Natural Science Museum in Raleigh Field Trip

Taken by Durham Academy teacher

Taken by Durham Academy teacher

Taken by Durham Academy teacher

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On January 27 2023 Durham Academy went on a field trip to the Natural Science Museum in Raleigh. The museum had a bunch of interesting places. One thing at this museum I really liked was the animals, they had a bunch of animals like snakes and turtles there was even an eel. One weird thing I think I will never forget was their railing on the stairs. It went from cold metal to warm metal and that was just very fascinating to me for some reason. Another thing I really liked was the escalators and not because they were fun (they were) but because it was cool to see the transition from floor to floor since each floor was completely different. The weather was really nice so lunch wasn’t as cold as expected. Since this museum had multiple floors it allowed space to hang (fake) whale bone body’s from the ceiling. There was a room full of dinosaur statues and in that room everyone was obsessing over one place where a YouTuber (Mr.Beast) sat. On the bus rides there was a lot of singing. I would really recommend going there with your friends and/or family.

Camp Hanes Trip

Camp Hanes 

September 29th the 6th graders at DA came to school at the normal time but with a bunch of luggage. The 6th graders waited like 15-20 minutes for the buses, getting in the buses was chaotic but after we all settled down in two different buses we started our two hour long drive to Camp Hanes. When the 6th graders arrived at Camp Hanes, they brought all our stuff to the gym and then played for corners and other fun activities. We got all our stuff and walked to our cabins and settled down. After we settled down we went outside and played soccer, volleyball, or other activities for fun.

My favorite activity at camp Hanes was probably the bus ride and the walk because on the bus ride there we got to have candy and talk and I sat next to Mica which was fun. I liked the hike because it was difficult but the view was really pretty and I like walking up the steep bit with the rope. At night we had a campfire which was really fun and we got s’mores and the workers performed skits. At the campfire it was a bit chaotic but that didn’t stop it from being fun. On the bus ride home me and my friend Mica took a nap and then we watched ratatouille which was an awesome movie.

I’m proud that I could actually sleep that night because the bed was not comfortable and there were a lot of people snoring which made it hard to fall asleep but once I did I slept for a long time and was able to wake up and get ready. The hardest part about the trip was probably packing and moving our luggage because my luggage was very heavy. In the end camp Hanes was really fun and I got to know more people better