St. Hugh students to be recognized by City

Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez and the City of Miami officials will be honoring the St Hugh Catholic School eighth graders with a special certificate for their art exhibit entitled “Art in the Dark, on Thursday, May 23 at the City Commission meeting at 9 am. The art will be on display after that at City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive.

Shortly after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, St. Hugh School along with other neighboring schools was placed under lock-down, while the police searched for a suspect in the area. An hour into confinement, in the dark and complete silence, the eighth grade students were each given a piece of clay by their art teacher, Mrs. Catherine PenneKamp, and asked to create an object that represented what they were feeling. The final art pieces expressed the student’s profound balance of fear, love and faith. Many emotions were forever captured in the student’s expressive art. This same art exhibit was presented during our school’s Annual Art Show and many parents and guests were in awe and left with a new perspective on the role of educators within a school. The art is a visible reminder of what faith and trust in God , in moments of despair, will do for mankind.