Audie Arickson, right, dressed as Charles Lindbergh, the famous aviator, lectures a group of Purdy Elementary School first-graders on the life and times of Lindbergh and his famous flight across the Atlantic. Mike Gervais/Cassville Democrat

Kayden Halloway, 10, a Purdy Elementary School fourth-grader, learned about professional golfer and Missouri native Payne Stewart during the school’s Famous Missourian presentations Tuesday. Mike Gervais/Cassville Democrat

Alleen Rodriguez was selected to learn about famous poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou for Purdy’s Famous Missourian presentations. In character as Angelou, Rodriguez had the opportunity to teach Purdy first-graders about the life of the famous writer and activist. Mike Gervais/Cassville Democrat

Zara Rizera, right, played the part of successful inventor and entrepreneur Annie Turnbo Malone who invented hair care products for African American women. Mike Gervais/Cassville Democrat

Roman Earnhart drew “The Most Trusted Man in America” card for his famous Missourian project, performing as Walter Cronkite to teach fellow students about the famous newsman. Mike Gervais/Cassville Democrat