History comes alive!

There weren’t ghosts and goblins wandering the halls of Voorheesville Middle School this Halloween. However, Vincent van Gough could be seen ambling through the halls with a bandage on his ear, and the sashes of several Egyptian goddesses swished together as students walked to class.

Following VMS tradition, students took part in "Character Day" this Halloween, dressing as the famous men and women from history they are studying in their classes. In addition, students made presentations to their classmates about their character’s significant contributions to history.

For example, sixth-grade students dressed as ancient Egyptian deities and rulers, Renaissance artists and World War II heroes, among others, bringing to life the many different time periods the sixth-grade curriculum covers.

"You get to learn about other people," said sixth-grade student Jimmy Pincheon. "You get into further detail and learn things that you didn’t know about them."

Pincheon dressed as King Ramses for Character Day.

Teachers also dressed up as historical figures and made presentations to the students.

"This is both a fun and educational activity for the students and staff," said sixth-grade social studies teacher Sheila Lobel. "It also gives all of us a chance to dress up and teach others about significant characters in history."