Mr. Gillespie helping seventh grade students with their still-life drawings.Sariah Morris
SJHS Staff Writer
Mr. Jethro Gillespie, SJHS art teacher, loves what he does. He became interested in art when he was a small child and that interest increased throughout high school. He said that family members and friends encouraged him and he loves to make art.
When Mr. Gillespie was in school, he said that he had good art teachers and he hopes to be a good teacher too. He decided to teach junior high students because he loves to be with kids, and he likes to see what different type of things his students make.
Carson Giles, a student of Mr. Gillespie, said, “I love Mr. G’s class. He has a really good attitude, and he is a way cool teacher. I also love that he lets us do our own thing. We are able to express ourselves.” Another student of his, Hannah Collings, said, “I like his class a lot, and it’s so cool with the projects we do, I especially love the collages.” According to his students, Mr. Gillespie is an amazing teacher.
In Mr. Gillespie’s class he does lots of different types of projects. The students learn painting, drawing different type of faces, photography, sculptures, and collages. He lets them do their own thing. “Right now, I am working on a series of small (6” by 6”) oil paintings for a show in the May Provo gallery stroll,” Mr. Gillespie said. “This show will be downtown in Provo on the 1st of May. The place is called Mode Boutique.”
Mr. Gillespie is awesome, and everyone at SJHS hopes he will keep teaching here for a long time to come.
