Student Trips

Student Government

Our school has voted on a budget for student trips. This special Web Site lists locations and trips from which the student body can select, along with some added information about the particuar locations to tour.

Washington, D.C. and the surrounding areas:

• Washington Monument
  The view is magnificent at 500 feet high, but in bad weather the view is not as good. Average wait in line: 20 minutes per 100 people. The average rate of movement is 25 people every five minutes, and when the line wraps around the monument, the wait is between 45 minutes to an hour. The best time to go is at night when the line is short. The night view during the summer is amazing.
  
  
• Lincoln Memorial
  A memorial in honor of the 16th American president. The 19-foot marble statue of the 16th president is flanked by inscriptions of his Second Inaugural Address and the famous Gettysburg Address. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech here. The Lincoln Memorial picture is on the penny. Facing the west side and looking across the Potomac river at night, you can see the eternal flame at John Kennedy's grave.
  
  
• Air and Space Museum
  Beautifully displays the history of manned flight. Includes the popular five story high IMAX theater, to get tickets go to the box office on the main floor. Most visited museum in the world, and receives about ten million visitors a year. Includes moon rock, the Wright Brother's plane and the Spirit of St. Louis, which was flown across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927 by Lindbergh. Three block long glass and marble building.
  

Complete Guide to Washington, D.C. and the surrounding areas