Oakton Principal Q. T. Carter also said restoring the murals extends beyond pure aesthetics. We're working on a lot of things here at Oakton, on image and perception in the community, so we need to have things brought up to standard. Cleveland said the real beauty of the restoration process lies in the involvement of the students. The CCC conservators would bring the children through and talk to them about the process. The importance of drawing students into enjoying and understanding the art in their own environment cannot be stressed enough, Becker said.
Art makes going to school a little more exciting and personable.
Attempts at restoring the murals and raising money in the community have met with mixed success over the years. In 1993 a leaky roof caused instability in the walls supporting the murals. The district put up funding for repairs to the walls in 1997. CCC conservators cleaned and repaired three of the smaller murals. They also mapped and diagrammed the remaining murals so they could be reproduced at a later date.