Grosse Pointe Academy third graders stepped into the past this March to take a look at some famous figures as part of a social studies research project. The students spent several weeks researching their chosen subjects. Dressing up in costume and delivering an oral part were the culminating activities of what has become an Academy tradition.

Pictured from Mrs. Stepanek's classroom are, front row from left: Florence Nightingale (Sara Anthony), Ben Franklin (Christian Smith), Terry Fox (Sophie Lynskey), Marie Curie (Grayson Cieszkowski), Elizabeth Fry (Brynne Reilly), William Mayo (Mac Cimmarrusti), Christopher Columbus (Clay Brock), and Jane Addams (Neely Klippstein). Back row: Jackie Robinson (Robert Whitaker), Cochise (Madison Thomas) and Thomas Edison (J.D. Gray).

Pictured from Mrs. Wolney's classroom are, front row from left: George Washington (Anna Crane), Henry Ford (Alexander Minanov), Robert Ballard (Ben Hamer), and Neil Armstrong (Jared Demkowicz). Back row: Eleanor Roosevelt (Madeline Arkison), Albert Einstein (Leonie Leslie), Annie Oakley (Grace Scarfone), Harry Houdini (James Raudabaugh), Harriet Tubman (seated – Abby Kuplicki), Bill Gates (Ryan McWood), Helen Keller (Lily Patterson), and Dr. Seuss (Raymond Cracchiolo).