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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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