UJHS Washington DC Trip 2024 Agenda

Mon May 13

5:00 AM Students arrive to Urbana Jr. High

6:00 AM Depart from Urbana Jr. High

7:30 AM Buckeye Lake Rest Stop

11:00 AM Arrive Flight 93 Memorial

1:00 PM Load Buses for lunch

2:00 PM Lunch at Breezewood - Gateway Travel Plaza

3:00 PM Leave lunch for DC

5:00 PM Arrive at IWO JIMA - Marine Memorial *

6:00 PM Arrive to hotel: Comfort Inn

6111 Arlington Blvd

Falls Church, VA 22044

7:00 PM Dinner (Pizza)

10:00 PM Lights Out/Bed Check

Tue May 14

6:30 AM Continental Breakfast at Hotel

7:30 AM Leave Hotel for White House

8:15 AM Arrive at White House, walkaround

9:45 AM Load for National Archives

10:00 AM Arrive at Naitonal Archives

10:45 AM Walk to Ronald Reagan

11:00 AM Lunch at Ronald Reagan food court

12:30 PM Leave for National Cathedral

1:45 PM. National Cathedral Tour

3:00 PM Leave Cathedral

3:30 PM Arrive at American History Museum

5:30 PM Leave for Pentagon Mall Food Court

6:00 PM Arrive at dinner - Pentagon Mall Food Court

7:15 PM Load buses for MLK, FDR, & Jefferson Memorials

9:00 PM Load buses for hotel

11:00 PM Lights Out/Bed Check

Wed May 15

6:30 AM Continental Breakfast at Hotel

7:30 AM Leave Hotel for Arlington National Cemetary

8:00 AM Arrive at Arlington National Cemetary

9:15 AM Wreath laying ceremony at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Walk to Arlington House

10:30 AM Load buses for George Washington's Mount Vernon

11:30 AM Arrive & eat lunch at Mount Vernon

12:30 PM Tour the grounds at Mount Vernon

2:00 PM Mansion tour at Mount Vernon

4:00 PM Leave for Lincoln Memorial

5:00 PM Arrive & tour Lincoln and war memorials

7:00 PM Leave for Pentagon Mall Food Court

8:30 PM Load buses for hotel

11:00 PM Lights Out/Bed Check

Thurs May 16

6:30 AM Continental Breakfast at Motel

7:30 AM Leave hotel for Air Force Memorial

8:00 AM Arrive Air Force Memorial

8:30 AM Load buses for Capitol Building

9:00 AM Arrive Capitol Building for walk around

9:30 AM Picture with Congressman Jordan on steps

10:00 AM Load buses for Washington Monument walk around

10:30 AM Walk to African American History & Culture Museum

11:00 AM Tour African American History & Culture Museum

12:30 PM Walk to Natural History Museum

12:45 PM Lunch & tour at Natural History Museum

2:45 PM Load buses for Udvar Hazy

3:30 PM Arrive and tour Udvar Hazy National Air & Space Museum

5:30 PM Load buses for hotel

6:15 PM Arrive at Hotel & Pack luggage

6:30 PM Dinner at hotel (Subway)

11:00 PM Lights Out / Room Check (Make sure bags are packed)

Fri May 17

5:30 AM Rise and Shine

5:45 AM Continental Breakfast at Hotel

6:30 AM Load Buses

6:45 AM Leave Hotel

8:45 AM Arrive at Gettysburg Visitor Center & Tour Museum

9:15 AM Cyclorama/Film

10:30 AM Load buses for Pickett's Buffet

10:45 AM Arrive for lunch at Pickett's Buffet

11:45 AM Load buses for Gettysburg Visitor Center

12:00 PM Bus Tour of Gettysburg

2:00 PM Leave for Home

5:00 PM Dinner on the Road (Somerset Travel Plaza)

11:00 PM Arrive Urbana – UJHS