Using Zoom, Battle Ground students learn about American pioneers

BATTLE GROUND — The Fort Vancouver and Olympia-based George Rogers Clark chapters of the Sons of the American Revolution recently teamed up to present a special program for fifth-grade students at Tukes Valley Elementary School to give students a glimpse of what life was like living in rural America during the late 1700s. About 140 students logged onto Zoom from their homes or on a projected screen or laptop in a classroom, as some students have returned to class. Sons of the American Revolution participants included Jeff Lightburn, president of the Fort Vancouver chapter, Arthur Dolan, president of the George Rogers Clark chapter, and Fort Vancouver members Carl Gray, Larry Heckethorne and George Vernon. “We were able to contrast what life was like in 1776 versus the amenities we all enjoy today,” Lightburn said.