Sag Harbor Elementary Hosts 'Wax Museum'

The gym at Sag Harbor Elementary School was transformed into a ”wax museum” on Friday for the 19th annual fifth-grade Wax Museum project, following the theme “Grateful for Their Contributions.”

During the event, students and visitors toured the museum, which featured fifth-grade students posing as historic people in art, history, science, entertainment and business.

Students represented figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Shirley Temple, Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs, Betsy Ross, Abigail Adams and John Lennon.

The studnets, who were dressed in costume and surrounded by period artifacts, had to stand as still as they could, posing as if they were a wax figure in a museum.

In additon, the students also wrote essays, which were displayed in the museum.

Continuing with the contributions theme, visitors to the museum were asked to bring a non-perishable food item that would be donated to the local food pantry.

Photo Caption1: Sag Harbor fifth-grader Luke Loucheim poses as Pablo Picasso at the 19th annual Sag Harbor Elementary School Wax Museum.

Photo Caption 2: Sag Harbor fifth-grader Alexandra Ponzini poses as Betsy Ross at the 19th annual Sag Harbor Elementary School Wax Museum.

Photo courtesy of the Sag Harbor School District

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