ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. — The ability to think outside the box is what pottery students at Eastern Alamance High School said makes a great artist. Eleventh Grader Ainsley Dial takes pride in her work.

Clay pots are bringing something good in the Northwest ISD. It's in the form of a pottery competition called Claytopia at Eaton High School in Haslet. For two weeks, kids have spent advisory periods ...