The Tompkins County Office of Human Rights (OHR), in collaboration with the Dorothy Cotton Institute, was pleased to announce the winners of the 35th Annual Human Rights Arts Competition for all K-12 youth in Tompkins County.
The Human Rights Arts Competition expands possibilities for student expression around issues related to universal rights (including civil, economic, political, and human rights) while providing teachers with strategies for discussing social justice themes in their classrooms.
Over 340 students in Tompkins County participated in this year’s competition in which 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes and honorable mention awards were chosen for each art form in each age category. Group winners share one prize. Information on Artwork display locations was announced during the awards ceremony. Student art, poetry, and video can be seen on the Public Library, Tompkins County Office of Human Rights website and Facebook Page.
The Award Ceremony took place via YouTube: https://youtu.be/5QrOxLWkQtE at 10:00a.m., on the International Human Rights Day, December 10th, 2022. Gift cards, medals and certificates will be dropped off at the winners’ respective schools starting on the week of December 12, 2022.
The 35th Annual K-12 Arts Competition Winners are:
Poetry Winners by Age Category
Grades 3-5
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1st Place |
Sam Tamborelle |
Black |
Cayuga Heights Elem |
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2nd Place |
Eliza Dvorak |
Now I am Helpless |
R.C. Buckley Elem. |
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3rd Place |
Elise Hollenbeck |
Everyone gets to decide what they want to be when they grow up |
R.C. Buckley Elem. |
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Honorable Mention |
Elena Forties |
My Choice |
R.C. Buckley |
Grades 6-8
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1st Place |
Christopher C. Errichiello |
Haikus of Right 19. The Freedom to think & say want you want |
Boynton Middle School |
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2nd Place |
Isabelle Vorhis |
Silence |
Boynton Middle School |
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3rd Place |
Katie Breen |
Free From Slavery |
Boynton Middle School |
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Honorable Mention |
Aryanna Thompson |
Have a Right to have Fair Law |
Boynton Middle School |
Poetry Class Entry
Grades 3-5
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1st Place |
Austin Fay’s Class |
Moon’s Room Thoughts of a Better World |
Belle Sherman Elem. |
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2nd Place |
Joshua Dressen’s Class |
A collection of Poems by The Neptune Room |
Belle Sherman Elem. |
Film
Grades 6-8
Title Work:
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1st Place |
Hugo P. Lloyd |
Discrimination. Bus Stop |
Boynton Middle School |
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2nd Place |
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The fight for Human Rights |
Boynton Middle School |
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3rd Place |
Arlo Jones, Oren H. Milder, and Elias Porter |
Envisioning Human Rights (song) |
Boynton Middle School |
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Honorable Mention |
Elena Sorrentino |
Article #28 |
Boynton Middle School |
Visual Art Winners by Age Category
Grades 3-5
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1st Place |
Corinne Smith |
Food and Shelter for all |
R.C. Buckley Elem. |
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2nd Place |
Marshall Axtell |
We Have the Right to Speak Freely |
R.C. Buckley Elem. |
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3rd Place |
Kevin Lucas Jimenez |
The Right to a Safe Place |
R.C. Buckley Elem. |
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Honorable Mention |
Virginia Gagliano |
Every Child Has the Right to Privacy |
Fall Creek |
Grades 6-8
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1st Place |
Eleonor Clark |
The Sunset Speaker |
Boynton Middle School |
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2nd Place |
Iona Perry |
Infinite Believes; Own word |
Boynton Middle School |
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3rd Place |
Charlotte McClintic |
Everyone Has a Voice |
Boynton Middle School |
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Honorable Mention |
Evelyn Parrish and Matisson Oakes |
Freedom of Speech VA |
Boynton Middle School |
Visual Art Class Entry
Grades K-3
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1st Place |
Lighting Bug Room Teacher: Jill Hellerman |
We Have Rights |
Belle Sherman Elem. |
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2nd Place |
The Star Room Teacher: Eric Reiff |
Human Rights Book |
Belle Sherman Elem. |
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3rd Place |
Tanya Caitlin’s Room |
Human Rights |
Caroline Elem. School |
DOROTHY COTTON INSTITUTE
Grades 3-5
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Paisley Lindstrom |
Everyone Has Rights |
R.C. Buckley Elem. |
Teacher: Rebecca James |
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Ryan Errichiello |
No Slavery |
Cayuga Heights Elem. |
Teacher: Emily Graber |
Grades 6-8
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Henry Bopp |
Discrimination |
Boynton Middle School |
Teacher: Valerie Evans |
The Tompkins County Office of Human Rights (OHR) is a department of the County charged with providing civil rights enforcement and outreach programming. They handle complaints of discrimination in housing, employment, lending, public accommodation, and education. If you feel you have been discriminated against or have questions regarding your human rights or the rights of others, contact: Tompkins County Office of Human Rights; 120 W. Martin Luther King Jr., Street, Ithaca, NY 14850; (607)277-4080, at humanrights@tompkins-co.org; https://tompkinscountyny.gov/humanrights; https://www.facebook.com/OHRtompkinscounty.