b" muralsA new mural coming to DePaulBy Healthy Trailblazer Journal staffhistory of the school, its values, and The DePaul Catholic School the Germantown community. Now The DePaul Catholic School hasthe school is working on a new mural helped make Philadelphia the muralfor the rear of the building where its capital of the world.younger students enter, Ms. McKenzie says.The school's mural on the front andWe wanted to do something specialBrother Mark Elder side of its building is one of more thanto brighten the backside of theMural Artist4,000 murals around the city.building, she says.School Principal Colleen McKenzieSt. Vincents Orchard (see photo says the mural is called St. VincentsThe new mural (see illustration above)below) took three summers to make. Orchard, and its images honor thewill be a picture of Jesus as a BlackIt was completed in 2012. The same man. His portrait will be made up ofartist who worked on that mural is small pictures ofcreating the new one. He is Brother DePaul studentsMark Elder, C.M., a faculty member at faces, she says. DePaul University in Chicago.When asked whyBrother Mark says he worked with the DePaul has murals,DePaul Catholic School community she says: Weand neighbors to design both murals. want families andHis students at DePaul University students to drive byand The DePaul Catholic School have and want to comehelped him.to school and want to be part of theHe says the murals are meant community.to inform people about what is important and celebrated in their school.Page 12illustration (top) courtesy of The DePaul Catholic School and Brother Mark Elder | photo (bottom) by Tori Moore, 8th grade, DePaul 12B Y K I D S , F O R K I D S | S p r i n g 2 0 2 4 Trailblazer Journal"