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All of Rappahannock can be proud of the county representatives we sent to Williamsburg last weekend. Our seventh graders were models of good behavior. They’ve set an example for the classes to come that will be a hard act to follow.
From the State Capitol in Richmond to the fort at Jamestown, for three long days that began at 6:30 a.m., they followed all the rules. They kept hands off what they weren’t supposed to touch, respecting both public and private property. They walked in orderly groups in crowded public buildings without pushing and shoving and were quiet as church mice when asked not to chatter. They didn’t toss their candy wrappers on the ground and they disposed of their chewing gum upon request.
In the motel, the boys stayed upstairs where they belonged except for trips, admittedly frequent, to the downstairs coke machine and ice maker. Boys and girls both stayed in their beds after the. 11 p.m. “lights out” and copfined conversation to an acceptable whispered level.
W7' agree that this standard of uenavior can be reasonably expected from young people. But what we expect and what we actually get are often two different things.
Our young ambassadors of good will went one step further, however. They were more than attentive during talks by our guides. They looked interested and asked intelligent questions that showed they were listening.
The guides loved it. Each and everyone of them from Williamsburg to Jamestown complimented the kids
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