Beis Rivka’s Eighth Grade Graduation Trip

WASHINGTON, DC [CHI] — Students in Beis Rivka’s eighth grade class celebrated their graduation recently with a whirlwind tour of the nation’s capital, but before they enjoyed the typical Washington, DC sightseeing they took time to stop and remember the 6,000,000 Jews who perished in the Holocaust at the United States Holocaust Museum.

The girls had studied the Holocaust this year, but still felt chills seeing the railcar, the bunker transported from Aushwitz, and other displays at the museum.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Afterwards, the girls walked to a nearby park to eat lunch, followed by a stroll along the water front and a chance to go paddle boating.

Then the tour of America’s government sites began with a trip to the US House of Representatives. There, the girls actually had the opportunity to see the US Congress in action. They went from the Congressional building to the Lincoln Memorial.

Next on their itinerary was a stop at the FDR memorial, which is unique among Washington’s many sites as it is comprised of a series of outdoor galleries. The girls loved seeing the beautiful plants, waterfalls, and other interesting displays as well as learning about an important era in American history. After a quick visit to the White House and of course some souvenir shopping the students, famished from all of their walking in DC, enjoyed some kosher Chinese food in Baltimore on their way home to Crown Heights. By then, the spirit of achdus among the girls spilled over into a group sing a long as everyone joined in their favorite niggunim.. The leibidike spirit continued the whole bus ride home.

23 Comments

  • 8 GRADE GRADUATE

    8 GRADE WE ROCK !!!!!
    GO BAIS RIVKA !!!!!
    SIDE TO THE SIDE AND BACK 234 !!!
    BTW THE LAST PICS IS A 7 GRADE BOOWLING TRIP !

  • BRES

    the last pic is not 8th grade, its seventth and its on their Jep trip to pizza and bowling
    Mazal Tov to those proud graduates!!!

  • eighth grader

    woohooo!!! go eighth grade!!! looks like u guyz had tonz of fun!! cant wait for our grad trip!!

  • a greatful girl

    this trip was so much fun!!! everything about it was awesome!!! i will definitely remember this trip, and the people that were there with me. ill never forget the good friends i made in bais rivkah!! 408 ROXS!!!!!!!!!

  • chaya knows who this is

    WOOOOO HOOO
    EIGTH GRADE GRADUATION!!!!!!!
    NO MORE ELEMENTRAY SOOO EXCITED!!!

  • nudge

    to greatful girl:
    what you’re probably trying to say is that you’re a GRATEFUL girl. sorry for being the spellchecker…but someone had to say it. ;)

  • cutie pie

    chaya sarah tatik and chassidah woolstone you guys rock!!!
    i love you guys!!!
    mmwaazzz:*:*

  • eif gwadew

    omg!!! This is like mad kewl!! Go us!!1 WE had a blast!!!! I wanna go back :'( These pics are woohoo amazing!! I’m luvin them!!!! We rock totally!!!

  • eigth grader

    ye, 408 rocks! go eighth grade bais rivka!Why are the pics so blurry??

  • loyal friend of CHers,,,,,

    TO ALL MY FRIENDS FROM BRES 8TH GRADE….(FROM EMUNAH) LOVE YOU GUYS…..HOPE U HAD FUN…..AND STOP REPEATING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER…WE KNOW ALREADY…THE LAST PIC AINT U GUYS….

    to the Q mark person:
    What do you mean who cares? If it was your graduation then you would care. so no doubt you are oviously a boy….lol

  • mo the bro

    Go Chana’le you totally rock the house!!! I love the pixxxx, especially since they are so blurry and I can’t make out where you are but thanx for showing me every pic which you were in..!!

    I’m so happy you had a good time. Thank the good Lor-d you didn’t throw up on me when I picked you up!
    BR should do these trips more often! no wonder you love school… soooo much!!!
    Love your bro,,,
    ME!!!

  • rss

    to ??????? :
    exuse me,the trip was a blast!!! dont look at the pics if u dont care

    whats with the seventh grade picture at the end ……soo weird!!..noo connection!
    BTW if ????? is in 7th grade i got u back!!!!!

  • ch olay olay

    they’re having fun!! and thats totallynot surpriseing concitering they r part of crown heights..and all its issues