The Latah County Human Rights Task Force sponsors an essay and art contest for the whole school district and this year Annabelle won 2nd place for students in grades 3-5. The theme was around inclusion and diversity with the prompt to teach about The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the 24th Amendment to make Poll Taxes against the law.
The students learned about the era through music, did see the full speech that MLK, Jr. gave in Washington and discussed the importance of voting. We thought about the words in the Pledge of Allegiance--liberty and justice for all-- and how each day we must work to do that. They saw photos of President Johnson signing the bill into law with Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr as his side.
Annabelle's drawing will be on display at the Human Rights Breakfast this Saturday. There are usually 400+ people from around the community that attend and Mayor Lambert will call all the winners up on stage to be presented with a certificate. If you would like to join in on the activities, go to the Moscow Middle School Multi Purpose Room at 9 a.m. The cost of the breakfast for adults is $8 and for kids $4. All profits go back into the schools for human rights education.
Here is an example of the art from our class. Traye did the essay which was a letter to Governor Otter. It is wonderful to be with such a conscientious group of young people who value each other and want a world where everyone is treated equally.
The students learned about the era through music, did see the full speech that MLK, Jr. gave in Washington and discussed the importance of voting. We thought about the words in the Pledge of Allegiance--liberty and justice for all-- and how each day we must work to do that. They saw photos of President Johnson signing the bill into law with Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr as his side.
Annabelle's drawing will be on display at the Human Rights Breakfast this Saturday. There are usually 400+ people from around the community that attend and Mayor Lambert will call all the winners up on stage to be presented with a certificate. If you would like to join in on the activities, go to the Moscow Middle School Multi Purpose Room at 9 a.m. The cost of the breakfast for adults is $8 and for kids $4. All profits go back into the schools for human rights education.
Here is an example of the art from our class. Traye did the essay which was a letter to Governor Otter. It is wonderful to be with such a conscientious group of young people who value each other and want a world where everyone is treated equally.
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| This 3D piece was done by Austin. |
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