By Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

William E. Strickland Jr.’s life changed when he first saw art teacher Frank Ross at the potter’s wheel in an Oliver High School classroom.

Mr. Strickland hopes a partnership between the Pittsburgh Public Schools and Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, an organization the Oliver alumnus founded in 1968, will hook other students on art and help them thrive in school.

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