Madison La Follette High archives a valued resource

Pamela Cotant:

n the course of filming a fictional mystery about a 1978 sculpture in the school's courtyard, La Follette High School freshmen Laura Martinez, 14, Stephanie Dombrowski, 14, and Denzell Jones, 15, became interested in the actual history of the work.

So they're also filming a separate video about the origins of the sculpture, in part using information they obtained from the school's archive and history museum.

"It was very important," Laura said about the research.

The La Follette High School Archives and History Museum is a rare treasure in a Wisconsin public high school.

A final exam project chosen by freshmen students of former La Follette history teacher Victoria Straughn in the spring of 1999 led to the museum. The students pieced together some history of the school by talking to teachers and family members who were alumni and collecting memorabilia.

"So they started collecting things, and we didn't have any place to put them except my desk," Straughn said.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at February 13, 2013 1:14 AM
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