Norris Middle School, Seventh Grade

Washington DC/New York City Trip

Scroll down to view a video from our 2009 trip!

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The next  trip will be June of 2013.  Please visit this site for more information as I plan the trip.  I intend to formally announce the trip in January of 2012.  By enrolling early, we can get a discount on the trip package.  Please stay tuned!  Adults, high school students, and seventh and eighth grade students are welcome to enroll.

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We are preparing to leave for our trip next week with great anticipation!

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I am currently enrolling students for the June 6-10, 2011 trip. Our tour is now in "production" (flights and reservations are being ordered), so if you're still considering this, the time to act is NOW!

If you want to explore the trip details, go to http://www.smithsonianstudenttravel.com/student-trips.aspx and enter our tour number 130511 and follow the prompts.  You can enroll online if you wish.  Let me know if you have questions!  You can email me at rhonda.burbach@nsdtitans.org, or you can call me at 791-0020 (school) or 423-1880 (home). 

We have 17 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!

2009 DC/NYC Video

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