The mustang theme continues to get stronger at Homestead High School.
A stainless steel profile of a mustang head was installed on a cafeteria wall in mid-June to go along with a new mustang sculpture in the main quad.
The horse profile was created by Paxton Hovig Schiltz, the 21-year-old son of Homestead High ceramics teacher Katie Schiltz. It was installed June 16.
Paxton’s design was inspired by the school mascot, and Paxton added his own interpretation to create an updated version of the Homestead Mustang, according to the district.
The final product is made up of three separate pieces made with 304-grade stainless steel that weigh nearly 250 pounds when combined.
Also in June, a mustang sculpture was installed in the main quad. The statue, standing at 17 hands tall and weighing about 500 pounds, now serves as the new point of Mustang pride on campus.
The statue cost about $5,000, which came from the district’s site beautification fund, according to school officials.
The art caps off a busy year of construction with the new cafeteria as the focal point. The cafeteria also includes new classrooms and the quad was given a new look. The construction was celebrated at an April 29 event.
Quattrocchi Kwok Architects designed the cafeteria with expanded space for a growing student body, additional science classrooms and more meeting and presentation space for after school activities and programs
The total cost of the building was approximately $12.3 million. Funding for the project came from the Measure B bond proposition, which was passed by voters in the Fremont Union High School District in June 2008.
