Dance and Art classes along with Love Green are teaming up to produce Chapin’s first ever recycled fashion show.  The Junk to Funk show will hit the runway April 22 but students are already designing and creating the clothes.

Junk to Funk outfits will feature recycled items as part of each ensemble.  The intention is to spread awareness about eco-friendly ideas and practices while having a good time and reducing the amount of material goods used to create most designs.

Art teacher Mrs. Katie Myers was inspired at recent Columbia show.

“Mrs. Malone and I attended a recycled fashion show in Columbia, and we decided to do one at Chapin.  Then we mentioned it to Mrs. Cargile and we started integrating it into the art and dance class curriculum.”  Dance classes will be providing the entertainment with modeling and dancing during the event.  Dancers will also be doing concessions, such as refreshments and a bake sale.

The art classes will be handling the clothing.  Each group of students were asked to design and produce outfits from previously used or recyclable materials.

Mrs. Myers said, “Dresses made out of grocery bags, newspaper, or coffee filters, tissue box shoes, big necklaces out of bottles. Anything you can imagine, as long as it’s recyclable.”

Mrs. Malone’s photography classes will be capturing the event on film as well as taking pictures of the outfits. 

 Love Green will be handing out pamphlets with eco-friendly facts, manning displays on energy usage at Chapin High, and displaying each teacher’s recycled art projects.

“This is a great way for Love Green to get some publicity, but even a better way for publicize awareness about being green on Earth Day!,”  said senior Arya Novinbakht.

The event hopes to spread eco-awareness as well as help students with their futures.

“I hope that we can have a program that kids have a lot of performance activities and feel that they are prepared to enter a college dancing class.  My goal is for kids to feel knowledgeable and confident about dancing,” said Cargile.

Overall, it is a way for Chapin to learn more about recycling, eco-friendly facts, and a good time.