The Class of 2023, along with students from the Young Life chapter of Topeka, visited St. Louis. Throughout the year, Xcel students have the opportunity to earn a summer trip. This trip is earned by their Xcel attendance and school grades.
While in St. Louis, students visited the Gateway Arch, Harris Stowe State University, City Museum, a Cardinals baseball game, and Dred Scott’s grave. Prior to the trip, students prepared to re-enact the Dred Scott trial at the Old Courthouse. It was in this same courthouse that Dred Scott sued the U.S. government for his freedom in 1847.