Ellis Island imprints on Stanwich studentsBy Colin Gustafson
Staff Writer
Coming to America is no easy task. Just take it from Stanwich School fourth-graders. On Wednesday, they donned the traditional attire of their ancestors in a re-enactment of what new immigrants experienced when they arrived at New York's Ellis Island in the early 1900s.
About 50 youngsters participated in the annual event, designed to enhance their understanding of immigrants' roles in American history.
Students prepared for the event by completing a three-week "ancestor detector" assignment during which they interviewed their relatives about their heritage, came up with an immigrant character to portray and finally made a costume to wear during the simulation.
For the simulation, they had to pass through "testing stations" where teachers, acting as government immigration officials......
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