8th Grade DC Trip 2024!!! by Amy Harlan

As you are sitting next to your friends on our way to DC, what is something that you're excited about / looking forward to on the trip? Take a selfie with your seat partner and answer the question for today.

amyharlan — 2024-03-03 23:08:51 UTC

harleylong — 2024-03-07 13:46:14 UTC

Lunch for sure, and probably the comfy seats

laneysimpson — 2024-03-07 13:53:48 UTC

eating at the fun restaurants-ashlyn
seeing all the things we’ve learned about-kaden
hanging with friends-laney

wesleymccoy2 — 2024-03-07 13:54:34 UTC

parkerhibbard — 2024-03-07 13:57:41 UTC

averycorman — 2024-03-07 13:58:03 UTC

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lillieharrison — 2024-03-07 15:30:05 UTC

Me- seeing the sights
Kota - walking
Natally- hotel

kendallgregory1 — 2024-03-07 15:30:10 UTC

She kinda fell asleep and fell out of the chair uh

jeremiahprince — 2024-03-07 15:39:21 UTC

Sightseeing

emmaburge — 2024-03-07 15:45:27 UTC

Making memories with everyone!

raeganray — 2024-03-07 22:31:13 UTC

sightseeing

mallorithompson — 2024-03-07 22:32:16 UTC

ava is hungry

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sightseeing

kinsleymasengale — 2024-03-07 22:35:43 UTC

hotel😛😛

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eating 🤗 #biggy

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We’re excited to get to share in all of the wonderful experiences and memories with all these great kiddos!

Ava is hungry

hayleetucker — 2024-03-07 22:37:57 UTC

amyharlan — 2024-03-07 22:40:16 UTC

#sightseeing with my East besties 💙💚

harpernapier — 2024-03-07 22:54:38 UTC

sleeping

rayleiwesson — 2024-03-08 00:29:29 UTC

NOT KKILL umm i erremmm hôtel :))

What is one fact from today that will stick with you after this trip? Post a photo of you in the location where you learned this fact.

amyharlan — 2024-03-09 02:30:00 UTC

lillieharrison — 2024-03-09 02:32:07 UTC

That the Lincoln monument is 19 ft tall

avacreech1 — 2024-03-09 02:33:38 UTC

hayleetucker — 2024-03-09 02:33:46 UTC

harpernapier — 2024-03-09 02:33:48 UTC

the lincoln monument is 28ft tall if he stands up

Day 2

aidenmacias1109 — 2024-03-09 02:35:15 UTC

The memorial fot Lincoln is about 20 feet tall

mallorithompson — 2024-03-09 02:35:20 UTC

if he stood up he would be 28ft tall

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ianhunt3 — 2024-03-09 02:39:07 UTC

emersoncrowder — 2024-03-09 02:39:07 UTC

kendallgregory1 — 2024-03-09 02:39:23 UTC

Learned that the Freedom Lady i forgot her name is like 19 1/2 ft tall

The differences between the diamonds and crosses on the Vietnam memorial

harleylong — 2024-03-09 02:39:48 UTC

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kinsleymasengale — 2024-03-09 02:40:04 UTC

no statue can be taller than lady freedom

Day #2!

emmaburge — 2024-03-09 02:40:36 UTC

raeganray — 2024-03-09 02:47:25 UTC

George Washington's kitchen

Having fun with my mom.

kylietidei — 2024-03-09 03:17:53 UTC

jeremiahprince — 2024-03-09 03:47:58 UTC

This guyyyy

Boyysss

carsoncarpenter2 — 2024-03-09 04:05:31 UTC

Boys being boys in the back.

Koren War

carsoncarpenter2 — 2024-03-09 04:18:28 UTC

I was just awestruck when taking it all in like how many gave their lives in such a short period of time.

laneysimpson — 2024-03-09 13:16:51 UTC

the soldiers at the Korean memorial are always looking around at you because no matter what they always had to look at for enemies

What was the most moving part of your morning spent at Arlington National Cemetery? Post a photo to go with your post.

amyharlan — 2024-03-10 01:28:00 UTC

Explain the impact of what you experienced today while at the Holocaust Museum. Post a photo to go along with your post.

amyharlan — 2024-03-10 01:30:01 UTC

lillieharrison — 2024-03-10 01:31:25 UTC

Knowing that over 400,000 graves are there

laneysimpson — 2024-03-10 01:31:27 UTC

hearing about nicks story and Mrs.Harlan’s dads story

laneysimpson — 2024-03-10 01:32:37 UTC

knowing how hard things they had to deal with and people risked their lives to save others

lillieharrison — 2024-03-10 01:32:41 UTC

Just knowing all the torture they went thru and the pain they suffered . It made me grateful I never went through that.

parkerhibbard — 2024-03-10 01:34:06 UTC

raeganray — 2024-03-10 01:34:18 UTC

watching the wreath laying ceremony and how important it is

alexiachaney — 2024-03-10 01:34:49 UTC

knowing that they died for us so we can have the things we do today.

