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LRMS Students Celebrate 'World's Fair'

Seventh graders learn about world history, culture through event

Seventh graders at took a tour of the world without leaving their school this week.

The school presented its annual World's Fair event, where they learn about a number of countries and complete projects related to the history and culture of the countries being studied. Students focused their efforts this year on Argentina, Belgium, Egypt, Fiji, France, Mexico, Spain and The United States.

The countries are changed each year, school officials said, so students learn about 24 countries during their three years at the school. Since the program began in 2004, 68 countries have been represented.

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Projects focus on a number of areas of study, and emcompass art, music, woodshop, theatre, cooking, sewing, foreign language, sports, technology, and other areas.

Each year's World's Fair culminates in 'Family Night,' sponsored by the PTA, where students' realtives come to school to view the projects they've completed.

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In addition, the seventh graders got the opportunity to host the event for lower grades from some of the elementary schools that send their students to LRMS. Approximately 400 first and second graders were escorted around the World's Fair by seventh grade students who guided them through various activities in each of the countries.


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