Fox Sculpture Started With Summer School

Yorkville High School teacher Levi McCulloch initiated a public art class for summer school.

The new fox sculpture in front of Yorkville High School is more than MDO plywood, paint and posts. It’s the product of 13 students’ work, community volunteerism, and a teacher’s vision – plus a metaphor on the high school experience. Art teacher Levi McCulloch led the project, which spilled beyond the new three-week summer school class to students volunteering their time throughout the summer and the first week of this academic year. “It’s made out of four separate panels, and each of the panels is a different color and different shape,” McCulloch said. “All of them come together to make the Fox because there are four different years here – freshman, sophomore, junior, senior - but they all come together to make the Fox.” The design itself…

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