Yellow Ribbon Ceremony
The day before the 8th grader's departure to Washington D.C., a Yellow Ribbon Ceremony was held. In this ceremony, the 8th graders take a long yellow ribbon and wrap it around the old cypress tree to signify their departure. As they wrap the ribbon around the tree, the 5th through 7th graders watch as the 8th graders sing "Tie a Yellow Ribbon."
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The Eighth Grade Travels to Washington D.C.
"This morning, we got to the airport at 4:00 in the morning. Our plane departed at 6:00 a.m. When we landed in Washington D.C., it was surprisingly cold." - Emily
"Everyone on the flight had their ears popping in the plane. Overall, the flight was great!" -Mason
"When we landed in Washington D.C., we picked up our luggage at baggage claim. We then got on the Metro and headed to the George Washington University Hotel which was where we would be staying throughout our trip. We put our luggage up and headed out." -Raheem
"Our first stop was at Arlington Cemetery. It was so beautiful but so sad at the same time." -Gabrielle
"After Arlington Cemetery, we stopped at Madame Tussuad's Wax Museum where we got to see the wax figures of many famous politicians and celebrities. We went shopping in downtown D.C. and then went to the Lucky Strike Bowling Alley. After a long day of walking, we then got some ice cream and retired to our hotel rooms for the night." -Sarah
"I had fun at the Wax Museum! It had realistic looking figures such as Beyonce and Michael Jackson." -Daitren
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
The Eighth Grade Tours Washington’s Most Important Buildings
“Wednesday, we went to the U.S. Capitol and the U.S. Supreme Court Building. Later, we went to the Library of Congress which was my favorite. ” –Erin
“After visiting the Library of Congress, we went to dinner at the Union Station. We went to the food court area and had an amazing dinner. After that, we went on a tour called Monuments by the Moonlight Tour. This was very nice and informative.” –Andrew
"On our trip we visited the Korean War Memorial. This site really made me feel the heartache and pain of families who lost loved ones." - Kamri
"On our trip we visited the Korean War Memorial. This site really made me feel the heartache and pain of families who lost loved ones." - Kamri
“We ate at a restaurant called Johnny Rockets. It was like an old time dinner with awesome burgers and while you ate they played 50’s music!” –Olivia
“My favorite part of tonight was the Moonlight Tour. We traveled around the D.C. area to get a closer look at the
monuments.” –Joel
“Tonight we got to take a night tour to see some of the monuments of Washington D.C. The Lincoln Memorial was my overall favorite.”
–Estella
"I enjoyed the night tour. The bus took us to many tourist attractions and saved us alot of time. The monuments were lit up so we could take better pictures of them." - Maria
–Estella
"I enjoyed the night tour. The bus took us to many tourist attractions and saved us alot of time. The monuments were lit up so we could take better pictures of them." - Maria
Thursday, March 17, 2011
The Eighth Grade Tours Important Museums
“On Thursday, we went to many museums. The most interesting museum was the Holocaust Museum. I was very sad to see all the horrible things that the Nazis did to the people, but it was great to know that they were freed in the end.” –Caroline
“On Thursday, one of the most memorable things for me was the U.S. Holocaust Museum. It was really interesting, yet heartbreaking at the same time. Later that night, we saw “Shear Madness” at the John F. Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts. It was really funny and they even mentioned our school name in the play!” –Tiffany
"We visited the Museum of American History and saw a ton of cool artifacts. My favorite exhibit of all was the First Lady’s Presidential Inauguration gowns, those were all very beautiful.” –Antonia
Friday, March 18, 2011
The Eighth Grade Tours Museums and Travels Home
“Friday, we went to the Newseum. It was very interesting because it had a Katrina exhibit which I really enjoyed. We also went to the Crime & Punishment Museum which was very cool because we got to see many different stories about many criminals.” – Bre’ann
“We went to the Crime and Punishment Museum today. We got to solve a murder and went to this lab where we learned about forensic science and learned about detecting fingerprints and getting data from pieces of evidence.” – Tia
“On Friday, we went to the Newseum and the Crime and Punishment Museum. At the Newseum, a group of us went into a game show, almost like Jeopardy. That was so much fun! At the Crime and Punishment Museum, we heard many stories about many different criminals. There was also a fingerprint scanner that scanned your finger, and then printed out a little card. On the card, it stated why you got arrested. My favorite part was the gift shop. I got a lot of NCIS stuff! Overall, the trip was a great experience!” –Kaitlin
"On Friday we started our journey home. We arrived at the airport, checked in and then got food and relaxed. A little later we borded the plan and made our way home. We arrived in New Orleans around
9:30 p.m. I had a really good time!" - Krystal
