[caption id="attachment_22737" align="aligncenter" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/SCHOOLS-BB-PHOTO-5TH-GRADE.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-22737" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/SCHOOLS-BB-PHOTO-5TH-GRADE-300x225.jpg" alt="Left to right, front row: Margaret Hiers, Tency Lynn, Claire Tumlin, Jenna Raber, Olivia Dinkins, Brock Bettle. Back row: Clay Lohr, Andrew Gates, Mrs. Michelle Aivaz, Vann Hefner, Cody Aiken, Whit Suber, Thomas Hines." width="300" height="225" /></a> Left to right, front row: Margaret Hiers, Tency Lynn, Claire Tumlin, Jenna Raber, Olivia Dinkins, Brock Bettle. Back row: Clay Lohr, Andrew Gates, Mrs. Michelle Aivaz, Vann Hefner, Cody Aiken, Whit Suber, Thomas Hines.[/caption]

In conjunction with their studies on South Carolina history, the third graders at Beaufort Academy participated in a guided tour of the South Carolina State House. First, they visited the SC State Supreme Court, where students got a tour of the courtroom and learned about the process of the court. From here it was to get a tour of the judges’ chambers. They then headed across the street to the SC State House to see firsthand how Representatives and Senators go about making laws. The school and class were recognized in the chambers by Senator Tom Davis and by Representative Shannon Erickson!