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Youth
Chautauqua Youth Chautauqua featured in Crete
Students ages 11-14 attended and prepared a Chautauqua presentation. The NHC showcased the young Chautauquans at the Crete event and plans to feature them at other events later in the year.
All sixth- through eighth-grade students at Crete, Norris and Wilber-Clatonia schools were invited to submit applications to participate in the Youth Chautauqua, according to coordinator Sarah Brown of Crete, who teaches English at Wilber-Clatonia High School.
Sixteen youths were chosen from the three schools. They arrived at Doane College July 12 to meet with Brown and her staff, then went out to Tuxedo Park to help with the tent-raising.
Each youth participant researched a historical figure from the turn of the 20th century. The youth also participated in a series of seminars with the adult Chautauqua scholars. They wrote scripts and rehearsed portrayals of their chosen characters to prepare for performances July 17. Participants in the Youth Chautauqua
Wilber-Clatonia
Sixth Grade
(Shea Skillett as Grace Abbott; Chelsea Rempe as Mari Sandoz; Tyler Zoubek
as Father Flanigan; teacher Donna Zlab)
Crete
Sixth Grade
(Sagen Snyder as Rosa Parks; MacKenzie King as Annie Ethridge; Alaina Holtmeier
as Amelia Earhart; teacher Barb Kuzma)
Norris
Eighth Grade (Kaitkin Stokely as Grace Kelly; Michaela Sire as Betsy Ross; teachers Greg Gibbs and Jane Scarrow)
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Youth Chautauqua Teacher Profiles |
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Sarah Brown, Coordinator, Wilber-Clatonia
School, Wilber
Sarah Brown teaches English and is an adjunct professor at both Doane College and Southeast Community College in Crete. Originally from Tonawanda, N.Y., she received undergraduate degrees in sociology and English and a master's degree in education from Doane College. She plans to complete her doctorate program in the next year. She enjoys her family, traveling, reading, adventure and theater. |
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James Bates, Wilber-Clatonia School,
Wilber
James Bates has taught social studies for 11 years. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and his master's degree from Doane College. He is a lifelong resident of Saline County, growing up and attending high school in Crete. He lives in Wilber with his wife and four sons. |
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Tommy Bender, Crete High School, Crete
Tommy Bender has taught language arts and speech for seven years. In that time, he has directed or assisted with plays and musicals and has been the head speech coach. He also has been involved with Living History Days in Crete for the last four years. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1993 and is working on his master's degree through Doane College. He and his wife, Cathy, have a son. |
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Greg Gibbs, Norris Public Schools,
Hickman
Greg Gibbs has taught at Norris since 1990. His theater students won state championships for one-act play in 2000 and duet acting in 2001. His speech students won state championships in extemporaneous speaking in 1995 and 1993. Born in Omaha, he is married and has seven children. His hobbies include carpentry, theater events, athletic events and history. |
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Rachel Gleason, Wilber-Clatonia School,
Wilber
Rachel Gleason graduated from Doane College in May and plans to teach either high school English or history next year. A native of Lincoln, she enjoys doing both theater and speech. |
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Barbara Kuzma, Crete Elementary School,
Crete
Barbara Kuzma teaches enrichment classes and each year her fourth grade students present themselves as notable Nebraskans to their classmates. Because she was born near Chautauqua, N.Y., and has spent many days on the grounds, she has a personal interest in participating in the Youth Chautauqua. She lives in Crete with her husband, Greg. |
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Jane Scarrow, Norris Public Schools,
Hickman
Jane Scarrow has taught at Norris Public Schools for three years. She was co-director in 2000 of the award-winning one act play "And They Danced Real Slow In Jackson." She teaches nutrition, food science, human relations, teen economics and interior design. A native of Fairbury, she graduated from UNL in 1998 with a degree in consumer sciences education and is pursuing a masters in leadership, communication and development. |
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Donna Zlab, Wilber-Clatonia Public
Schools, Wilber
Donna Zlab teaches fifth grade. She has been in education for 15 years. She lives in Wilber with her three boys. She enjoys spending time with her children, along with gardening, cooking, reading and the outdoors. |
The
Nebraska Humanities Council and Doane College hosted a Youth Chautauqua
Camp July 12-17, during the weeklong Great Plains Chautauqua in Crete.
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Phone 402-474-2131 or e-mail nhc@nebraskahumanities.org |
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