NJ students paint murals in hallways of Paterson school

PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) - It's a skill you can't brush off.

Yazier Brown, a ninth-grade student at College Achieve Charter School, has left his mark on Paterson's Public School No. 2 by playing a role in the making of a collection of beautiful hallway murals.

"That really helps the community," said Brown. "It's really nice to see, and you can appreciate what's going on in the City of Paterson."

Brown is part of Halls That Inspire, a program based in Paterson that gets students to beautify the hallways they walk each day.

"Making their school more of a home for them to come to every day," said school Principal Vanessa Serrano.

All around the school are uplifting works of art, from the abstract to the inspirational. A mural with the words "Music is the strongest form of magic" was just completed by students at the school this week.

"I really enjoy drawing, and drawing on my school is very awesome," said seventh-grade student Yoselyn Medinez.

"You don't see this really everywhere," said eighth-grade student Dilany Santian. "Before this program, the walls were kind of bland."