Debbie Adamson, president of the Kenai Potters Guild, assists a group of fifth-graders at Soldotna Elementary who are working on pottery projects this week for a fundraiser that will buy new playground equipment for the school on Thursday, in Soldotna. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Debbie Adamson, president of the Kenai Potters Guild, assists a group of fifth-graders at Soldotna Elementary who are working on pottery projects this week for a fundraiser that will buy new playground equipment for the school on Thursday, in Soldotna. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Getting their hands dirty

Students create pottery for school fundraiser

Fifth-grade students from Soldotna Elementary had the opportunity to make their own ceramic bowls with the help of Debbie Adamson, president of the Kenai Potters Guild.

This is the first time Erin Eveland’s class has made pottery. With access to a kiln and Adamson’s help, students are able to make bowls to sell at a fundraiser that the school is hosting to buy a new piece of playground equipment.

Adamson was the school’s librarian for 12 years. She said she’s excited to be back in Soldotna Elementary.

ADVERTISEMENT
0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
00:00
00:00
00:00
 

“I just happen to do some clay work and I am thrilled to share it with them,” Adamson said.

The students’ teacher, Eveland, said the students have been enjoying the hands-on project.

“I think they love it,” Eveland said. “I think it’s super exciting for them to make a bowl that they actually get to paint and then take home.”

The students were able to fire their projects in a kiln the school shares with Soldotna Montessori.

“I haven’t had one kid complain,” Adamson said. “It’s just been very fun. They’ve really done a good job. They’re excited to show mom and dad.”

She said parents will have the chance to purchase their student’s bowl at the fundraiser.

President of the Kenai Potters Guild and former Soldotna Elementary School librarian, Debbie Adamson, helps fifth-graders at Soldotna Elementary make ceramic bowls for a fundraiser that will buy buy new playground equipment for the school on Thursday, in Soldotna. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

President of the Kenai Potters Guild and former Soldotna Elementary School librarian, Debbie Adamson, helps fifth-graders at Soldotna Elementary make ceramic bowls for a fundraiser that will buy buy new playground equipment for the school on Thursday, in Soldotna. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Debbie Adamson, president of the Kenai Potters Guild and former Soldotna Elementary School librarian, helps fifth-graders work on making their own ceramic bowls for a fundraiser that will buy new playground equipment for the school on Thursday, in Soldotna. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Debbie Adamson, president of the Kenai Potters Guild and former Soldotna Elementary School librarian, helps fifth-graders work on making their own ceramic bowls for a fundraiser that will buy new playground equipment for the school on Thursday, in Soldotna. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Fifth-graders at Soldotna Elementary school worked on pottery projects with Debbie Adamson, president of the Kenai Potters Guild, for a fundraiser that will buy new playground equipment for the school on Thursday, in Soldotna. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Fifth-graders at Soldotna Elementary school worked on pottery projects with Debbie Adamson, president of the Kenai Potters Guild, for a fundraiser that will buy new playground equipment for the school on Thursday, in Soldotna. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

More in News

Soldotna City Council member Jordan Chilson and Soldotna Mayor Paul Whitney grill hot dogs at the Progress Days Block Party at Parker Park in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, July 26, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Progress Days block party keeps celebration going

Vendors, food trucks, carnival games and contests entertained hundreds

Children take candy from a resident of Heritage Place during the 68th Annual Soldotna Progress Days Parade in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, July 26, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
‘It feels so hometown’

68th Annual Soldotna Progress Days parade brings festivity to city streets

Kachemak Bay is seen from the Homer Spit in March 2019. (Homer News file photo)
Toxin associated with amnesic shellfish poisoning not detected in Kachemak Bay mussels

The test result does not indicate whether the toxin is present in other species in the food web.

Superintendent Clayton Holland speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, July 7, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Federal education funding to be released after monthlong delay

The missing funds could have led to further cuts to programming and staff on top of deep cuts made by the KPBSD Board of Education this year.

An angler holds up a dolly varden for a photograph on Wednesday, July 16. (Photo courtesy of Koby Etzwiler)
Anchor River opens up to Dollies, non-King salmon fishing

Steelhead and rainbow trout are still off limits and should not be removed from the water.

A photo provided by NTSB shows a single-engine Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub, that crashed shortly after takeoff in a mountainous area of southwestern Alaska, Sept. 12, 2023. The plane was weighed down by too much moose meat and faced drag from a set of antlers mounted on its right wing strut, federal investigators said on Tuesday.
Crash that killed husband of former congresswoman was overloaded with moose meat and antlers, NTSB says

The plane, a single-engine Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub, crashed shortly after takeoff in a mountainous area of southwestern Alaska on Sept. 12, 2023.

Armor rock from Sand Point is offloaded from a barge in the Kenai River in Kenai, Alaska, part of ongoing construction efforts for the Kenai River Bluff Stabilization Project on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Work continues on Kenai Bluff stabilization project

The wall has already taken shape over a broad swath of the affected area.

An aerial photo over Grewingk Glacier and Glacier Spit from May 2021 shows a mesodinium rubrum bloom to the left as contrasted with the normal ocean water of Kachemak Bay near Homer. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Greer/Beryl Air)
KBNERR warns of potential harmful algal bloom in Kachemak Bay

Pseudo-nitzchia has been detected at bloom levels in Kachemak Bay since July 4.

Fresh-picked lettuces are for sale at the final Homer Farmers Market of the year on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
USDA ends regional food program, pulls $6M from Alaska businesses

On July 15, the Alaska Food Policy Council was notified that the USDA had terminated the Regional Food Business Center Program “effective immediately.”

Most Read

You're browsing in private mode.
Please sign in or subscribe to continue reading articles in this mode.

Peninsula Clarion relies on subscription revenue to provide local content for our readers.

Subscribe

Already a subscriber? Please sign in