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ELWOOD'S
VISIT TO BONNER SPRINGS, KANSAS, WAS HIS FIRST VISIT TO A HIGH SCHOOL.
HE WAS GREETED THERE BY THE BONNER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL MULTICULTURAL STUDIES
CLASS, WHO HAD A BIG SURPRISE IN STORE FOR ELWOOD.
THEY
INTRODUCED HIM TO LUCI, AND....IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT!!
LUCI
AND ELWOOD ENJOYED A VARIETY OF CULTURAL EXPERIENCES WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS. THEY PRACTICED SPANISH WITH THE SPANISH 3 STUDENTS AND THEN
VISITED AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHERE THEY READ CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN SPANISH
WITH THIRD GRADERS.
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ELWOOD
ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT STUDENTS WHO HAVE SPECIAL LEARNING NEEDS
DURING AUTISM AWARENESS WEEK.
ELWOOD
AND LUCI WERE EXCITED FOR THEIR FIELD TRIP TO KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI,
WHICH IS A GREAT PLACE TO EXPLORE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE. |
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THEIR
FIRST STOP WAS PAPA LEW'S SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT, WHERE THEY LEARNED
ABOUT SOUL FOOD'S MOST IMPORTANT INGREDIENT - LOVE! |
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PAPA LEW'S, IT WAS OFF TO THE KANSAS CITY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES
AND JAZZ MUSEUMS. |
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ELWOOD
WAS INSPIRED BY GREAT AFRICIAN AMERICAN BASEBALL STARS OF THE
PAST.
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LUCI
LOVED THE INTERACTIVE MUSIC EXHIBITS IN THE JAZZ MUSEUM, WHICH
IS IN KANSAS CITY'S FAMOUS JAZZ DISTRICT AT 18TH AND VINE.
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THERE
WAS MUSIC IN THE AIR ON THE BUS RIDE HOME TO BONNER SPRINGS.
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SOON
IT WAS TIME FOR PROM, WHERE ELWOOD AND LUCI REIGNED AS HONORARY
PRINCE AND PRINCESS.
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HAD BEEN CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY THE MULTICULTURAL STUDIES STUDENTS
WERE SO MYSTERIOUS ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE DOING FOR SEVERAL DAYS IN
THE HIGH SCHOOL FACS ROOM, BUT HE SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE SECRECY
WAS ALL ABOUT. |
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VISIT HAD INSPIRED THE STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THEIR IDENTIFIES AND
THEIR HOPES AND DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE. AS A GOING AWAY PRESENT
TO ELWOOD, THE STUDENTS CREATED A SELF PORTRAIT QUILT FOR ELWOOD
TO KEEP AS A REMINDER THAT YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD ALWAYS BELIEVE
IN THEMSELVES AND DREAM BIG.
IN
THE QUILT, ELWOOD IS SURROUNDED BY PORTRAITS OF HIS FRIENDS SEWN
IN THE STYLE OF SPANISH ARTIST PABLO PICASSO. THE STUDENTS CHOSE
FABRICS TO REPRESENT THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE, AND THE QUILT DESIGN
SYMBOLIZES ELWOOD'S PATH AS HE TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD TEACHING
YOUNG PEOPLE TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS. |
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| ELWOOD
WAS SAD TO SAY GOODBYE TO HIS FRIENDS AT BONNER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL,
BUT HE WAS LOOKING FORWARD WITH EXCITEMENT TO SEE WHAT NEW ADVENTURES
THE NEXT DAY WOULD BRING. |
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