The Journey students met with two persons today who were an inspiration to be around and were genuinely pleased to be speaking them. The meetings with U.S. Senator Carl Levin and Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor came after a guided tour of the Capitol Building and visits to the Air and Space Museum and the Museum of the American Indian.
We were invited into the rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building to meet with Senator Levin at 2:00 pm. We then walked over to the Supreme Court Building and were ushered to a meeting room where we met with her Honor Sotomayor. We have posted pictures of Senator Levin speaking with students. The group picture will be forth coming. We had a group picture taken with the Supreme Court Justice but it is not for posting or for use with any publication. That is the policy of the Supreme Court Justices. We did however take pictures of the students in the meeting room before and after our time with the Justice.
Students were asked for their reflections on the meetings with the Senator and the Justice and they appear below.
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June 17 The Capitol, the Mall, the Senator and the Justice
Thursday, June 17th, 2010June 15-16 The Never Ending Train
Thursday, June 17th, 2010We left for Kalamazoo to catch the Wolverine at 4:30 and we arrived in Chicago on time. However after that, the rains came – and they were heavy. After signal problems came the flash flood warnings and when we left the station the train moved slowly – 15 miles an hour for 60 miles or more. When all is said and done, we were five hours late. Of course that meant our planned Wednesday meeting with Justice Sotomayor was canceled and the Supreme Court tour. However, her Honor graciously offered to see us on Thursday afternoon after our visit with Senator Levin. It will be a full day tomorrow and an exciting one. Here are some pictures for you to get a sense of our time together on Tuesday and ending at dinner in Washington DC on Wednesday at 7:00pm.
The Journey Goes to Washington D.C. June 15-20 2010
Monday, June 14th, 2010The eleven 8th Grade students from Muskegon and Newaygo Counties who have spent this school year studying racism through the lens of the Shoah (Holocaust) will be leaving for Washington DC on June 15. They will arrive in D.C. on June 16 and will have a brief time to get ready before their interview with Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor. On Thursday the group meets Senator Carl Levin and then goes to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
EACH DAY we will be posting pictures and diary entries on this blog from students. It is our hope you will follow us in our journey to D.C. and share our excitement and enjoyment.