On Wednesday 2/5 our 8th graders had a double header first participating in a Science Fair to highlight their experiments followed by a dramatic reading of The Crucible. The science experiments covered a range of topics including genetics to volcanos to product analysis. All 8th graders are in the process of writing a character analysis paper for the person they were representing and it was great to see that they really understood the motivation and complexities of their characters. Unfortunately, bravery and honor did not triumph over fear and prejudice – and in the end there were many that were hung. But as Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”
