Boone Central industrial arts students have combined art and Nebraska history with metal working skills for a special project this year.

They are involved in the Ken Iverson Project, a sculpture-making project and contest involving area schools in a collaborative effort between various disciplines.

This year’s theme is Nebraska history.

It is an initiative created by Nucor Steel and honoring Ken Iverson, former president of Nucor, to encourage community participation and the arts, and to encourage collaboration across departments.

In this project, students work as a team to show their creativity and leave their mark in their community. Steel for the sculptures is donated from Nucor.

Boone Central’s project takes the shape of Nebraska on two sides. It includes smaller components depicting horse-drawn wagons, a locomotive, windmill, farm animals, a grain elevator, tractor and plow, and an older model farm truck.

Read the complete story in this week's Albion News/Boone County Tribune.