Fourth Grade Historical Interpretive Tour

Thursday, September 12, 2019

By David Jenkins/Standard Democrat

Fourth grade classes in the Sikeston Public School District and private schools — about 300 students and their teachers — visited the Depot Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to learn about local history through a live, interactive presentation.

Lee Brown, portraying John Sikes, talks to a class of fourth graders during the Sikeston Depot Museum and Cultural Center's annual Fourth Grade Historical Interpretive Tour on the history of Sikeston. (David Jenkins/Standard Democrat)
Spencer Raymond, portraying an Indian, talks to a class of fourth graders during the Sikeston Depot Museum and Cultural Center's annual Fourth Grade Historical Interpretive Tour on the history of Sikeston. (David Jenkins/Standard Democrat)
Lloyd Smith, portraying a woodsman, talks to a class of fourth graders during the Sikeston Depot Museum and Cultural Center's annual Fourth Grade Historical Interpretive Tour on the history of Sikeston. (David Jenkins/Standard Democrat)
Lewis Watkins, portraying a farmer, talks to a class of fourth graders during the Sikeston Depot Museum and Cultural Center's annual Fourth Grade Historical Interpretive Tour on the history of Sikeston. (David Jenkins/Standard Democrat)

A class of fourth graders looks at a Sikeston history exhibit during the Sikeston Depot Museum and Cultural Center's annual Fourth Grade Historical Interpretive Tour on the history of Sikeston. (David Jenkins/Standard Democrat)
Carolyn Harris speaks with fourth graders during the Sikeston Depot Museum and Cultural Center's annual Fourth Grade Historical Interpretive Tour on the history of Sikeston. (David Jenkins/Standard Democrat)
A class of fourth graders looks at a Sikeston history exhibit during the Sikeston Depot Museum and Cultural Center's annual Fourth Grade Historical Interpretive Tour on the history of Sikeston. (David Jenkins/Standard Democrat)
A class of fourth graders looks at a Sikeston history exhibit during the Sikeston Depot Museum and Cultural Center's annual Fourth Grade Historical Interpretive Tour on the history of Sikeston. (David Jenkins/Standard Democrat)
Rick Sherman, portraying a World War II veteran, talks to a class of fourth graders during the Sikeston Depot Museum and Cultural Center's annual Fourth Grade Historical Interpretive Tour on the history of Sikeston. (David Jenkins/Standard Democrat)
Dorothy Dean Brown, portraying Catherine Sikes, talks to a class of fourth graders during the Sikeston Depot Museum and Cultural Center's annual Fourth Grade Historical Interpretive Tour on the history of Sikeston. (David Jenkins/Standard Democrat)