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Learning about the changing of guards for the unknown solider

raeganray — 2024-03-10 01:35:45 UTC

each child's story from the Holocaust is important

parkerhibbard — 2024-03-10 01:35:57 UTC

kylieclark7 — 2024-03-10 01:36:37 UTC

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Knowing all the ways the Jews suffered just to try and live their life’s and not die

alexiachaney — 2024-03-10 01:37:56 UTC

it showed their emotions and fears through visuals which opens peoples eyes to sadness and more.

harpernapier — 2024-03-10 01:40:18 UTC

all the ways the jews suffered

Day three

kylietidei — 2024-03-10 01:41:21 UTC

I'm excited for the book store at the end of the trip.

Arlington

ianhunt3 — 2024-03-10 01:41:32 UTC

harleylong — 2024-03-10 01:41:46 UTC

We got to me part of the ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier and it was really something beautiful to be apart of

mallorithompson — 2024-03-10 01:45:16 UTC

hearing what all of them went through

hayleetucker — 2024-03-10 01:45:59 UTC

hayleetucker — 2024-03-10 01:46:56 UTC

addisonhayes1 — 2024-03-10 01:48:13 UTC

The view.

addisonhayes1 — 2024-03-10 01:51:53 UTC

That statues could be placed here, if made from marble or copper.

kendallgregory1 — 2024-03-10 01:54:59 UTC

Seeing all the pictures and really realizing these were all people with lives and families just like us

kendallgregory1 — 2024-03-10 01:55:53 UTC

Didn't get a picture of the tomb of the unknown soldier but all the symbolism of it

jeremiahprince — 2024-03-10 02:11:20 UTC

Tomb

jeremiahprince — 2024-03-10 02:12:36 UTC

I didn’t get any photos in their but it really puts into perspective how lucky we are not to have to go through what they had too

RIP

carsoncarpenter2 — 2024-03-10 02:58:44 UTC

This is the most moving part for me maybe not you guys.

RIP (again)

carsoncarpenter2 — 2024-03-10 03:01:09 UTC

This is extremely meaningful

avacreech1 — 2024-03-10 03:46:09 UTC

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avacreech1 — 2024-03-10 03:47:48 UTC

Arlington

emmaburge — 2024-03-10 04:02:24 UTC

Being able to get to lay the wreath on the Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier. Also getting emotional about the little things that they did for us.

kinsleymasengale — 2024-03-10 12:03:43 UTC

the unknown soldiers

Arlington

aidenmacias1109 — 2024-03-10 12:04:22 UTC

The tomb of the unkown soldier

Gas chambers

aidenmacias1109 — 2024-03-10 12:06:26 UTC

It was disturbing to see a model of jewish citizens being gassed

The American History Museum

2024-03-10 12:59:40 UTC

Everything very exited fr fr

wesleymccoy2 — 2024-03-10 16:24:19 UTC

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I’m excited to see the holocaust museum. It was my favorite thing in 7th grade.

madelynmassengill — 2024-03-10 17:01:35 UTC

I’m excited to see the theatre.

madelynmassengill — 2024-03-10 17:03:21 UTC

i learned about what the statues were made out of.

ashlyndeaton — 2024-03-10 18:27:57 UTC

it was pretty

gas chamber

ashlyndeaton — 2024-03-10 18:28:53 UTC

Day one

kylietidei — 2024-03-10 23:33:41 UTC

I'm excited to get off this bus.:)

We went to 3 Smithsonian Museums and 2 monuments where we learned a ton of information. Post a photo to go along with a fact from your favorite visited exhibit or site.

amyharlan — 2024-03-11 11:36:51 UTC

madelynmassengill — 2024-03-11 11:41:26 UTC

Day four

kylietidei — 2024-03-11 11:46:30 UTC

That most of this jewelry is like a billion dollars or More.

kendallgregory1 — 2024-03-11 11:47:30 UTC

The African American history museum, my favorite part was learning about the music and art and history in sports.

