Regina’s social studies and English departments joined together to plan a weeklong trip to the East Coast. The trip will be take place from June 7 to June 13, totaling seven days. This trip has been a goal of Mrs. Houston for the ten years she has taught at Regina Dominican.

Mrs. Houston said, “Every year when I teach American Literature and talk about the Salem Witchcraft Trials or Henry David Thoreau, I have always wished I could take students to visit the great literary sites. When I spoke to Ms. Gianos, the was thinking the same thing about all the history the East Coast has to offer. So, we figured we could work together to get this field trip off the ground. I think anyone who decides to go on this trip will really enjoy it.”

The $1,800 trip includes round trip transportation, sightseeing tours and site visits, hotel stay, breakfast and dinner daily, a full-time tour director and more.

Mrs. Houston, Miss Gianos, and Mrs. Pike will all be chaperoning the weeklong trip. The students will visit many different cities and sites. This is a go to trip for any history or literary fan.

Here is a glimpse of the trip’s itinerary:

Day 1 Hello Boston
The first day of the journey consists of walking the Freedom Trail with stops along the way at Old North Church, Paul Revere’s House, Old Granary Burial Ground, Boston Common, King’s Chapel, Old State House, Faneuil Hall concluding with dinner at Faneuil Hall.

Day 2 Salem, Massachusetts
Second day consists of a guided boat tour with sightseeing and the Salem City Walk, which includes the Witch Trial Memorial, Old Burying Point, and Pickering Wharf The group will visit Salem Witch Museum concluding the day with a ghost tour.

Day 3 Boston to New York
On the third day of the trip, students will travel to New York in the morning and go on a walking tour of the city that includes stops at Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Trump Tower, Times Square, and lastly Grand Central Station. There will lots of time for shopping. Concluding their day in New York, they will visit the Empire State Building ad Observatory visit.

During the  next part of their excursion, the group will take a ferryboat to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty and then visit lower Manhattan on a guided tour. There they plan to see Trinity Church, Wall Street, Chinatown, Little Italy, and finally the 9/11 Memorial.

Day 5 New York to Washington D.C.
On the fifth day of the trip, the group will travel to Philadelphia will see  the “Rocky steps”from the movie, Independence Hall, and visit the Liberty Bell Center. From there they will travel to Washington D.C.

Day 6 Washington D.C.
After arriving in Washington D.C., the group will spend their day touring important government landmarks and will visit the Supreme Court, Mount Vernon, Arlington National Cemetery and Marine Corps War Memorial. After dinner, they will tour the city at night.

Day 7 Washington D.C.
On the final day of their East Coast, the group will  visit the Holocaust museum as well as D.C.’s famous Smithsonian Museums.

Miss Gianos is looking forward to the trip and spending quality time with students. This will not be her first trip to the East Coast. She has visited many times before and says, “I am looking forward to our trip because maybe the students will be as excited about history as I am!”