This year, we did something a little different to celebrate Black History Month. At the beginning of February, students signed up to research an important African American. They spent the entire month gathering as much information as possible on their subject and creating a tri-fold display to showcase their findings. The project culminated in a "Wax Museum" presented on February 27.
Students portraying important figures arranged themselves along a path in the gym. Behind each student or group were displayed their tri-folds. Museum "patrons" then filed through and listened to the words of such personages as Mohammed Ali, Barack Obama, Rosa Parks, and Florence Griffith Joyner. We are proud of the hard work these students put into honoring African American History.
Unfornately, there isn't enough room to share photos of all of the exhibits, but here are some highlights
Elizabeth Potter, Selena Williams and Avery Oglesby represented Althea Gibson
Rowan Thurston represented Muhammad Ali
Jamarion Sankey represented Louis Armstrong
Aliayah Williams represented Bessie Smith
Kaidanse Baker and Amirah Moore represented Florence Joyner-Kersey
Brandon Walker and Vesent Lawson represented Bob Marley
Markus Alfred represented Jesse Owens
Crew Jones and Jamarion Robinson reprented President Barack Obama
Allison Hunt, Nahomi Miranda and Lilliana Eakes (in costume) represented Michael Jackson
Riley Self and Zayden Lee represented Jackie Robinson
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A view from above
