A group of students at Pana Junior High School will be visiting Washington, D.C. and New York City at the end of the school year.  The trip is set for June 8-14.  Students, along with teachers and parents, will visit several notable museums and historical landmarks in both cities.  The school has run trips to the nation’s capital previously, but the New York City leg is new this year.  The trip is part of the WorldStrides program, and the group will be connected with a dedicated tour guide who brings close familiarity with every stage of the trip.  There is still room to register for the trip, and participants are looking to raise funds in the lead-up to take-off. 

Rosilyn Schutt, a sixth grade science teacher at Pana Junior High School and WorldStrides program leader, is organizing the trip.  She is most looking forward to visiting the 9/11 museum in New York City because of the vivid perspective it will provide to the students.

Schutt says her favorite memory from past editions of this travel experience came on a visit to the World War II Memorial, just south of the White House.  While there, they met a group of World War II veterans.

There is still room for interested students and parents to join, and there will be informational sessions to learn more

One fundraiser the students are organizing takes place on Thursday, February 5.  They are selling tickets for a contest taking place at a home game for the school’s volleyball team.

More information on Pana Junior High School and the wider school district is available at www.panaschools.com.

Rosilyn Schutt appeared as a guest on the WTIM Pana Morning Show.