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The crowd looks on as the Save Noisette Creek mural is unveiled Monday evening at School of the Arts.

About 40 people watched and cheered as the “Save Noisette Creek” mural officially was unveiled Oct. 11 at Charleston County School of the Arts (SOA). Speakers included, Mary Neal with Michaux, Marie Nichols with Charleston County School of the Arts (SOA), Dave Joyner of the Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium and Marty Besancon, city of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department. Students who painted the mural helped with the unveiling. In addition, two creative writers read original writings about the creek. SOA has won more regional and national Scholastic Writing Awards (nearly 70 of the 90 students last year) than any other writing program in the country. The Scholastic Writing Awards, exclusive for writers and artists between seventh and twelfth grade, is the largest and most prestigious writing contest in the country. Past winners include Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Redford and Andy Warhol.

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