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Educational
Field Experience 2003:
Washington, D.C.
Twenty-six LMC Upward Bound participants, along
with the four UB staff members and a chaperone, traveled to the
nation's capital for a hands-on educational field trip. The bus
left the LMC Napier Avenue Campus at 7 a.m. on Sunday, July 27
and returned to the campus at 8 a.m. Thursday, July 31.
Following are pictures from the trip, along with
quotations from the participants' evaluation forms and journals.
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Korean
War Veterans Memorial
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The Upward Bound group toured many memorials in
the D.C. area, learning a lot about the nation's Capital and the
nation's history. Participants and staff/chaperone, alike, made
many observations about the past and the present paralleling one
another. One such parallel was made in the Korean Veterans War
Memorial.
The United States entered the "war" (many
people refused to acknowledge the situation as a war for decades)
on Korean ground, stating it was taking a stand against a worldwide
threat to democracy and democratic nations. The U.S. military
was in Korea for three years and returned to a country reluctant
to recognize their activity as something to memorialize. Not until
1986 was authorization given to create a memorial, which was dedicated
in 1995.
The memorial contains 19 life-size statues of soldiers
in battle and a wall containing etchings of over 2,400 people
involved in the war. The etchings are of real people taken from
photographs obtained from the National Archives.
"All
of the memorials were interesting to me because they are a part
of American history." (Victoria,
11th grade)
"I
was impressed by the pictures of the soldiers on the wall and
on the ground. The statues of the soldiers looked real."
(Chasity, 10th grade)
"The
memorial I was most impressed by was the Korean Memorial. There
were statues set up like a battle field." (Desmond,
9th grade)
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A Historical Moment:
The Finishing Touches of the Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I Have a Dream" Stone
The participants witnessed history in the making
at the Lincoln Memorial: the finishing touches to the MLK, Jr.
"I Have a Dream" stone were being completed as the UB
group watched. According to our tour guide, the guards at the
Lincoln Memorial had been asked so many times about the place
MLK, Jr. stood to give his speech that five years ago a fund was
created to mark and memorialize the spot. (On August 22 and
23, 2003, the MLK, Jr. Memorial Stone was officially unveiled
and dedicated.)
"I tried to take a
picture of the stone where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his "I
Have a Dream," but it was still being painted."
(Patrick, 10th grade)
"I enjoyed standing
by the spot that Martin Luther King gave his speech ("I Have
a Dream"). That meant so much to me." (Lyndsie,
11th grade)
"When we were at the
Lincoln Memorial, we were seen on TV because we were standing
watching MLK's name engraved in the [stone] where he gave his
"I Have a Dream." (Erica,
12th grade)
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(above and below:
Upward Bound standing in line at the Washington Monument)
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The Washington Monument:
555 Feet of Stone, History, and Memories
Though the Upward Bound group stood in line for
quite some time to receive tickets to enter the Washington Monument,
the wait was worthwhile. While standing in line, the UB group
saw security agents on top of surrounding buildings, observing
the happenings around the monuments and other buildings. A short
time later, two helicopters flew in low and landed, on what we
later learned were the White House grounds. One of the helicopters
carried Israel's Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon. Later in the day,
a helicopter landed in the field outside of the Washington Monument
while the UB group was there. Security guards would not let people
near the helicopter or the vehicle escort that arrived to meet
the Prime Minister and take him to his nearby housing: The Blair
House. Although drenched by the hard rain that arrived about the
same time as the Prime Minister, the UB group watched from our
vantage point, making note that we were observing history as it
was happening.
"We went to see the
Washington Monument. It stands 555 feet high. I liked it because
it showed the whole city." (Dennis,
12th grade)
"I was impressed by
the Washington Monument because we got to ride on the elevator
[to the top] and then see the [state engravings] on our way down."
(Tiera, 10th grade)
"I was very impressed
by the Washington Monument. It had a spectacular view of the city.
