Alumni aim to save mural at Douglas High

Alumni aim to save mural at Douglas High

In winston are rallying together to save a mural at douglas high school that was bult in the 50s.

It is expected to be torn down next summer&but kezi 9 news reporter evita garza shows us why some alumni say theye not going down without a fight.

When david van dermark looks at this two-sided mural, he says he sees hope.?then there the handshake between different colored hands, which indicates peace among all?

He is a 1975 graduate of douglas high school.

He says this murual has always been a reminder to treat everyone equally& and he beleives many people feel the same way.

00:20 david van dermark, douglas hs alumni?in light of what wee seeing today, racial tensions rising again across the nation, it a statement that all of us need to take to heart?

Last year, voters in the winston dillard school district passed a 16 million dollar bond to rebuild the high school.

But& that meant the mural would be torn down.

So, van dermark is rounding up alumni, community members and students& to make sure the mural stays.

Including his son, lucas&who is also the current student body president.

00:49 lucas van dermark, student, douglas high school:?it reminds people of how far wee gotten and how much farther we have to go?

0:54 evita:?in a perfect world, david says he like to pick up the mural and move it right here, about 100 feet from its original home.

He said he like it in front of these two oak trees in front of the school... so students, staff and the community can admire it as they pass by.

In order to move the mural& they need 20 thousand dollars by next summer.

They have partnered with the winston area community partnership& a non profit that helps fundraise for projects like this.

They are helping with community outreach.?

I excited in not only the fact that it has the potential to be saved, but so many people have offered support?

But david has full confidence they will see the mural live on for generations to come.

In winston evita garza kezi 9