Lakes Middle School eighth graders explore Civil War through demonstrations
Leading the Boston Tea Party dance, Creighton sisters Keziah, 7, left, and Alainya, 9, make an arch with their arms as eighth grader Carter Tjensvoll ducks beneath Monday during a Civil War demonstration at Lakes Middle School.
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Washington Civil War Association Chair Lisa Tharp as Maj. Floyd Hecky leads eighth graders on a charge Monday at Lakes Middle School during a Civil War reenactment.
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Eighth graders Mason Smith, right, and Mason Sheckler help Civil War reenactor James Teague clear a canon Monday at Lakes Middle School.
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Sonja Sisco, an officer with the Washington Civil War Association, rides her quarter horse Trooper as she leads students on a short march Monday during a Civil War reenactment and demonstration day at Lakes Middle School.
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COEUR d'ALENE — Reel dancing was a fine way to spend time in 1800s America.
It was popular again Monday during an American Civil War reenactment and demonstration at Lakes Middle School. Students lined up on the lawn, faced each other and galloped two-by-two along the rows, dipping and diving through arm arches and clapping as they gave the Boston Tea Party dance a whirl.
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