We are pleased to provide the following details of optional service-learning travel opportunities for AHS students and families in 2012.

Mexico City, Mexico

During March 5-12, 2012, AHS students and their family members will begin AHS’s 2012 “Service-Learning in Mexico” trip on the campus of Benemérito, an LDS Church-owned high school in Mexico City. The group will participate in service projects, visit the ancient city of Teotihuacan, participate in school and stake firesides, serve in the gorgeous city of Queretaro laying cement floors, lodge with LDS host families, attend a stake dance, and accompany LDS missionaries in visiting less active church members. There is still time to join. Bring your desire to serve! No Spanish language expertise is required. If you cannot travel with us and would like to support this service learning project, there are AHS students who want to go but need sponsors to help them afford the trip. Total cost: approximately $1,300 (depending on airfare). For more information contact Mr. Ruel Haymond (rhaymond@ahsmail.com, 801-592-5648) or High School Principal Leland Anderson (landerson@ahsmail.com, 801-642-0055 ext. 307).

Holy Land

We are pleased to announce the 2012 “In the Footsteps of Jesus” Israel Tour, April 21-May 2, 2012. Sites include Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Caesarea,Sea of Galilee, Nazareth, Jericho, Garden Tomb, Gethsemane, and much more. Join AHS families, LDS Travel Study, and tour guide Dr. Craig Ostler (alumnus of American Heritage School and BYU Religion Department faculty member) for a life changing experience in the Holy Land. Total cost is $2,435 not including air (approximately $3,900 with transatlantic air). Dr. Ostler will also be providing seminars at American Heritage leading up to the tour, which can be taken for credit by any student joining the tour. See flyer for full details and itinerary. Contact Mr. Beckwith, if you are interested in joining (gbeckwith@ahsmail.com).

Washington D.C., Virginia, and Maryland

All seventh-grade students are invited to join Mrs. Updike on a Historical Tour of Washington D.C. and surrounding areas this coming June 7-15, 2012. In this intensive nine-day trip, seventh-grade students will visit such places as Williamsburg (VA), Surrender Field, Yorktown Victory Center, the grave of Thomas Nelson, Vietnam War Memorial, Korean War Memorial, World War II Memorial, Fort McHenry, National Harbor, Iwo Jima Memorial, Capitol Building, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, Aerospace Museum, Smithsonian Museum of American History, Mount Vernon, Ford's Theater, The White House, Farragut Square, New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Sculpture Gardens, and The National Archives. Cost is $2,800 per student. For more information, please come to an informational meeting on January 12, at 7:00 p.m. in the Lecture Hall or contact Mrs. Lauri Updike (lupdike@ahsmail.com).

Shakespearean Festival, Cedar City, Utah

All AHS eighth grade students are invited and encouraged to attend an optional 2-day tour to Cedar City’s Shakespearean Festival on AHS’s annual eighth grade “Shakespeare Tour” this July 10th & 11th. Guided by Ms. Yamada and Mr. Griffith, this tour has been a favorite annual celebration that inspires eighth grade students in their love of classical drama and literature. Estimated cost will not exceed $200 (probably less, depending upon numbers). See flyer for full details and itinerary. For more information, please contact Ms. Yamada (lyamada@ahsmail.com) or Mr. Griffith (agriffith@ahsmail.com).