Lea Brynestad uses art background to create a book
Lea Brynestad, junior Ben Brynestad’s mom, is writing and illustrating a children’s book for her students at Rutherford Elementary. She has previously taught at many other elementary schools in the Stillwater district. Brynestad has taught art in the Stillwater district for over 10 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Art and Psychology from Concordia College. She teaches the art portion of S.T.E.A.M (science, technology, engineering, art and math) at the elementary schools.
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Tess Schoenborn, Online Editor
Tess Schoenborn is a junior at Stillwater Area High school, who loves to sing. She is involved in the Stillwater Choir at SAHS. She is an Online Editor...
Evelyn Young • Apr 12, 2018 at 11:35 am
I am so glad that this story was done. The alt-copy was laid out very nicely. The background color was different which was good to see other than the traditional black or red. The quotes were really strong as well and it was cool to hear Ben’s opinion on what his mom is doing. This story also caught my attention because I had mrs. Brynestad as an art teacher. I liked the variety of artwork that was included too. Very well done.
Joseph Blomquist • Apr 11, 2018 at 12:41 pm
The article had strong information about Junior Ben Brynestads mom, helping to build the article. The quotes are very strong, and tell the backstory to the creation of the book, which is cool
Madison Weispfenning • Apr 10, 2018 at 9:19 pm
I love how this story relates to our school through Ben, and how his mom is impacting society today. This story just gives so much information in such a little format. Very well structured!
Hannah Boardman • Apr 10, 2018 at 9:17 am
I really enjoyed the information in this story, especially since it focused on a local author. The inclusion of her art work enhances the story, especially since they are pages of her book. The text was a little bit hard to read due to the size, so next time I would try and increase that so it’s legible. Otherwise nice work!