I don't think I'll ever forget it. I also observed evidence of
war in Iraq when [Prime Minister] Ariel Sharon's helicopter landed
near the Washington Monument." (Patrick,
10th grade)
Arlington Cemetery, Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier,
JFK Family Gravesite, and Space Shuttle Memorial
Arlington Cemetery, designated as a military cemetery,
sits on 200 acres and contains more than 260,000 graves. Those
buried on the grounds include military men and women killed in
battle, two Presidents, three Chief Justices, more than 3,800
former slaves, the Tomb of the Unknowns, and two U.S. Capitol
Police Officers killed in the line of duty.
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"We saw a funeral
take place. A man explained what was happening. I learned that
there are about thirty funerals every day." (Edward,
10th grade)
John F. Kennedy, the 35th
President of the United States, was buried in Arlington on November
25, 1963. He is one of only two Presidents buried in Arlington;
William Howard Taft is the other. Buried next to and near JFK
are two of his infant children, his wife Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,
and his brother Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The Eternal Flame at
the site was Mrs. Kennedy's idea and was lit by her.
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"The Kennedy gravesite
most impressed me because I got a close look at where President
Kennedy and his wife are buried. I learned that he had a son [who]
died at birth and a daughter who was stillborn."
(Sharda, 12th grade)
The Tomb of the Unknowns, also known as The Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier, is made of white marble and marks the
grave of the Unknown Soldier of World War I. In front of the large
marble marker are three white marble slabs (seen
in the photo below, left) which mark the graves of
unknown soldiers from WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam Conflict.
The Tomb of the Unknowns is guarded 365 days a year
in all weather conditions, 24 hours a day. The guards, members
of the 3rd U.S. Infantry, must meet several requirements, including
height and weight.
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"We visited the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier. It was sad. We also got to watch the Changing
of the Guard. That was pretty interesting." (Devan,
12th grade)
 The
UB group visited the Shuttle Memorial honoring and remembering
the crew of the Challenger disaster of January 28, 1986. Though
only the UB staff and chaperone were old enough to remember the
disaster that occurred just seconds after take-off, the memorial
reminded the participants of a more recent event: the February
1, 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia's tragic return from space.
The Capitol Building:
A Lesson in Government History
Though the Upward Bound group was unable to tour
the Capitol Building (the Capitol was not open for tours to the
general public because of national security reasons, hence the
barricades seen in the photo below), the group did learn a lot
about the history of the building and why the location of the
Capitol is important. The group also reviewed the three branches
of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. The legislative
branch is housed in the Capitol.
The Capitol is built on land ceded from Maryland. Virginia had
ceded land, too, but the land was returned to Virginia because
it was not used in the construction.
On top of the dome of the Capitol Building sits
Freedom, a 19-foot tall bronze statue. No building in the
District can stand taller than the Freedom-topped dome,
symbolizing that nothing is greater than freedom itself.
"At the Capitol Building, when you
look at the roof, you can tell which legislative branch is working.
If, on the right side, you see the flag up, the Senators are working.
If the flag is down, the Senators are not working. If, on the
left side, a flag is up, the Representatives are working. If the
flag is down, they are not working." (Teona,
9th grade)
The Supreme Court:
The Highest Court in the Land
The Upward Bound group was able to enter the Supreme
Court, though no cases were being heard that day. The group sat
in the courtroom to hear a presentation concerning the Court,
the Justices, and the cases heard. The presenter, an intern working
at the seat of the Judicial Branch, also pointed out where each
Justice sits, ranked according to seniority. She also stated that
each Justice has a chair designed especially for his/her height
and weight.
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"It is cool how the
Supreme Court has a 'higher court,' which is the basketball court."
(Edward, 10th grade) Edward's comment is
in reference to the highest court of the Highest Court:
the basketball court above the courtroom.
