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Eisenhower School celebrates history
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Students at Eisenhower Elementary School celebrated the 125th anniversary of the birth of President Dwight D. Eisenhower on Thursday. Classes rotated through a series of 40-minute activities. In the photo, students use tablet computers to play a game of Kahoot!, racing to answer questions about Eisenhower and the election process. Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform makes it fun to learn.
One Great Bend elementary school celebrated its origins Thursday, following the suggestion of the Eisenhower Foundation on the 125th anniversary year of the birth of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.Eisenhower schools across the nation are observing the anniversary, Principal Tricia Reiser said. The Great Bend school chose to hold its celebration on Jan. 28, a day before Kansas Day. Today, Eisenhower will celebrate the 100th day of school for 2015-16, and it’s also Picture Day, but Reiser and her staff needed a full day to devote to the former President from Kansas.In addition to the presidential celebration, they decided to celebrate 62 years of Eisenhower Elementary.