5/28/2015 1 Comment Off We go....Well, after planning, monthly club meetings, lots of fundraising, and packing, our trip is finally here. We reported to school at the bright and happy time of 4:30 a.m. First it was loading the buses, grabbing breakfast sandwiches and yogurts, getting carry-ons in overhead compartments, and getting situated in seats. Then we were off.... We made a quick stop for some gas in Remington to top off a tank, and then trucked it on down the road. We stopped outside of Dayton, OH, for fuel and a rest stop, and then again for lunch in Zanesville, OH. We slept, watched movies, talked and enjoyed a roller coaster type of road as we got closer to Gettysburg tonight. We had a fabulous dinner at the Dobbin House, which is the oldest building here in Gettysburg, built in 1776. It was one of the first known stops created for the Underground Railroad north of the Mason Dixon line. Then it was off to our ghost tour. We walked through some of the old streets of Gettysburg and learned about Jenny Wade, the only civilian killed in the Battle of Gettysburg, and her fiance, a man from Gettysburg who also died in the battle. We learned about the field hospitals that filled everyone's homes, schools, churches and other buildings in town, and about the Blue Boy, a young child that had escaped from an orphanage and was protected by two female students for about 1 week at Gettysburg College. To hide him from the dorm mother's room check he stood outside of their window in a snowstorm, and was seen by a female student 120 years later when he tapped on her window while she was studying and wrote "Help Me" on her window. We are finally checked into our hotel rooms and headed to bed. We will have breakfast at 7 a.m. and then it is off to tour the battlefield.
I only have a couple pictures to share tonight, but I hope to collect more at breakfast in the morning and upload them as the day goes by tomorrow. As an history teacher I have always wanted to bring students here to experience this moving site in person. Thank you to all of the students for their hard work all year, and for learning about the Civil War in class with enthusiasm and interest. To the families and friends of the students on the trip, thank you for your support of the trip and allowing us to bring your student with us for this amazing experience! To the RCMS staff and the Rensselaer community, thank you for your continued support of this trip over all of the years. For many of the students on this trip this is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I hope they return to Rensselaer with wonderful memories. Step Count - 7,008
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Amanda
5/29/2015 04:43:35 am
Thanks for the update! I'm glad things are trucking right along!
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