"I learned a lot about
the Supreme Court and how four out of the nine Justices choose
the cases they will hear. There are usually 80,000 cases [sent
to the Supreme Court] each year, but the Justices usually pick
only 100 - 180 a year.... The Justices are arranged by seniority."
(Jessica, 9th grade)
Two D.C.-area Colleges:
Howard University and Georgetown University
College visitations are an important part of the
Upward Bound program. Two ideal colleges to visit while in the
D.C. area are Howard University and Georgetown University, two
of the nation's oldest historical colleges.
Howard University
(1867), named after Major General Oliver O. Howard, was one of
many institutions created to provide education to freed slaves
after the Civil War. The original concept was to educate black
teachers and preachers who would later educate and uplift the
millions of new freedmen.
Howard, a Civil War hero and Commissioner of the
Freedmen's Bureau (1865 to 1872), did much toward establishing
the University, including obtaining the original three acres of
land for the campus.
Howard University has graduated many distinguished
persons, including Thurgood Marshall (Supreme Court Justice),
Edward Brooke (Massachusetts Senator), E. Franklin Frazier (sociologist),
Mary Francis Berry (activist), Imamu Amiri Baraka (playwright),
Ralph Bunche (statesman), Stephen Henderson (educator), and Sterling
Brown (poet and educator).
(Inside Howard University Historical Museum...UB
Staff photo)
(UB group inside Howard University
Historical Museum: left to right: Jessica, 9th grade; Lyndsie,
11th grade; John, 9th grade)
"I was most impressed by Howard University
because its bookstore had a selection of things. Howard also has
a big campus which is something that I like in a college."
(Teona, 9th grade)
"A general by the
name of Oliver O. Howard made a school just for African-Americans
who finally got a chance to go to school and make something of
themselves. [Howard] was really thoughtful for that; he deserves
for a school to be named after him." (Camisha,
9th grade)
Georgetown
University
was the creation of Father John Carroll who saw a need to educate
American Republic's Catholic young people. His idea for an educational
academy began in 1784, although construction didn't begin until
1788 and the first student didn't arrive until 1791. President
Madison signed a federal charter in 1815 allowing Georgetown College
(the College didn't attain University status until the late 1800's)
to admit students to study toward "any degree in the faculties,
art, sciences, and liberal professions" (www.georgetown.edu/
guide/tours/slides/index). The first BA degrees were confirmed
in 1817.
The University's colors, blue and gray, were adopted
after the Civil War, symbolizing the reunification of the North
and South.
Father Patrick F. Healy, "the first African-American
to earn a Ph.D and the first to head a predominantly white university"
(www.georgetown.edu/guide/tours/slides/index),
served as President from 1874 to 1882. He is credited with taking
Georgetown College to university status.
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"I like the style of the buildings."
(Vershawn, 11th grade)
"I liked the old-fashioned
look and that Allen Iverson went there." (Lyndsie,
11th grade)
(front to back:
Natasha, 9th grade; Cierra, 11th grade; Ruthie, 10th grade; Erica,
12th grade; Dennis, 12th grade; Vershawn, 11th grade; and Chasity,
10th grade)
"I liked Georgetown
University. It is so old but yet it still looks so beautiful inside
and out. I really like the historical features."
(Tiera, 10th grade)
"Georgetown University
is one of the oldest [universities] around. It is very big, and
we visited some of the classrooms. We took a picture in front
of the staircase which was very large. Also, I got a school newspaper
for a souvenir." (Sharda, 12th
grade)
Daniel's Story:
A Holocaust Story
The Upward Bound group toured a section of the Holocaust
Museum entitled Daniel's Story. This section of the museum
is set up in a series of rooms that visitors walk through and
explore. The rooms represent the different places Daniel lived
while growing up: the family home in which he began his life,
the ghetto into which he and his Jewish family and friends were
forced to move, and the concentration camp in which many of his
family died.
