High schoolers board Arizona Cardinals plane for unique civics trip in Washington D.C.
Around 275 students will board the Arizona Cardinals plane to Washington, D.C., to learn about civics and government. About 275 high school students from Arizona high school will embark on a four-day trip to Washington, D.C. to learn about civics and government in an all-expenses-paid trip designed to teach 10th and 11th graders about the importance of civic engagement to democracy. The trip, "Civics Matters Arizona," is sponsored by the Arizona Cardinals, Governor Katie Hobbs, and the Close Up Foundation, a non-partisan group that has been organizing civics education trips since the 1970s. The students will spend the week meeting with leaders on Capitol Hill and taking guided tours of memorials and museums, including the Jefferson Memorial, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and Arlington National Cemetery. Those who successfully complete the week-long program can receive the Arizona Seal of Civics Literacy on their high school diploma and transcript.
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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — About 275 high school students will board the Arizona Cardinals’ team plane on Tuesday for a four-day trip to Washington, D.C., to learn about civics and government.
The all-expenses-paid trip is designed to teach 10th and 11th graders about the importance of civic engagement to democracy.
This is the third year of the trip, called “Civics Matters Arizona,” which is sponsored by the Arizona Cardinals, Governor Katie Hobbs, and the Close Up Foundation, a non-partisan group that has been organizing civics education trips since the 1970s.
After the students land at the Washington Dulles International Airport on Tuesday evening, they will spend the week meeting with leaders on Capitol Hill and taking guided tours of memorials and museums.
The itinerary includes stops at the Jefferson Memorial, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and Arlington National Cemetery, among others.
Some of the students have never been on a plane before. They were selected in an essay contest from 40 Title I high schools across five counties.
Cardinals team owner Michael Bidwill will accompany the students on the trip. Gov. Hobbs is scheduled to be at the send-off event at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport on Tuesday morning.
The students return to Phoenix on June 14. Those who successfully complete the week-long program can obtain the Arizona Seal of Civics Literacy, a special designation on their high school diploma and transcript.
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