By Mike Cook
Oñate High School (OHS) is changing its name to Organ Mountain High School (OMHS) this summer, and four murals at the school were unveiled earlier this month as part of that rebranding.
Student artists “worked with mural artists from Cruces Creatives (a nonprofit makerspace), who taught them about the history of public art and showed us the process of mural-making from start to finish,” said high-school teacher Stefanie Japel, Ph.D., who led the mural project.
“Each student was given her own sketchbook, and they spent time writing and drawing each day,” Japel said. “Students were given the freedom to create their own murals from start to finish. The imagery they chose represents the beautiful landscape around us, our cultural heritage as New Mexicans and some deep symbology about bravery, strength, and what it is to…
