Peperzak Middle School Honors Its 101-Year-Old Namesake and Holocaust Survivor with a Dedication Ceremony for a Sapling From Anne Frank's Tree

Peperzak Middle School honors its 101-year-old namesake and Holocaust survivor with a dedication ceremony for a sapling from Anne Frank's tree

About a hundred people gathered at Peperzak Middle School Saturday to commemorate a new addition to its exterior: a horse chestnut sapling standing a few feet tall, upheld from gusts of wind by wooden stakes and protected by a fenced barrier.

Carla Peperzak Middle School receives Anne Frank sapling

News Story by Cassy Benefield | FāVS News One of only 21 Anne Frank tree saplings in the United States was dedicated at the Carla Peperzak Middle School on Saturday (June 21) afternoon. What took five years to plan and execute, culminated in a 20-minute ceremony that shed light on its significance in Spokane, its roots in Frank’s journal and its meaning to Peperzak.  “It is not lost on us the significance of being a recipient of an Anne Frank sa…