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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017 ‘Living Voices’ come to life for local students Noon Forum features NW regional speaker tomorrow Anna Salick from the Northwest Region of the US Chamber of Commerce is scheduled to present at the Florence Area Chamber Noon Forum tomorrow. Chamber Executive Direc- tor Bettina Hannigan invites neighboring chambers and community members to attend this meeting, held starting at noon at Best Western Pier Point Inn, 85625 Highway 101. Lunch is available for pur- chase. Salick is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with lawmakers and their staffs, creating and cultivating relationships with local and state chambers and activating U.S. Chamber History walked the halls last week at Siuslaw elementary and middle schools as “Living Voices” actress Rachael McClinton reenacted the lives of two turn-of-the-20th-centu- ry immigrants. More than 300 students par- ticipated in the four perform- ances, which were sponsored by Seacoast Entertainment Association, the Florence Elks Lodge #1858 and through a grant from the Elks National Foundation, all in association with Siuslaw Schools. Living Voices is a produc- tion company that combines live acting and multimedia pre- sentations including archival photos, sound and film, to cre- ate a realistic picture of the everyday life experiences of Americans from past decades. Living Voices performs across the U.S. and Canada. While the characters are fic- tional, all Living Voices pre- sentations are based on histori- cal incidents taken from contemporary newspaper acc - ounts, government records, personal letters and memen- toes; all illustrated by period photos, music and movies. Classroom and teacher aid materials were provided to all SES teachers whose students attended. Rachel Pearson, Seacoast’s Educational Outreach Coordinator, said, “For the last several years, SEAcoast has collaborated with Living members on key policy issues. She also develops grass- roots legislative strategies and identifies emerging issues in the region to enhance the leg- islative agendas of and pro- vide services to chamber members. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is the world’s largest business feder- ation representing the interests of more than 3 million busi- nesses of all sizes, sectors and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations. 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COURTESY PHOTO Heather Wiggins (left), eighth-grade Social Studies teacher ,and Rachael McClinton, of “Living Voices” (right) prepare to present “The New American.” Voices, a nationally recognized educational theater company, and our schools, to integrate this multi-media performance into the school curriculum.” McClinton, the touring actress and co-founder of Living Voices, along with two other women who run the com- pany, coordinates the 16 pro- grams enacted by 30 different actors across the U.S. and Canada. “We deeply appreciate that SEAcoast has been so support- ive, and now that we are also partnering with the Elks Lodge #1858 via the Elks Promise Grant, we were able to expand the number of students reached three-fold,” said Pearson. Pearson noted that special thanks go out to the principals, teachers and staff at Siuslaw elementary and middle schools. Bringing these pro- grams means that they must adjust the scheduling of the entire school for those days. “Special kudos also to the Board of SEAcoast Entertainment Association, and to The Florence Elks Lodge #1858, Exalted Ruler Joyce Middleton and her offi- cers,” said Pearson. On Jan. 30, every eighth- grade student in Heather Wiggins’ Social Studies class- es experienced an Ellis Island immigration story: “The New American.” McClinton reenacted the immigration story of a fiction- al character, “Bridget Fitzgerald,” a 15-year-old trav- eling alone to New York City in 1910 to escape the poverty WEDNESDAY THURSDAY and starvation of Clare County, Ireland. After setting the historical content for the students, McClinton went into character and started the multimedia presentation. The students experienced the wrenching process of Bridget leaving her home and family, the wretchedness of an ocean voy- age in steerage class on a steamship, the fear and excite- ment of being processed at Ellis Island, and the noise and chaos of New York City’s ten- ements. The New American narra- tive highlights the poor work- ing conditions of the time, including the terror of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911, which killed 147 workers. It closed with the thrill of Bridget finding meaningful work with kind employers, and her triumph at gaining citizen- ship and becoming “A New American.” The SMS students became very involved in the question and answer sessions. Topics included difficulties of travel, prejudice, poverty, hunger, immigration difficulties and the dangers of the working conditions offered to immi- grants. This was the third year Wiggins has been able to incorporate “The New American” into her Ellis Island Immigration unit, and she con- tinues to build on how this presentation fits into her cur- riculum, including donning period dress to help set the stage. On Tuesday, Jan. 31, the entire fourth- and fifth-grade classes at Siuslaw Elementary were able to become involved in the changing world of the Pacific Northwest in 1900, as seen through the eyes of a Swedish family who settled in a remote logging town. Again, McClinton used her acting talents and a multimedia presentation to bring to life the struggles of immigrant fami- lies, as well as the existing populations, as they adjusted to changing ways of life and rapidly advancing technolo- gies and new difficulties. Logging and fishing camps as well as the various factories where new Americans found work were described and brought to life. This show highlighted the many new immigrant groups who traveled to the Pacific Northwest over the last 150 years, as well as the Native Peoples who were displaced or were expected to adapt to American ways. The program also touched on the devastation caused in America by World War I when soldiers from the U.S. and Canada fought overseas, and by the Influenza Epidemic of 1918. The students’ attention to the program, and their ques- tions and comments, were all remarkable, said Pearson. “Siuslaw Elementary staff and students are to be com- mended for their efforts to make this a successful learning experience,” she said. 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