Day 12 summary- AB
We left Gettysburg at 7:00am. We stopped for lunch at a rest stop with a McDonalds at around 11:30am. Then we stopped for Dinner at around 6:00pm at a rest stop with a Pizza hut express, a Burger King and a KFC, it also had a market. We arrived at PCCS at 8:30pm.
Monday, May 7, 2007
Day 11
Day 11- May 3, 2007
Kally and Nick
Today we got on the bus at 7:45 and drove to the Gettysburg Visitor Center, but instead of going in, we waited outside for our tour guide named Scott Hartwig. He knew what he was talking about, and he talked a lot. Before he took us anywhere, he asked us some questions about what our background knowledge was. He also gave us the background of what was happening before the battle of Gettysburg. Scott took us to the angle of the battle of Gettysburg and explained what happened and he told us stories about soldiers and commanders who stood where we were. He explained the types of cannons and what happened to some of the artillery crew. He took us to the stone wall and showed us where both sides came from. It was very interesting, but it was very cold. After Scott left, we went back to the bus and got ready for our second hikes. On the hikes, we had to find monuments and write answers to questions we got. It was like a scavenger hunt. There were about 6 groups with 3 or 4 people in each group. Every group ended in different places and most of them took about an hour. When the bus picked up everyone after their hikes, we went to downtown Gettysburg to go shopping again. We went to lunch, most of us went to Tommy’s Pizza, which is the best pizza place ever made, but there were many restaurants to choose from. We got to shop for two hours and we bought Mr. Habel a Civil War sword. All of us chipped in and bought it for him. After shopping, the bus dropped us off, one by one at different monuments to read our letters from our parents. We stayed there for about thirty minutes. When we were all done, we went back to the hotel and did homework. We got more time at the hotel today and some of us got to go swimming. Today is our last night in Gettysburg and tomorrow at 7, we leave.
Kally and Nick
Today we got on the bus at 7:45 and drove to the Gettysburg Visitor Center, but instead of going in, we waited outside for our tour guide named Scott Hartwig. He knew what he was talking about, and he talked a lot. Before he took us anywhere, he asked us some questions about what our background knowledge was. He also gave us the background of what was happening before the battle of Gettysburg. Scott took us to the angle of the battle of Gettysburg and explained what happened and he told us stories about soldiers and commanders who stood where we were. He explained the types of cannons and what happened to some of the artillery crew. He took us to the stone wall and showed us where both sides came from. It was very interesting, but it was very cold. After Scott left, we went back to the bus and got ready for our second hikes. On the hikes, we had to find monuments and write answers to questions we got. It was like a scavenger hunt. There were about 6 groups with 3 or 4 people in each group. Every group ended in different places and most of them took about an hour. When the bus picked up everyone after their hikes, we went to downtown Gettysburg to go shopping again. We went to lunch, most of us went to Tommy’s Pizza, which is the best pizza place ever made, but there were many restaurants to choose from. We got to shop for two hours and we bought Mr. Habel a Civil War sword. All of us chipped in and bought it for him. After shopping, the bus dropped us off, one by one at different monuments to read our letters from our parents. We stayed there for about thirty minutes. When we were all done, we went back to the hotel and did homework. We got more time at the hotel today and some of us got to go swimming. Today is our last night in Gettysburg and tomorrow at 7, we leave.
Day 10
Day 10: Jordan and Connor
We had to get onto the bus at 8:00, to get to the visitor’s center in time. As always, the breakfast was served in the hotel. It was about a 30 minute drive to get to our destination. Once we were on the bus, we went to a museum of all of the relics that they found in the Gettysburg area. Some of these relics included original Confederate uniforms, hats worn by each side of the army, and many types of artillery shells and bullets. We stayed at the visitor’s center for about two and a half hours, then we were able to wander around Gettysburg in groups until 1:30. After that we went on our battlefield hikes in groups of four, where we get a packet and we have to follow the directions and get certain things to complete our hike. After most of the groups completed their hikes we had to go pick up the others. Afterwards we went to the spot where Joshua Chamberlain saved the Union army. We then went to dinner; we had 4 choices of where to eat. We then relaxed for a little bit and we went to sentry duty. This is when you stand in the dark alone or with a partner and you stand there for twenty minutes and your mind is supposed to make illusions. We then got on the bus and settled down for the night.
