Sayre School Project: Historical Archaeology at Waterwild Farm

Student and Teacher Participants

1997-1998 Participants:

Teacher: Mrs. Janie Cowgill
Jordan, Stacy, Kelly, Caitlin, Eddie, Walker, Danny, Megan, Scott, Caroline, Adrienne, Jennifer, Kevin, Frank, Ben

Teacher: Mrs. Amy O’Keefe
Thomas, Sarah, Jonathan, Vanessa, Bush, Nick, Sallie, Cameron, Kelsey, Colin, Alex, Christi, Kierston, Trey, Gibson

Teacher: Mrs. Michelle O’Rourke
Piedad, Behr, Brady, Campbell, Carter, Collin, Alex, Ben, Phillip, Jason, Hillary, Monteia, Megan, Erin, Jason

1998-1999 Participants:

Teacher: Mrs. Amy O’Keefe
Jake, Miller, Eric, Barrett, Price, Danielle, Jamie, Greg, Emily, Thomas, Patrick, Barton, Greer, Jenna, Elizabeth

Teacher: Mrs. Michelle O’Rourke
Joe, Quin, Janny, Marie-Claire, Elizabeth, Koby, Sarah, Elizabeth, Logan, Chris, John, Dee, Alex, Britton, Lizzie

1999-2000 Participants:

Teacher: Mrs. Amy O’Keeffe
Jill, Evan, Jordan, Hillary, Devon, Miller, Sean, Rachel, Andy, Sidrah, Tyler, Bobby, Justin, Quinn, Hampton, Michael

Teacher: Mrs. Michelle O’Rourke Kirtley, Samantha, Ashley, Kristen, Callis, Hannah, Alex, Lee, Walker, Katherine, Elwood, C.G., Maggie, Hunter, Browning, Gillian

Teacher: Mrs. Melinda Zabriskie
Sean, Alex, Emily, Chris, Catherine, Devon, Zach, Brett, Margaret, Liz, Ahmed, Anne, Andi, Connor, Kevin

2000-2001 Participants

Teacher: Mrs. Amy O'Keefe
Lauren, Courtney, Parks, Hallie, Sonia, Blake, Bryce, Rylie, Mary, Jarrett, Lisa, Sam

Teacher: Mrs. Michelle O'Roarke
Ryan, Charlie, Anthony, Mary Jane, Rebekah, Yohanna, Pavitra, Bliss, Rebecca, Gato, Margaret, Eliza, Andy

Teacher: Mrs. Melinda Zabriskie
Tebo, Thomas, Adam, Ben, Kathryn, Emory, Emily, Caitlin, Wendy, Frith, Will

2001-2002 Participants

Teacher: Mrs. Janie Cowgill
Aboudi, Adam, Allie, Brendan, Hayley, Hunter, Jackie, Jennings, Lindsey, Lucas, Michael, Nathaniel, Perry, Peter, Sintelle, Will

Teacher: Mrs. Michelle O'Roarke
Ann Marie, Billy, Bo, Brarian, Catherine, Cabot, Charlotte, Claire, Denise, Griffin, Havana, Kathryn, Mason, Pauline, Sam, Will

Teacher: Mrs. Melinda Zabriskie
Alex, Annie, Caroline, Dallas, Dalton, David, Emily, Jamie, Madison, Michael, Olivia, Ryan, Rick, Solly, Stanzi

Parent participants:

A critical component in the success of the Waterwild archeology program is the student's parents, who have performed a variety of functions on site. They have supervised students performing all the tasks necessary in an ongoing excavation, from digging in units to screening and labeling bags. The parents have helped organize the field day, provided student transportation, and have even provided hungry crewmembers much needed snacks. A surprising and enjoyable byproduct of the educational program for the children, is the interest in the excavation displayed by parents. Many of the parents have been so enthusiastic about digging that children in the test unit were relegated to watching!  The parent's presence on site has reinforced the educational message to cherish our past, and has served to cement the student's relationship with their state's history.

Photos of parents assisting with the Waterwild excavation (click to enlarge):