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Some students looked upon field trips as childish and
n 1 Dec.orating the Christmas tree at the Lydia from the days of elementary school, but others jumped at the
House is JUnior Shawn Peterson. Along
"' with DECA, Peterson traveled around the chance to leave the bland and monotonous routines of their
midwest to conventions and par- day.
ticipated in service projects.
PI-()TQ CONTRIBUTED BY JENNY PETERSON Junior Diane Johansen was excited when she got the
chance to go to Washington D.C. Students from social studies
teachers Terry Eicher's and Maureen Konwinski's advanced
placement American history classes were eligible to go.
"Field trips are an added bonus. You learn in the class-
room from books and discussions, but going on a field trip is a
hands-on experience," Johansen said.
Although most trips were taken during school, some
were overnight stays in different cities. Most of these trips were
for conventions and conferences.
"The point of the DECA field trip to Milwaukee was to
teach us about DECA and to be involved with all the other
states in the region," junior Shawn Peterson said.
Field trips were not only beneficial for learning. They
also provided students an opportunity to see new places, ex-
perience new cultures, continue making friendships, and of
course, miss a day of school.
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fatiYJg at the Cheesecake Factory in Kansas
City, MO are sen iors Megan Claus, Lindsey
Parkyns, junior Ashley Rohrig, and senior Linsey
Armbrust. The four stroll ed the Plaza during
their free time while attending the National
High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 1 6-
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