Students walking the halls of Eastside High School will soon be greeted by a new mural — one hand-painted by students and volunteers. For some, the mural will feature familiar faces, as it depicts members of the school’s student body.
The project is the latest work of Mindful Messages: A Mural Movement, a nonprofit organization painting murals with uplifting, unifying messages in schools across Alachua County.
The Eastside mural is designed to capture the school’s diverse history of integration, said Jenna Horner, the founder of Mindful Messages. Eastside opened in 1970 following a U.S. Supreme Court order for Alachua County Public Schools to desegregate…