By America Ramirez
If you had the chance to take a week off school, explore museums, and visit monuments, would you take it? Five students accompanied by Ms. Orlando and Mr. Shunt took the opportunity of going to Washington D.C. through the Close Up program. While Hubbard students have been going for many years, each group of students take something different from the trip. This year’s group, made up by Gabriel Cordova (Div. 503), Daniela Bravo (Div.503), America Ramirez (Div. 504), Rosie Solano (Div.601), and Lorena Juarez (Div. 601) learned that their voice can make a difference. “We had workshops where we were given a topic and we all had to come together to find a solution to the problem,” Gabriel Cordova shared. During the course of the week the students went to several museums and monuments. Daniela tells us “We were assigned questions we had to answer as we went through each monument.” Mr. Shunt enjoys taking students on the trip because “[i]t’s a great experience and a way for our students to meet people from different parts of the country and share their ideas.” The goal of the trip is to “get students involved in politics and help them develop the skills and attitudes to become informed and engaged citizens.”
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Maria Bernal
9/15/2015 11:50:34 am
I really enjoyed reading this article! It was nice to learn more about a trip I haven't been on.
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