Norris Middle School, Seventh Grade

Washington DC/New York City Trip, June 2011

(Updated 3-1-10)

I am beginning to enroll students for the June 6-10, 2011 trip. I had an informational meeting Friday, February 5, but if you missed that meeting, come see me, preferably before the end of March, since there's $75 off in March!  (This special has been extended through March.)

If you want to explore the trip details on your own, go to SmithsonianStudentTravel.com and enter our tour number 130511 and follow the prompts.  You can even enroll online if you wish.  Let me know if you have questions!

Early sign-up bonus:  $75  off  through March!

So far, we have 13 people enrolled on the  2011 trip!

Washington DC/New York City Trip, June 2009

Ten students and three adults experienced a five-day trip to Washington, DC and New York City -- June 2-6, 2009.  During this five-day trip, we visited some of our nation's most famous landmarks:  the Smithsonian Museums, the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and more.  We also saw Arlington National Cemetery, George Washington's home at Mount Vernon, and Ford's Theater and the Peterson House across the street, where Abraham Lincoln spent his final hours.  This was my fifth trip, and each one has been a unique experience!  When we were at the Vietnam Memorial, we saw Norris high school teacher, Mrs. Gorake with some students from Sterling!  After touring Washington, D. C. we boarded our coach (not "bus" -- I've learned these drivers drive a coach, not a "bus!") and traveled on to New York City.  There we saw the Empire State Building (the trip to the top was the best I've ever experienced because of the great weather), a Broadway show "West Side Story" (--one of the hottest shows in town, we were told!) the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and more!  We even saw Dr. Lee, another Norris high school teacher, in the NBC store at Rockefeller Plaza!!  It's a small world!

The more you practice, the better you get. - Kobe Bryant

If you cheat in practice, you'll cheat in a game, and if you cheat in a game, you'll cheat in life, and I won't have it. - Vince Lombardi

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.  Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx

You don't stop playing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop playing.

- George Bernard Shaw/Ben Franklin