Visiting D.C. with East Side High School
I just got back from Washington D.C. with the East Side High School Student Council. After being surrounded by 9 th graders for the first seven weeks of school, it was very different being with the brightest 11 th and 12 th graders East Side has to offer. When I was first asked to chaperone the overnight trip to our nation’s capitol, I was so excited, as I really enjoy the D.C. area and I have been involved with student government for as long as I can remember . I expected to have a great time touring Georgetown and American University and all of the historical artifacts in D.C. What I did not expect, however, was just how powerful these two days were going to be. Students waiting outside the 4D movie at the Newseum I first want to mention how appreciative the entire group was from when we first boarded the bus until we got home. From going to the 4D movie at the Newseum to the many rounds of candy given out on the bus, everything we did was greeted w