Why were buffalo and Civil War re-enactors at Fulton County’s Holcomb Bridge Middle School last Friday? They were part of the first Georgia Heritage Day. Staff and PTA volunteers, inspired by teachers Elizabeth McMahon and Jennifer Foil, set up seven stations and created eye-opening experiences for the school’s eighth graders. Students made their own pottery and picked cotton. They participated in the music and dances from the Cherokee and Creek cultures and learned about the role buffalo played. They shouted the “Rebel yell” and “Union hurrah.” They even learned about the history of Coke and had “coke floats.” “Being a world-class school means bringing world-class instruction to our students,” said principal Joy Schroerlucke.
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