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The Dallas Post
Dallas, PA Wednesday, Jurie 14, 1995 11
By LAURA UZDILLA
and KERI BACHMAN
Student Correspondents
The American Literature Field
Studies Association (ALFS) left
Dallas High School May 2 for their
annual pilgrimage to New Eng-
land. The students helped raise
money for this trip by selling poin-
settias and candy. Before they
left for the pilgrimage the stu-
dents were expected tolearn about
New England.
The day of the trip finally came
and as the excitement built the
students boarded the bus hoping
to learn about New England and
have a great time while doing so.
The 8 hour trip on the bus was
filled with games and prizes for
whoever knew the most facts
about New England, although
many slept on the bus not know-
ing what was going on.
We arrived at the first hotel
about 12:30 a.m. and were in-
structed not to set up housekeep-
ing because we were only staying
that night.
‘Replica of the Mayflower
Plymouth, MA
4 by Laura Uzdilla
We awoke the next morning to
the expectations of whale watch-
ing and visiting Provincetown.
While we were in Provincetown we
toured the Pilgrim's Monument
and Museum. The monument
was so tall some of us had to take
a break now and then, wondering
if we would ever make it to the top.
On top of the monument we could
see the entire cape in all its glory.
After our climb down, which
was more enjoyable than up, we
had time to spare before we saw
the “giants of the sea.” Some of us
went shopping while others went
around town trying to discover
new places, people and things.
Later that afternoon we boarded
the whale watching boat hoping it
would be a great day to see the
dolphins and whales, but as it
turned out it wasn't such a great
day. ALFS studfents only got a
chance to see a glimpse of a minki
whale and a fin whale, but we got
to see a school of dolphins up
close (that was exciting).
That night we had a New Eng-
land lobster feast which was a
new experience for some of us.
We sat around the pool reading
our placemats, trying to figuré
out how to open our lobsters.
Once we figured it out the fun part
began, trying to crack the shell of
a whole New England lobster.
Some of us were successful, oth-
ers were not, but by the time we
were finished all of us were wear-
ing lobster juice on our clothing.
We left the feast with plans of
having fun which included swim-
ming, playing cards or just hang-
ing out with our friends.
Laura Uzdilla, left, and Gail
Culver at the Cape Cod Light
Nantucket Island.
Many students woke up the
next morning with one thing on
their mind - “Plymouth.” Before
we reached Plymouth we had a
stop to make. It was the National
Marine Fisheries Research Facil-
ity which gave us a behind-the-
scenes tour of an aquarium; also
they had “touch tanks” in which
most of us picked up a starfish or
two. Then we continued on to
Plymouth where we visited Cran-
berry World, where we learned
how cranberries were grown and
how they were picked.
After that we continued on our
busy day by stopping at the Pil-
grim Hall Museum. There, we
watched a short film and looked
at artifacts from around that time
period. Now was our chance to go
back in time. We boarded the
Mayflower II and acted like it was
1620 all over again. We asked
many questions of the sailors and
William Bradford (captain) to pic-
ture what it was really like.
Down the road from the May-
flower I1 laid the boulder on which
the pilgrims first set foot in the
new world, Plymouth Rock. Across
the street we visited the Plymouth
National Wax Museum. Inside
some of us got a scare because
some of the wax figures which
were outside of the exhibits looked
very real.
Finally it was time to head to
Plimouth Plantation. There we
were allowed toroam around freely
and visit all the people who lived
in the village. The people in the
village were very helpful. They
told us why they came, where
they came from and how their life
is now.
We then headed over to the
Indian village where we watched
them hollow out a canoe and build
a teepee. They also told us what
the Indians ate in the 17th cen-
tury. Finally, as the day was
winding down we returned to the
visitor's center where we had a
traditional Thanksgiving Day
dinner. As we all hungrily ate we
talked about the day’s events and
what we would do when we re-
turned to the hotel.
Friday morning was the most
difficult to get up on. Our wake-
up call was for 5 am. As we
groggily went down to breakfast
we talked about riding the ferry to
Her VINK YARD VAULCKET
Ev England Academic Pilgrimage
May 2-3-4-5-6, 1995
Ready to roll, the American Literature Field Studies Association of Dallas High School.
Once we
reached the island we were al-
lowed to roam freely. Most of us
shopped while others rented bikes
for the day and toured the island.
After lunch all of us were to report
to the Nantucket Whaling Mu-
seum where we learned about
whaling and how the whales were
used after they were caught. (This
part was the most boring part of
the whole trip.) The rest of the
afternoon was left to browsing
and for shopping along the cob-
blestone streets of Nantucket.
After we returned on the ferry
we stopped for dinner and then
returned to the hotel to enjoy our
last night away from school, our
parents and our jobs. Most of us
spent the night swimming, play-
ing cards, or just calling home to
say how much fun we were hav-
ing.
men or
in into the New Wor
On the way to watch whales, Jessica Husband, left, and
Erica Lamoreaux.
The Pilgrim Monument
Provincetown, MA
Photos by Gail Culver The sign applies a
Our finalday began with agreat
breakfast and a surprise birthday
cake for Tim Reich who celebrated
a birthday on the trip. Then we
boarded the bus and said one last
good-bye to Cape Cod. Our next
stop on the way home was Mystic
Aquarium in Connecticut. The
students and teachers seemed to
have a great time there. We
watched a dolphin show, saw
sharks, penguins, seals, ducks,
Trosan, Jeremy Bealla
Anchore
Uzdilla, Melissa Hettes.
imals. From left
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turtles and an octupus.
It was really interesting to sit
and see how the dolphins could
be trained to perform for the people
that were watching the show. Then
we boarded the bus for the last
time. Most of us were excited to go
home, some still wanted to stay
but all in all it was a wonderful
trip filled with a lot of memories
and a lot of good times that none
of us will ever forget. Thanks toall
the teachers who put up with us.
» Kyle Baker, Mike
Photo by Gail Culver
Nicole Mazurak, Laura
Photo by Gail Culver
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