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Government, Journalism Students Visit Richmond
Woodberry Forest students visited the Virginia state capitol Thursday to watch the legislative session and meet with the delegate who represents Woodberry.
The boys from Fred Jordan’s government classes and Jacob Geiger’s journalism class started their day at the Virginia Senate Courts of Justice committee, which was debating and voting on a lengthy docket of bills. Among the measures that dominated the hearing was a bill that would allow prosecutors and defense attorneys to use certified therapy dogs in the witness box when children are testifying in court.
After the committee hearing the boys took a brief tour of the capitol, which was designed by Thomas Jefferson and has been used by the General Assembly of Virginia since 1788. They met briefly with Graham Moomaw, who covers the state government for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and then attended the daily session of the House of Delegates.
After the House adjourned, students spent about twenty minutes in the old House of Delegates chamber discussing the day’s meetings and the ongoing legislative session with Del. Nick Freitas, whose district includes the Woodberry campus. Del. Freitas shared his political and legislative philosophy with the students and offered insights on how lawmakers in Richmond work to pass a budget and consider legislation in a sixty-day session.
The journalism class continued its field trip with a visit to the Times-Dispatch newsroom, where students met reporters and editors before attending the afternoon news meeting. The final stop for the journalism class was Richmond’s ABC affiliate, WRIC Channel 8. Woodberry alumni Chip Brierre ’10 gave the boys a tour of the station before allowing them to watch the 5:30 p.m. newscast on set. Chip serves as WRIC’s weekend sports anchor and reporter.
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