USA Trip 2008

Lockerbie Academy pupils first visited the USA in 2006 and in October 2008 the second group of 32 pupils and 3 members of staff made the trip to the States. The trip was officially entitled a ‘Citizenship Trip’ reflecting the main focus of the itinerary.

The party stayed in Manhattan over the Columbus Day holiday weekend before travelling to Washington DC via the Civil war battlefield at Gettysburg.

Highlights in New York included tours of Manhattan, a boat trip on the Circle Line, the view of the city from the ‘Top of the Rock’, and a performance of Mamma Mia! on Broadway.

In Washington the party visited the main government buildings including the Capitol as well as all of the important national monuments. We were granted permission by Arlington National Cemetery to hold a small ceremony at the Lockerbie Cairn in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Lockerbie disaster after which Mrs Bannister laid a laminated photograph of the monument in Lockerbie cemetery on the cairn. We also visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Newseum which covers all aspects of media.

The pupils on the trip were a credit to the school, their families and the wider community of Lockerbie in terms of their behaviour, general demeanour and genuine interest in the varied aspects of the visit. This was not only my impression but was commented on by tour guides, hotel staff and coach drivers on several occasions throughout the trip. Click here to read Lynsey Armstrong's diary on the USA trip.

Norman Terrace, Humanities Faculty

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