Night of the Notables

In Alpha (the gifted and talented program at the elementary school) they do a Night of the Notables. This is where the students each choose famous or well known person from history. They do research on this person and write a report. Then they have a night where they all come dressed up as their person and have other props if they want. Then parents and students go around and try to figure out who everyone is. The Alpha student can answer questions, but can't ever tell you who they are. The person who gets the most right wins a prize. This was Kam's best year yet. She got the person she had wanted to do since last year and she really knew her stuff.

Hear are some Hints:
He was the minister to France and introduced French Fries (and ice cream) to the United States.
He was an inventor--making the first copier to help him reproduce all the letters he would write.
Now for some obvious ones:
He was the author of the Declaration of Independence.
Her person was the third President of the United States.
He founded the University of Virginia.
His home is Virginia is called Monticello.

We served French Fries. Displayed part of a rubbing of his Tombstone and showed samples from using a copier like the one he invented. Kam's costume was good as well. We sprayed her hair white. She dressed in a tri-cornered hat and made knickers with knit pants and her dad's tube socks.




It was a great evening! Could you figure out who she was?