Artwork explores human rights
Sandpoint-area students in grades seven through 12 recently created pieces for “The Art of Human Rights.”
The event is the third annual young artists’ exhibition of human rights-themed art and literature and is hosted by the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force and the Pend Oreille Arts Council.
According to a press release from the Pend Oreille Arts Council, each piece of art created by students reflects some aspect of the 30 points of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is intended to give a visual and emotional education on the subject. Participating schools include the Sandpoint Charter School, Sandpoint High School, Clark Fork Junior High, Clark Fork High School, Priest River/Lamanna High School, Sandpoint Middle School, Sandpoint Waldorf School and home-schooled students.
An opening reception for the human rights exhibit will be held Thursday at Sandpoint High School, 410 S. Division St. in Sandpoint, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, call Ilene Bell at (208) 263-0835
Schools host holiday celebrations
Schools in the Coeur d’Alene School District are celebrating the holiday season early.
Project CdA will have Holiday Family Night on Thursday, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Students, families and staff can spread some Christmas cheer while decorating holiday cards, decorating gingerbread cookies, and enjoying hot soup.
Winton Elementary will also celebrate Thursday, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Santa Claus will stop by for pictures and read a story or two; families, friends, students and Winton staff can enjoy making Christmas crafts and hot cocoa, and kids can write letters to Santa.
Fernan Elementary will hold a holiday celebration with a breakfast-time story with Santa for kindergarten through second-grade students on Dec. 16.
Parents can join their little ones at the 8 a.m. reading with Santa Claus and enjoy some breakfast refreshments, too.
Holy Family students honored
Students at Holy Family Catholic School, in Coeur d’Alene, were honored in the Catholic Daughters of the Americas 2009 National Education Contest.
Sixth-grader Steve Jacobson submitted an essay in the Division I category, titled “God’s Gifts in My Life.” Principal Karen Durgin said in a press release Jacobson’s submission “touched my heart in a special way, for it expressed in so many ways the essence of our Catholic faith. In his prayer to God, Stephen captured so well the challenges many people in our society face each day. His prayer also reflected gratitude for the gifts God has given him, as well as a commitment to action to serve others in need.”
Other Holy Family students who received state and local awards for their submissions included seventh-grader Will Strub for photography and sixth-grader Hannah Woods for poetry.
For more information, call (208) 765-4327 or visit www.hfcs.net.