Assembly Slideshow

The STA student ambassadors from the White House to Our House Program returned from Washington DC last Sunday! Oh, what a trip! It was absolutely perfect from beginning to end. The flights were on time, no-one got sick, or lost or hurt! We stayed at the Embassy Suites, which could not have been any better. The kids can't stop talking about how much fun they had swimming and relaxing in their "apartments" at the hotel. We packed in more sightseeing a in a day and a half than I imagine most people do in a week! Once we landed in DC Friday afternoon, we hit the ground running and didn't stop until we left early Sunday morning. After a brief squabble with the Metro ticket machines, everyone jumped on the train, rushed to the hotel to drop our bags, and then cabbed it to the capitol building just in time for our 3:30 tour. A representative from Keith Ellison's office met us there and gave us a private tour of the capitol. Our whole group even got clearance to enter the House Floor. It was incredible! Keith Ellison's office was so welcoming and gracious with our group. They gave us the royal treatment, and even allowed the kids to sit in Keith's chair and imagine what it would be like to be future representatives of our State! Saturday was all about the White House in the morning, then museums and monuments for the rest of the afternoon and evening. By the end of the night, everyone was exhausted, but the impact of walking the streets of our nation's capitol seeing the amazing monuments that pay tribute to our nation's history was worth every minute of it! Thank you to everyone who contributed time, money and encouragement to make the trip possible. We could not have done it with out you. You have helped to make memories for a lifetime!

Please take some time to look through our photo album from the trip!

The students of the White House to Our House program continue to write letters to President Obama. They are confident that someday soon he will agree to to dine with them in the Banquet Hall!