06/05/2026
✨ Oh, the places they’ll go and the memories they’ll make! ✨ Some of our adventurous 8th graders kicked off their summer with a trip to Washington DC & New York City!
📸 A huge shoutout to teachers Chandler Tadlock and Kevin Miller for leading the journey and sharing these AH-mazing memories with us! 💙💛
🇺🇸 "A group of AHJS 8th graders walked almost 40 miles in 5 days, exploring Washington, D.C., and New York City. Not through a textbook, but by standing where history actually happened.
Our students watched the Changing of the Guard at Arlington National Cemetery, walked through Mount Vernon, explored the Holocaust Museum, stood beneath the Statue of Liberty, took in the view from the Empire State Building, wandered through Ellis Island, reflected at the 9/11 Memorial, attended an award-winning Broadway show, and experienced the energy, noise, chaos, and wonder that make New York City one of a kind.
Along the way, history became a little more real. Government looked different when standing in our nation’s capital. Immigration felt more personal while walking the same halls millions of immigrants once walked. Arlington offered lessons in sacrifice. Ground Zero offered lessons in resilience."
