GREAT NEWS for those of you who thought you’d missed your chance to visit Washington D.C. with friends from the Connecting Waters community: we’ve decided to postpone the trip until Spring Break of 2009. That gives you a whole year to plan and prepare for what should prove to be the experience of a lifetime!!

Here are just a few of the sites you’ll see:

· The Capitol…see the Rotunda and Senate & House chambers

· White House…visit the most famous house in America

· Lincoln Memorial…pay tribute to our 16^th president and read his famous Gettysburg Address

· Arlington National Cemetery…see the Changing of the Guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Eternal Flame at JFK’s gravesite, and the Challenger Memorial.

· Smithsonian Museums

· And much, much more!!!!

WHO CAN GO? 8^th – 11^th grade students, parent chaperones, Connecting Waters teachers and staff

Come by our table at Open House and pick up an information packet. There will be a meeting to discuss this unique opportunity in the weeks ahead….watch for news about where and when.

Program Leader: Shanda Rickman

(209) 380-8745 or srickman@connectingwaters.org

For more information about WorldStrides, the accredited student educational travel organization we’ve chosen to partner with, please visit www.worldstrides.org where you can view sample itineraries and video clips. And don’t forget to visit the new Student Center while you’re there for tons of information, photos, and testimonials from other students who have visited our nation’s capital.

DON’T MISS OUT THIS TIME……SEE YOU IN D.C.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!