Mrs. Heleniak's first grade class had their Famous American Museum project today. The star of the show was the Laura Bush Exhibit. Positioned between Booker T. Washington and George W. Bush, as if I had chosen that location myself, Laura's exhibit was beautiful and informative. I stood back and watched Carlie field questions, like "What is special about Laura Bush?" Puzzled that somebody could possibly not know this, Carlie answered, "She is the First Lady!" and then added, pointing to the George W. Bush exhibit on her left, "He is the President and I am the First Lady!" She was very authoritative and I was very proud.
Carlie told people where Laura was born, what she did before she was First Lady, and also spoke with authority on President Bush! She did a great job and we were very proud.
Though we paid most of our attention to Carlie, the other children did a great job and some very interesting exhibits as well. Neil Armstrong, Booker T. Washington, Helen Keller, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Amelia Earhardt and many other "Famous Americans." I asked the little girl showing Booker T. Washington if she knew Carlie's grandparents lived near Tuskegee - they were excited to learn that. I also asked the Michael Jordan curator if he knew UNC was in the Final Four and had a great time chatting up the kids about their Americans.