Lubbock Junior Academy

The Library of Congress was the first stop on day two of our Washington, D.C. trip. The Main Building was renamed the Jefferson Building after President Thomas Jefferson. It is just one of three mammoth buildings that house the Library of Congress. I led the students...

Lubbock Junior Academy

It was still our first day in Washington, D.C., with the Lubbock Junior Academy students still walking around the National Mall. The cool breezes and billowing clouds foretold of a spring rain storm but we needed to keep going so we could see the Vietnam Memorial. The...

Lubbock Junior Academy

After seeing the World War II Memorial, the Lubbock Junior Academy students began the long walk towards the Lincoln Memorial. On the south side of the Reflective Pool they stopped at the Korean War Memorial. It is in the form of a triangle intersecting a circle. On...

Lubbock Junior Academy

that you have heard about our plane trip to Washington, D.C. and our Metro (subway) ride to the National Mall. Next, we visited the Washington Monument, we were not able to take the elevator up to the top due to the earthquake damage in August of 2011. We walked on...

Lubbock Junior Academy

May 9. 2012: The morning started by meeting at the Lubbock Airport. Our students heading to D.C. didn’t need a picture I.D. and one student wasn’t asked to take off his shoes. This is how we began our exciting trip to Washington, D.C. We flew on American Airlines to...

Lubbock Junior Academy

Dear Church Members, Just look at some of the interesting things your generosity helped us experience this past week on our trip to Washington, D.C.! We rode on an airplane! We visited many historical places like Mount Vernon, Monticello, the U.S. Capitol Building,...