Throughout  My Years In History
       
It was my grade 10 history class with Ms. Simon that introduced me to the topic of the Holocaust, and the in-depth story of what really happened at that time. It was then that we, as her grade 10 students, started helping out on what past students of Simon’s had created, which is our Holocaust and Genocide Museum: Treasures and Testimonies. To myself as a student of Ms. Simon's, over the years  I have been very intrigued to learn more about the Holocaust, and her classes were the way to learn more. We provided tours for other schools to come in while we presented them with knowledge about the Holocaust as well as the testimonies of the survivors here in Kingston.

I have now been in Ms. Simon’s classes for 3 years, and I have had the honor to speak on behalf of one of the Kingston’s survivors, Marion Meyer. I have done multiple tours, and told many people the story of Marion’s experience during the terrible time of the Holocaust. During this time I have learned a lot about her and her life, and also have heard the stories of the other survivors. I graduate in June 2011. When I graduate, this class and museum will be the main things I miss about my high school experience here at Q.E.  I have Mrs. Simon to thank for opening my eyes to the topic of the Holocaust and educating me on this major point in history, and for the experience of being a docent of Q.E.C.V.I.’s first ever Holocaust Museum.
   
                            Kyle Wilson