Every year, seniors at Eagle High get the opportunity to visit the Capitol building in Downtown Boise during February. This unique prospect is offered through their government class with teachers Jeremy Monroe, Colton Orr, Mark Snodgrass and Brandi Mccarney. For their visit, they get to spend the day exploring the building and receiving learning experience.

First, students were allowed to individually explore the four-story building. They met with people who worked there and had the chance to ask them questions about their careers. Each person had a nametag with one of five colors that corresponded to a job.

“We had to talk to the people at the Capitol to find out what each color nametag meant,” said senior Maya Mordoff. The seniors also had the task of finding a committee meeting to watch throughout the day. In the meetings, issues appealed to a panel of people who then discussed the topic and asked questions.

Seniors also got to witness a senate session in practice. They started with the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer. Afterwards, they pressed issues and debated each contention’s pros and cons.

“You could see the Senate members talking to each other with the phones on the desk,” Mordoff said.

Afterwards, the classes were allowed to explore Downtown Boise for lunch. Students visited restaurants, records stores and various shops. Students then were given more time to explore the building on their own and complete their assignments. The day ended with a class picture, marked the end of most seniors’ final school field trip.