It is no secret that high schools all over the country, and definitely at Ralston Valley, have put an emphasis on sports.

Football, soccer, basketball.

You name it, sports is a main focus and gets a majority of attention in school.

However, what about all of the other activities that exist within the navy and white hallways within our school?

There are numerous other talents that are thriving within Ralston Valley, including clubs dedicated to Spanish, French, business, drama, etc.

One interesting passion that multiple students have been able to develop over their four years here is art. Ralston Valley has plenty of art-related electives and afterschool organizations. One such student, Jordan Callaway (‘18), has a great interest in the arts and proudly advocates for the Ralston Valley art program.

Callaway’s first interest in art came to her at a very young age.

“When I was in third or possibly fourth grade I had a lot of fun drawing,” Callaway said, “and I realized that I was good at it. My art kind of branched out from there.”

Her skills have certainly developed over the years and Callaway has created numerous drawings, paintings, and other works during her time as an artist.

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Though she creates her art with a variety of different subjects and mediums, Callaway has a few favorites that she continues to circle back to.

“I love to draw and when I draw it is almost always in pencil or charcoal,” Callaway said. “I feel as if you can get greater detail into the drawing this way. My favorite thing to draw is definitely people. People are always interesting and I like to try and show that through my art.”

At Ralston Valley, the sophomore is involved in several prestigious art related classes and clubs. First and foremost, Callaway is taking an intermediate drawing class as an elective, after starting with creative drawing last year as a freshman.

The busy student also takes part in the National Art Honor Society.

“I’m in NAHS which is just like National Junior Honor Society but for art,” Callaway explained. “We have to get art related hours and do art projects.”

When looking toward the future, Callaway would like to pursue a career in art.

“I’m thinking that it would be cool to minor in art for college,” Callaway said. “My dream job would be anything where I could draw every day. I think that character design would be an awesome job.”

It is a commonly known fact that high schools focus a majority of attention on their sports teams.

However, it is time that we look around and notice all the other talent presents within Ralston Valley.

There is certainly no stopping Callaway and the things which she can accomplish through her creativity.