Kieron got to go on the 8th Grade trip to DC and Philadelphia in June. They got to see all the things, and it sounds like he had a great time with his friends and teachers! Here’s a desscription of their adventures from one of their teachers, Mr. Burford:
We then made our way to the Amish Farm and to dinner in the town of Bird in Hand. We had our Ghost tour of Gettysburg. Some storytellers were better than others. The hotel was a welcome sight and we all went to sleep pretty quick. Tour of the Gettysburg battle field is always a little overwhelming due to the scope, size and terrain. Left Gettysburg for Antietam and walked Bloody Lane and Burnsides bridge.
DC—Rolled in to DC and picked up our program leader. Abe. We went straight to Air Force Memorial then on to Pentagon 9/11 Memorial. Dinner was followed by. Jefferson Memorial. Next day was Mt. Vernon. We got the last chance to walk through the house before shut down this fall for about 18 months of restoration. Roy Rodgers did not let us down with lunch. We then rolled into one of the most impressive museums in DC, The National Museum of African American History. Never ceases to impress anyone who enters.. We finished the day with the Korean War, Lincoln Memorial and Vietnam War Memorials. Oh wait can’t forget the sight of Lighting bugs did not fail to gather new fans.
A very hot, with little wind and high humidity day on Monday saw us visiting Arlington National Cemetery. We visited The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the final resting spots of Justices Thurgood Marshall, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Medgar Evers, Audie Murphy, the Kennedy’s, Eric Ward (from CKMS/Mt. Si) and Burford took two students on a mission to find relatives. Both were successful. After lunch we headed to the Holocaust Museum, National Archives and American History Museum. After a BBQ dinner we went to MLK JR and FDR Memorials.
Departure day had us with a Supreme Court picture stop and Capital Tour. By the time We hit Ford’s Theatre where the kids and adults were starting to “hit the Wall”. We headed out to Dulles for the return flight, but not without stopping along the way at the best Air and Space Museum in the Country.
Independence Hall
With his roommates, Weston, Owen, and Will
Heading out
Before taking him to the school for his first cross-country trip without parents
Avery gave him a sappy/silly hug goodbye, “I’m gonna miss you so much! Be safe!”
Independence Hall
Liberty Bell 
Antietam
Antietam Burnside Bridge
General Robert E. Lee Monument
Gettysburg 
On the Gettysburg Ghost Tour
George Washington’s House
George and Martha Washington’s Grave
Air Force Memorial
Marines Memorial
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Jefferson Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
White House
Ford’s Theatre
Arlington National Cemetery
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Einstein Memorial
Smithsonian
With the best tour guide ever – Abe. He’s been doing our middle school tours for more than a decade!
Pentagon Memorial
National Archives
MLK Memorial
FDR Memorial
US Capital
Washington Monument
Supreme Court
Korean War Memorial
At the Air and Space Museum
