THANK YOU!

The students and I would like to thank all of our sponsers making our unforgetable trip a success:
As students of Mona Shores High School, we would like to thank some very generous and helpful community members in helping make our trip to the Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. a reality. Special thanks to Congressman Peter Hoekstra for securing tickets to the inauguration ceremony, as we know these are in very high demand!

We are attending a weeklong insiders guide to the Inauguration activities as part of the Close Up Foundation. This once in a lifetime, amazing experience will give us the opportunity to share first hand not only with our peers when we come back to school but also with our family and even our own children and grandchildren someday. We have witnessed and experienced what the history textbooks will be writing about.

The following community members and businesses have financially contributed to our journey to Washington (which is not supported with tax dollars from Mona Shores Public Schools). We couldn’t be more thankful for their support and belief in us and would like to publicly recognize them: Conn Geneva & Robinson CPA, Dr. Michael J. Fischer, Dr. J. Todd Hunt, Muskegon Area Intermediate School District, Muskegon Commerce Bank, Nichols Paper Company, National City Bank, Mona Shores Teachers’ Education Association, Mona Shores Education Foundation, and Norton Shores Mayor Jerry Wiersma.

Finally, we would like to thank the high school administration of Mona Shores Public Schools for permitting us to be away from school and participate in this historic event.

Sincerely,

Sara Jones, Gabe Herman, Chris Enders, Liz Rich (students of MSHS), and Vickie Swanson (Close Up advisor and MSHS history teacher)