2009-10-23 / Schools

Learning the secrets of the tomb


MUMMY PREP—At right, Title 1 Teacher Leanne Lomax and “priestess” Sarah Apostolof, 11, fit a mask of the pharaoh Tutankhamen to Eric Reiteyk, 11, while preparing a skit about mummification in ancient Egypt for fellow Garden Grove Elementary students on Tuesday. Above, student Donna Lomax, 11, dressed as the goddess Ma’at, weighs the heart of dead king Tutankhamen against the Feather of Truth and determines his fate in the afterlife during the skit. MUMMY PREP—At right, Title 1 Teacher Leanne Lomax and “priestess” Sarah Apostolof, 11, fit a mask of the pharaoh Tutankhamen to Eric Reiteyk, 11, while preparing a skit about mummification in ancient Egypt for fellow Garden Grove Elementary students on Tuesday. Above, student Donna Lomax, 11, dressed as the goddess Ma’at, weighs the heart of dead king Tutankhamen against the Feather of Truth and determines his fate in the afterlife during the skit.
Photos by IRIS SMOOT Acorn Newspapers Photos by IRIS SMOOT Acorn Newspapers

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