The Nemaha Central seventh grade class started their field trip off by going to Lecompton, Kansas on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. At Lecompton, the students participated in a play, visited the Constitution Hall, and ate at the park.
While they were in Lecompton, the students participated in a play called Bleeding Kansas. In the play, the seventh graders were divided into two groups, the North who were in favor of Kansas being a free state, and the South, who were in favor of Kansas being a slave state. The play was set in the 1850’s and was about a Kansas territorial political town hall meeting.
After they participated in the play, they toured the old jail and the exhibits at Constitution Hall. The last thing they did before leaving Lecompton was eat their lunch and play for a few minutes before they boarded the bus to the Capitol Building.
Charlie Koch said, “I liked seeing the prison cell and the mannequin in the bed."
After a bus ride from Lecompton to Topeka, the seventh graders visited the State Capitol Building. Mrs. Nikki Honeyman, the social studies teacher, took the seventh graders around the State Capitol building explaining several of the murals and statues as they went. The students also viewed the Senate room, the House of Representatives room, and the old Judicial room.
After viewing the rooms, students had the option to do the dome tour. Many started their journey up the 296 stairs into the dome of the Capitol Building. At the top of the building, they could see moving cars and other buildings before they made their way back down the stairs.
Kristian DeLosRios said, “My favorite part was going all the way up to the top of the Capitol Building.”
Overall, the students enjoyed learning more about the history of Kansas.
Article By: Jillian Koch and Jon Gordon