Vicky Kent of Team Rubicon & TravelStoryGPS guided JHMS girls in flying drones!

Vicky Kent of Team Rubicon and TravelStoryGPS shared her story and knowledge of drones with JHMS girls during the fall of 2019.

Jes Hagan of Mountain Valley Hoops led participants of the 2019 GAP! Rising 6th Workshop in hula hooping- incorporating the entire body and optical illusions created by the hula hoops and certain repetitive movements. So fun!

Spirit animals helped to inspire different poses during the photo shoot, guided and inspired by Lindsay Linton of Linton Productions.

Lindsay Linton- creator of the Women in Wyoming photography project- shared her craft with JHMS girls during the fall of 2019. Girls first interviewed one another and then let their personalities shine in front of and behind the camera.

WES girls first set-up a tent to protect them from the approaching rain before assembling their personal power bracelets. Many girls were guided by the colors of beads/stones and the meanings behind these hues such as: red=love, yellow=happiness, orange=fun, blue=trust, green=kindness, purple=imagination, black=elegance, etc.

Daniela Botur of Lotus Vibes joined GAP! the first week of December 2019 to create bracelets of joy… reminding the girls that joy originates within them.

TVMS GAP! girls decided early in the 2019-2020 school year to combine, so 6-8th graders would be together!

TVMS 2019

JHMS GAP! participants created 'dream pillows' under the guidance of local herb expert Hannah Koivu. After learning a bit about the healing qualities and characteristics of various herbs, the girls decorated muslin bags & personally chose the contents and quantity of each dried plant to place in their pillows. Ideas of where to best appreciate their fragrant finished products included backpacks, lockers and (of course) underneath pillows.

JHMS GAP! + People Spread Love = handcrafted notes of encouragement and well wishes for folks in the Tetons and beyond! Thank you Heather DeVine for your unwavering commitment to kindness & community.

Amelia Atencio Article

Center of Wonder • Wonder Institute artist Ouree Lee joined JHMS 6th, 7th, & 8th graders to discuss emotions and the masks we put on to conceal them. The girls took Polaroids of one another depicting these ideas.

Adrian Croke of Teton County Health Department joined Girls Actively Participating to converse and answer questions about bodies, puberty, & relationships. This was an amazing opportunity for the girls to ask questions, to normalize changes that occur during the tween-age/teenage years, and to take part in engaging and educational activities provided by Adrian.

Outreach Coordinator Billi Harrington of The Art Association of Jackson Hole led a conversation on goals, fears, strengths, and symbolism while introducing a dream catcher project to JHMS Girls Actively Participating. The girls created their own dream catchers with string, beads, ribbon, yarn, bones, hot glue, feathers, CREATIVITY, OPTIMISM, and more!

6th Grader Cora & lead artist Natalie Connel work together to sketch a moose when thinking about the different communities and components involved in protecting the water in Jackson

JHMS girls began a month long mural project in February 2020. Day 1 included a presentation by Kristin Revill (a biologist, teacher, and board member of Protect Our Waters Jackson Hole); an introduction to the project by Carrie Geraci of Jackson Hole Public Art; and brainstorming with lead artist Natalie Connel.