In his speech at the March on Washington, Joachim Prinz said, “Neighbor is not a geographic term. It is a moral concept. It means our collective responsibility for the preservation of man’s dignity and integrity.”
We asked students in the greater Memphis area to express what the concept of “everybody’s neighbor” means to them in today’s world in the form of a photograph, painting, sketch, or short poem. Here are just a few of the amazing entries we received. (The originals were displayed in a special exhibition at the Memphis Jewish Community Center and the Germantown Performing Arts Center in January 2015.)
What does “everybody’s neighbor” mean to you? Send a photo of your artwork or poem to info@classnotesinfo.org with your name, grade and school and a brief description of your work, and we will post it on this page.
St. George Independent School – Memphis,Tennessee
Anna Darty 10th Grade St. George Independent School
Karina Jensen, 11th grade, St. George
Sophia Quesada, St. George
Susannah Smith, 11th grade
Susannah Smith, 11th grade
Walker Womack
Sydney Spadafora
Sydney Spadafora
Walker Womack
Walker Womack
Sydney Spadafora
Eric Dinicolantonio
Eric Dinicolantonio
Eric Dinicolantonio
Sophia Quesada
Sophia Quesada
Germantown High School — Germantown, Tennessee
Olivia Hernandez 16” x 24”
Khanait 24” x18”
Jolene Herrera 9” x 12”
Nikeyla Caradine 18” x 17″
Pei Tan 12” x 9”
Reese Kougher 16” x 21”
Performative March
Christian Despeaux
Group Project 24” x 18” Danny Braddock, Amanda Lao, James Dinh, Alex Thompson
Nikita Moosani & Mackenzie Robinson 18” x 18”
Group Project: Rachel Ware, Paulina Balcazar Jolene Herrera, Pei Tan
Jasmine Kanadet 15” x 48”
Cloey Moore 15” x 18”
Kellie Mitchell & Summer Wright 18 x 24
Jessica Trejo, 11th grade
Keyona Hence 12” x 9″
Orosi Abell 24” x 18”
Maria Estrada 24” x 18”
Femi Dixon 12X14
Kirsten Baer, 9th grade
Janie Nguyen, 12th grade
Teresa Ward, 9th grade
Overton High School — Memphis, Tennessee
Alexis Dickson, 10th grade
Edgar Vasques, 10th grade
DeAysia Reeder, 10th grade
Jarolyn Pierce, 10th grade
Peyton Walker, 10th grade
Marshonn Calvin, 10th grade
Niklaus Carter, 10th grade
Adriana Balderama, 10th grade
Alise Lowe, 10th grade
Ana Velasquez, 10th grade
Daniel Brown, 10th grade
Hannah Certion, 10th grade
Maria Andrade, 10th grade
Maria Rios, 10th grade
Lauren Woodard
Janie Nguyen, 12th grade
Teresa Ward, 9th grade
Tyrone Perry, 10th grade
Johnny Kha, 10th grade
Jora Austin
Jora Austin
Adriana Balderrama
Mashon Calvin
Eric Castro
Hanna Certion
Kayla Clark
Dorian Clark
Zia Nelson
Helen Dinh
Helen Dinh
Kyla Evans
Joshua Harris
Arely Herrera
Arely Herrera
Lyrikal Jenkins
Kendrick Moore
Francesca Manard
Maria Rios
Kristie Sandusky
Takeyah Alexander
Talia Robinson
Kendrick Moore
Ana Velasquez
Peyton Walker
Trinity Walker
Kaylyn Webster
Kaylyn Webster
Qubrya Woodard
Kendra Wright
Pierce School — Brookline, Massachusetts
Sam Roffman, 8th grade
Sam Roffman, 8th grade
Colonial Middle School — Memphis, Tennessee
Chelsi Toombs
North Port High School — North Port, Florida
Ambar Morales (NPHS 11th grade)
Victoria Munsell (NPHS Graduate)
Mariah Marshall (NPHS Graduate)
Savanah Wolfe NPHS 10th grade
Poetry