Burton 4th Graders Visit The Wall That Heals
It’s often difficult to teach history to young children who haven’t yet experienced much of the world, but fourth grade social studies and science teacher at Burton Elementary, Mrs. Wadsworth, found a way to make history come alive with the visit of The Wall that Heals, a traveling replica of The Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C.
She offered an enrichment extension in which her students would visit the wall, take some pictures and write about their experience with the intention of pulling all of their reflections and images together in a slide show.
Students posed for pictures in front of the mobile memorial, but more importantly, they reflected about grandparents and great uncles who fought in the Vietnam War, the large number of casualties, those who are POW/MIA, and the loss that comes with the seriousness of war. Thank you, Mrs. Wadsworth, for providing your students with a meaningful learning experience.
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2016 Longo Homecoming Scholarship Awarded
Paula Longo Boykin, an alumna from the Berkshire Class of 1968 who went on to create and run for nearly three decades a successful commercial design firm, visited Berkshire High School today, September 13, 2016, to present the annual Longo Homecoming Scholarhips to two deserving seniors who are graduating in May and pursuing post-secondary education.
Boykin shared Berkshire memories, life lessons and personal anecdotes with juniors and seniors before presenting a $1,000.00 dollar runner-up scholarship to senior Anna Loveland, and the $3,000.00 dollar award to 2016 winning recipient, senior Justin Politzer. Thank you to Mrs. Boykin, for her continued support of Berkshire Schools and its graduating seniors. Each applicant of the 2016 scholarship also received a gift from Boykin and her family.
Pictured in Photos: Top: Fourth Grader Ryan Kessinger rests by The Wall That Heals after the Scout Ceremony on Saturday 9/10. Bottom: Paula Longo Boykin with all of the applicants of the 2016 Longo Homecoming Scholarship.
