{"id":175490,"date":"2026-03-02T21:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/175490\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T21:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:25:08","slug":"colorful-surprise-greets-students-at-hartsfield-elementary-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/175490\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorful surprise greets students at Hartsfield Elementary School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A surprise greeted students at Tallahassee\u2019s Hartsfield Elementary School Monday morning. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hartsfield was one of several schools forced to remove its student-painted crosswalk last year at the direction of the Florida Department of Transportation. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Artwork removed from Hartsfield Elementary's crosswalk last year is now featured on a wind...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JOIG45TI4FEV5NO3TN3L4O5ELI.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Artwork removed from Hartsfield Elementary&#8217;s crosswalk last year is now featured on a wind screen that runs the length of the playground.(WCTV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Now, that art is back. It\u2019s featured on a colorful wind screen that runs the length of the playground fence right near Hartsfield\u2019s front entrance. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt makes me happy,\u201d fourth grader Javionna Mitchell said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Mitchell is one of the students who helped to design and paint the original crosswalk. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI felt like such good memories came here and I was just so thankful that they put it up to, like, represent how we decorated,\u201d she said of the new fence.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"&quot;It makes me happy,&quot; one student said when she saw the fence for the first time.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AF6KGCWPG5F7TH2T67DBGLDTZY.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>&#8220;It makes me happy,&#8221; one student said when she saw the fence for the first time.(WCTV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThe students were extremely surprised,\u201d Hartsfield Elementary School Principal John Olson said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t tell them about the surprise so they came back to school today and some of the students remember painting the crosswalk. They were thrilled to see the same artwork on the school fence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Artwork removed from Hartsfield Elementary's crosswalk last year is now featured on a wind...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HNG6GSIBLVC75I6AGTXG4K77FM.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Artwork removed from Hartsfield Elementary&#8217;s crosswalk last year is now featured on a wind screen that runs the length of the playground.(WCTV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Knight Creative Communities Institute &#8211; or KCCI &#8211; worked with the school to create the floral striped wind screen which also shields the playground from the view of passing cars. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s more welcoming than the fence by itself,\u201d principal John Olson said. \u201cThe colors are beautiful. It was well organized and the children know they\u2019re coming to a happy and joyous place to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"&quot;The children know they're coming to a happy and joyous place to learn,&quot; the principal said of...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FVCY2FZQXZANDDPNSAKDUP42B4.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>&#8220;The children know they&#8217;re coming to a happy and joyous place to learn,&#8221; the principal said of the new artwork.(WCTV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/03\/02\/it-makes-me-happy-colorful-surprise-greets-students-hartsfield-elementary-school\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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