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Published 12:00 am Wednesday, April 2, 2025 By Heath Harrison Gavin Bocook, as Ohio’s U.S. senator and Mercury 7 astronaut John Glenn, in the second grade Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Thursday.
Principal David Ashworth films Cam Copley, as Mr. Beast, during Burlington Elelmentary School’s second grade Living Wax Museum on Thursday. Mason Bowen, as President George Washington, in the second grade Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Thursday.
Haven Williamson, as first lady Jackie Kennedy, and Wyatt Burdine, as President John F. Kennedy, in the second grade Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Thursday. Ted Gill, as musician Tom Petty, in the second grade Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Thursday.
Bladen Willyard, as Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds, in the second grade Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Thursday. Ace Brown, as artist and polymath Leonardo DaVinci, in the second grade Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Thursday. Mae Napier, portrays author and activist Helen Keller, while Skyler Napier portrays Keller’s teacher, Anne Sullivan, in the second grade Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Thursday.
Lennon Ray portrays musician Taylor Swift in the second grade Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Thursday. Andrew Bennett portrays President Barack Obama in the second grade Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Thursday. Lydia Hunt portrays “Little House” author Laura Ingles Wilder in the second grade Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Thursday.
Bella Evans, as chef and television personality Julia Child, in the second grade Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Thursday. Kysen Huffman, as Blackbeard the pirate, in the second grade Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Thursday. Jack Clay, as animator and film producer Walt Disney, in the second grade Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Thursday.
Burlington Elementary School second graders portray athletic figures in the second grade Living Wax Museum on Thursday. Evelyn Nance, as Country Music Hall of Fame member and eastern Kentucky native Loretta Lynn, in the second grade Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Thursday. Tori Earles portrays Diana, Princess of Wales, in the second grade Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Thursday.
Kennedi Johnson, as Marilyn Monroe, and Lauren Burke, as Shirley Temple, in the second grade Living Wax Museum at Burlington Elementary School on Thursday. Sharon Martinez, a second grader at Burlington Elementary School, poses as actress Rita Moreno during the school’s Living Wax Museum on Thursday. (Heath Harrison | The Ironton Tribune) Burlington hosts annual wax museum BURLINGTON — For nearly a decade, students from Burlington Elementary School have been honoring past figures, as well as those from the present, while learning about their contributions to history.
The ninth annual Living Wax Museum took place at the school on Thursday, with the school’s three second grade classes dressing up for the occasion. Figures in th e show included U.S.
presidents, like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama, artists such as Leonard da Vinci, musicians, such as Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn and sports figures like Tom Brady and Pete Rose. Students research their chosen figure and write a short report on their life, before dressing up and posing for the exhibit, which other classes at the school tour. A show takes place in the evening for parents and the community, second grade teacher Courtney Ray said.
The event was started by Ray, and former teachers Mary Matney and Amanda Clay, and has taken place each year, with the exception of the year schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ray said for the 10th anniversary next year, the hope is to invite back the students who took part in the initial year of the wax museum, who are now in high school. This year’s exhibit saw some new editions, such as actress Rita Moreno, musician Tom Petty and others.
Ray also pointed out that there were variations on old favorites. “This is the first year we’ve had a Jailhouse Rock Elvis,” she said. “And the first time we’ve had an Eras Taylor Swift.
” Altogether, 54 students took part in this year’s event..
