Students will reinforce what they have learned in 8th Grade US History while they travel for 6 days and 5 nights to  Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Gettysburg, and Hershey Park.  It's a trip of a lifetime as they experience Arlington Cemetery, the Lincoln Memorial, Independence Hall, Gettysburg Military Park and so much more.

We celebrate the trip by having a blast at the award winning Hershey Park.

Friday, June 5 – Gettysburg

5:00 a.m. Meet at the football field parking lot

5:30 a.m. Depart for Gettysburg
12:00 p.m. Self-provided packed lunch at the Oasis
4:00 p.m. Gettysburg National Military Park

• Battlefield Tour (time permitting)

  • Jenny Wade House

  • Michigan 24th Regiment Monument

  • Virginia Monument

  • Fire Tower

  • Little Round Top

  • Pennsylvania Monument

7:00 p.m. Dinner at The Barn
8:15 p.m. Hotel check-in: Hilton Garden Inn, Gettysburg
1061 York Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325 • (717) 334-2040

 Saturday, June 6 – Gettysburg, Washington, D.C. Part 1 (U.S. Capitol, Air and Space Museum)

6:00 a.m. Breakfast

7:00 a.m.     Depart for Gettysburg National Military Park

8:00 a.m.    Gettysburg National Military Park

• ·Film and Cyclorama

9:30 a.m. Depart for the U.S. Capitol

11:30 a.m.  U.S. Capitol Tour

• Lunch at the Capitol

• Library of Congress (outside picture)

• Supreme Court (outside picture)

2:00 p.m. Depart for Smithsonian Air & Space Museum at Dulles (Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center) 

3:00 p.m.        Visit Air and Space Museum with Lunch Voucher Provided

5:30 p.m. Depart for Medieval Times for dinner (7:00 PM Dinner)

7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover, MD 21076
10:45 p.m. Hotel Check in: TBD

Sunday, June 7 – Washington, D.C. (Part II)

7:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Depart for Arlington National Cemetery

9:00 a.m. Arlington National Cemetery

• Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

• Kennedy graves

• Audie Murphy grave

• Joe Louis grave

• Arlington House (time permitting)

11:00 a.m. Iwo Jima Marine Memorial

11:30 a.m. Lunch at Pentagon City Mall food court
12:15 a.m. Pentagon 9/11 Memorial

1:00 p.m. White House Picture Stop
2:00 p.m. Smithsonian Museums (American History or Natural History)
5:00 p.m. Dinner at Ronald Reagan International Trade Center
6:00 p.m. Memorial Tour: WWII, MLK Jr., Korean, Vietnam, Lincoln

8:00 p.m.  Hotel: TBD
10:00 p.m. Curfew TBD

Monday, June 8 – Philadelphia

6:00 a.m. Breakfast at hotel
7:00 a.m. Depart for Philadelphia

10:00 a.m. Eastern State Penitentiary
2027 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19130

11:30 a.m. Lunch at Philly’s Gourmet Steaks
114 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 • (215) 923-4397

12:45 p.m. Museum of the American Revolution (self-guided tour)
2:30 p.m. Independence Hall (3:00 reservation)

• Congress Hall

• Great Essentials Exhibit

• Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the Revolutionary War

• Liberty Bell Exhibit

5:00 p.m. Double Decker Bus Tour
6:30 p.m. Dinner at Dave & Buster’s
325 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106

7:30 p.m. Depart for Hotel

10:00 p.m. Hotel check-in: TBD

Tuesday, June 9 – Hershey Park

7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Depart for Hershey Park

• 10:00 a.m. Build your own Candy Bar Activity

• Park opens: 11:00 – 7:00

• Boardwalk open: 11:00 – 6:00

• ZooAmerica: 10:00 – 7:00

• Chocolate World: 9:00 – 8:00

Hershey Park is cashless
Lunch/dinner voucher included.

8:00 p.m. Meet inside Chocolate World (back dining area, with shopping complete)
8:10 p.m. Depart for Best Western Premier, Harrisburg

Wednesday, June 10 – Return Home

6:00 a.m. Breakfast
7:00 a.m. Depart for Saranac
11:30 a.m. Lunch at Golden Corral
900 Park Manor Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15205

6:00 p.m. Approximate arrival at Saranac Jr/Sr High School