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| Volume XXIII Number 11 | August 16, 2002 |
My Trip To New York City
I took eleven Brighton middle school students and chaperones to New York City on July 8 -11. This was a reward to the students that achieved a 2.5 GPA or better, and was sponsored by John Wayne Huff, Alex Johns, and President Mitchell Cypress. There were other students eligible for the trip, but couldn’t go due to conflicts. I asked one of the students to submit a story. Read and enjoy!! - Louise Gopher, Assistant Education Director.
Hi. My name is Mary Huff. Me and a few other kids had the opportunity to go to New York because of our great GPA. We had to have a GPA of a 2.5 or higher.
At first I wasn’t going to go. But, I said to myself that it’s not everyday that someone gets a chance to go to New York, so off I went. Our flight was at 9:30 a.m., but we had to wake up at 5:30 a.m.
Our flight was out of Orlando International Airport. We rode the airplane for 2 hours and 33 minutes. Later, we finally arrived in New York at LaGuardia Airport.
The sightseeing started immediately with our tour guide, Geri Richards, who is a New York City resident. On the TNT Motorcoach, we toured lower Manhattan.
Later that night, we went to the Rockefeller Plaza to tour the NBC Studios. While we were there, me and Reba Osceola made a tape of me, her, and Conan O’Brien.
After that, the group went and ate at the Hard Rock Cafe. It was good food, except the food had already been picked for us. After we got back to the hotel (Novetel), my family took a tour by ourselves.
The next day, we woke up around 6:00 a.m. and got ready and took a shower, then went to eat breakfast in the lobby. After breakfast, we toured Upper Manhattan for at least eight hours!
The tour included Ground Zero, the Statute of Liberty, a museum, and Ellis Island. We also went into Chinatown and Little Italy. After all of the sightseeing, we headed for Planet Hollywood to eat supper. Once again, our dinner was planned for us.
After dinner, we walked 8-9 blocks to the Broadway showing of the Lion King. It was a great show. Then we walked back to the hotel and everybody’s feet were killing them!
The next day was easy. It was a free day, that meant we could do whatever we wanted to do. So me and my family took a cab to the National Museum of American Indian. It was so cool because over there I learned a lot about my culture.
After that, we took a cab to Macy’s Department Store. My dad wasn’t obligated to go in, but he went anyway.
Later, we walked to WWF New York. It wasn’t anything like what the TV says. We ate at the restaurant, and my dad and I had the Hardcore Holly spaghetti while Mom ate the prime rib. Next, we walked back to the hotel, rested for awhile, then met up with the group and ate supper at a place called the Chop House.
The last part of the day, my Mom and Dad went back to the hotel and I went with the group to the Empire State Building. It was so high and it was really cold.
After that, we walked to McDonald’s and got something to drink, then we headed back to the hotel. Some of the group wanted to walk around, so we did. The streets were full of people walking around, flashing bright lights, and street vendors.
We got our names done by an Oriental artist on the sidewalk and the most amazing part about that night is that we saw a guy who made pictures of the Twin Towers and the Empire State Building with spray paint and a gum peeler-offer. Next, we headed back to the hotel.
The next morning, we boarded the plane and headed back on the 2 hour and 33 minute ride back to Orlando. We landed, and I thought I was going to get some sleep when we got home, but no, I had to go to softball practice.
New York City is an amazing city, I just wouldn’t want to live there.
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