Prohibition Party

The 8th graders just finished up their unit about the 1920s.  To celebrate and show off what they learned, Mr. Palmieri threw a Prohibition Party.  The room was set up like a speak-easy, with the windows boarded up.  Each student came dressed as a character from the 1920s and gave a speech about their contributions to the era.

Bugs Moran (Sam Russo) looks through the secret door and asks for the password to enter.

 Izzy as Babe Ruth, Sam M. as Lou Gehrig, Quinn as Charles Lindbergh, and Adam as Henry Ford.

 Our politicians: Ben as Nellie Tayloe Ross, Lindsay as Herbert Hoover, Nora as Albert Fall, Katie as Calvin Coolidge, and Isaiah as Warren G. Harding.

 Our Entertainers:  Felix as Bessie Smith, Elena as Louis Armstrong, Hunter as Ella Fitzgerald, and Jannat as Charlie Chaplin.

 Our writers: Eva as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Olivia as Gertrude Stein, Theresa as Ernest Hemingway, and Morgan as Langston Hughes.

Al Capone (played by Karl) gives a speech about his life.

The whole class.  Thanks, Mr. Palmieri for a great event!