041818 Ellis Island CJS (MA)

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Jackson Chambers sits with classmates dressed as an immigrant while filling out paperwork for a currency exchange and purchase of train tickets during an Ellis Island immigration event at Cary Junior High School on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Cary. Approximately 300 seventh grade students participated in the exercise, which took them to various stations in the school to experience what it might have been like to travel to a new country and go through the immigration process.

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Logan West (left) talks with Emilie Van Dyne during an Ellis Island immigration event at Cary Junior High School on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Cary. Approximately 300 seventh grade students participated in the exercise, which took them to various stations in the school to experience what it might have been like to travel to a new country and go through the immigration process.

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Allison Whyte wears a shawl as she sits with classmates inside a mental health examination station during an Ellis Island immigration event at Cary Junior High School on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Cary. Approximately 300 seventh grade students participated in the exercise, which took them to various stations in the school to experience what it might have been like to travel to a new country and go through the immigration process.

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Tazia Machl (from left), Katie Vogt, and Morgan Provance try to distinguish different languages and identify their origin during an Ellis Island immigration event at Cary Junior High School on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Cary. Approximately 300 seventh grade students participated in the exercise, which took them to various stations in the school to experience what it might have been like to travel to a new country and go through the immigration process.

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Jake Martin laughs with classmates during an Ellis Island immigration event at Cary Junior High School on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Cary. Approximately 300 seventh grade students participated in the exercise, which took them to various stations in the school to experience what it might have been like to travel to a new country and go through the immigration process.

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Kelsey Harmsen sits in an interview with teacher Caitlyn Burton during an Ellis Island immigration event at Cary Junior High School on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Cary. Approximately 300 seventh grade students participated in the exercise, which took them to various stations in the school to experience what it might have been like to travel to a new country and go through the immigration process.

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Students line up with their mock passports during an Ellis Island immigration event at Cary Junior High School on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Cary. Approximately 300 seventh grade students participated in the exercise, which took them to various stations in the school to experience what it might have been like to travel to a new country and go through the immigration process.

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Reese Salus (front) and Natalie Massat wait in line with other students participating in an Ellis Island immigration event at Cary Junior High School on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Cary. Approximately 300 seventh grade students participated in the exercise, which took them to various stations in the school to experience what it might have been like to travel to a new country and go through the immigration process.

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Nick Anthony checks his locker while dressed as an immigrantduring an Ellis Island immigration event at Cary Junior High School on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Cary. Approximately 300 seventh grade students participated in the exercise, which took them to various stations in the school to experience what it might have been like to travel to a new country and go through the immigration process.

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Logan West (center, left) and Emma Hyde stand among a sea of classmates traveling through the hallway to their destinations, simulated boats, during an Ellis Island immigration event at Cary Junior High School on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Cary. Approximately 300 seventh grade students participated in the exercise, which took them to various stations in the school to experience what it might have been like to travel to a new country and go through the immigration process.