by Emily Toombs

Special to the Sounder

The history trip that the Orcas Christian School took was a very fun and exciting experience.

First we went to the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle. It was very interesting to see all the exhibits. My favorite thing was probably this touch table that I found because I got to choose what profession I had, and I had to see if I could do things in the proper order to make it into the big time. I learned a lot by using the touch table.

The other museum we went to was the Museum of Flight. My favorite exhibit was the World War I and World War II exhibit. I like to go back in history and look at how far we have come. Planes have only been around for about 100 years.

The next day (it was a two-day trip) we went to the Capital of Washington State: Olympia. I have to say, I had never been there before and it was amazing! The details were incredible! We also had a tour where we were able to see where the representatives discuss and vote on laws for Washington state (Not D.C), as well as the Senate. We also visited the Washington Supreme Court. Something that I didn’t know was that we are the only state that has cameras inside the court rooms, and we are the only state that has a live stream to the internet or to news stations. Not even the capital in Washington D.C. has cameras inside the court rooms.

Overall, the trip was something that I would repeat, and I’m glad that I was able to learn a lot.