Commercial Art and Photography Students at Career Center Make Thank-You Cards for People in the Military

Students taking Commercial Art and Photography at the Career Center classes have been making and sending cards to active-duty military troops.

“Commercial Art students are creating the cards (non-holiday themed, more like "thank you for your service"),” said Stephanie Messer, who teaches Commercial Art, “and Photography students from Kate Castleberry and Frank Chodl's classes are submitting their photographs.

“Commercial Art students have been doing this for about seven years. I ask teachers at the Career Center for addresses of service members on active duty. Plus I ask through social media for addresses, and students bring in addresses of members they know. That's how we get our listing of service members to send packs of cards and photos to. 

“Last year, one of our own Career Center teachers, Randy Jones, was on active duty with the Army Reserves over in Afghanistan. He received a bunch of cards and photographs from our students and was very thankful for them. He had even Skyped with my students to let them know about life over there. Mr. Jones is still on active duty this holiday season (but has returned from Afghanistan), and we will be sending him more cards and photographs again this year.

“We keep a world map in class and show the locations we send the cards - global connections!”