Harlem Elementary Winter Luau

Although the month of January is usually much colder, this year's almost balmy weather played right into the scenario surrounding Harlem Elementary's Winter Luau showcase. Tropical backdrops and Hawaiian scenery greeted students, family, and friends as they perused each grade level's showcase.

Kindergarten through sixth grade chose topics which they investigated, researched, collected data for, and finally turned into visual props for their projects. The halls were filled with décor ranging from surf boards, waterfalls, beach balls, and volcanoes, to Tiki huts, Polynesian masks, palm trees, an...