Plains' Chisholm takes on role of "Scrooge" for school project
Plains School Superintendent Thom Chisholm, AKA “Ebenezer Scrooge,” listens to a charity presentation while seventh grader Kalem Ercarbrack takes it all in. Ercarbrack's presentation was about battling leukemia. (Chuck Bandel/Valley Press)
If Ebenezer Scrooge had been as nice a guy as the one who assumed the character in the seventh grade English classes at Plains Schools last week, Tiny Tim could have thrown away his crutches and Bob Cratchit’s life would have been much better.
In this case, Scrooge was played by Plains Superintendent Thom Chisholm and was part of an innovative assignment by English teacher Evelyn Laws to encourage students to read the Charles Dickens Christmas classic, and also learn about life in 18th century Victorian society...
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