Pumpkin Queen Elizabeth II. President Gourd Washington. A Selena-o’-lantern. These are just a few of the characters greeting visitors this fall at Vivian Fowler Elementary School.

Fowler fourth-graders honed their research skills after choosing a real-life character to investigate. Students were encouraged to choose someone they had an interest in, someone they admired, or someone they wanted to know more about. Fourth-graders spent two weeks working on their research and writing their paragraphs in class. Students were also tasked with a homework assignment of creating a representation of their chosen person using a pumpkin.

The pumpkins and their accompanying paragraphs have been on display at the Fowler front entrance for all students and staff to see. They will go home with their owners just in time for Thanksgiving.

Photos:

· Adrian Atrisco Hernandez with actor “Adrian Uribe”

· Jamie Flores and famous artist “Frida Kahlo”

· Josue Robles with singer-songwriter “Vicente Fernandez”

· Keila Torres Perez with musician “Camilo”

· Amelia Earhart by Jonathan Vega

· Selena Quintanilla by Andrea Garcia