In each of the different areas, parts of Daniel's
diary were available for visitors to read (immediate
below, right). They told the story of the Holocaust
from a child's point of view. The UB group was able to move through
Daniel's experiences with him as the group walked through and
viewed his family's home, the stores in which the family shopped,
the ghetto with its small rooms entire families inhabited, the
Star of David Daniel and the other Jews were forced to wear, the
rules posted outside of businesses for the Jews to obey (further
below, right), and finally, the concentration camps complete
with barbed wire to keep Daniel and the others from escaping.
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10th grade)
"We went to the Holocaust
Museum and learned about [the Holocaust] through the eyes of Daniel.
It was sick how he was taken from his home and put into a ghetto.
His sisters died and his mother died also. How sad it was during
that time." (Dennis, 12th grade)
"The Holocaust Museum
was the one I was most impressed with because [the Holocaust]
is something people read about. Now I got to go somewhere and
learned about other races and what they had to go through."
(Natasha, 9th grade)
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Desmond, 9th grade)........................................
(above: Nidra, 10th grade)
"The Jews had it bad
because they could barely go grocery shopping in stores that weren't
for Jews, and they had to wear yellow stars to show that they
were Jewish. I don't feel it was right." (Camisha,
9th grade)
"I was most impressed
by the Holocaust Memorial because it tells what happened in the
1930s, and it was the best memorial I've ever been to."
(Ruthie, 10th grade)
Mount Vernon Estate:
George Washington's Home
The Upward Bound group toured Mount Vernon, the
estate of the nation's first President: George Washington. "His
home had ten bedrooms. It took thirty years to finish his home,
and he only lived fifteen years afterward"
(Teona, 9th grade). Washington
became ill and died at his home. The Estate also contains Washington's
and his wife Martha's burial tomb, a burial section honoring the
slaves who worked on the Estate, slave quarters depicting where
and how the slaves lived on the Estate, and many of the outbuildings
that were on the Estate when Washington was alive. The Necessary,
an outhouse on the grounds, has become a term used among many
of the UB participants and staff: "I need to use the Necessary."
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 "I
really liked our visit to Mount Vernon because we were actually
able to go through President Washington's house and see the rooms
where he used to sleep, eat, entertain, and relax. We actually
had the opportunity to look at his casket and his final resting
place. We were also able to look at the possible area where slaves
were buried." (Victoria, 11th grade)
(left to right:
Cierra, 11th grade; Laneka, 12th grade; Sharda, 12th grade; Tiera,
10th grade; Natasha, 9th grade; Devan, 12th grade)
"I was most impressed by Mount Vernon
Estate because I wanted to know how our first President lived."
(LaToya, 10th grade)
Waiting in the Visitor's
Center for the Upward Bound group tour.
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to right: Vershawn, 11th grade; John, 9th grade)
"At the Mount Vernon Estate, I learned
a lot about George Washington that I didn't know. I also liked
going to the slave memorial site to show them respect."
(Lyndsie, 11th grade)
Waiting in the Visitor's
Center for the Upward Bound group tour.
......(left to right: Devan,
12th grade; Camisha, 9th grade; Jessica, 9th grade)
"We went to Mount Vernon: the Home
of George Washington. It was very interesting. We even got to
look at his coffin (and his wife's)." (Devan,
12th grade)
Water, Water, Everywhere:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial
The Upward Bound group took a night tour of the
D.C. area. One of the most spectacular sites was the Franklin
D. Roosevelt Memorial. The memorial contains quotations from the
Roosevelt years, from both President Roosevelt and his wife. Many
of the quotations are about their feelings of war and freedom.
The memorial also has many impressive waterfalls and waterscapes.
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(above, left to right:
Erica, 12th grade; Sharda, 12th grade;
Cierra, 11th grade; Victoria, 11th grade; Lyndsie, 11th grade)
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left to right: John, 9th grade; Anthony, 10th grade)
"The FDR Memorial
was the prettiest of all the monuments I've seen. It had lights
all around and waterfalls with rocks all around."
