FDR Memorial

FDR Memorial - This memorial has lots of waterfalls and four outside "rooms" that tells the story of the nation during each of FDR's terms.

Holocaust Museum

Holocaust Museum - This was a very somber experience for the students.  Everyone received a booklet that portrayed a victim of the Holocaust.  Each student had a different person with a different story to try to make the museum experience more personal for the students.  The students really took this experience seriously and their behavior was excellent!

Q & J Dance-Off Footage

Quinton/Jarrod Dance-Off Footage

Lunch Cruise - Part Deux

Lunch Cruise - Part 2...After lunch, students could either hang out on the decks of the vessel or participate in the dance party inside.  Quinton won the dance-off with Jarrod...video should be posted soon!  Quinton received a free fruit smoothie for his sweet dance moves.  One of the best parts was seeing the chaperones shake their groove things!  And, yes, for those seventh grade readers back in Circleville, Mrs DJ Willy did make an appearance.

Lunch Cruise

Lunch Cruise - Part 1

We had a wonderful lunch cruise onboard the Spirit of Washington.   The lunch was a delicious buffet of various salads, pork loin, roasted chicken, and wild Alaskan salmon.  Once everyone went through the buffet we took off for a leisurely cruise down the Potomac.  Notice how excited Mr. B looks to go up to the yummy buffet! :)

The Mount Vernon Grounds

We continued walking around the grounds and viewed the Old Tomb as well as the New Tomb.  George and Martha Washington are on display in separate sarcophaguses.  Other family members are buried within an inner area of the tomb.

Later, we visited the Educational Center there.  There was a life-sized figure of Washington on his horse.  We also watched a short movie on the Revolutionary War that had lots of special effects, including fake snow!

Mt. Vernon