Ceramics is the art of clay forming and shaping ideas into the physical form. Students in ceramics get to dig into their heart and mind to create something truly unique. All this magic happens in the ceramics class, room 318. There are 3 levels of ceramics. Ceramics I, which is beginning. Ceramics II is intermediate, and Ceramics III is advanced. 

Alicja Wisniewski, senior, and three year ceramics student, stated, ¨If anyone is wondering about joining ceramics, I would highly encourage them to.¨ 

¨In class over the past three years we’ve made plates, mugs, blates, boxes, figures, lantern houses, etc.,¨ Wisniewski continued. 

Students who join ceramics not only get the chance to explore new interests, develop leadership skills, improve social skills, and boost college applications, if students are interested in going to college after high school, but they also get the opportunity to improve their creativity, patience, problem solving skills and their ability to express themselves. At the end of each project, students will be able to take home any ceramic piece they make. 

Ceramics is a very productive and creative class. Students will be able to sketch out their designs and will be able to use Pinterest as a tool to find ideas. Students will also need to be mentally and physically prepared if they need to restart their project. Dealing with ceramics can be tricky if  students are not careful. 

Aside from how fun and tricky ceramics can be, according to current ceramic student, Wisniewski,  Mrs. Brackney is fun, understanding, and treats her students with respect. 

Wisniewski says, ¨Mrs. Brackney is a very bubbly person with a big personality, I love how she teaches hands on and really simplifies the advanced techniques for everyone to be able to understand. ¨