Hilldale Students Prepare for Colonial Day

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Hilldale Students Prepare for Colonial Day

		On Feb. 2, Hilldale Elementary 5th-graders attended Colonial Day at the State Capitol. Getting more than 80 5th-graders into Colonial costumes was a task that took everyone's help.
		Boys often needed help with their ties. Here, a student is helped by a classmate.
		Other students lined up in front of teachers for help.
		At one point, some of the 5th-grade girls decided makeup was in order. A group of bonneted girls watches the makeup go on a classmate.
		The final touch: tri-cornered hats for the boys.
		With costumes on, students board the bus for the trip to the Capitol.
		At the Capitol, Founding Father Benjamin Franklin congratulates Hilldale 5th-grader Kacie Mills, who was named winner of the 2007 Colonial Day at the Capitol Literature Contest. Mills won a $100 savings bond for her winning poem. Also pictured with Kacie (from left) are teachers Carla Jo Carter and Christine Clay and principal Patty Balenseifen.

For more information about Colonial Day, visit the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence website.