Location:

Lobby of the John Tobin School at 197 Vassal Lane, Cambridge

Credits:

Painted and Designed By the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Grades

Directed by David Fichter

Assisted by Teachers and Parents

Design Students:

Derrick Trotman, Kristen MacCarthy, Yumer Lee

Annie Wilhelm, Xin Lee, Stanley Oiere Louis

Jai Ebonstarre, Ken Cleary, Micah Pierce

Siso Missra, Peter Crane, Marcos Santiago

Bobby Vascuez, Marley Michael,Marc Reardon

Rachel Irwin, Matt Dunphy, Karima Cooper

Lacreen Lewis, Jesemai Rivera, Johanna Rosario

Angela Landrigan, Donald Copeland, Garrett Allen

Michael Hobbs, Nora Sullivan, Thrya Heder

Jesse Levin, Luie DePascuale, Philip Steven

Thiago Olivera, Katina Scot, Vang Xiao

Natalie Desire, Shavonne Reddick, Silvie Snow-Thomas

Sponsored by the Tobin PTO and the Massachusetts Council

Description:

This mural symbolizes the past, present, and future of the Tobin School and is located in the lobby of the Tobin School.

On the right side of the wall along the down ramp is a painting of the old Russel School and students at their desks. This portion of the mural is painted in dark brownish reds, brown, and gray. This picture seems to melt into the present Tobin School which replaced the Russel. Tobin students are reading, writing, playing basketball, and counting blocks in bright modern colors.

That picture melts into what the kids at Tobin imagined to be the future of our school. This picture has kids in their modern space suits running the controls of a spaceship school.

There are also two and a half pillars that have other scenes on them. The top half of the first pillar you see as you walk in the front doors has children singing in music class. The next pillar you pass by as you walk up the main ramp has a child looking into the ocean and is seeing many exotic, colorful fish. The last painted pillar is located in the middle of the lobby. This pillar has painted portraits of students doing activities around the Tobin School.

-by Silvie Snow-Thomas

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