Greek Pantheon Comes Alive at HMS Student Wax Museum
Keira Long, dressed as the Goddess Aphrodite, poses beside her hand-drawn poster at the 6th-grade Wax Museum on May 21 - Independent photo.
By KYLIE PORTZ
The 6th-grade literacy classes at Humboldt Middle School held a “Wax Museum” on May 21, showcasing what they have learned during their unit on Ancient Greece.
The students each selected a god, goddess, or creature from Greek mythology and spent a few class periods researching them, memorizing what they had learned and creating posters and costumes to present during the Wax Museum. The process took a little over a month to complete.
One of the teachers whose class participated was English and Language Arts teacher Theo Vardaxis, whose family hails from Greece.
He said, “I think it’s gone better than last year, honestly. Having one year under our belts helps make doing this an even better experience.”
“My favorite memory so far is just seeing how creative everybody is with their costumes and their posters, because Greek mythology is so rich with different stories and different personalities of the gods and creatures, so seeing them get into it really makes me happy,” He said.
A few special guest were able to attend this year’s Wax Museum as Vardaxis’ parents stopped by to see his student’s hard work.
He said, “It was incredible, they were so proud. I was happy to share it with them. So it’s just an unforgettable experience.”
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