History Comes Alive!

By Abby Chou

John Lee, Emme Pitts and Emily Chen. 

On Thursday night, May 21, almost all of team 6West and their parents were at Memorial Hall Library, for the presenting of the Andover Research Project iMovies. Though there were some technical difficulties, they were worked out, and overall it was considered a wonderful night.

It started off with a presentation by Emme Pitts, Emily Chen, Lizzie Jones, and John Lee about the process through which we made our iMovies. It involves being grouped, picking our topics, researching our topics at Memorial Hall, and learning how to use iMovie. After the presentation, the movies started. Each group of about four kids was assigned a topic about Andover history, for example, the fire department, the Andover Townsman, Shawsheen and Frye village, Phillips Academy and many more.

The movies varied, showing off the students’ creativity and skills with technology. Some used and interview to show what they learned, some used a game show, and some created a story related to the topic. Each video brought new and original ideas into the minds of the viewers, and the night was a great showcase of the students’ talents.

Parents, teachers, students and friends enjoy movie presentations at Memorial Hall Library.