Photo by Alexandra Shea | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 02.17.2022
Jeremiah Frazier wears a cavalry style hat and plastic saber as he portrayed Gen. Sam Houston during the C.C. Pinckney Elementary Schools Living History Museum Feb. 17, 2022. Frazier chose his historical figure to help him learn about Texas state history as hi and is Family prepares to move to the state later this year....
Photo by Alexandra Shea | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 02.17.2022
Students of C.C. Pinckney Elementary School fill the hallways to meet fellow students and learn about historical figures during the school’s Living History Museum. Each student portrayed a historical figure, created a poster or tri-fold display board and had an ‘activation’ button that started the monolog the students prepared about their figure....
Photo by Alexandra Shea | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 02.17.2022
Dressed in a NASA flight suit, Elisabeth Enoch portrays teacher and astronaut Christa McAuliffe Feb, 17, 2022, during the C.C. Pinckney Elementary School’s Living History Museum. Each student picked a historical figure and researched their lives and deeds to speak about them to their peers during the event....
Photo by Alexandra Shea | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 02.17.2022
Orlando Blanco dons a military style hat and powdered wig as he portrays the nation’s first president, Gen. George Washington during the Living History Museum Feb. 17, 2022. C.C. Pinckney Elementary School hosts the event brings history alive by taking “it off the pages of books and portray it so they (students) can understand it on a deeper level and relate to it,” said to Tammy Shadd,......
Photo by Alexandra Shea | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 02.17.2022
Due to her love of ballet and similarities in gymnastics, Charis Kersey portrays Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas on Feb. 17, 2022, during the annual C.C. Pinckney Elementary School Living History Museum. Kersey explained how different moves in ballet directly translate into moves used by gymnasts while competing....
Photo by Alexandra Shea | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 02.17.2022
Alaythia Black portrayed Martha Washington, the nation’s first, First Lady, during the C.C. Pinckney Elementary School’s Living History Museum Feb. 17, 2022. Black explained how her parents helped her assemble the costume she wore as she told her peers and teachers highlights of the acts and deeds Washington made during the establishment of the nation’s independence....
Photo by Alexandra Shea | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 02.17.2022
Estella Hernandez dressed as Clara Barton Feb. 17, 2022, during the C.C. Pinckney Elementary School’s Living History Museum. Hernandez chose to portray Barton because of her battlefield bravery as she supplied medical supplies and health care to injured Soldiers during the Civil War, earning her the nickname of Angel of the Battlefield. Barton would later become the visionary and founder of......
Photo by Alexandra Shea | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 02.17.2022
C.C. Pinckney Elementary School Principal Tammy Shadd pushed the start button to activate Ayden Poythress’s presentation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the school’s Living History Museum Feb. 17, 2022. Students researched information on the historical figure of their choosing to present during the event. Many children, like Poythress, dressed in costume to represent their figure....
