January 16, 2017
“I know! I know!” Many of the students were eager to answer “Mr. Jefferson’s” (Bill Barker) questions during the living history assembly at Armstrong Elementary. That enthusiasm and excitement were repeated at all of the presentations that the two men made at schools like Buzz Aldrin ES in Reston, Brookfield ES in Chantilly, West Gate ES in Falls Church, and Hutchison ES in Herndon.
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Close Encounters with History in Reston
Students meet founder of the nation
It’s a good thing that Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry were hardy souls, given the myriad of activities and actions and travelling and time that they both gave to the formation of “these new United States of America,” as our illustrious third President described the union the original thirteen colonies formed in 1776.
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