Sissy Visits D.C.

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For the past few years Sarah Graves has looked forward to her eighth grade class trip to Washington D.C. and the day finally came!

































She was excited to room with her friends Lana, Chloe, and Sabrina. They had fun planning what to pack and enjoyed being roommates. 

She enjoyed all the time with her classmates which was a positive after much upheaval two weeks before when two students were expelled from school and two more were not permitted to go on the trip. After being together for nearly nine years, each member of the class felt like family and losing some of them was disconcerting to all. 

They saw the highlights of Washington D.C. including the Smithsonian, the White House, the Capitol, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, the Supreme Court, Library of Congress, Vietnam War Memorial, Washington Monument, the Mall (they had the same misconception I did at that age thinking it would be great shopping :) ), Mount Vernon, hiking in Shenandoah National Park, and rafting on the Nantahala. Her favorite place was Mount Vernon! 


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