2024 DHS Cross Curricular Trip
WASHINGTON, DC
March 12-17, 2024
In the spring of 2024, Deerfield High School invites ALL students to travel to our nation's Capital. This trip will expose students to the culture and history of greater Washigton, D.C. area. DC is a city rich with history, politics, culture, language, food, geography, museums, the arts, and science. Music students will also have performance opportunities. The trip planning committee would like to invite everyone to participate in this amazing opportunity.
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Teachers/Groups currently involved in trip:
Ryan Petersen – Band - Trip Coordinator
Stephen Rodriguez-Pavao – Choir
Karen Frey – Dean of Student Success
Cost - The cost of this trip will be approximately $1350. This price is subject to change depending on the final itinerary and the total number of travelers. This cost is all-inclusive for transportation via motorcoach, hotels, breakfast and dinners while in DC and all entry fees to any tours or sights we see.
Fundraising opportunities will be available to all students participating during the next school year.
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Sites we plan to visit include (with informational links):
Performances by DHS Band and Choirs
Smithsonian Museums - http://www.si.edu
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum - https://www.ushmm.org
Performance of Shear Madness at the Kennedy Center - https://www.shearmadness.com
United States Capitol - https://www.visitthecapitol.gov
Great Falls Park - https://www.nps.gov/choh/planyourvisit/greatfallstavernvisitorcenter.htm
Arlington National Cemetery - https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/#/
Baltimore Inner Harbor - https://baltimore.org/what-to-do/museums-attractions/a-tour-of-baltimores-inner-harbor/
Baltimore - National Aquarium - https://aqua.org
Annapolis - Maryland Statehouse - https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdstatehouse/html/home.html
Annapolis - U.S. Naval Academy - https://www.usna.edu/homepage.php