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BARROW JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2008
WBHS students venture
north on trip to Boston
F or a group of Winder-
Barrow High School
students, history will
never be the same.
These students traveled to
Boston - or Bah-stun, as they
learned to say — this fall on a
trip focusing on the city’s rich
historical, cultural, and liter
ary heritage.
“I loved seeing places of
history on a firsthand note
the most,” said sophomore
Madison Morgan.
Classmate Mark Johnson
agreed: “You see all the his
toric buildings you read about
in textbooks.”
A group of about 40 visited
the historic city for a three-day
October tour led by Mandy
Lipscomb, AP American his
tory teacher; Cheryl Sauls,
9th Grade Honors literature
teacher; and retired WBHS
teacher Shadie Thompson.
“Our trip was, once again,
simply incredible,” said Sauls.
“This was the seventh AP trip
to Boston in a decade and we
never get tired of sharing and
showing the city.”
The trip, arranged through
Smithsonian Student Travel, is
a reward to students who com
mit to taking the Advanced
Placement class, a college-
level course, their sophomore
year.
“These students work unbe
lievably hard throughout the
year so this trip both rewards
and encourages them,” said
Lipscomb. “American history
is brought to life for them on
this trip.”
A walk through the Harvard
campus, a “reenactment” in
Lexington of the first shots
fired in the Revolutionary War,
a tour of the US S Constitution
and a climb up the Bunker
Hill Monument were all part
of the trip.
“We squeeze in an unbe
lievable amount in a short
time - even a chance for a
cannoli from Boston's best
bakery,” Sauls said.
Once in Boston, the group
was met by Yvette Kaplan,
who coordinated local
arrangements.
“We requested her after
meeting her on our last trip;
she’s an incredible woman,”
said Thompson.
She noted how touching
Kaplan’s words were to the
students when leading them
through the city’s outdoor
Holocaust memorial.
“It is just unbelievable
what she is able to convey
to our students through her
own childhood days of liv
ing through and surviving
Nazi occupation of her native
Romania,” said Thompson.
“What a powerful message
for their lives.”
The trip certainly brought
history to life for the stu
dents.
“It was really beautiful,”
said Sarah Gay, a junior, who
indicated that her favorite part
of the trip was the last stop,
the JFK Library.
“I loved Jacqueline
Kenney’s dresses,” she said.
“I thought the history would
be boring, but it was so much
fun.”
A trip to the top of the
Prudential Building put the
city in perspective for sopho
more Cole Bentley.
“My favorite part of Bah-
stun was the Prudential
Building because I could see
Fenway Park,” he said.
Once parents paid for the
trip, the teachers worked
to help make “extras” pos
sible. Mrs. Thompson sought
funds to allow the students to
visit the House of the Seven
Gables in Salem, the Boston
Museum of Science and the
JFK Library.
“The generosity of some
local folks made this trip extra
special for these students,”
she said.
Contributors to the trip were
the local DAR, Gwen Hill,
Pam Veader, and the office of
Stansell and Petree.
The 2008 Best of Boston
trip participants were Rebekah
Autry, Lacie Barley, Cole
Blood drive set in Barrow
The American Red Cross has planned the following blood
drive in Barrow County.
•Barrow Regional Medical Center: Friday, Jan. 1, from 10
a.m. to 7 p.m. The hospital is located at 316 North Broad Street,
Winder.
Through Dec. 31, the blood and platelet donors will be
entered to win a $1,000 gift card courtesy of the American Red
Cross.
Blood can be safely donated every 56 days. Platelets can
be given safely every two weeks, up to 24 times a year. Most
healthy people age 17 and older, who weigh at least 110 pounds,
are eligible to donate blood and platelets.
For more information or to schedule an appointment to
donate, call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (448-3543) or visit redcross-
blood.org.
Literacy Ball set for Jan. 24
The 2009 Black Diamond
Gala Literacy Ball will be
held Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. in the
Winder Community Center.
The event will feature The
Full House Band & Friends
providing music, a silent auc
tion and raffle and will be
catered by A Taste of Class
and Beef O’Brady’s.
The event is sponsored by
the Winder-Barrow Coalition
for Adult and Continuing
Education. Funds from the
event will be used to help
provide support for learners
enrolled in the adult literacy
program in Barrow County.
Tickets for the event are $75
and sponsorships are available
starting at $300.
For more information,
contact Sherri Perry at
770-868-4089.
Charity is focus of local event
The Krewe of Knights has announced proceeds from the
Second Annual Mardi Gras Tableau and Ball on Feb. 21 will be
shared with local charities.
A limited number of Corporate and Reserved Tables are avail
able. Officials said tickets could be used as gifts for employees,
friends and relatives. Program ads are also available. Call Cathy
at 770-307-3554 or Shelia at 770-962-0520 for information and
tickets.
Scarecrow bonfire set Jan. 3
The Hoschton Fall Festival
Committee will host a cel
ebration bonfire to honor the
city’s new world record for
“The Most Scarecrows in One
Location.”
A bonfire of the scarecrows
will be held on Saturday, Jan.
3, at 5 p.m. A location will be
announced later.
Those with scarecrows in
Hoschton are asked to bring
them to the bonfire. Hot choc
olate and marshmallows will
be provided.
Hoschton set the world
record in September with
5,441 scarecrows.
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BOSTON BOUND
These Winder-Barrow High School students recently embarked on a trip to Boston focusing on the city’s histori
cal, cultural and literary heritage.
Bentley, Alyssa Berrong,
Hannah Brumbalow, Sara
Burns, Jeremy Donaldson,
Justin Donaldson, Chad
Doss.
Justin Dowdy, Amberly
Ellis. Jarod Frost, Sarah
Gay, Alex Hawkins, Billy
Hentenaar, Leslie Herring,
Collin Hicks, Nathan Holt,
Mark Johnson, Shauna
Knight, Alyssa Landers, Brett
Marbut, Madison Morgan,
and Alexandra Nash.
Josh Palmer, Abigail
Rodriguez, Kaci Sims, Cassey
Smith, Joshua Steed, Megan
Twitty, Sarah Waller, Blair
Watson, and Emily Wilkins.
“We would also like to thank
parent chaperones Shannon
Welch and Leslie Palmer-
Williams for helping us along
the way,” said Lipscomb.
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