At last count, over 30 million paper clips had been received. Six Million Paper Clips: The Making Of A Children's Holocaust Me-morial Paperback November 1, 2004. by. Faculty, staff, and students at Florida SouthWestern State College wear yellow paper clips during Holocaust Memorial Week to honor all victims of discrimination, prejudice, and hate. The Florida SouthWestern State College yellow paper clip was presented to Linda Hooper, Principal, Whitwell Middle School, Tennessee. A: Linda Hooper retired as principal of Whitwell Middle School in 2010 and is now the Volunteer Coordinator for the Childrens Holocaust Memorial at Whitwell Middle School. The Paper Clips Project burgeoned, garnering international attention. The middle school students began a project to collect 6 million paper clips to better understand the magnitude of the Holocausts devastation on the Jewish communities of Europe. Paper Clip Project Noah Adams talks with David Smith, assistant principal of Whitwell Middle School in Whitwell, Tenn., about the school's paper clip project. The eighth-graders at this Tennessee middle school are learning about the Holocaust and are collecting 6 million paperclips as a reminder of what happened. The documentary film, "Paper Clips," released in 2004, tells the inspirational story. To learn more about the Paper Clips Project and the award-winning documentary film, go to the website of the non-profit organization, One Clip at a Time, an outgrowth of the Paper Clips Project. 53 relations. Peter W. Schroeder Sandra The documentary Paper Clips is about Whitwell Middle Schools paperclip project. Out of the 425 students that attend the school, there are only five African Americans and one Hispanic person. The Paper Clips Project, by middle school students from the small southeastern Tennessee town of Whitwell, created a monument for the Holocaust victims of Nazi Germany. Whitwell is a very small town in Tennessee, and, like many small rural towns, not very diverse. The small rural town Whitwell has about 1,600 residents and, according to the U.S. census, 97.35 percent of them are white. The Paper Clips Project burgeoned, garnering international attention. Synopsis. The Paper Clips Project. After School Advantage Program WMS is offering a free after The Children's Holocaust Memorial Rail Car was dedicated in 2001, and "Paper Clips," a documentary film about the project, aired on HBO in 2005. It all started in 1998, when Whitwell Middle School principal Linda Hooper prompted language arts teacher Sandra Roberts and associate principal David Smith The Paper Clips Project started in 1998 when students were struggling to grasp the concept and enormity of the six million Jews who died during the Holocaust. 1 Butterfly Ln. 0:00. inspired by the altruism of those courageous norwegians who had expressed solidarity with their jewish fellow citizens after the nazi occupation by pinning ordinary paper clips to their lapels, Paper Clips Project. Noah Adams talks with David Smith, assistant principal of Whitwell Middle School in Whitwell, Tenn., about the school's paper clip project. Paper Clips: Directed by Elliot Berlin, Joe Fab. The paper clip was chosen because Norwegians wore paper clips on their lapels during WWII as a silent protest against Nazi occupation. In this project, students who studied the Holocaust couldnt grasp the concept of how many people were killed. Paper Clips (396) IMDb 7.2 1h 23min 2004 G As a part of their study of the Holocaust, the children of the Whitwell, TN Middle School try to collect 6 million paper clips representing the 6 mil-lion Jews killed by the Nazis. It started in The Paper Clips Project emerged in Whitwell, Tennessee to engage rural Tennessee students in Holocaust education. The Paper Clips Project, by middle school students from the small southeastern Tennessee town of Whitwell, created a monument for the Holocaust victims of Nazi Germany.It started in 1998 as a simple 8th-grade project to study other cultures, and then evolved into one gaining worldwide attention. For the Whitwell Middle School Paper Clip Project, each paper clip represented one person who lost their life in the Holocaust. At the time of the Paper Clip Project in 1998, the Whitwell Middle School had only 425 History of the Paper Clips Project In 1998 Whitwell Middle School eighth-grade students began an At last count, over 30 million paper clips had been received. This project was originally done at Whitwell Middle School in Tennessee and now our GLHS students are working toward their own goal. Whitwell Middle School students chose paper clips as the item they would collect to help them to visualize, measure, and comprehend the unfathomable number of 6 million Jewish victims. In 2001, Whitwell Middle School dedicated a Children's Holocaust Memorial, featuring an authentic German boxcar filled with a portion of the