Semmes Middle students relive history
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What a unique opportunity for students!
Semmes Middle, Ms. Gaston's Social Studies students participated in an all day project to attempt to gain insight into the life of Ann Frank.
Students read the play based on her life and the diary that she kept during World War II and the Holocaust. Ann was in hiding with her family for over two years and eventually died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. She was not allowed to walk around during the day or make any noise at night that might give away her location to the Gestapo. She suffered extreme hunger and could not even use the bathroom during the day. She was never allowed to go outside. Her days were spent writing in her diary and doing her schoolwork.
It is hard for us to understand the hardships she endured in this day and age when we have so much freedom. In an attempt to impress upon students how fortunate they are, Ms. Gaston has initiated this project.
Participating students sat in the gym stage with only their schoolbooks and their work to occupy them from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. They were not allowed to make any noise, have any snack or lunch nor were they allowed to go to the restroom. If they could not do this or chose to return to class they were allowed to do so.
Those students who endured this for the entire day were considered a "Survivor" and their names and photos listed on the Semmes Middle website.
Congratulations, Survivors!
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Mrs. Gaston is a wonderful and dedicated teacher. Your students are going to have wonderful memories from this experience! Way to go!
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Great Idea, Ms. Gaston! It is so true....it is hard for us to understand that kind of suffering. I'm sure this was an experience that most students won't soon forget.
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