D.C. in a Word

The dictionary defines punchy as meaning an immediate impact. As soon as we left NASH with the itinerary in mind and a four hour ride ahead of us, I was aware that certain places would leave an immediate impact, but I didn’t know that other places would also leave an immediate impact in unexpected ways.  Beginning with NPR and ending with The Museum of African American History, throughout the trip, w...

The excitement could not be contained. It was splitting at the seams on the bus. Waiting four and a half hours in anticipation for the freedom from school, drama, troubles, and for the best three days of our lives. It was Thursday at seven in the morning but we were more awake than ever. As we boarded the bus, we could practically smell Washington, D.C. from the comfort of our coach bus seats. However...

Shoe choices for the DC trip were limited. My choice of converse for the longest day of our day of nonstop walking resulted in painful heels and blistered toes. Although some focus was negatively used for excuses, the useful trip was full of new experiences and ideas. Pictures of people and monuments are not only what the trip was fully about, but what the faces and emotions of the people and the way...

I stepped onto a coach bus. It was seven in the morning but it felt like two. The excitement of leaving Wexford and diving into journalism somewhere new were the only motivating factors for us to peel ourselves out of our beds. We took off on our long, four hour ride. Some of us started reading, some were playing games, and some were digging into their packed snacks within the first fifteen minute...

The second we arrived in the city, there was something exciting to look at or do. First, we got to experience a behind the scenes tour of the NPR building, where we saw a recording studio and all the important writers and producers of the well-known radio show. Later that day, owner of Hamilton Place strategies, Tony Fratto, met with our group and talked to us about his job and the steps he took t...

Amazing. This is the best way to describe one of the best trips I have ever been on. Going on a trip for my favorite class, with my favorite teacher and some of the most creative people I have ever met was an incredible experience. I was so excited to be going to the nation’s capital  to see up close some of our nation's historic landmarks and learn about the history of written and spoken news publ...

The newspaper trip was one of the most exciting things I have ever done. Getting to ride a bus with a lot of my friends to Washington DC, away from all parents, siblings, and school was thrilling in its own way. But driving through the streets of the nation’s capital to our hotel made my heart leap out of my chest. I was looking forward to this trip for months, but being actually there was differ...

When we first arrived in Washington D.C., I thought that the things I would see would be like it has been on any other school field trip: dull. And, if I’m being totally honest, at first, it was. I just wasn’t interested in all the text displayed in the glass cases, and didn’t care enough to read it. However, once we observed the journalists working at NPR, I started to become fascinated in the ...

As we sleepily walked onto the bus filled with excited conversations, it was clear that while no one knew exactly what to expect, we were all anticipating the trip and all the experiences that would happen during it. After a 4 hour ride of watching Netflix and one surgical strike to Sheetz, we had arrived in D.C. The first tour we embarked on was very intriguing. We had the chance to see actual jo...

“Out of many, one” or “E pluribus unum” as said throughout America, is something that everyone values in the United States whether you are a journalist or not. This is not something only the Capitol values, but many Americans do, but some take our free country for granted. Throughout the trip of D.C., on our very last day visiting, we took the tour in the Capitol building, and in the tour...

We can all agree that the trip to Washington, D.C. was a necessary one. It is known that being a journalist in a modern setting is dangerous but also rewarding. Through our journeys to the National Public Radio (NPR), Newseum, Hamilton Place Strategies (HPS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Press Club (NPC), the Capitol building, and the Museum of African American History we learned tha...

Chance This whole trip, I have experienced different kinds of professions, careers, and jobs through many talented and smart people. Going into this trip I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no direction. Coming out of it I still don’t know what I want to do. But what I did realize is that I will eventually figure it out. I don’t need to know how exactly my life will unfold right n...

It was clear from the moment we entered the bus that we were going to be busy. Mr. Morris had planned an ambitious agenda, which demanded we have a mature attention span. Yes, we were going on a class trip to Washington, D.C. No, we were not going to see the monuments. Rather, we were taking our classroom on the road. 4 hours -- no books necessary, but a comfortable pair of shoes was necessary...