During her fourth hour ceramics class on Feb. 26, Tayah Stratton, 9, laughs at table partner Ben Brooks, 9. The assignment they are working on is a pot made out of spiraled pieces of clay (Photo by O. Gaa).

On Feb. 26, Ben Brooks finishes his pot by adding final adjustments to his piece. Brooks piece has spiraling pieces of potters clay wrapping upward with circular pieces on the top (Photo by O. Gaa).

During the fourth hour Ceramics, Carsen Lightcap, 9, works on his new project. Lightcap rolled out additional pieces of clay to add to his pot (Photo by O. Gaa).

On Feb. 26, Ruby Dickie, 9, works on her ceramics assignment. Dickie works the clay in her hand to add to her pot (Photo by O. Gaa).

During his Ceramics class on Feb. 26, Alonzo Dominick, 11, concentrates while working his piece. Dominick is listening to music while working on his piece (Photo by O. Gaa).

In Brad Reinking’s, ceramics teacher, sixth hour class, Evan Copeland, 10, shapes his pot and smooths the edges inside of the pot. Students in this class designed a pot starting with spiraled rolls and eventually added their own specifications to it (Photo by A. Pahl).

On Feb. 28, Marlee Saxon, 10, carves out triangles from her bowl while adding new design elements. Saxon uses a rounded pottery device to mold her clay into the shape desired (Photo by A. Pahl).

In Brad Reinking’s, ceramics teacher, sixth hour class, Beth Baum, 12, shapes out her next piece on the potter’s wheel. Reinking’s sixth hour class has students enrolled in ceramics one, two and five (Photo by A. Pahl).

On Feb. 28, Thomas O’Leary, 11, and Collin Rooney, 10, roll out clay for their pots. O’Leary and Rooney are both in the Ceramics 1 class (Photo by A. Pahl).

In Brad Reinking’s, ceramics teacher, sixth hour ceramics 2 class, students design faces to mold into their clay. Abby Scoma, 10, is trying to fix her face and enjoying shaping the eyebrows (Photo by A. Pahl).