The eighth graders flew to Washington, D.C., where they will learn about the rich cultural, historical, and political institutions that form the core of our nation's capital. Their adventure will include visits to the White House, Ford's Theatre, Supreme Court, and the Smithsonian Institution.

PHOTOS BELOW

TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2006
5:45 AM BUSES ARRIVE AT SCHOOL
6:00 STUDENTS ARRIVE AT SCHOOL
6:15 DEPART FOR O'HARE AIRPORT
7:00 ARRIVE UNITED AIRLINES -TERMINAL 1

BUS 1 9:00 DEPART -UNITED #606
11:45 ARRIVE REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT
LUNCH -PENTAGON CITY MALL
"THE AWAKENING" AT HAIN'S POINT

BUS 2 9:15 DEPART -UNITED #428
11:59 ARRIVE WASHINGTON DULLES AIRPORT
LUNCH -TYSONS CORNER CENTER
2:30 PM BOTH GROUPS MEET AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE -CAMPUS OF WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER
5:00 INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM, 800 F STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC
6:30 DINNER -PHILLIPS FLAGSHIP, 900 WATER STREET, SW, WASHINGTON, DC
8:15 ARRIVE AT DULLES HILTON -703/478-2900, 13869 PARK CENTER ROAD, HERNDON, VA
8:30 PM MEETING WITH IWO JIMA VETERAN

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26
6:15 AM WAKE-UP
7:00 BREAKFAST -HOTEL
7:45 DEPART FOR SIGHTSEEING
9:00 IWO JIMA MARINE MEMORIAL, ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, KENNEDY GRAVESITES, CHALLENGER MEMORIAL
10:00 GUARD CHANGE - TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS
10:15 WREATH LAYING CEREMONY
11:15 VISIT CAPITOL HILL, GROUP PICTURE -CENTRAL PHOTO -GRANT MEMORIAL, SUPREME COURT -PICTURE STOP, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS -PICTURE STOP
12:15 PM TOUR OF CAPITOL -THROUGH CONGRESSMAN RAHM EMANUEL
LUNCH -UNION STATION, NATIONAL ARCHIVES, WASHINGTON MONUMENT -PICTURE STOP, JEFFERSON/FDR MEMORIALS, KENNEDY CENTER
7:30 DINNER -BUCA DI BEPPO, EVENING TOUR: LINCOLN, KOREAN AND VIETNAM MEMORIALS & WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL
10:00 PM RETURN TO HOTEL

THURSDAY, APRIL 27
6:30 AM WAKE-UP
7:30 BREAKFAST -HOTEL
8:15 DEPART FOR SIGHTSEEING: MOUNT VERNON, OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA, FORD'S THEATRE AND PETERSEN HOUSE
1:45 PM LUNCH -HARD ROCK CAFE, 514 -10TH ST., NW, WASHINGTON
2:45 ARRIVE UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
3:00 TOUR PERMANENT EXHIBITION,WHITE HOUSE -PICTURE STOP, EINSTEIN STATUE
6:30 DINNER -PENTAGON CITY MALL -MEAL MONEY
8:45 PM RETURN TO HOTEL -SWIMMING AVAILABLE

FRIDAY, APRIL 28
6:00 AM WAKE-UP, LOAD LUGGAGE ON BUS
7:00 BREAKFAST -HOTEL
8:00 DEPART FOR SIGHTSEEING: EMBASSY ROW, NATIONAL ZOO -PANDA EXHIBIT, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION/MALL MUSEUMS


BUS 1
2:30 PM DEPART FOR REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT
2:45 CHECK IN -UNITED AIRLINES
4:45 DEPART -UNITED #625
5:57 ARRIVE O'HARE AIRPORT
7:30 PM APPROXIMATE ARRIVAL AT SCHOOL

BUS 2
2:30 DEPART FOR BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON AIRPORT
3:30 CHECK IN -UNITED AIRLINES
5:28 DEPART -UNITED #117
6:43 ARRIVE O'HARE AIRPORT
8:15 PM APPROXIMATE ARRIVAL AT SCHOOL