EJSHS and Community to Washington DC and New York City
March 31, 2008
Forty-eight community members, teachers and students of Eureka schools traveled to Washington DC and New York City over their spring break. In the picture, you can see what a large group we had travel to our nation's capitol and then to our largest city. Our group is in front of our first Washington DC activity—the National Holocaust Museum. Our group was fortunate enough to be able to tour this and a few other Smithsonian museums on our tour.
Photo by Michael McClintick
Members of the group pose for a picture in front of Historic Mount Vernon.There were tremendous amounts of highlights on the trip—attempting to list them all here would simply not be possible. In Washington DC, the group was able to tour the White House and also spent time visiting the Smithsonian museums and the various Presidential and War Memorials to learn more about our nation's history and early days. We were able to view the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown at Arlington. A trip to Mount Vernon was another highlight, including learning more about the home of one of the founding fathers of our nation. An evening was spent in Alexandria where we learned about folklore of this early settled colonial city near our nation's capitol.
In New York City, the group was able to attend two Broadway shows—The Pha ntom of the Operas and Mamma Mia, both of which were outstanding and very entertaining. The group had a nice brisk walk one morning through Central Park, near the former home of John Lennon. There was also walking time in Time's Square, where everyone felt the enthusiasm and energy of that area of New York. A visit to the top of the Empire State Building was a wonderful experience, even with the frigid cold temperatures and wind up there—the view was outstanding. Dinner in Little Italy and a drive through Chinatown gave the group a feel for the different ethnic groups represented in the city. On the final day, the group toured Radio City Music hall and was able to spend some time in Rockefeller Center. And, what visit would be complete to New York City without a couple of deli sandwiches and Cheesecake?
Students who attended this trip were: Mathew Alford, Lydia Bechtel, Jason and Claire Cook, Aubrey Cornett, Justin and Patrick Davis, Ashleigh Denchfield, Brett Fox, Joshua and Micaela Gudde, Ashley McCoy Wayne Moots, Kelsey Nichols, Rebecca Obourne, Joshua Pankow, Clay and Walker Wade, and Shay Zimmerman. We all appreciated the support and companionship of our fellow travelers, many other teachers and community members who were adventurous and eager to join this trip.
EJSHS students will have the chance to travel to Mexico in 2009 and a 2010 trip to Paris and London is being planned which will be for community members as well as students. Anyone interested in either of these trips should contact Karen Gudde at the high school.
Participants in the trip pose for a picture while waiting to board the ferry to Liberty Island and Ellis Island to see the Statue of Liberty and the remarkable museum at Ellis Island.
Several members of the group pose for a picture at Mount Vernon, just behind the home that George and Martha Washington lived in and loved. It was easy to see why it was such a loved home.