more than thirty million paper clips collected. At last count, over 30 million paper clips had been received. The documentary film about the project was officially released in 2004. This film's genesis lies with Rachel Pinchot who initially saw an article about the Whitwell Middle School in the Washington Post. She took the idea of a film to her husband, Ari Pinchot, of The Johnson Group. As a part of their study of the Holocaust, the children of the Whitwell has become renowned for the Paper Clips Project, a Holocaust memorial and educational project, that was carried out by children of the local middle school starting in The Paper Clips Project, by middle school students from the small southeastern Tennessee town of Whitwell, created a monument for the Holocaust victims of Nazi Germany.It started in 1998 as a simple 8th-grade project to study other cultures, and then evolved into one gaining worldwide attention. [More inside] In 1998 deputy principal and football coach David Smith, at Whitwell Middle School (Whitwell, Tennessee) attended a teacher training course in nearby Chattanooga. Phone: (423) 658-5635 Fax: (423) 658-6949 "Changing the world, one class at a time." The city became renowned for the Paper Clips Project, a Holocaust memorial and educational project, which was carried out by children of the local middle school starting in 1998. Communication . Representing Barracks Holocaust Education and Reflection (HEAR) Club, the girls would be attending a dedication at Whitwell Middle School in rural Tennessee, home of the famous Paper Clips Project. 20 years ago, a teacher began a Holocaust memorial for kids with the Paper Clip Project. The Paper Clips Project extended over several years and in 2001 the school dedicated a Childrens Holocaust Memorial, which includes an authentic German railcar filled with a portion In 2001, Whitwell Middle School dedicated a Children's Holocaust Memorial, featuring an authentic German boxcar As a part of their study of the Holocaust, the children of the Whitwell, TN Middle School try to collect 6 million paper clips representing the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis, and grows to include millions of others killed. Whitwell is located in Marion County, Tennessee, approximately 24 miles northwest of Chattanooga. Paper Clips takes place in the rural, blue-collar Tennessee community of Whitwell, where a middle-school class attempts to gauge the magnitude of World War II's Holocaust by In order to improve their understanding on just how many people were killed during the Holocaust, the students decided to collect paperclips. The Paper Clips Project, by middle school students from the small southeastern Tennessee town of Whitwell, created a monument for the Holocaust victims of Nazi Germany. "During the war, Norwegians 1:26. Whitwell, TN 37397 Phone: (423) 658-5635 Fax: (423) 658-6949 "Changing the world, one class at a time." Paper Clips: Directed by Elliot Berlin, Joe Fab. By using paper clips to represent each person, the children of Whitwell Middle School in Whitwell, Tennessee, were able to comprehend how big the number six million was. The Paper Clips Project started in 1998 as a simple 8th-grade activity. Also, in 2001, Dita Smith wrote about the Whitwell Middle School project for The Washington Post. Phone: (423) 658-5635 Fax: (423) 658-6949 "Changing the world, one class at a time." With Tom Bosley, Casey Condra, Cassie Crabtree, Rachel Gleitman. WEB DISCLAIMER Whitwell Middle School does have links and pointers to third party Internet web sites which are not under our control. Whitwell Middle School does not assume any responsibility or liability for any information, communications, or materials available at such linked sites, or at any link contained in a linked site. The Paper Clips Project, by middle school students from the small southeastern Tennessee town of Whitwell, created a monument for the Holocaust victims of Nazi Germany.It started in 1998 as a simple 8th-grade project to study other cultures, and then evolved into one gaining worldwide attention. History of the Paper Clips Project. Add Review Your Rating 1 2 3 4 5 The first paper clip came from Lena Glitter, a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor from Download Unionpedia on your Android device! With Tom Bosley, Casey Condra, Cassie Crabtree, Rachel Gleitman. The project also acquired a Torah from Eastern Europe and an authentic German transport train car that carried Jews to concentration and labor camps. There was not a single Jew among the population of 425 students when the project began. Whitwell Middle School is home of the Paper Clip Project, in which students collected over 6 million paper clips in remembrance of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The The documentary film, "Paper Clips," released in 2004, tells the inspirational story.