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" Eventually, all things merge into one,
and a river runs through it."
- Norman Maclean
To celebrate Poudre High School's 30th anniversary and to commemorate or new building four alumni artists created the River Wall sculture:
- Bruce Gueswel, class of 1980,
professional artist, sculptor
- Barbara (Lillyblade) Breen, class of 1969,
prodessional art educator and painter
- Christine (Lillyblade) Martell, class of 1967,
professional artist and printmaker
- Jerry Hubka, class of 1966,
professional art educator, potter and painter
The 22 bronze plaques are the artists' symbolic representation of the Poudre River and the turbulent, complex temperament of the waters. The River Wall was created by four alumni artists for the expansion and remodel of Poudre High School in 1994-1995. It commemorates the "new building" and celebrates the 30th anniversary of Poudre High School.
The River Wall sculpture was created to represent and honor our namesake, the wild and scenic Cache la Poudre. The Poudre River originates at the Continental Divide between Grand Lake and trail Ridge, and eventually joins the South Platte River east of Fort Collins.
In the 19th century, French trappers of this region would store their gun powder in secret caves on the banks of this wild river to keep it safe and dry. Cache la Poudre is French for "hide the powder."
The quote, "Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it," from the book by Norman Maclean, was chosen to accompany the sculpture because of the symbolic reference to our namesake river and its meaningful significance to education as an ever flowing pathway of change and lifelong learning. For just as the river and seasons change, so does the pathway of lifelong learning. The bronze quote was a gift from the graduation class of 1994.