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Theme announced for this years art and essay contests
This year’s art and essay contest entries need to convey in words, color, texture, symbols or imagery this message: Fear & Ignorance = Hate Acceptance, Friendship & Peace = Tolerance
“The Lady in Number 6 – Music Saved My Life” documentary film to be shown on Monday evening
Tolerance Week partner Morningside College will host a screening of The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life, an Academy Award-winning 2013 documentary-short film directed, written and produced by Malcolm Clarke. The La...
2015 Tolerance Week Dates Announced
Tolerance Week will be held April 20-24, 2015. Mr. Phil Gans will be returning to Siouxland to speak to area students and area 8th graders will see “Nicky’s Family” at the Orpheum Theatre on Wednesday morning April 22. A...
Original letter found from Sir Nicholas to FDR
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/1939-letter-found-plea-to-fdr-to-save-jewish-kids
8th Graders to see Nicky’s Family
Area 8th grade students will again be shown the film “Nicky’s Family” at the Orpheum Theatre on Wednesday, April 30th at 9:30 in the morning. In 1939, Sir Nicholas Winton personally and by his own initiative saved the li...
A Live Music and AV Event Will Be Tolerance Week Signature at the Orpheum
The event is called Rise: A Journey of Spiritual Resistance RISE is a powerful journey of live music, art and motion pictures inspired by the Holocaust. The evening is presented by Sioux City Symphony Conductor, Ryan Has...
Ahead of Time Documentary to be shown at WITCC on Monday, April 28 at 6pm
A documentary celebrating award-winning journalist Ruth Gruber, witness and participant in the Making of History will be shown on Monday, April 28 at 6 p.m. in the Cargill Auditorium Ruth Gruber didn’t just report the ne...
Mr. Gans 2014 Tolerance Week Schedule
We are ready schedule Mr. Gans for the week of April 28 – May 2, 2014. Please call 712-255-4346 to arrange to have Mr. Gans visit your school. Monday, April 28, 10:00 Boyer Valley Schools, Dunlap Tuesday, April 29, 9:45 ...
Date Change for 2014 Tolerance Week
Tolerance Week, 2014, will be held April 28 – May 2. Mark your calendars!
Art Workshop attended by 21 art teachers
21 Art teachers attended a workshop given by Nan Wilson, Art Dept. Chair at Briar Cliff University on how to incorporate the theme of Tolerance into art lessons throughout the year.
Conservatory of Music has special guests read student essays
KTIV’s Kristen Johnson reads an essay by Jade Galles Mary Brown reads an essay by Tevor Clark Special guests read student essays with a soft drum accompaniment during the Tolerance Week Open House and spoken word event o...
Original song performed before “Blessed is the Match”
Hiatt Holman is a 6th Grader at West Middle. Currently he is writing songs at The Sioux City Conservatory of Music under the direction of Ron Emory. His song “It’s Going to be Alright” and it’s message is encouraging tho...