7th Grade Ellis Island Reenactment

Below you will find some pics and videos of our immigration reenactment from last Friday.  I hope that you enjoyed the experience and have learned a bit more from this simulation about an immigrant's encounters on Ellis Island.  If I didn't get you in the shots I am sorry!  There was so much going on at once, and I found myself getting pulled into all of the mini-dramas happening.  Thanks for doing such a great job!  Your costumes were wonderful!

The final processing

A Character Check

An 88 year old lady from Italy

An Italian guy hiding a rash...

A priest, who in previous years has killed someone

A Scandinavian woman

A young Scandinavian woman...yes woman...making a grave mistake at the character station

A broken arm....from what?

Trying to pass the health inspection

The realities of deportation are setting in...

The loyalty oath for all but one....oh my...they need to work on their English!