Seventh Annual Art and Writing Contest

Winners- Con't

Division 1 Art Continued

           Honorable Mention - Zach Schnur - Starvation

                                       St. Mary's School - Edwardsville, IL

           Honorable Mention - Christine Byrd - Heroes

                                                 Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

Division 2 Art

                          First Place - Amy Kassander - Judged

                                                 Parkway North High School

                      Second Place -Melissa Head - Lost Hopes and Dreams

                                                 Weston High School

                         Third Place -  Rebecca Theerman - Hope With Sorrow

                                                 Webster Groves High School

             Honorable Mention- Savannah Claspell - Child's Box

                                                  Webster Groves High School

             Honorable Mention- Lauren Millner - Create Peace In Their Memory

                                        Ladue Horton Watkins High School

             Honorable Mention- Danielle Rich - Scars of the Holocaust

                                                  North Shelby High School

             Honorable Mention - Nathan Thompson - Never Again

                                                  Central Visual & Performing Arts

Writing 1 Division

                           First Place -  Erica Nolan -Beyond the Stars

                                         Mary Emily Bryan Middle School

                  Second Place -  Daniell Hughes - Remember When...

                                         Hazelwood North Middle School

                     Third Place -  Caitlin Penzi - Never Give Up On God

                                        Our Lady of the Assumption

             Honorable Mention-  Alina Luke - The Wagon

                                                  North Kirkwood Middle School

             Honorable Mention - Heidi Rose -Keeper of Memory

                                                 Mary Emily Bryan Middle School

Writing 2 Division

                           First Place   Matt Mallon -Seeing Auschwitz

                                                 Edwardsville High School

                        Second Place Vaness Moyle - Perpective

                                                  Contemporary Learning Academy, Denver Co

                          Third Place    Charles Lopez - Just Imagine

                                                  Contemporary Learning Academy, Denver Co

               Honorable Mention Paul Davis - Silence is Slaughter

                                                  Webster Groves High School

               Honorable Mention Mandy M. King - In the Face of Evil, Show Courage

                                                  Mascoutah High School

The 2008 Art and Writing Contest winners will be on view at the HMLC until July 16th when it will travel to be seen at the Galleria Food Court.

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(Click here to view photos from the 2007 event)

Museum's Audio Tour Now Available for Your Convenience

The Holocaust Museum and Learning Center now has a Self-Guided Audio Tour for visitors to use anytime.  Narrated by KSKD-TV anchor Mike Bush, the tour guides visitors through the various sections of the museum describing the historical events that led to the Holocaust, years during the Holocaust, the liberation of the camps and life for survivors after the Holocaust. 

Each stop is approximately 90 seconds long and will take a visitor a little over an hour to complete the tour.