U.S. History Up Close
Local students tour nation’s capitol
Submitted photos High-school students from Highland Adventist School visited the Lincoln Memorial and other national monuments during a three-day field trip to Washington, D.C.
The HAS students were sobered by seeing the names on the Vietnam War Memorial.
Submitted photo U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito and her staff welcomed the Highland Adventist School students to her office in Washington, D.C.
Submitted photos High-school students from Highland Adventist School visited the Lincoln Memorial and other national monuments during a three-day field trip to Washington, D.C.
The HAS students were sobered by seeing the names on the Vietnam War Memorial.
Submitted photo U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito and her staff welcomed the Highland Adventist School students to her office in Washington, D.C.
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ELKINS -- A group of local students recently took a multiple-day field trip to our nation's seat of democracy, Washington, D.C., to learn about American history and government.
"What a rich experience to be able to take our students to the nation's capitol," said Keri Plohocky, the field trip planner and a high school history teacher at Highland Adventist School in Elkins.
"We learned about our history, our government, the gift of freedom, and sacrifices of so many brave men and women to attain and keep that gift!"
High-school students from Highland Adventist School took part in the three-day trip, which included visits to
the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, the Holocaust Museum, the National Archives, the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Monument and Arlington Cemetery.
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., took the time to meet with the students. Officials said Capito's involvement was a highlight of the trip, adding that her "friendly staff made the group feel right at home and she spent time with the students teaching them about the legislative process, how she became a senator and her responsibilities as a United States senator."
Capito's staff provided passes for the students to visit the U.S. Senate and House of Delegates in
session. The group's last stop was a visit to Arlington Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The group also visited the Lincoln Memorial and the Vietnam Memorial, and rode the Metro into the city each day.
Highland Adventist School's field trip program provides opportunities for
students in grades Pk-12 to travel and learn in a variety of settings. The Washington, D.C. trip is an annual part of the high school curriculum.
The Highland Adventist School is a small PK-12 school that has been serving students in North Central West Virginia since 1988. The school is operated by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
For more information, visit www.highlandadventistschool.org.