(Sharda, 12th grade)
"I was most impressed
by the FDR Memorial because of all the beautiful waterfalls and
the quotes on the walls." (Erica,
12th grade)
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Chaperone Mrs. Cobb)..........................,,,......
(above: UB Staff Mrs. Morton-Eberhardt)
"I was most impressed
by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial because it had a lot of
gorgeous water fountains." (Devan,
12th grade)
"We went to the FDR
memorial, and I liked that better than the mall because of all
the waterfalls." (Darniesha, 11th
grade)
The White House:
President George W. Bush's Home
The Upward Bound group was able to view the White
House from two sides, but as with the Capitol Building, the group
was only able to see this landmark from the outside. However,
the UB group was able to talk to one of the security guards, a
Secret Service officer, manning the gate. He talked with the group
for quite some time and promised to deliver a message from them
to the President.
The UB group also saw the White House Lawn news
reporting area (below, right). The
group learned that from this area all White House Lawn news coverage
is filmed. Though a permanent structure is not set up from which
to report, the cameras and equipment are almost always left on
the premises, thereby allowing for quick set-up and reporting.
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(Upward Bound group in front of the White House...front:
Dennis, 12th grade; middle: Chasity, 10th grade; Devan,
12th grade; Teona, 9th grade; Nidra, 10th grade; Erica, 12th grade;
back: John, 9th grade; Edward, 10th grade; Natasha, 9th
grade; Lyndsie, 11th grade; Darniesha, 11th grade; Cierra, 11th
grade; Sharda, 12th grade; Tiera, 10th grade)
"We met and talked
to a security guard outside of the White House. He promised to
deliver a message to the President for us." (Teona,
9th grade)
"We talked to the
Secret Service about our school uniforms and hoped he would say
something to the President.... The [Secret Service] badges are
real gold. Cool!" (Dennis, 12th
grade)
The Einstein Memorial
The Upward Bound group took pictures of themselves
with one of the smartest men in history (well, with his statue,
anyways): Albert Einstein.
 "We
toured the Albert Einstein site. The tour guide said if we touch
him, we would become ten times smarter. So I touched him and took
pictures with him." (Dennis, 12th
grade)
(left to right:
Dennis, 12th grade; Devan, 12th grade)
 "From
the top of [Einstein's] head to the tip of his feet, the statue
measures twenty-one feet and weighs 7,000 pounds."
(Laneka, 12th grade)
(Upward Bound group
posing with Einstein)
The Vietnam Veterans
Memorial
The Upward Bound group toured the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial and learned that the memorial wall contains more than
58,000 names of servicemen and women who either died in the war
or are listed as missing in action. The memorial, made of black
granite and located in the Constitution Gardens, took several
years of fundraising and lobbying of Congress to complete. No
federal funds were used in the construction of the memorial.
 "I
liked the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This memorial represents
all the men and women of the armed forces of the U.S. who served
in the Vietnam War. The names of those who gave their lives and
of those who remain missing are enscribed in the order [they died
or went misssing]." (Laneka, 12th
grade)
(left to right:
Victoria, 12th grade; Lyndsie, 11th grade; Dennis, 12th grade)
"Mrs. Anderson-Thompson found her
cousin's name on the wall. A lot of people who visit the wall
leave things for the ones who've passed....If there's a diamond
by the name, it means the person was found [confirmed dead]. If
there's a cross, it means the body is still missing."
(Sharda, 12th grade)
(Reflection in the
wall of the Upward Bound group.)