We had to get onto the bus at 8:00, to get to the visitor’s center in time. As always, the breakfast was served in the hotel. It was about a 30 minute drive to get to our destination. Once we were on the bus, we went to a museum of all of the relics that they found in the Gettysburg area. Some of these relics included original Confederate uniforms, hats worn by each side of the army, and many types of artillery shells and bullets. We stayed at the visitor’s center for about two and a half hours, then we were able to wander around Gettysburg in groups until 1:30. After that we went on our battlefield hikes in groups of four, where we get a packet and we have to follow the directions and get certain things to complete our hike. After most of the groups completed their hikes we had to go pick up the others. Afterwards we went to the spot where Joshua Chamberlain saved the Union army. We then went to dinner; we had 4 choices of where to eat. We then relaxed for a little bit and we went to sentry duty. This is when you stand in the dark alone or with a partner and you stand there for twenty minutes and your mind is supposed to make illusions. We then got on the bus and settled down for the night.
Day 9
Day 9: Bianca & Erin
Today we had to be on the bus by 8:00. We ate breakfast in the lobby of the Comfort Inn hotel in Washington D.C. We headed to Harpers Ferry, about half an hour drive from the hotel. We saw where the infamous John Brown had tried to take over the arsenal to give weapons to the slaves and free blacks of Virginia. We saw the firehouse where he locked himself and 21 of his men when they were barricading themselves from the authorities. A train had pulled into the station at Harpers Ferry, and then went to the next town to warn them what was going on. They telegraphed Washington D.C and Robert E. Lee, then a Colonel, came to the town. The barricade lasted two days, and then John Brown was forced to surrender and was hung for treason. After we looked around Harpers Ferry we boarded the bus and went to see the place where the bloodiest day in American history took place, Antietam.
We saw where the second phase took place at the Bloody Lane. The fight there was so horrible that after the battle bystanders said the blood ran down the lane like a stream. It was very humbling to stand on the very same ground where men gave their lives. There where brother fought against brother, some courageously and some not so. There was something there that made you think what had happened in the spot where you were standing. When we had finished touring the battlefield, we drove about an hour to Gettysburg and saw the Lee monument commending his accomplishments during the war. We went our hotel and were amazed at the size of the rooms. There is a small pool which many students enjoyed, and a large breakfast room just for us!
Today we had to be on the bus by 8:00. We ate breakfast in the lobby of the Comfort Inn hotel in Washington D.C. We headed to Harpers Ferry, about half an hour drive from the hotel. We saw where the infamous John Brown had tried to take over the arsenal to give weapons to the slaves and free blacks of Virginia. We saw the firehouse where he locked himself and 21 of his men when they were barricading themselves from the authorities. A train had pulled into the station at Harpers Ferry, and then went to the next town to warn them what was going on. They telegraphed Washington D.C and Robert E. Lee, then a Colonel, came to the town. The barricade lasted two days, and then John Brown was forced to surrender and was hung for treason. After we looked around Harpers Ferry we boarded the bus and went to see the place where the bloodiest day in American history took place, Antietam.
We saw where the second phase took place at the Bloody Lane. The fight there was so horrible that after the battle bystanders said the blood ran down the lane like a stream. It was very humbling to stand on the very same ground where men gave their lives. There where brother fought against brother, some courageously and some not so. There was something there that made you think what had happened in the spot where you were standing. When we had finished touring the battlefield, we drove about an hour to Gettysburg and saw the Lee monument commending his accomplishments during the war. We went our hotel and were amazed at the size of the rooms. There is a small pool which many students enjoyed, and a large breakfast room just for us!
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Day 8
Day 8: Deirdre & Drew
Today we all got on the bus at 7:30 AM, so we could go to the C and O canal and the Potomac River. We took a little wooden walkway to a magnificent view of the Potomac River. The Potomac River is defiantly not a calm river, although many think so.
We then drove back to Washington DC to see the national cathedral, (6th biggest in the world) it was incredibly huge. The stain glass windows had so much detail, and the amount of them was incredibly. There were at least 75 stain glass windows. Some of the windows had depictions of American history in them.
After the Cathedral, we had lunch in Union Station. It was absolutely massive with just about every single type of restaurant you could name. Right afterwards, we headed off to the Smithsonian Museums.
We had either the option of going to the Holocaust or the Air and Space Museums. Most of us chose the Holocaust Museum.
The Holocaust Museum was very powerful. It told you pretty much everything about the WWII Holocaust and it was extremely solemn/depressing and the information was pretty graphic in some cases, but it is definitely something that would be recommended for everyone to visit. The museum was a real eye opener.
Today we all got on the bus at 7:30 AM, so we could go to the C and O canal and the Potomac River. We took a little wooden walkway to a magnificent view of the Potomac River. The Potomac River is defiantly not a calm river, although many think so.
We then drove back to Washington DC to see the national cathedral, (6th biggest in the world) it was incredibly huge. The stain glass windows had so much detail, and the amount of them was incredibly. There were at least 75 stain glass windows. Some of the windows had depictions of American history in them.
After the Cathedral, we had lunch in Union Station. It was absolutely massive with just about every single type of restaurant you could name. Right afterwards, we headed off to the Smithsonian Museums.
