RINGLING ADVANCE CLOWNS GO TO SCHOOL
Friday, January 07, 2011 By Tamika Moore -- The Birmingham News Follow Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus clowns Todd Zimmerman, left, and Kirk Marsh, right, answer questions at Wilson Elementary for a Clown Camp with 1st grade, Kindergarten and Pre-K students, Friday, January 7, 2011. The students got an opportunity to learn all about what it takes to be a Ringling clown. They showed students the tricks of the trade. (The Birmingham News / Tamika Moore)
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus clowns Kirk Marsh,left, and Todd Zimmerman teach Wilson Elementary student Re'Onna Merrill how to spin plates during a Clown Camp 1st grade, Kindergarten and Pre-K students, Friday, January 7, 2011. The students got an opportunity to learn all about what it takes to be a Ringling clown. They showed students the tricks of the trade. (The Birmingham News / Tamika Moore)
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus clowns Kirk Marsh and Todd Zimmerman at Wilson Elementary for a Clown Camp with . 1st grade, Kindergarten and Pre-K students, Friday, January 7, 2011. The students got an opportunity to learn all about what it takes to be a Ringling clown. They showed students the tricks of the trade. (The Birmingham News / Tamika Moore)
Fellow Wilson elementary students try on clown noses at a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Clown Camp with clowns Kirk Marsh and Todd Zimmerman. Students in the 1st grade, Kindergarten and Pre-K, were entertained by the clowns, Friday, January 7, 2011. The students got an opportunity to learn all about what it takes to be a Ringling clown. They showed students the tricks of the trade. (The Birmingham News / Tamika Moore)
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus clowns Kirk Marsh,left, and Todd Zimmerman teach Wilson Elementary student Re'Onna Merrill how to spin plates during a Clown Camp 1st grade, Kindergarten and Pre-K students, Friday, January 7, 2011. The students got an opportunity to learn all about what it takes to be a Ringling clown. They showed students the tricks of the trade. (The Birmingham News / Tamika Moore)
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus clowns Kirk Marsh and Todd Zimmerman at Wilson Elementary for a Clown Camp with . 1st grade, Kindergarten and Pre-K students, Friday, January 7, 2011. The students got an opportunity to learn all about what it takes to be a Ringling clown. They showed students the tricks of the trade. (The Birmingham News / Tamika Moore)
Fellow Wilson elementary students try on clown noses at a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Clown Camp with clowns Kirk Marsh and Todd Zimmerman. Students in the 1st grade, Kindergarten and Pre-K, were entertained by the clowns, Friday, January 7, 2011. The students got an opportunity to learn all about what it takes to be a Ringling clown. They showed students the tricks of the trade. (The Birmingham News / Tamika Moore)