He doesn't know exactly why, but 8-year-old Trey Allred likes Paul Revere.

After learning about him in class, Allred did more research on Revere's life in preparation for Wednesday's first-ever Hero Day at Fort Caspar Academy.

"I kind of just like him," Allred said, smiling and holding a sheet of paper with information on Revere. "He warned the people the British were coming."

Allred and other Fort Caspar students picked a famous person from history and researched the heroes for the event.

The lesson was part of the school's core knowledge curriculum, and students had to talk about what core value their hero represented, said Principal Janelle Ehrich.

The students then stood up in front of different classes and talked about their heroes. Some even dressed as Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Boone, Rosa Parks and Eleanor Roosevelt. Teaching assistant Marolyn Thompson showed up as her hero, Mother Teresa.

In one room, Shaelyn Moore-Hytrek, 8, wore a beaded dress and her hair in braids to tell the class when Sacagawea was born, how she was a member of the Shoshone tribe, married a French trapper, had two children and contributed to the famous Lewis and Clark expedition.

Moore-Hytrek said she decided to research Sacagawea to learn more about American Indians.

"I've only studied about one other Indian, Pocahontas," she said. "I knew a lot about her."

She also liked making the dress she wore and thought it would be cool to walk around barefoot.

Other students said they also liked the project because they got to learn about their heroes.

Stevann Brown, 10, dressed as Harriet Tubman and enjoyed learning how the former slave helped others become free.

"She was the one who stopped slavery," Brown said. "She was the conductor of the underground railroad and freed the slaves."

Reach reporter Aimee Tabor at (307) 266-0593 or aimee.tabor@casperstartribune.net.