Tuesday April 15: Our Last Day In San Diego

Tuesday April 15: Our Last Day In San Diego

April 15, 2014 was a bittersweet day. A part of me was ready to leave San Diego and a part of me wanted to stay. While we were eating breakfast Jonay, Noel and I were discussing our trip and thinking about the good times and funny times. After breakfast we went back to our hotel room to...

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Monday April 14: Beach Party!

Monday April 14: Beach Party!

We awoke excited about the day ahead us! We showered, dressed and went down to the hotel’s restaurant for breakfast. I indulged in another delightful vegetable omelet. We arrived at the San Diego Bay dock and boarded a vessel called the “America”. This magnificent sailing... 

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Sunday, Apr.13: The Wild Side of San Diego

Sunday, Apr.13: The Wild Side of San Diego

The San Diego Zoo Today we visited the San Diego Zoo. Once we arrived, I was immediately attracted to the Skyfari. The Skyfari is a cabled operated cart that seats four people or less and it runs across one end of the zoo to the other on cabled line—much like a two way zip line. 

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Saturday, April 12: The Wow Factor

Saturday, April 12: The Wow Factor

On Saturday, I attended the “The Wow Factor” workshop which was pretty interesting. I took a lot of notes. For example, the backlight in photography emphasizes everything. The second workshop “Introduction to Multimedia” was boring. I wasn’t interested and started playing games on my...

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Friday, April 11: What A Day!

Friday, April 11: What A Day!

We had to be downstairs by 8:15. We ate breakfast at a diner in the Hilton hotel. The service and breakfast was very nice. Around 10:00 we went to another part of the hotel to go to the convention. I encountered colleges with many journalism programs. I met a woman whose grandson was the...

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Thursday, April 10th: Rush to the Plane

Thursday, April 10th: Rush to the Plane

We arrived at Dulles airport within minutes of boarding our flight! We rushed through luggage check-in and headed to the security line. We battled our way to the front of the line, only to find ourselves yet in another line and still waiting to get through security!

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Surprise You're In! China Green, Friendship Collegiate Senior, Awarded Full Scholarship

Surprise You're In! China Green, Friendship Collegiate Senior, Awarded Full Scholarship

On March 25, 2014, senior China Green, class of 2014 was sitting in her 3rd period class, at Friendship Collegiate Academy. She was astounded by the appearance of Steven Knapp, president of George Washington University, accompanied by news press, the GW mascot and others. In front of her entire class, China was offered the ...

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Plant a Seed and Grow a Future: Woodridge 5th Graders at the White House Garden

Plant a Seed and Grow a Future: Woodridge 5th Graders at the White House Garden

Woodridge had the opportunity and pleasure to take five of our 5th grade scholars to the White House to be a part of the 6th Annual White House Garden Planting with First Lady Michelle Obama on April 2! She spent well over an hour with our scholars talking to them about the importance of healthy living, eating and the importance of school gardens. T

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