Salem; Jay Luna-Gil, 12, a sixth-grader at the Collins Middle School in Salem, uses chalk pastels to draw a picture of a viking he titled, "Mike the Vike" during an open house at the Collins School on Thursday night. Parents were invited to the school to get more familiar with the programs and classes their children are involved in. "That's my masterpiece," said Jay, who especially enjoys drawing. "I'm gonna take this one home. It's my best one yet." Photo by Matthew Viglianti/Staff Photographer Thursday, November 5, 2009.

Salem; Jay Luna-Gil, 12, a sixth-grader at the Collins Middle School in Salem, uses chalk pastels to draw a picture of a viking he titled, "Mike the Vike" during an open house at the Collins School on Thursday night. Parents were invited to the school to get more familiar with the programs and classes their children are involved in. "That's my masterpiece," said Jay, who especially enjoys drawing. "I'm gonna take this one home. It's my best one yet." Photo by Matthew Viglianti/Staff Photographer Thursday, November 5, 2009.