Burlington hosts sixth Living Wax Museum exhibit (WITH GALLERY)
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, March 9, 2022
A student, portraying President George Washington, greets visitors at the start of the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
President Barack Obama is a recurring favorite for students in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Civil rights activist Rosa Parks, along with her bus from the Montgomery boycott, were featured in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Two girls portray activist and lecturer Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Country musician Johnny Cash was among the historical figures featured in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Pakistani education activist and Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai made her debut this year in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Actress and U.S. ambassador Shirley Temple was among the historical figures featured in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Aviator Amelia Earhart was among those featured in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle is a recurring favorite chosen by students for portrayal in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
NBA player and coach Larry Bird was one of the living characters featured in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jackie Kennedy were among the historical figures featured in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Comedian and television pioneer Betty White was among the debuts this year in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Egyptian queen Cleopatra was among the historical figures featured in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle is a recurring favorite chosen by students for portrayal in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
A student portrays comedian and talk show host Ellen Degeneres in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Sharpshooter Annie Oakley was among the historical figures featured in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
New York Yankee Mickey Mantle was among the historical figures featured in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt was among the historical figures featured in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
A student portrays comedian and talk show host Ellen Degeneres in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Gymnast Mary Lou Retton was among the historical figures featured in the Living Wax Museum exhibit at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
A class tours the sixth annual Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Tuesday. The exhibit featured more than 40 students from the school’s three second grade classes.
BURLINGTON — The students were told to take a pose, while ties were straightened and props were positioned.
“Action!” a teacher called, as the second graders presented themselves as their chosen historical characters to the visitors filling in.
It was all for the sixth annual Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary, which featured more than 40 students from the school’s three second grade classes.
Organized by teachers Ashlee McCartney, Courtney Ray and Stacie Rutherford, the exhibit featured personalities from history, ranging from former U.S. presidents to athletes to musicians, inventors and more.
Students select a character from history or the present day and research them and write a four-paragraph paper, Rutherford said.
Costumes are either purchased by students, are sponsored or some that have been donated in past years are reused.
The exhibit this year included recurring favorites, such as presidents George Washington and Barack Obama, musicians Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton and civil rights activist Rosa parks, while there were a few figures who made their debut this year, such as comedian Betty White and education activist and Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai.
“I’m so proud of how hard they worked,” Rutherford said. “And how much thought they put in and the creativity.”
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