Camden Hills Regional High School resumes Washington, D.C., trip

Over April trip, April 15-21, Camden Hills Regional Excessive Faculty was capable of reboot the standard journey to Washington, D.C.  The Bisbee Basis, a longtime fund, has generously supported this journey for juniors for the previous 35 years.  Sadly, we have been unable to carry the journey during the last two years however have been capable of get final 12 months’s juniors on the journey this April and can be holding a second journey for this 12 months’s juniors this June.  We’re grateful to the Bisbee Basis for permitting two journeys to go this 12 months.

In April, this 12 months’s seniors spent the primary day and subsequent morning in N.Y.C. 

Friday night time, after a ship tour across the metropolis, college students loved dessert and Broadway tunes at Ellen’s Stardust Diner. 

After a morning exploring the 9/11 memorial, Ellis Island and the Pure Historical past Museum college students departed for Philadelphia, Structure Corridor and a smorgasbord on the Studying Terminal Market.  

Sunday was a busy day starting on the Nationwide Zoo in Washington, an Orioles recreation that afternoon and within the night a dinner and a film.  

Monday was spent at Busch Gardens and college students discovered the constructive facet of a wet day; no strains for a lot of the trip!   As journey chief Mark Wallace famous, he was capable of trip extra coasters on today than he sometimes would over two visits.

Tuesday and Wednesday have been spent exploring the Capitol and surrounding monuments and museums. 

Highlights included a tour of Arlington Nationwide Cemetery, a trolley tour of the town and a nighttime exploration of the Mall and Lincoln Memorial.  Though a number of of the Smithsonian museums have been closed for upkeep, college students explored the Museum of American Historical past, Smithsonian Fortress, and the Native American museum. 

Different college students have been handled to a tour of the Capitol with former scholar Devon Lammert as their host. 

The final night time in D.C. culminated with the present Imply Women on the Kennedy Middle.  College students dressed formally and a good time was had by all.  As we strategy the top of the 12 months, this 12 months’s juniors are trying ahead to their alternative on the finish of June. 

Shawn Carlson is principal of Camden Hills Regional Excessive Faculty