Day Three

kylietidei — 2024-03-11 11:48:36 UTC

I didn't take any pictures, but I found the train cart filled with a sense of dread and for bonding.

lillieharrison — 2024-03-11 12:19:41 UTC

That’s actually bill nyes suit he wore in his show for years

jeremiahprince — 2024-03-11 14:48:36 UTC

The little safe in the wall that you could walk in

Jack and jake_____Hayden

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Capital_____Hayden

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Unone Soldiers______Hayden

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Bodys_______Hayden

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Black panther_____Hayden

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laneysimpson — 2024-03-11 15:26:17 UTC

these are her shoes from the movie

After having been to Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, what is one new thing that you learned today? Post a photo of the item you're talking about in your post.

amyharlan — 2024-03-11 18:40:01 UTC

lillieharrison — 2024-03-11 18:45:37 UTC

The reason he had brightly colored walls was to show off his wealth because it cost a lot more to make it colorful then just painting it white

TG_____Hayden

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kylieclark7 — 2024-03-11 18:46:29 UTC

the yellow paint was way more than the white paint

jeremiahprince — 2024-03-11 18:46:31 UTC

All of his paintings

Hope Diamond

ianhunt3 — 2024-03-11 18:46:55 UTC

avacreech1 — 2024-03-11 18:47:20 UTC

day #5

emmaburge — 2024-03-11 18:48:04 UTC

That he was a huge book person, and that he told everyone they needed books to live.

harpernapier — 2024-03-11 18:48:51 UTC

the yellow paint

Monticello

ianhunt3 — 2024-03-11 18:50:25 UTC

Jake

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I learned he really liked science

avacreech1 — 2024-03-11 18:51:40 UTC

Holocaust Museum

ianhunt3 — 2024-03-11 18:53:07 UTC

I didn't take any pictures, but it put you in a somber mood seeing how much people suffered during this time.

kendallgregory1 — 2024-03-11 18:56:29 UTC

He loved to collect things like maps and statues and would try to speak with everyone in his front room.

harleylong — 2024-03-11 18:58:22 UTC

He has over 6000 books

DC Group

2024-03-11 19:03:30 UTC

I'm excited to see the Capitol.

Vietnam

2024-03-11 19:06:41 UTC

There is a Vietnam War memorial that honors my grandfather.

Jewish Kids - Jack Banks

2024-03-11 19:09:35 UTC

So many kids died in the Holocaust. Seeing all the lights that represent the kids was powerful.

robertsallee — 2024-03-11 19:09:44 UTC

He was the 1st Secretary of State, 2nd Vice President and 3rd President of the US

Arlington

2024-03-11 19:10:50 UTC

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

wesleymccoy2 — 2024-03-11 19:13:54 UTC

That he had donated a multitude of books and still Managed to have thousands

National Musuem of African American History and Culture - Jack Banks

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wesleymccoy2 — 2024-03-11 19:14:37 UTC

That he had a multitude of books and still had thousands to donate

Black panther

robertsallee — 2024-03-11 19:14:42 UTC

I learned that it was the actual suit used In the movie

Thomas Jefferson - Jack Banks

2024-03-11 19:15:29 UTC

Bright color paint means more money. It showed you had wealth.

wesleymccoy2 — 2024-03-11 19:16:10 UTC

It sadly just pointed out the cruelty of systematic genocide and the other horrible atrocities that happened

wesleymccoy2 — 2024-03-11 19:17:29 UTC

The memorial is around 20 ft in height

Holocaust Museum

robertsallee — 2024-03-11 19:18:27 UTC

General Eisenhower visited a concentration camp after it was liberated. He wanted to see how bad it was so he could be a witness to how bad it was.

wesleymccoy2 — 2024-03-11 19:18:55 UTC

The weapon systems used in battle and the artillery needed to defend and offense during world war 2

Arlington

robertsallee — 2024-03-11 19:19:05 UTC

It was an honor to do the wreath laying. It was my favorite part of the trip.

wesleymccoy2 — 2024-03-11 19:20:43 UTC

Just considering the sacrifices made by those men and women to protect the US as a nation and give us something worth being proud of

Jake

jacobbanks2 — 2024-03-11 19:20:53 UTC

One fact that stuck with me is how many people didn’t return from Vietnam. This picture is a memorial for people like my papaw

WWII Memorial

robertsallee — 2024-03-11 19:25:10 UTC

Each Gold Star represents 100 American military deaths. There are 4048 gold stars.

