Cleopatra… Amelia Earhart… Elvis Presley… and Michael Jordan.
Historical and modern day figures were “brought to life” at the Upper Elementary School on June 18 and 19.
Mrs. Miller’s sixth grade English Language Arts (ELA) students hosted an interactive living wax museum honoring dozens of influential people from the past and present. 
The museum - - for all to see - - was the culminating activity of a research project. For the assignment, each student chose an historical or modern day figure to research and then created an exhibit displaying what they learned. As part of the museum, students dressed up as their historical or modern day figures of choice alongside their exhibits. When prompted by a visitor, each student, or “figure,” verbally presented a brief biography.
The exhibits were located in the library, science lab, technology room, STEM and Zi3 rooms and downstairs hallway. They were viewed by students, teachers, family members and friends.
The following sixth grade students participated in the living wax museum (photo gallery below):
“Wild West”
Jacob Brown – Daniel Boone
Kyle Wilczek – Davy Crockett
Megan Myers – Sacajawea
Kaleb Smith – Bass Reeves
Mackenzie Hayes – Annie Oakley
“Notable Personalities”
Danika Kingwater – King Tut
Alida Morris – Cleopatra
Drew Bowen – Benedict Arnold
Kiel Strife – Henry J. Heinz
Shea Eychner – Milton Hershey
Isabella Leonis – Alice Stebbins Wells
Alexis Ball – Helen Keller
Allison Vanderhoof – Anne Frank
“Scientific Pioneers”
Kylie Lamascolo – Ada Lovelace
James Gleason – Nikola Tesla
Ahneka Hilliker – Amelia Earhart
Ashlyn Genther – Elizabeth Blackwell
Mia Simon – Jane Goodall
Jenna Hutchins – Sally Ride
Xavier Keller – Steve Jobs
Andrew Holzhauer – Bill Gates
“World Leaders & Activists”
Austin Firsching – Mohandas Gandhi
Parker Smith – George H.W. Bush
Joey Aurigema – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ella Perrault – Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales
Zach Kulpa – Barack Obama
Maddy Charbonneau – Michelle Obama
Ariana Malerba – Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge
Arianna Feldman – Malala Yousafzai
“Entertainers”
Skylar McLaughlin – Harry Houdini
Ava Ptak – Sonora Carver
Nevaeh Seifert – Dr. Seuss
Aiden Watkins – Johnny Cash
Devin Walker – Stan Lee
Jayden Collins – Elvis Presley
Eric Sheldon – Jim Henson
Rylan Kryczkowski – George Lucas
Ann Sweet – Freddie Mercury
Ashlynn Clanton – Cyndi Lauper
Nate Clough – Steven Spielberg
Stephen Hence – Steve Irwin
Gracie Livingston – JK Rowling
Isabella Alba – Misty Copeland
Jordan Flint – Carrie Underwood
“Athletes”
Cameron Rautenstrauch – Babe Ruth
Eliah Rasouli – Jesse Owens
Jacob Lynch – Jackie Robinson
Ryan Ernenwein – Arnold Palmer
John Brucker – Roberto Clemente
Wesley Larish – Pele
Brady Shanley – Muhammad Ali
Alannah Pezdek – Billie Jean King
Logan Miers – Michael Jordan
Kiersten Tynatishon – Mario Lemieux
Ava Geglia – Mia Hamm
Jason Landry – Derek Jeter
Noah Wallace – Tom Brady
David Poole – Drew Brees
Ellen Batson – Michele Kwan
Tori Downs – Carli Lloyd
Aaron Wickham – Ben Roethlisberger
Maddy Enos – Lebron James
Owen Kirk – Russell Wilson
Karalina Vauruk – Cristiano Ronaldo
Max Janczewski – Alex Ovechkin
Elena Cook – Michael Oher
Anthony Valenzano – Blake Griffin
Ava Lazzara – Alex Morgan
Sam Ferguson – Mone Davis