Activities and Trips

Fall Trip Fall Frolic Exhibits Trip Symposium Conner Prairie Spring Trip Picnic

 

Fall Trip

For the Fall Trip, HA students visited the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, IA; the Ulysses S. Grant Home in Galena, IL; the Apple River Fort State Historic Site in Elizabeth, IL; and the Stephenson County Historical Society in Freeport, IL.

HA students at the Stepheson County Historical Society

HA students at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium

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Fall Frolic

HA Class 2004-2005 at broom tent at Lincoln Log Cabin

Katie Keil shaving broom handle.
Patty Kennedy, Sharie Mooney, Merrilee Garner assembling brooms.

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Exhibits Trip

In the spring of 2005, Mr. Riccio's exhibits class took a trip to Taylor Studios in Rantoul, IL and made a stop at the Spurlock Museum in Champaign.

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Symposium

HA Class of 2005 and alumni at the annual Symposium

Merrilee Garner, Patricia Kennedy, and Sharie Mooney relaxing outside the University Union between Symposium sessions

 

The highlight of Symposium for the HA Class of 2005 was designing, constructing and presenting the educational objectives of our dioramas.

Patty, Kelly and Kendra preparing their diorama, "Lincoln Slept Here"

Katie, Sharie, Erin and Merrilee preparing their diorama.
An evil genius at work.

Erin, Merrilee, and Katie presenting their diorama,
"The Hunt."

Patty displaying the "Lincoln Slept Here" diorama.

"Lincoln Slept Here" diorama (the winner)
Kendra, Stephanie, Patty & Kelly

"The Hunt" diorama (the loser)
Merrilee, Katie, Sharie & Erin

 

Dr. Small and Mr. Riccio preparing for their duet on Cultural History

Stephanie Johnson, Sarah Hagye (2004), and Erin Storc bonding at Symposium

HA Class of 2005 at Symposium

Conner Prairie

Self-planned field trip to Conner Prairie

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Spring Trip

For the Spring trip, we traveled to Nashville, Tennessee and visisted the Hermitage, Tennessee State Archives, and Tennessee State Museum.

Andrew Jackson's Hermitage
Tennessee State Capital
HAs being creative while stopping by Tulip Grove at the Hermitage.

A group photo at the Hermitage

Waiting outside the State Archives

Kendra spoke out of turn...

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Picnic

Katie and Evelyn on the slide
Sharie and Erin

 

Erin and Gilly at the park

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