VCS Students Actualize Welcome to Vassalboro Signs

VASSALBORO – Last year Town Manager Aaron Miller reached out to Vassalboro Community School’s art teacher Mia Sargent and pitched an idea that not only sparked creativity with her students but also will surely build hometown pride for many years to come.

Rather than spend about $1,600 to have the signs manufactured, the Town spent about $120 on plywood. The paint was donated from Public Works Director Brian Lajoie. The end product was well worth the wait.

To create their designs, students first engaged in brainstorming and research about the town of Vassalboro, reflecting on what makes Vassalboro the unique and remarkable place that it is. Many students chose to represent aspects of nature in their designs, as these images highlight the characteristic beauty of the area and can resonate with the larger population of Vassalboro. Hundreds of designs were drawn by the students of VCS, which they then voted on to narrow down to just a handful of designs.

The final four designs represented on the signs showcase the collaborative and dedicated efforts of students across the grade levels of VCS. The Vassalboro Community School students are proud of their work in designing and creating the new Vassalboro town line signs.

The signs will be positioned at the town lines in China; Winslow (Rt. 32 and 201) and Augusta on Riverside Drive by the end of July.