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A Roman holiday: Boring days of summer are now ancient history

Published 07/13/06
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In a Belvedere Elementary School classroom that smelled more like a bakery last week, students displayed the results of their latest project: a cutaway model of a Roman road with layers made out of tasty treats like peppermint patties, mini marshmallows, and crushed granola.

A few minutes later, they were busy creating a topographical map of Italy made out of a cookie, frosting, chocolate chips and green sprinkles.

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