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ALBANY, N.Y. (April 9, 2009) --
 For a host
of designers and models at William S. Hackett Middle School, April 9 was a day to
bring the trash in -- in style!
All of the outfits featured in Hackett’s first annual
Trashion Show were created using 100 percent recycled materials.
The Trashion Show grew out of a service learning project
on recycling that has been overseen by teachers Shannon Van Dyke and
Kathleen Hagner for the past three years. Although the project is geared
towards sixth-grade students, this year the Trashion Show included work
from students in all grades.
At the show, participants showed off their designs in a
school-wide assembly. Prizes were awarded for the top designs, which
were chosen by a panel of teacher judges and the student body.
Model Truly Dickens (middle) shows off an outfit
designed by Dazhia Clark (l) and Afua Sarfo (r).
 “Instead of using machines and new fabrics, which is
wasteful, it is helpful to use recycled products to create new outfits,”
said sixth-grade designer and model Paige DeLong.
Contest winner Coral Wessman-Froese, also a sixth-grader, stated that the fun
she had participating in the show far outweighed the prizes she won.
There are some improvements to look forward to in future
shows, however. As sixth-grade model Isabel Pottinger asserted, “It’s really hard to
stand still in a plastic dress.”
(L-R) Molly Ketterer, Kitty Sharp, Coral Wessman-Froese
Paige DeLong and Lianne Parmalee.
The City
School District of Albany serves approximately 8,300 students in 18
elementary, middle and high schools. In addition to neighborhood
schools, the district includes several magnet schools and programs, as
well as other innovative academic opportunities for students. The
district is more than halfway through its comprehensive facilities
project to newly build and/or renovate nearly all of its elementary and
middle schools. The ultimate goal of the facilities project is to
provide schools with the resources necessary to help students succeed in
the 21st century.
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