Students' Vivid Mural Brings to Life Alan Page's Message

MINNEAPOLIS – The words, he was familiar with.

The messages, however, came to life in a whole new way at Justice Page Middle School.

Alan Page, Hall of Fame defensive tackle and retired Minnesota Supreme Court judge, recently visited the school named in his honor for the unveiling of a unique mural project.

Over the course of the 2017-18 school year, seventh- and eighth-grade students who elected to take the Mural Arts & Identity class poured themselves into 17 individual paintings that reflect Page’s values and social justice efforts over the years.

The paintings, which spell out J-U-S-T-I-C-E P-A-G-E S-C-H-O-O-L, each depict a meaningful Page quote that was chosen by the students to represent…