Holy Mackerel! It's the Sacred Cod!
by Molly Pinto-Madigan

I recently attended an AHEM State House trip. Since my mom arranges these trips, I had no choice. Sounds fun, no? But, don't be deterred. It was actually a good experience. I highly recommend going on this field trip. I'll tell you about it.

First, when everyone arrived, we sat down and talked with a state senator and a representative. They asked us what towns we lived in, and a few other questions. The state senator, Bruce Tarr, arrived by jumping over a railing. That made a good impression with me. He talked with us, then politely took his leave because he had to be somewhere else. The representative was Ted Speliotis. He was very nice, as was Senator Tarr. Representative Speliotis was very amusing and cracked quite a few jokes (a few of which were on the corny side, but he had his share of good jokes, too). He was very friendly and talked for quite a while. Both of these people were interesting to talk with.

Then the tour started. We observed (almost) every nook and cranny of the State House, admiring the artistry, architecture, etc... etc… (I say "almost" because we didn't go up into the gold dome. Our tour guide didn't know that you could go up there, until one of the homeschoolers inquired about going up there.) There was one room that was encircled by ancient flags. It was very cool. There were beautifully ornate marble floors.

We saw the House of Representatives and the Senate chambers, along with the holy mackerel and the sacred cod (to learn more about these you will have to go on a field trip).

The State House is such an interesting place, it is worth it just to go and look around. But we also got to learn a bundle of history. It's really worth your time. I liked it so much, I've been on the tour twice!

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