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Washington, DC 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

During the week of April 7-11, Mrs. Sheppard, Katie Massey, George Harter, Jared Baker, Gary Mills, Daniel Lee, Lianna Jordan (me), and Mr. & Mrs. Mills had a great time in Washington, DC and Virginia. We left Chico at 2 AM and arrived in Washington, DC at 6 in the evening. That night we stayed in Williamsburg, VA and toured Williamsburg and Jamestown the next day.

 

L to R: Lianna Jordan, Katie Massey, Daniel Lee, Jared Baker,  Gary Mills, George Harter

L to R: Lianna Jordan, Gary Mills, Katie Massey, George Harter, Jared Baker, Daniel Lee, Mr. Mills

 

 

The next day, we ventured around our nation's capital. We started by visiting the White House. We didn't actually go inside, but we walked through Lafayette Park and stopped for pictures in front of the White House. After visiting the White House, we walked to the United States Holocaust Museum, enjoying all the sites along the way. 

 

L to R: Lianna Jordan, Daniel Lee, Jared Baker George Harter, Gary Mills, Mr. Mills

Katie Massey, Mrs. Sheppard

 

 

 

After the we toured the museum, we rode the bus to the National Cathedral. This cathedral 

(below, middle & right) is so huge you can take the Washington Monument (below, left) and lay 

it down the aisle in the cathedral.

 

 

 

 

Later on that evening, we went to the FDR memorial (below, left)

and the Jefferson Memorial (below, right)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next day, Friday, our first stop was Arlington National Cemetery. We walked around the HUGE cemetery and saw the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. (right) We also visited JFK and his wife's graves.

 

 

After Arlington, we rode on the bus to the Iwo Jima Memorial.

L to R: Jared Baker, Gary Mills, Daniel Lee, 

Katie Massey, George Harter, Lianna Jordan

 

 

 

After Iwo Jima, we toured the United States Capitol. We went through security and then watched a quick movie about the history of the capitol building. After the movie, we toured the capitol with a great tour guide and learned a lot about our nation's history.

 

 

 

When our tour was over, we walked through an underground tunnel to the Library of Congress, 

then walked to the Supreme Court building. (below)

L to R: Lianna Jordan, Katie Massey, Jared Baker, Daniel Lee, Gary Mills, George Harter

 

Later that night, we visited the Korean, Vietnam and Lincoln Memorials.

The next day, our last day, we visited Mount Vernon (below), the home of George Washington. We toured inside the home, then, soaking wet from the pouring rain, we hiked down to see our first president and his wife, Martha's, grave.

After that, we headed to the airport and flew to Dallas, TX, then back home. The week in DC was so much fun, and I recommend it to anyone who likes adventure! We are currently planning another DC trip for 2011, so start thinking about it! More information will be available at the start of the 2009-2010 school year. We are hoping to get more people to sign up for the next trip so we won't have to be put with other schools. Also if we get enough students, we are hoping to travel to New York while on the trip. This trip is open to all grade levels at Champion. Our trips are planned through World Strides. To visit their website click here.