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Fourth grade visits the Capitol
Mar 23, 2005 10:02 AM
By Tannika King - Faculty
The Senate and House were in session on Wednesday, Feb. 16, and Darlington fourth-graders were there to see it.
John Robert McKemie, Alex Cox, Samantha Ortega and Meghan Healy said this was the best part of their journey to the State Capitol in Atlanta, a culmination of several weeks of studying the state of Georgia and the Georgia General Assembly.
“Upon arriving at the Capitol, students were directed to the lecture area of the dome section of the Capitol,” said fourth-grade teacher Lola Bradshaw. “The tour guide told the students of the history of the building and pointed out other interesting facts related to the history of Georgia.”
Morgan Pollard and Chris Hubbard said they enjoyed sititng on the glass floor over the “old stables of years past” while the tour guide gave his presentation.
After visiting the House and the Senate, students toured the Georgia Capitol Museum. Mary Grace Davis enjoyed seeing the two-headed cow, while Garret Fricks and Harris Burton were most impressed with the two-headed snake.
“Most of the other class members enjoyed the tour of the museum, which had excellent rock and mineral specimens along with many other artifacts, paintings and other items from the state of Georgia,” said Bradshaw.
But Kortni Smallwood said the neatest part of the trip was seeing the building itself. “I liked the gold layers on the dome.”
John Robert McKemie, Alex Cox, Samantha Ortega and Meghan Healy said this was the best part of their journey to the State Capitol in Atlanta, a culmination of several weeks of studying the state of Georgia and the Georgia General Assembly.
“Upon arriving at the Capitol, students were directed to the lecture area of the dome section of the Capitol,” said fourth-grade teacher Lola Bradshaw. “The tour guide told the students of the history of the building and pointed out other interesting facts related to the history of Georgia.”
Morgan Pollard and Chris Hubbard said they enjoyed sititng on the glass floor over the “old stables of years past” while the tour guide gave his presentation.
After visiting the House and the Senate, students toured the Georgia Capitol Museum. Mary Grace Davis enjoyed seeing the two-headed cow, while Garret Fricks and Harris Burton were most impressed with the two-headed snake.
“Most of the other class members enjoyed the tour of the museum, which had excellent rock and mineral specimens along with many other artifacts, paintings and other items from the state of Georgia,” said Bradshaw.
But Kortni Smallwood said the neatest part of the trip was seeing the building itself. “I liked the gold layers on the dome.”
