Students at Chestnut Hill’s Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences on Friday dressed as some of their favorite current and historical figures as part of a "wax museum" project presented to the entire school. Among them were Kymani L., who researched John Lee Love a 19th century Black inventor most known for his inventions of the hand-cranked pencil sharpener as well as an enhanced plasterer’s hawk, a tool used by masons and plasterers; and Alanna F., who studied Dr. Aprille Joy Ericsson, an American aerospace engineer who served as assistant secretary of defense for science and …
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Students at Chestnut Hill’s Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences on Friday dressed as some of their favorite current and historical figures as part of a "wax museum" project presented to the entire school. Among them were Kymani L., who researched John Lee Love a 19th century Black inventor most known for his inventions of the hand-cranked pencil sharpener as well as an enhanced plasterer’s hawk, a tool used by masons and plasterers; and Alanna F., who studied Dr. Aprille Joy Ericsson, an American aerospace engineer who served as assistant secretary of defense for science and technology and is the first Black woman to receive a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Howard University as well as the first Black woman to receive a Ph.D. in engineering at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Photos courtesy of Jenks Academy
