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Chiwaukee Academy
Kenosha/Racine Area
August 10-14, 2009
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Christa
McAuliffe Academy
Appleton Area
July 27-30, 2009
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Cray
Academy
Eau Claire Area
July 27-30, 2009
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Gitche Gumee Academy
Ashland Area
July 27-31, 2009
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John Muir Academy
Verona Area
July 31, 2009
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Northwoods Academy
Rhinelander Area
August 3-7, 2009
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Sally Ride Academy
Messmer/June 15-19, 2009
West Allis/June 22-26, 2009
Waukesha/July 13-17, 2009
Grafton Area/July 27-31, 2009
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Star
Academy
River Falls Area
August 3-6, 2009
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Washburn Academy
Holmen Area/July July
13-17, 2009
Onalaska Area/July 27-31,
2009
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WASDI |
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EVERYTHING YOUR STUDENTS WANT TO
KNOW IS NOT IN THE TEXTBOOK...
INSTRUCTOR: Jerry Anderson, SRA
Historian-in-Residence
GRADE LEVEL: 4-12
CREDIT: 1, 2 or 3
Scandal and music, candy and crime,
toys and politics, sports and
presidential secrets, feminists and
food, the history of words and
slang, race relations and conspiracy
theories - the secret and
not-so-secret stories of the
captivating, unusual and engaging
people, events and circumstances
that are never taught in the
history/social studies classroom.
take an excursion into the past.
What secrets, skeletons, lies and
laughter will we find? Come
with an open mind and ready for some
fun. From Napoleon to the
Popsicle, from the chocolate chip
cookie to presidential scandals,
from Queen Victoria to Mae West,
from Jack the Ripper to Walt Disney,
from words of the famous to infamous
words, from Jesse James to the
Tootsie Roll, from the ancient
Greeks to modern politics, food and
history--why do we say it?
Where does it come from? A
demonstration of how to use
entertaining and engaging facts,
stories, details, anecdotes and
films to both fascinate and educate
students.
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