The Lincoln Memorial,
The House Where Lincoln Died, Ford's Theatre
The Upward Bound group toured the Lincoln Memorial,
a thirty-six column memorial dedicated to the 16th President of
the United States. The thirty-six columns represent the thirty-six
states at the time of Lincoln's death. Carved along the exterior
attic walls are the names of the forty-eight states of the Union
at the time of the erection of the memorial. A memorial plaque
honors Alaska and Hawaii. Inscribed on the walls surrounding the
white Georgia marble statue of a seated Lincoln (measuring 19
feet x 19 feet) are his second inaugural address and the Gettysburg
Address.
 "I
was impressed with the Lincoln Memorial because it showed how
Lincoln really looked." (Teona,
9th grade)
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(Upward Bound group
dwarfed by the statue of the 16th President of the United States)
"It was interesting how Lincoln
was sculpted the way he looked when he was 56, which is [how old
he was] when he died." (Edward,
10th grade)
(left to right:
Natasha, 9th grade; Mrs. Cobb, chaperone; Jessica, 9th grade;
Ms. Nelums, UB Staff; Chasity, 10th grade; Tiera, 10th grade)
"I liked this memorial because when
I walked in, I felt the grief and pain of [Lincoln's] Presidency
by reading the words on the wall." (Dennis,
12th grade)
The House Where Lincoln Died and
Ford's Theatre (not pictured) were
closed to the public. Ford's Theatre was under renovation at the
time of Upward Bound's visit.
Washington National Cathedral
The National Cathedral was originally conceived
to be a place of public prayer, worship, and funeral orations.
Although a national cathedral was included in the original design
of the District presented to George Washingtion, the federal charter
to erect such a building was not signed until January 1863 and
the foundation was not begun until 1907. Not until 1990, eighty-three
years later, was construction considered complete.
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Smithsonian Institute
The Upward Bound group had the opportunity to spend
time in the Smithsonian Museums, not all of them, of course, as
there are a total of fifteen museums: eleven in "The Mall"
(the large area between the Capitol Building and the Washington
Monument) and four in other locations in the D.C. area. The bus
dropped the UB group off in "The Mall," allowing the
group to split into four smaller groups and tour the museum(s)
of choice. All the groups met back at the Natural History Museum
which houses the "gem" of the Institute: the Hope Diamond
(pictured below).
 "The
Smithsonian that I was most impressed with was the Museum of Natural
History. I liked this one the most because I got to see the gems
and diamonds. The Hope Diamond was the best diamond! It is blue,
nice-sized, and beautiful." (Teona,
9th grade)
The Natural History Museum also contains diamonds,
gems, stones, and animal/bone displays.
"I was most impressed by the Natural
History Museum because I enjoyed looking at all the different
stones." (Devan, 12th grade)
"The museum I liked
best was the one with fossils. I had never even heard of some
of those animals. I saw a sea turtle as big as my upper body!"
(Natasha, 9th grade)
Another museum popular with some of the UB participants
was the Air and Space Museum.
"I really liked the Space Exhibit.
It was very educational. I really appreciated how we got to look
inside the spaceship. In the book shop, we could buy space food:
the actual food the astronauts eat. It was cool!"
(Tiera, 10th grade)
(UB participants in the Air and Space Museum...left to right:
Desmond, 9th grade; Natasha, 9th grade; Dennis, 12th grade; Cierra,
11th grade; Vershawn, 11th grade; John, 9th grade)
One of the smaller groups went to the Anacostia Museum (Museum
of African-American History and Culture), where they viewed African-American
Art. "I like the Black Art that
we saw. I thank you for letting me take part in this trip."
(Nidra, 10th grade)
Another group went to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden, also referred to as the National Gallery of Art. The group
not only viewed a wide variety of art and art techniques ("The
museums were very, very informative, especially the National Gallery
of Art" [Jessica, 9th grade]),
the group also went into the Sculpture Garden to see the fountain
(pictured below).
 (UB
participants by the fountain in the Sculpture Garden ...left
to right: Teona, 9th grade; Chasity, 10th grade; Darniesha,
11th grade; Jessica, 9th grade; Erica; 12th grade; Victoria, 11th
grade)
During the winter, the fountain becomes a skating
rink.
