Students to take part in Pinwheels for Peace

On September 21, Wahkiakum School District students plan to take part in an international art and literacy project, Pinwheels for Peace by planting pinwheels with messages of peace around the school grounds.

Pinwheels for Peace is an art installation project started in 2005 by two art teachers, Ann Ayers and Ellen McMillan of Coconut Creek, Fla. as a way for students to express their feelings. In the first year, groups in over 1,325 locations throughout the world took part. In 2008, the event was held in over 3,000 locations all over the world. Locally, the Charlotte House domestic violence and sexual assault services will be coordinating the project.

Students will create pinwheels and write their thoughts about "war and peace/tolerance/living in harmony with others" on one side. On the other they will create a picture to visually express their feelings. The students will assemble the pinwheels and on International Day of Peace, they will plant them around the school grounds as a public statement.