The three-day trip to Washington. D.C., which will include tours of numerous capital sights, museums and memorials, is more than the presidential inauguration, said teachers from Madison, Miamisburg and Carlisle high schools who organized the trip.
The chartered bus left for the 500-mile trip from Carlisle High School in Warren County at 6 a.m. Wednesday.
“So far this morning everyone is bright eyed and we are all looking forward to (touring) the Newseum later today,” said A.J. Huff, spokeswoman for Madison Schools and one of the volunteers accompanying the area students on the trip.
Nearly 1 million people are expected to crowd around the Capitol Building for Trump’s swearing in Friday.
Jeane Toadvine, social studies teacher at Miamisburg, is making her fifth student-trip to an inauguration and told students during a recent, pre-trip meeting: “it’s an awesome time to part of our country’s history. No matter where you stand politically, it is really awesome.”
Danny Sturgis, a senior at Madison High School in Butler County, said he has never been to the nation’s capital before much less witness the history of a presidential inauguration.
“I’m pretty excited. It’s a great experience to be part of live history to see that transfer of (presidential) power. Not many people get to do that so I’m pretty excited about that,” the 18-year said prior to the trip.
Also in the group are special needs Butler Tech high school students.
Mollie McIntosh, Butler Tech Project SEARCH instructor for the students, said “our special needs students are contributing members to society and are also voters – so seeing the American process at work is just as important to them as any of our students.”
Huff said “just to be part of the democratic process and be able to see the history being made – and have to opportunity to tour DC while we are there – is a once in a lifetime experience.”
Huff said students from her school system will be making social media postings of their trip through Saturday and the public can follow on Instagram @MadisonMohawks
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