<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1AYKQz_0wBh7EZ100" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1AYKQz_0wBh7EZ100" width="1600" height="1066" ><figcaption>KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Shenandoah Valley High School students paint the windows at the former Woolworths and at Francesco's Restaurant on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.</figcaption></figure><p><b>SHENANDOAH –</b> A longtime Shenandoah tradition dating back to at least the 1960s continued this week.</p><p>High schoolers were out-and-about downtown Wednesday, adding color to many of the storefronts.</p><p>The Shenandoah Valley High School students were participating in the annual Halloween Window Painting project, now undertaken by the art club at the school.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1XFAwg_0wBh7EZ100" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1XFAwg_0wBh7EZ100" width="1280" height="853" ><figcaption>KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – Students paint the windows at the Go2 Laundromat in Shenandoah on Oct. 16, 2024.</figcaption></figure><p><i>The Sentinel</i> stopped by North Main Street where students were painting Francesco’s, the former Woolworth’s storefront, and the Go 2 Laundromat.</p><p>The tradition dates back at least to 1964, when the former Shenandoah Merchants Association sponsored it as a contest.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSVBlueDevils%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02Uc8rNLx3eYZe4GqBrguqMw5UuWovCo4Qh1AKd5XLBJaFa5UBd7kHRkP4QRddEe13l" style="width:100%; height:100%; position:relative; border:none; overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe></div></div></body>

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Students carry on Shenandoah Valley window painting tradition

SHENANDOAH – A longtime Shenandoah tradition dating back to at least the 1960s continued this week. High schoolers were out-and-about downtown Wednesday, adding color to many of the storefronts. The Shenandoah Valley High School students were participating in the annual Halloween Window Painting project, now undertaken by the art...