The winner of the Ella Holtzen Memorial Tolerance Week Art Contest is Kelli Schnell, an 8th grader from South Sioux City Middle School.
The winner of the Tolerance Week Essay Contest is Adeline Sanchez-Garcia. Here is her essay.
All Flowers Will Blossom
We’re all beautiful flowers
Cherished at different hours
But roses say we should be like them
Just because they have a better stem
Even though we symbolize different
Doesn’t mean we should be so distant
We want to see the beauty in life
And to not be torn by a strife
Their thorns prick us as we blossom by
It seems like they want us to die
And we all don’t understand why
So I guess it’s time to say our goodbyes
Why can’t we all accept
And not to deflect
Just because we mean different things
Doesn’t mean we have a bad sting
They forget we’re all just flowers
Just different types of flowers
Just because you are more popular
Doesn’t mean you can be so sour
In springs we all bloom
In winters we all gloom
So what difference does it make?
We’re all beautiful flowers
So I’m begging you let us plea
We like to be so free
Bloom our sweet scent
That smooths against the cold wind
Our meadow is torn apart
Our beautiful art is gone
They say to give up
But I just won’t backup
Because we’re all beautiful flowers
The desire to be cherished
I won’t be symbolized by a badge
I won’t fall into ash
I’ll bloom in fields
I won’t be easy to wield
Stand up to what I believe
It will be hard to make me leave
I’ll take my home back
I will not lack
My strength will so strong
Because we do belong
Because I’m a beautiful lilly
I represent kindness and innocence
I don’t do any type of brittleness
Like my fellow white roses
No flower will ever smell sweet
If they have bad desires on your street
So rest in peace to my daffodils
You’ll be remembered still
As I wither in my flowerbed
I hope you will agree
That were all just beautiful flowers
And that’s all we’ll ever be