We had either the option of going to the Holocaust or the Air and Space Museums. Most of us chose the Holocaust Museum.
The Holocaust Museum was very powerful. It told you pretty much everything about the WWII Holocaust and it was extremely solemn/depressing and the information was pretty graphic in some cases, but it is definitely something that would be recommended for everyone to visit. The museum was a real eye opener.
Day 7
Day 7: Chris and Josh
Today we all went to Spotsylvania in the morning. Spotsylvania is Mr. Habel’s favorite battle of the Civil War. We did a lot of walking there. The Bloody Angle is where the Union and Confederate soldiers were on either side of a Confederate trench, the only thing separating them the breastworks of the trench. 16 hours of hand to hand fighting ensued after the magnificent charge. We hiked through the field to reach the Angle and observed a big old field of grass where many men had seen and committed acts of great horror.
We drove to Chancellorsville where a boisterous but very informative tour guide took us to where Confederate Lieutenant General Thomas Jackson was wounded. There was not much else to see there because the battlefield was very overrun by the town and highways.
We then took a long drive to Arlington National Cemetery where we were astonished by the impeccable guards of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We also saw the view that former president John F. Kennedy saw and said he could stay there forever. The cemetery is a pristine creation of mankind and will amaze you when you see it.
We then crossed the Potomac River to our nation’s capitol, Washington, D.C. We only saw a few of the numerous monuments. We saw the Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt, World War II, Lincoln, Vietnam Wall, Korean War, and US Marines War Memorial in that order. We headed back across the river to Arlington and ate pizza provided by the teachers at out hotel. Today was a very enjoyable day.
Today we all went to Spotsylvania in the morning. Spotsylvania is Mr. Habel’s favorite battle of the Civil War. We did a lot of walking there. The Bloody Angle is where the Union and Confederate soldiers were on either side of a Confederate trench, the only thing separating them the breastworks of the trench. 16 hours of hand to hand fighting ensued after the magnificent charge. We hiked through the field to reach the Angle and observed a big old field of grass where many men had seen and committed acts of great horror.
We drove to Chancellorsville where a boisterous but very informative tour guide took us to where Confederate Lieutenant General Thomas Jackson was wounded. There was not much else to see there because the battlefield was very overrun by the town and highways.
We then took a long drive to Arlington National Cemetery where we were astonished by the impeccable guards of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We also saw the view that former president John F. Kennedy saw and said he could stay there forever. The cemetery is a pristine creation of mankind and will amaze you when you see it.
We then crossed the Potomac River to our nation’s capitol, Washington, D.C. We only saw a few of the numerous monuments. We saw the Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt, World War II, Lincoln, Vietnam Wall, Korean War, and US Marines War Memorial in that order. We headed back across the river to Arlington and ate pizza provided by the teachers at out hotel. Today was a very enjoyable day.
Day 6
Day 6: Nicholas Arquilla and Hailey Paramski
Today, we all arrived at the bus at 8:30 A.M. and left for Jamestown settlement. When we got there, we walked down to a monument dedicated to the settlers, and soon were greeted by our tour guide dressed fully in a Colonial American dress and bonnet. She taught us about thee settlement of Jamestown and life on the four foot tall boat on the way over from Plymouth. After our walk with the historical character filled with information for us to take notes on, we did some exploring on our own. We visited the first church ever to be founded in America, and viewed a statue of Pocahontas, and John Ralph. After some walking outside, we went into a small museum that they had built within the pat year. They had a lot of uncovered artifacts from the Jamestown settlement, including original parts of buildings under glass. Our next stop was Fredericksburg. We visited the battlefield, and a small gift shop located in the general area with many fascinating artifacts that we had the opportunity to buy such as original Confederate and Union bullets. Near the shop, there were several original houses from the war that had been restored and are currently occupied by house owners. On the battle field, there was a statue of Roland Kirkland, known as the “Angel of the Battlefield” that we looked at, we saw the hill that the Union marched up and we took notes in our journals on the battle in general.
Later at night, it was time for what many of us had been awaiting; laundry. We put in our clothes with a partner and we all had the chance to go out to dinner somewhere on the premises with a group of our choice. There was a McDonald’s that many of us went to, and a Pizza Hut as well. After eating, and drying our clothes we all packed up our things onto the bus and we thought we were on our way back to the hotel. We ended up at an ice-cream place because Mr. Habel had heard that it was the best in town. The ice-cream was awesome and I think we all had a good time
Today, we all arrived at the bus at 8:30 A.M. and left for Jamestown settlement. When we got there, we walked down to a monument dedicated to the settlers, and soon were greeted by our tour guide dressed fully in a Colonial American dress and bonnet. She taught us about thee settlement of Jamestown and life on the four foot tall boat on the way over from Plymouth. After our walk with the historical character filled with information for us to take notes on, we did some exploring on our own. We visited the first church ever to be founded in America, and viewed a statue of Pocahontas, and John Ralph. After some walking outside, we went into a small museum that they had built within the pat year. They had a lot of uncovered artifacts from the Jamestown settlement, including original parts of buildings under glass. Our next stop was Fredericksburg. We visited the battlefield, and a small gift shop located in the general area with many fascinating artifacts that we had the opportunity to buy such as original Confederate and Union bullets. Near the shop, there were several original houses from the war that had been restored and are currently occupied by house owners. On the battle field, there was a statue of Roland Kirkland, known as the “Angel of the Battlefield” that we looked at, we saw the hill that the Union marched up and we took notes in our journals on the battle in general.
