Yesterday Rebecca had her Living Museum presentation at school. The students each chose a person from history that had a significant impact on America. Rebecca chose Christa McAuliffe.Most of us remember exactly where we were when the space shuttle Challenger tragically exploded. I was in 11th grade english, listening to "The Crucible" and reading along with the tape (yes, a cassette tape). My teacher, Mrs. Taylor, entered the room and said, "We should all be glad that Mrs. Greenway* was not on the shuttle. It just exploded." Then she left. We sat there in stunned silence. I remember later in the day calling my associate pastor of my church and just crying. It was a very sad time for our nation.
(*Mrs. Greenway was my 12th grade English teacher, and one of the two Teacher in Space finalists from Arkansas that went to Space Camp.)
Anyway, back to Rebecca. She did a wonderful presentation as Christa McAuliffe, despite being a little nervous. In class, all of the children were speaking at once. It was quite noisy. Luckily, I recorded her practicing that morning before her presentation at school. We were so proud of her.
(The audio is a little quiet, so turn up your volume.)
