This school year brought a grand return to many students’ all time favorite field trip: New York City.
The New York field trip had been inactive for the last couple years due to the cost. However, due to high student demand and participation within the Sentinel, the field trip to NYC was made possible.
The field trip was from March 18-19 and was partnered with the South Lakes Yearbook class. The itinerary went as follows: students would meet at South Lakes High School and leave at 7 a.m. on a coach bus to Times Square, where students got the chance to split off into small groups and explore the iconic landmark.
Students later met up at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre to see the broadway production of The Outsiders, a musical adapted from the 1967 novel that is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma and follows lead Ponyboy and the social and class divide between the “Greasers” and the “Socs.” Fellow senior, Sierra Hughes who is a part of South Lakes Dance Team, raved that the musical had “amazing choreography,” and that all the actors were “very talented.”
Afterwards, students had free range in their groups to explore the city, with some students getting dinner in Koreatown while others got themselves a classic “New York slice.” Students later met back up and settled into their hotel in New Jersey where they were able to get a picturesque view of the New York City sky line to end the long day. Back at the hotel, students were able to end the day off socializing with their peers, playing games or getting a good night of sleep.
The next day, students had another eventful day ahead of them. Students ate breakfast at the hotel and made their way to The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET). The students then got the day to explore the MET in small groups, with a goal to find three artworks that “speak to them and why.”
Addison Zeigler, a senior who attended the MET, found that “seeing how art has evolved over time fascinated [her},” and that “over time art became used to show different personal identity and as freedom to create whatever people want no matter what medium or style,” in reference to traditional European renaissance art to the temporary exhibit Lillian Bassman: Bazaar and Beyond.
Following students’ day at the MET, they had a short period of time to explore before they had returned home. Some got a stroll around central park, while others got a bite to eat at a cafe.
Without the help of such talented volunteers as Mrs. Trigiano, Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs. Pellerin and Mrs. Miller, this amazing field trip would not have been possible. Hopefully, with the support from the school, this can become an annual tradition for future Seahawks that want to be a part of the Sentinel.