B. Smith Restaurant:
A Dining Experience
The Upward Bound group dressed up and went out to
dinner at B. Smith Restaurant, a fine-dining experience. B. Smith,
an African-American woman, owns two restaurants (one in Washington,
D.C. and one in New York City) and she hosts a cooking show called
B. Smith with Style. The participants were able to put
to use their lessons in dining etiquette while enjoying a meal
of salad with raspberry and walnut dressing, steak, broccoli,
and key lime pie. Following the meal and conversation, the Upward
Bound group took a night tour of Washington, D.C. and the surrounding
area.
 (Left:
Ready to board the bus to go to B. Smith's...left to right:
Erica, 12th grade; Cierra, 11th grade; Lyndie, 11th grade; Ms.
Nelums, UB staff; Chasity, 10th grade; Nidra, 10th grade; Victoria,
11th grade)
(Below: Dining at
B. Smith's...left front around to right front: Ruthie,
10th grade; Natasha, 9th grade, LaToya, 10th grade; Dennis, 12
grade; Chasity, 10th grade; Tiera, 10th grade; Vershawn, 11th
grade)
(Left: Dining at
B. Smith's...left front to right front: Cierra, 11th grade;
Victoria, 11th grade; Devan, 12th grade; Erica, 12th grade; Laneka,
12th grade; Mrs. Morton-Eberhardt, UB staff; Patrick, 10th grade;
Anthony, 10th grade)
(Below: UB 2004 Seniors...left
to right: Laneka, Erica,
Devan, Danielle, Sharda; center: Dennis)
 (Right:
Practicing dining etiquette...left to right: Anthony, 10th
grade; Erica, 12th grade; Laneka, 12th grade)
(Above: All dressed up! What a
fine-looking Upward Bound group.)
General Comments
"On the Washington,
D.C. trip, I got to know a lot of the new people in the Program.
I really enjoyed the trip. It was a really good learning experience."
(Sharda, 12th grade)
 (Around
a fountain in front of Union Station...left
to right: Natash, 9th grade; Erica, 12th grade; Desmond, 9th
grade; Victoria, 11th grade; Cierra, 11th grade; Danielle, 12th
grade; Tiera, 10th grade)
"There were a lot
of homeless people all around, and it made me feel so bad. When
we were at Union Station, this woman asked us for a dollar to
get her something to eat. It's so hurtful to see people like that.
I wish I could do something about it." (LaToya,
10th grade)
"I got tired of the
metal detectors, taking everything out of my pockets, and taking
my belt off, but I know it was for a good cause."
(Vershawn, 11th grade)
 (On
the Subway...left
to right: Chasity, 10th grade; Victoria, 11th grade; Erica,
12th grade)
"I have never been
on a subway before. I was scared at first, but I got used to it."
(Chasity, 10th grade)
"There are protective
guards in museums and memorials and the White House. there are
metal detectors, guns, and security suvellience everywhere."
(John, 9th grade)
 (In
front of the Washington Memorial..left to right: Darniesha,
11th grade; Victoria, 11th grade; Danielle, 12th grade; Lyndsie,
11th grade; Devan, 12th grade; Erica, 12th grade; Cierra, 11th
grade; Laneka, 12th grade)
"Security was really
heavy; it showed me that [the government] feels that people will
try to destroy important things or [the government] is just playing
it safe." (Victoria, 11th grade)
Important Notation: Mr. Adrian Lee, Pre-College
Coordinator/Advisor, took the majority of the pictures on this
page; therefore, he does not appear in any of the pictures on
this activities page.
A special thanks to Mr. Adrian Lee, Mrs. Selene
Anderson-Thompson, Mrs. Wendy Morton-Eberhardt, Mrs. Kim Cobb,
and Victoria (11th grade) for contributing photos to this activities
page.
This page was last modified :
August 17, 2007
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