Fourth-grade students at Forestville Elementary School were up to something that had their parents flocking to their classrooms last Friday morning, Feb. 17.

All 88 fourth-grade students of teachers Margaret Zuerner, Lisa Goglio-Zarczynski and Nancy

Crotty were making their Living Wax Museum Project presentations — in costume.

The Wax Museum tradition has been going on since before Crotty started teaching at the school 15 years ago, she said.

“We study Virginia history as part of fourth-grade curriculum,” Crotty said. “The project enriches the curriculum and gives them a research project from start to finish.”

Every fourth-grade student selects a famous Virginian who had a positive impact on the state. They then have six weeks to research and write a report. On the day of the Wax Museum, students display a tri-fold poster report about their Virginian and recite an informational speech while dressed up like their Virginian.

“They’re famous for the day,” Crotty said.