Photos courtesy of Kayla Shubert
By Kylee Shubert, Staff Writer
February 7, 2025
ROCKLAND- The Rockland High School French class Quebec trip takes place during February and this year they left yesterday and will return Sunday, February 9.
The trip to Quebec is offered every two years to any French students who are interested in going.
The Quebec trip is for the French students to show off the French that they have learned in class. This allows students to be exposed to the French culture.
The students get to go to many different places, look around, take pictures, and make many memories.
“Probably walking around all the towns and just exploring all the different stores” stated junior, Mae Richardson.
Richardson went on this trip two years ago and is attending again this year.
The students enjoy exploring and seeing what French culture looks like.
“I've heard stories from my brother who went two years ago and when he went there it was very cold so I know to dress warm” explained sophomore Nola Finn.
The French students always enjoy talking about their trip. They go to many different places and do various activities such as visiting an ice hotel, dog sledding, snowshoeing, tobogganing, snow tubing, and a winter carnival.
“We’ll go to a sugar shack where they teach us about how they make maple syrup and how they get it from the trees and produce it” noted French teacher, Mrs. Julie Dore.
Once they arrive in Quebec they get started with looking around. Students get to look around gift shops in case they want to bring souvenirs home.
This year Mrs. Dore gets to take 10 students to Quebec along with English teacher Mr. Sean Carney who is a chaperone.
“I really love traveling with my students because it’s fun to interact outside of the classroom, I love seeing them use their French and feel proud of their abilities, and for some kids, it's their first time outside of the country so that's really a privilege for me to be able to take and expose them to something new” described Mrs. Dore.
The bus ride is around eight hours but they take a pitstop in Vermont.
“On the bus ride there I went on my phone until I didn’t have service, and then I read and slept,” said Richardson
This trip is a great way for students to experience what it's like to go to another country, speak their language, and see the differences between cultures.