Meeting the Director at the National Cemetary

Yesterday June 5th I was privileged to meet the National Director of the National Park Service Mary Bomar. She gave the Gettysburg Address at Gettysburg National Cemetary. The ceremony was very moving. She was reading words that had been read in the same area many years ago. It sent chills down your spine. After her speech I got to talk to her personally. She is a very down to earth lady. I spoke to her about our State Service Project and what are vision of the project is. She sounded very excited. As the Director she gave me some help with ideas of where to go from here. This experience was unforgettable.  

Gettysburg National Military Park

On Monday June 2nd a diverse group of Key Club and Student Council members took a trip up to the new Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitors Center. The Visitors Center offers an inside view into the lives of the soldiers and civilians that were involved in the battle. The museum used very emotional videos to show the turmoil that the soldiers and community of Gettysburg endured. The museum had all sorts of interactive computers that allowed us to get a better feeling of the battle. The Gettysburg Address room stands out the most to me. It was an extremely powerful room that hit home the leadership that was needed to overcome this great Altercation. In this picture it really shows the concept of the power of one (right). 

 After we finished at the visitors center we took the whole group and went to Ruby Tuesdays. Once everyone had ordered their food we had the each person reflect on his or her experience at the visitors center and their reaction. Kyle Barnhart ,a junior in Student Council, said, " It was a breathtaking experience learning what our forefathers had to go through to get everybody equality. It really opened my eyes to the different types of leadership and our theme it begins with you, really hit home. I realized that everybody is just ordinary until they take charge and then they become a leader." This experience changed the lives of the eighteen individuals that went.