Washington D.C. History Day (by Zach)

This summer I went washington D.C for History Day. History Day is a required project in my school. I was just trying to get it over with when I won 2nd place in my school competition.  I was pretty happy because I got it over with, but later I found out that because I won I was able to go to the District competition and what do you know, I got in the final 3 again. At this point I thought I actually had a shot. I thought states would be a little hard so once again I had to do more researching. This time I was nervous because I actually cared. When I won I was so happy, I couldnt wait to go to Washington D.C. It was also pretty cool that my sister and two of my best friends got to go, so I thought the best prize was just going to D.C. I thought it would be impossible to win anything at the Nationals anyway. Washington D.C. was amazing. I had a blast seeing all the memorials, like the Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson, but what really got me was the Holocaust Museum. It was so sad to see their shoes. I can't really explain the feeling, you will have to see for yourself. I also enjoyed staying at the University of Maryland but that wasn't the best part. I got 5th in America and I also won a special award which included a cash prize. And Tatum won 3rd place with her group. That pretty much sums up my summer.