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the trip to Washington D.C. is a vital part of the eighth gradecurriculum, thestudentsenjoyawiderangeofexperiences thatgobeyondwhatislearnedintheclassroom... experiencingthe enchantment of the Hope Diamond, running your fingers over the thousandsofnamesontheVietnamWarMemorial, witnessing PresidentBushleavingbyhelicopterfromtheWhitehouse, &laying thewreathontomboftheunknownsoldierwitha F14flybyat ArlingtonCemetery. OtherstopsinD.CincludedtheSpyMuseum, the Mint, the National Galery, the Air & Space Museum, and the HolocaustMuseumwhichfurtheropenoureyestothehorrorsof the deathcamps, thestudentsalsoengagedinaquestionandanswer session with Congressman Mike Ferguson before being surrounded bythenaturalbeautyofthebotanicalgardens, duringthetripthe eighth grade enjoyed great meals at the Hard RockCafe, H20, Union StationandalsoattendedthesidesplittingcomedySheerMadness.
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