Experiencing the inauguration of the second term of the first African American U.S. President was like being a part of history in the making and provided the highlight of the Washington D.C. trip for students. Most could not believe they were actually there.

“It’s hard to describe,” said senior Ethan Farber. “I was beyond excitement. I was so excited that I could not comprehend it.”

After landing in D. C., students were thrilled to get started sightseeing and were impatient for Inauguration Day to come about. Not only were the students excited, but the chaperones felt the same way.

“I can’t say I was excited because I could not believe it was happening,” said Ms. Pezzola, social studies teacher. “It was affirming in that everything we saw represented the values that we as Americans need to hold on to.”

At the Inauguration, Mr. Horn, social studies teacher, took in President Obama’s speech and honored our students for their hard work that brought them to this point of success.

“I am very proud of the students, proud of being a part of our nation’s history and to see the progress that we’ve made,” said Horn. “It was really awesome to see.”

On the way home from the trip, Ms. Conner, science teacher, reflected on what type of message she thinks the trip should send to our students.

“The fact that Barack Obama, a black man, got two terms, means that any black male can do anything they want to do,” said Conner.