Art Club and Mental Health Coalition help Jefferson de-stress Parsa Hamran, Staff Writer May 16, 2026
![Freshman Abri Gallegos is going over her drawing of a rat with a sharpie in the art room. Art Club and Mental Health Coalition held an eighth period for a chance to unwind and make watercolors, on Monday, May 11. “Art helps enable you to relieve stress and express your emotions,” Gallegos said. “[You can] open up and empty what you feel inside, but calm [yourself] at the same time.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ParsaArtClub-1200x800.jpeg)