West Forest Students Get a Taste of South America

TIONESTA, Pa. – Students in Mrs. Leann Sharrar’s fifth and sixth grade social studies classes at West Forest Elementary were able to try some South American foods after finishing a unit on countries south of the border.

They had each chosen a country on which to focus, researched a famous person from there, made a poster as a visual aid, and wrote a paper. Then, they sampled mate tea, tamales, empanadas, and panettone bread.

Shown in this picture are (left to right): Mrs. Leann Sharrar, Angelo Gigliotti, Rico Martinez, Garrett O’Connor, and Kierra Vaughn.