Later at night, it was time for what many of us had been awaiting; laundry. We put in our clothes with a partner and we all had the chance to go out to dinner somewhere on the premises with a group of our choice. There was a McDonald’s that many of us went to, and a Pizza Hut as well. After eating, and drying our clothes we all packed up our things onto the bus and we thought we were on our way back to the hotel. We ended up at an ice-cream place because Mr. Habel had heard that it was the best in town. The ice-cream was awesome and I think we all had a good time
Day 5
Day 5: Zoe Berk & Haley Hansen
Today we got up and had to be on the bus at 7:30. We were going to Colonial Williamsburg. We got on the bus and rode for about ten minutes until we got to Colonial Williamsburg. When we arrived Mr. Habel got out a map and explained what we were going to do. We left the bus at about 9:30 and everyone anxiously got off the bus to explore Williamsburg. Mr. Habel gave us a couple of questions that we were going to have to answer when we were in Williamsburg. We had to go with at least a group of four people to answer these questions. Each group had to go to four different shops that were in Colonial Williamsburg. Some groups had to tag along with some school groups to get their questions answered. It was really interesting to see what these people were making and how they made them. All of the shop keepers spoke in a British accent and acted to tell us about their occupation. Some of the groups visited the Wigmaker, Silversmith, Millinery and Apothecary. Going around Williamsburg by ourselves was fun. After we had lunch, we met up with the whole group for a group tour of Williamsburg. We visited the Governors Palace, Slave’s Quarters and Cabinet maker. During this tour it started raining so everyone had to take out their ponchos and use them. After we finished our tour it got really hot and we went back to our hotel. Many people were tired so at the hotel we took a nap. After the nap we were allowed to go to dinner by ourselves and pick where we wanted to go. That night it started thunder storming and pouring rain. It was the perfect night for the witch’s trial. We got there early and some of the lucky kids got to sit in the jury benches. The trial took about an hour and was really interesting. The lady who played the witch was really weird and she also looked a lot like what a witch might look like. The whole trial was very dramatic. The name of the witch was Grace Sherwood and she was accused of killing an unborn child, pigs, destroying a crop and bewitching a lady. In the end she was found guilty and was hung. We spent the night in Williamsburg, Virginia and tomorrow we’re going to Jamestown Settlement and Fredericksburg Battlefield.
Today we got up and had to be on the bus at 7:30. We were going to Colonial Williamsburg. We got on the bus and rode for about ten minutes until we got to Colonial Williamsburg. When we arrived Mr. Habel got out a map and explained what we were going to do. We left the bus at about 9:30 and everyone anxiously got off the bus to explore Williamsburg. Mr. Habel gave us a couple of questions that we were going to have to answer when we were in Williamsburg. We had to go with at least a group of four people to answer these questions. Each group had to go to four different shops that were in Colonial Williamsburg. Some groups had to tag along with some school groups to get their questions answered. It was really interesting to see what these people were making and how they made them. All of the shop keepers spoke in a British accent and acted to tell us about their occupation. Some of the groups visited the Wigmaker, Silversmith, Millinery and Apothecary. Going around Williamsburg by ourselves was fun. After we had lunch, we met up with the whole group for a group tour of Williamsburg. We visited the Governors Palace, Slave’s Quarters and Cabinet maker. During this tour it started raining so everyone had to take out their ponchos and use them. After we finished our tour it got really hot and we went back to our hotel. Many people were tired so at the hotel we took a nap. After the nap we were allowed to go to dinner by ourselves and pick where we wanted to go. That night it started thunder storming and pouring rain. It was the perfect night for the witch’s trial. We got there early and some of the lucky kids got to sit in the jury benches. The trial took about an hour and was really interesting. The lady who played the witch was really weird and she also looked a lot like what a witch might look like. The whole trial was very dramatic. The name of the witch was Grace Sherwood and she was accused of killing an unborn child, pigs, destroying a crop and bewitching a lady. In the end she was found guilty and was hung. We spent the night in Williamsburg, Virginia and tomorrow we’re going to Jamestown Settlement and Fredericksburg Battlefield.
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