County students visit Washington D.C.

COLFAX - Seventy students from Colfax and Oakesdale had the chance to visit Washington, D.C., having left Thursday, June 8, to explore the nation's capital for five days.

Several parents joined the students, including Curt McNeilly, who explained that the program was through the Colfax Junior/Senior High School.

Colfax High School principal David Gibb stated that the school was presented with the opportunity last year by World Class Trips, a travel agency that arranges educational trips for kids.

McNeilly explained that the education field trip allowed the students to visit multiple sites in t...