Jake

jacobbanks2 — 2024-03-11 19:25:46 UTC

The moving part for me was hearing about how many people lose their life and names in war. This moved me because it made me realize how mad war is for people

Jake

jacobbanks2 — 2024-03-11 19:27:13 UTC

This deeply impacted me when I saw the videos of all the dead people. I saw how skinny their arms were and it made me feel bad for them.

Jake

jacobbanks2 — 2024-03-11 19:29:38 UTC

One fact is 184 people died that day. Another fact is in the memorial the bench’s facing the pentagon were in the plane.

Day 5

aidenmacias1109 — 2024-03-11 19:30:39 UTC

We learned that he loved to adapt things. He also selled all his books

Jake

jacobbanks2 — 2024-03-11 19:31:30 UTC

He really liked science and preserving stuff. I know this because he made a double writing machine to make more copies of stuff.

First Day

robertsallee — 2024-03-11 19:35:06 UTC

I’m excited to visit Arlington National Cemetery. It is going to be cool laying the wreath.

Arlington

jackbanks — 2024-03-11 19:36:46 UTC

Tomb of the Unknown Solider was moving. Hearing taps played was powerful.

Vietnam

jackbanks — 2024-03-11 19:42:41 UTC

There is a Vietnam War memorial that honors my grandfather. He died when I was little because of cancer due to agent orange.

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Anytime someone came to his house they would learn something new.

emersoncrowder — 2024-03-12 00:22:36 UTC

there was really pretty flowers, but something that was cute was that john f kennedy and his wife got buried next to eachother with the flame that represents their never ending love. the tomb of the unknown soldier was cool because it could be anyone

emersoncrowder — 2024-03-12 00:25:18 UTC

all of the photos were showing how miserable the jewish were. the hallway of pictures showed that they were normal humans trying to live their life too and thag they got that taken away unfairly

emersoncrowder — 2024-03-12 00:29:04 UTC

i learned you get a lot of dirty looks if you wear a mustache but also about dinosaurs and ocean life in the natural history musuem, and i thought rhat was interestinf

emersoncrowder — 2024-03-12 00:31:18 UTC

thomas jefferson liked to collect religous portraits. this also led to him saying that people are allowed to worship whatever rhwy want (i think in the declaration of independence)

laneysimpson — 2024-03-12 03:29:25 UTC

he wanted to be known for other stuff then what we would’ve thought

Star wars

carsoncarpenter2 — 2024-03-12 04:31:04 UTC

I am a big fan of star wars and to see it in the American history Smithsonian was amazing

Old bricks

carsoncarpenter2 — 2024-03-12 04:36:34 UTC

they have so many of his items and some of the out door things still there

raeganray — 2024-03-14 01:03:38 UTC

Jefferson was tall but he slept in a small bed.

raeganray — 2024-03-14 01:07:57 UTC

the pentagon memorial showing the people that lost their lives.

raeganray — 2024-03-14 01:09:50 UTC

Jefferson was tall but he slept in a small bed

raeganray — 2024-03-14 01:10:21 UTC

the pentagon memorial showing the people that lost their lives.

i learned about his inventions and i cant post pictures on my chrome book

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the 9/11 pentagon

2024-03-20 16:28:01 UTC

it was a very hard hitting day and very emotional

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the wreath laying

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how big different memorials are

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bbstein28 — 2024-03-21 13:09:02 UTC

oooh fire

Kingston

2024-03-23 02:48:17 UTC

all of the monuments

Kingston

2024-03-23 02:49:56 UTC

the meaning behind of the Vietnam memorial

Kingston

2024-03-23 02:51:12 UTC

the tumb of the unknown soldier was the most powerful

Kingston

2024-03-23 02:53:04 UTC

I knew that the holocaust was one of the worse things in history but I did not know how gruesome it was

Kingston

2024-03-23 02:57:41 UTC

The 9/11 memorial and how the ones facing the pentagon means that they were on the plane and the ones facing away from the pentagon means they were in the pentagon

Kingston

2024-03-23 02:58:45 UTC

He was really smart and liked to invent things, also had a taste for art