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Wesleyan Students Travel to Washington D.C. for Inauguration

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Weslyan-School-with-Senator-Perdue-749x500.jpg Wesleyan Students meet one of their Georgia senators, David Purdue. Childers.
IMG_8395-375x500.jpg Students experience the changing of the guard at Arlington Cemetery. Emily Greer
IMG_8389-667x500.jpg Senior girls explore the Lincoln Memorial. Emily Greer.
IMG_8386-667x500.jpg Students visit the Lincoln Memorial. Emily Greer.
IMG_8335-667x500.jpg Students view the Washington Memorial. Childers.
IMG_8271-750x500.jpg Senior girls visit the Senate building. Emily Greer.
IMG_8218-667x500.jpg Students visit the World War II memorial. Childers.
IMG_8365-667x500.jpg Students wait for the Inauguration to begin at Capitol Hill. Childers

Wesleyan offered an opportunity to Wesleyan students this semester; to experience the inauguration in person. Most people do not get the chance to do this in their lifetime, and Wesleyan students were able to experience it in their high school. Wesleyan worked with an organization called Close-Up, which offers weekly trips to Washington D.C. to learn about the capital and the history of this nation. Wesleyan sent 16 students on the trip. Chris Yoder, AP Government teacher, and Ted Russell, the history chair, went on the trip as well. Keep Reading

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