VALLEY STUDENT, 10, TEACHES TOLERANCE THROUGH ART.Byline: - Daily News They say from the mouths of babes Babes is an American situation comedy series that ran for one season on the Fox Television Network from September 13, 1990 to August 10, 1991. It was produced by Dolly Parton and Sandy Gallin's Sandollar Productions for Twentieth Century Fox Television. comes wisdom. This time it is from the pencils, crayons and markers of one child, 10-year-old Savanah Wiles wile n. 1. A stratagem or trick intended to deceive or ensnare. 2. A disarming or seductive manner, device, or procedure: the wiles of a skilled negotiator. 3. Trickery; cunning. of West Hills. Savanah designed the winning billboard for a tolerance campaign initiated by the West Valley Hate Crime Alliance, and it's now on view on Fallbrook Avenue south of Victory Boulevard Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. . Her message: "If we were all the same, what a boring world this would be!" That hand-lettered slogan runs above her illustration of children of different colors and sizes holding hands. Robbi Wiles, Savanah's mother, said all fourth- and fifth-graders at Pomelo pomelo (pŏm`əlō'): see grapefruit. Elementary in West Hills created billboard designs as a class assignment. Savanah, a fifth-grader, worked on hers during breaks at her karate karate: see martial arts. karate Martial art in which an attacker is disabled by crippling kicks and punches. Emphasis is on concentration of as much of the body's power as possible at the point and instant of impact. class in Canoga Park. "In karate class, they learn about what's important - visit the Museum of Tolerance The Museum of Tolerance is a multimedia museum in Los Angeles, California, with an associated museum in New York City, designed to examine racism and prejudice in the United States and the world with a strong focus on the history of the Holocaust. , they do work helping others," Robbi Wiles said. Local dignitaries were on hand the day the sign was revealed, as were many individuals important to the usually quiet young artist, including all her teachers since kindergarten. "All her best friends came to the unveiling last week," Robbi said. "She was pretty excited." CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) Savanah Wiles, 10, left, of West Hills, designed this winning billboard for a tolerance campaign initiated by the West Valley Hate Crime Alliance. The billboard is on view on Fallbrook Avenue south of Victory Boulevard. |
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