You just never know whom you might run into before the Holiday season! During the final week of classes before the winter break, our senior students were visited by two historical figures from our Nation’s past. Captain William Clark, co-commander of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, appeared in our school library in search of Sacagawea, the young Shoshone woman who served as a guide for “the Corps of Discovery” in 1805. Captain Clark had traveled all the way from Oregon in search of Sacagawea so that he might present her with the gold coin that honored her service to the United States of America.

Both Clark and Sacagawea enjoyed a nice visit with our fourth and fifth grade students and answered many questions about the exciting adventure they shared over 200 years ago. They agreed that while they came from very different worlds, they were able to overcome their differences and work together to accomplish an important mission that would forever change our great country. They encouraged the students to find ways to work cooperatively with others while charting the course for their own lives. Our special guests were extremely impressed with the excellent questions that the children asked and with their general knowledge of our Nation’s early history.

The Time Travelers committee would like to thank Miss Ginnetti and the office staff for their assistance with this special event and, as always, Nancy Malone for sharing her considerable talents with the Stevenson community. Rumor has it that Thomas Jefferson was spotted roaming the halls of the school around the time of the visit. Perhaps he was checking in on two old friends who helped him secure his esteemed place as one of our greatest Presidents.

(Paul Bond reporting for the Time Travel network)