Government Day: May 25, 2016 |
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For more than 30 years, Al Thomas and Rep. Joe Manning sponsored Government Day for the Grade 8 students of St. Agatha School. This tradition has been carried on by Al's nephews, Alex & Roger Thomas, and Brian Fitzgerald. The hosts for the day at the State House were Rep. Walter TImilty, representing the Seventh Norfolk District, which includes most of Milton and Randolph and Rep. Bruce Ayers, representing Quincy. Following the tour, the Thomas family provided a great lunch at Pizzeria Uno. |
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A special thanks to Rep. Timilty and his assistants for a great tour. |
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Washington D.C. Trip: April 27-29, 2016 |
At 4:00AM on Wednesday, April 27, the Class of 2016 departed for a 3 day excursion to Washington, D.C. Our bus driver was Ernie from Buckingham Bus Comany. We arrived safely at Union Station at 1PM and were met by our great tour guide, Mary, from Gerber Tours. |
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The tour started at the Smithsonian Museums of American History and Natural History. Then it was off to Chammps for dinner. Following dinner we visited the World War II Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, and finished the evening at the Lincoln Memorial. We checked into our hotel, SpringHill Suites Alexandria Old Town/Southwest at 9:30PM. Click for pictures from Day 1.. |
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Rain caused a complete change in the itinerary for Day 2, but it did not dampen the enthusiam of the students. First stop: the Jefferson Memorial, followed by a visit to the Martin Luther King Memorial. After a trip through Embassy Row, we headed to the National Air & Space Museum. Then it was off to the Holocaust Memorial Museum followed by a visit to the The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Next stop:
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. We finished the day with a dinner dance cruise along the Potomac on the Spirit of Washington. Click for pictures from Day 2....... |
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Arlington National Cemetery was the first stop on the final day. Our next stop was to be the US Capitol tour, however plans had to change since the center was closed for a few hours. We had lunch in the Library of Congress, then had a walking tour of the United States Supreme Court. At 1:30PM we headed for home and arrived at 11:35PM. Click for pictures from Day 3..... |
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