Puppets and Rocks

Third grade students of St. Mary of the Assumption School learned about acceptance of people different from themselves.  The Kids on the Block Puppet Presenters, Brenda Engle and Kay Barbour, from Holland, Ohio, brought to life for the children  life- sized puppets featuring some form of physical disability.  These ranged from “Down syndrome” to “hearing impaired”.

The third grade class of St. Mary of the Assumption School accompanied by their teacher Pat Johnson and Amy Kopack became rock hounds last week when they travelled to the Mercer County District Library in Celina. There, they were able to view the Ron and Ruth Langsdon Gem and Mineral Collection. The collection includes some 900 specimens from around the world.  Professor Ken Strickland is curator of the display which includes: apophylite, stibnite, pyrite, galena, and purple amethyst.  Assistant curator Marilyn Thobe first showed the class minerals found in Ohio and then had the children go on a scavenger hunt through the 21 display cases that hold the exhibit.