On Feb. 23, 2013 Ms. Katherine Gigl, accompanied by Mr. Aaron Fitzpatrick and Mr. Nathaniel Langelli, brought her sophomore history students and a few non-sophomores to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Gigl is currently teaching her World History classes about the Holocaust and decided the trip would help students understand the impact it had on the world. The bus left at approximately 8:30 a.m. After a long and interesting five hour bus ride they finally arrived at the museum anxious to see what was in store for them. “I thought the museum was going to be average, but when we got there it was a lot more saddening than I thought it was going to be,” Sophomore Josh Scott said. When the group entered the museum, they were taken in a room and an employee had them sit down for a short orientation that explained the purpose of the museum and the expectations she had of the students. When walking through the museum, one had to be thoughtful of others also at the museum; you never know if there is a survivor standing right next to you and any rude comment could offend someone. The museum was set up in chronological order, it started from the top and made its way down. There were four floors in all and each floor had a title that reflected the timeline that you were walking through. Visitors started on the fourth floor which was entitled "Rise of the Nazis in Germany”; this floor went through the beginning of the Holocaust. The fourth floor displayed Hitler’s rise to power and how the Nazi Party gained control over Germany. The third floor was entitled “The Final Solution”; this floor took you through the torture and ridicule that the Jews endured throughout the Holocaust. There was an exhibit that contained shoes from Jewish people that died during the Holocaust. The last floor with exhibits was the second floor; it was entitled “Liberation.” This floor showed how other countries around the world aided in ending the Holocaust. Although this museum was a very sad and an eye-opening experience throughout the whole process, this floor showed that with all the horrible events that happened, there were some adults and children that were rescued. Throughout the museum there were parts that affected people more-so than others. “The exhibit that had all of the shoes impacted me the most, because it was kind of hard to believe that there were so many people that were killed by the Nazi’s and took all of their shoes,” Sophomore Carly Schroeder said. “The medical experiment videos impacted me the most, because it’s crazy that they treated humans like that,” Sophomore Corey Price said.