8th Grade Trip to DC/Gettysburg - Day 3

On their final day in DC, they went to the Library of Congress, the Capitol Building, MLK Memorial, FDR Memorial, and the Jefferson Memorial.  The weather was fairly stormy in the afternoons, so they weren’t able to visit the Lincoln Memorial or Washington Monument.  The area around the White House was completely blocked to pedestrian traffic due to the UFC fight.  They wrapped up their trip at Smokey Glen Farm with a cookout and outdoor games/activities.  We picked Alex up from the farm so we could stay in DC a few more days.  

 

8th Grade DC/Gettysburg Trip - Day 2

On the second day of their trip, they went to Arlington, the Vietnam Memorial, the 9/11 Memorial at the Pentagon, and Mount Vernon.

 

Carnegie Mellon Campus Tour

On Thursday morning, Will and I left for DC to do some college tours.  Our first stop was Carnegie Mellon.  The info session and tour were not very impressive and Will really didn’t like the campus.  There was also a major thunderstorm that came through which delayed the start of our tour.  He will not be applying to CMU.

 

8th Grade Trip to DC/Gettysburg - Day 1

The buses drove through the night stopping at a few rest areas.  At one of the stops, they ran into the 8th graders group from West Middle School.  Their first stop was Gettysburg for breakfast and a battlefield tour.  Then they had lunch in Gettysburg before heading to DC.  They went to the Museum of Natural History and also the Museum of American History before having dinner and heading to the hotel.  

 

8th Grade Trip to DC/Gettysburg - Departure

Alex lwft for Washington DC and Gettysburg with a group of 8th graders from PCMS.  Alex had quite a few friends going and is really excited for the trip.