Recycled landmarks and global tastes: Sioux City youth show off summer achievements

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) — Local students’ achievements in culinary, arts, performances, and design were on full display Thursday at the Youth Summer Showcase.

The event, a partnership between Iowa State University Extension and Outreach — Woodbury County and Beyond the Bell marked the culmination of an eight-week summer program.

Throughout the afternoon, kids performed live dance routines, sang, and presented diverse art displays.

The centerpiece of the art exhibit was “Recycling City,” a collaborative project where each grade level was assigned two Sioux City landmarks to recreate entirely out of recycled materials.

“It’s really cool to just see their creativity come to life because everybody has so many great ideas,” said Kenna Haggin, a fourth-grade teacher who worked with the students all summer. “Watching them collaborate, figure out what they think would be best is really awesome to see everything just come together as they work throughout the summer.”

In addition to the arts, Iowa State Extension hosted a summer cooking camp focusing on knife safety, healthy living, and cultural immersion.

Thursday, students prepared four dishes from Greece, Russia, India, and Africa.

“I really get excited when the kids want to come by and they’re like, ‘that smells so good’ and they want to try it,” said Christine Craig, Youth Outreach Coordinator for Iowa State Extension and Outreach. “And it’s something completely different.”

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