APUSH Class Heads to Springfield

The Olympia High School AP US history class will be traveling to Springfield on December 8^th in on its order to gain a deeper understanding about presidential power and emancipation.

By Lainey Whitaker, OHS Torch Reporter

There are 19 students that will be attending this field trip with teacher Lon Abrams. This AP US History class will be going to Lincoln’s museum to take a tour and to learn more.

AP US history class is an all year class is offered by College Board as part of the advanced placement program. At the end of the year, these students will be taking an exam about all the history they have learned and will have the chance to earn a score one to five depending on how well they do.

According to Senior, Tj Peters, who had the chance to go with his APush class last year, said “It was super fun and I learned a whole bunch about our state and Abraham Lincoln. I am glad I got the chance to go.”

At the Lincoln museum APush students will get to tour the museum, there will be live performances. They will get the chance to go watch and observe the different dramatically present the stories of Abraham Lincoln, his times, and his legacy.

Sarah Marsiglio, current AP US history student, said that she is “very stoked and cannot wait to see what the Lincoln museum has to offer to our class.”

Two temporary exhibits at the museum will be open to students. The first is Lincoln: History to Hollywood which has key props and sets from the movie Lincoln that was just filmed and in theaters.  Another is Undying Words: Lincoln 1858-1865, ​​which looks at Lincoln’s powerful words and how they helped end slavery in America.

OHS AP US history students will get a brain full of knowledge of Lincoln’s life and how he impacted America.