Friday November 22nd (Day 3)
6:30 AM
Official wake up time!
6:45 - 7:30 AM
Breakfast buffet on the Mezzanine level. No one will be admitted after 7:15!!
7:40 AM
Board buses and depart for Arlington National Cemetery.
8:10 AM
Arrive at Arlington National Cemetery. Check in & stay with your chaperones. The class will begin by visiting the Kennedy gravesite: here our 35th President John F.Kennedy, First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Senator Robert F. Kennedy & Senator Edward M. Kennedy lie at rest. After paying your respects, begin the walk up the hill to the Tomb of the Unknowns. You must reach The Tomb by 9:00. At 9:15, the Class of 2019 will have the privilege of placing a wreath to honor those men “Unknown but to God” who gave their “last full measure of devotion” so future generations might always be free.
9:45 AM
Time permitting, the class might visit the Memorial Amphitheater, and the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial (and the grave of its Commander, Dick Scobee), and the Iran Rescue Mission Memorial. Also be on the lookout for the graves of Audie Murphy, George Marshall, Joe Louis, and the USS Maine Memorial—all in proximity to this area.
10:30 AM
The bus will leave Arlington (for a short trip to Union Station)
10:45 AM
Arrive at Union Station. Before air travel became the mode of transportation to Washington, dignitaries, Congressmen, and Presidents moved in and out of the Capital through this historic station. Now completely restored, Union Station is once again a major transportation link as well as home to an extensive shopping mall, a huge food court to satisfy every palate, and a mega movie-theater for the thousands of workers and visitors in Washington. Chaperones will provide all with a lunch voucher --listen for the details. Enjoy!
12:45 PM
Board the bus for another short trip this time to The National Mall—specifically to the front entrance of the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural or American History on Madison Drive.
1:00 PM
Arrive at the Museum. We will be on the Mall for five and a half hours. There are many sites to visit in this area such as the numerous Smithsonian Museums--especially the just opened, critically acclaimed, Museum of African-American History (Refer to the enclosed map.) The National Gallery of Art, The Holocaust Museum, The International Spy Museum**, the Newseum**, and the National Archives are also nearby. In short, there is plenty to see--check with your chaperons for suggestions so that you can plan this time wisely. (** N.B. Spy Museum charges an admission of $18; The Newseum charges $20)
6:15 PM
Board buses. Our first stop is Hard Rock Café: DC for dinner; then we will take a night tour of select D.C. Memorials.
8:00 PM
After dinner, if it is not raining or too cold, we shall walk over to the White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Check in with your chaperones. From there we will board the buses and conclude our visiting of D.C.’s most popular monuments with The World War II, and Jefferson Memorials. We will then board buses (look for our buses along Madison Drive) for trip to the 9-11 Memorial at the Pentagon . Please, in the interest of safety, we ask that the members of the class stay together during the nighttime visits. Do not wander away from the memorials alone or even in small groups. Remember this is nighttime in a large city; personal safety must always be a priority.
11:00 PM
Arrive back at the hotel.
11:45 PM
Students must be in their rooms. Chaperones will conduct “bed-checks.”
Official wake up time!
6:45 - 7:30 AM
Breakfast buffet on the Mezzanine level. No one will be admitted after 7:15!!
7:40 AM
Board buses and depart for Arlington National Cemetery.
8:10 AM
Arrive at Arlington National Cemetery. Check in & stay with your chaperones. The class will begin by visiting the Kennedy gravesite: here our 35th President John F.Kennedy, First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Senator Robert F. Kennedy & Senator Edward M. Kennedy lie at rest. After paying your respects, begin the walk up the hill to the Tomb of the Unknowns. You must reach The Tomb by 9:00. At 9:15, the Class of 2019 will have the privilege of placing a wreath to honor those men “Unknown but to God” who gave their “last full measure of devotion” so future generations might always be free.
9:45 AM
Time permitting, the class might visit the Memorial Amphitheater, and the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial (and the grave of its Commander, Dick Scobee), and the Iran Rescue Mission Memorial. Also be on the lookout for the graves of Audie Murphy, George Marshall, Joe Louis, and the USS Maine Memorial—all in proximity to this area.
10:30 AM
The bus will leave Arlington (for a short trip to Union Station)
10:45 AM
Arrive at Union Station. Before air travel became the mode of transportation to Washington, dignitaries, Congressmen, and Presidents moved in and out of the Capital through this historic station. Now completely restored, Union Station is once again a major transportation link as well as home to an extensive shopping mall, a huge food court to satisfy every palate, and a mega movie-theater for the thousands of workers and visitors in Washington. Chaperones will provide all with a lunch voucher --listen for the details. Enjoy!
12:45 PM
Board the bus for another short trip this time to The National Mall—specifically to the front entrance of the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural or American History on Madison Drive.
1:00 PM
Arrive at the Museum. We will be on the Mall for five and a half hours. There are many sites to visit in this area such as the numerous Smithsonian Museums--especially the just opened, critically acclaimed, Museum of African-American History (Refer to the enclosed map.) The National Gallery of Art, The Holocaust Museum, The International Spy Museum**, the Newseum**, and the National Archives are also nearby. In short, there is plenty to see--check with your chaperons for suggestions so that you can plan this time wisely. (** N.B. Spy Museum charges an admission of $18; The Newseum charges $20)
6:15 PM
Board buses. Our first stop is Hard Rock Café: DC for dinner; then we will take a night tour of select D.C. Memorials.
8:00 PM
After dinner, if it is not raining or too cold, we shall walk over to the White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Check in with your chaperones. From there we will board the buses and conclude our visiting of D.C.’s most popular monuments with The World War II, and Jefferson Memorials. We will then board buses (look for our buses along Madison Drive) for trip to the 9-11 Memorial at the Pentagon . Please, in the interest of safety, we ask that the members of the class stay together during the nighttime visits. Do not wander away from the memorials alone or even in small groups. Remember this is nighttime in a large city; personal safety must always be a priority.
11:00 PM
Arrive back at the hotel.
11:45 PM
Students must be in their rooms. Chaperones will conduct “bed-checks.”