Pictures of the Week: July 7

By Brook Joyner and Sam Oldenburg

Abby Adams-Smith of Bowling Green runs her hand along the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. Thursday, July 6. Students also visited memorials for World War II and the Korean War. (Photo by Brook Joyner)

Presidential Politics students look around the rotunda of the United States Capitol during a field trip to Washington D.C. Thursday, July 6. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)

Humanities students view the artwork in the Chapter Room at Saint Meinrad Archabbey Monday, July 3. The murals were painted by a monk in the 1940s whose art was also featured in other areas of the monastery. (Photo by Brook Joyner)

Tracy Inman and her Humanities students tour Saint Meinrad Archabbey in St. Meinard, Ind., Monday, July 3. Students learned about the history of the monastery and the daily life of the monks who reside there. (Photo by Brook Joyner)

MacGregor Lakes (left) of Berea and Nathan Bowling from Lexington, S.C., make observations in front of Cherry Hall during a walk around campus with their Writing classmates Friday, June 30. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)

Maddie Hall of The Plains, Ohio, beats out Lauren Simons of London, Ky., for a final round of musical chairs during VAMPY Olympics Saturday, July 1. (Photo by Brook Joyner)

MacGregor Lakes of Berea lays on the floor of Mass Media and Technology Hall after completing his costume for paper theater Saturday, July 1. (Photo by Brook Joyner)

Lucas Nofsinger (from left) of Louisville, Audrey Thacker of Louisville, and Arden Ensor of Lexington write observations about the fountain in front of Van Meter Hall during a walk around campus with their Writing classmates Friday, June 30. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)

Maddie Holl (left) from The Plains, Ohio, and Georgia Napier from Louisville work on a mural during Nazi Germany and the Holocaust Monday, July 3. The mural will depict a scene from the liberation of a concentration camp. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)

Emma Poole of Central City holds up the Arabic spelling of her name during Arabic Monday, July 3. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)

Emma Latherow of Ashland visits with her hall mates before heading to dinner Sunday, July 2. Emma then went on to sing and play ukulele for the girls on her hall. (Photo by Brook Joyner)

Hannah Jawed of Corbin pins "warm and fuzzies" on the bulletin board in the Florence Schneider lobby before going to dinner Sunday, July 2. Thie board is a place for campers and counselors to leave nice, encouraging notes for one another. (Photo by Brook Joyner) — Hannah Jawed of Corbin pins “warm and fuzzies” on the bulletin board in the Florence Schneider lobby before going to dinner Sunday, July 2. Thie board is a place for campers and counselors to leave nice, encouraging notes for one another. (Photo by Brook Joyner)

James Crider of Marion hugs Mary Baker of Paducah after she helped team Israel win a round of musical chairs Saturday, July 1. Israel placed first overall for the annual VAMPY Olympics. (Photo by Brook Joyner)

Sachi Barnaby of Bowling Green sets up a Lego robot as part of her group's Rube Goldberg machine during STEAM Labs Monday, July 3. The robot was supposed to trigger the rolling of balls which would triggertoy cars running down a track which would pop a balloon. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg) — Sachi Barnaby of Bowling Green sets up a Lego robot as part of her group’s Rube Goldberg machine during STEAM Labs Monday, July 3. The robot was supposed to trigger the rolling of balls which would triggertoy cars running down a track which would pop a balloon. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)

Emma Simpson of Bowling Green reads her report while standing next to original Bert and Ernie puppets from Sesame Street at the American History Museum in Washington D.C. Thursday, July 6. Before the field trip, Emma and her Pop Culture classmates each chose an artifact in the museum and wrote a short research paper about the history and significance of the object. (Photo by Brook Joyner)

Cooper Hendrix of Frankfort sews a mole stuffed animal in Chemistry Wednesday, July 5. This allowed students to work on a creative, hands-on project while also learning about mole as a unit of measurement in chemistry. (Photo by Brook Joyner)

Evie Cooley of Louisville lights a candle inside the Monte Cassino Shrine during a Humanities field trip to St. Meinrad, Ind., Monday, July 3. (Photo by Brook Joyner)

Elisha VanZant and Taylor Galavotti, both from Lexington, work on an electrophoresis lab in DNA and Genetics Wednesday, July 5. Groups worked together to determine genetic relations based on DNA samples they were given. (Photo by Brook Joyner)

Sarah Ball (left) of Louisville and Maddie Holl of The Plains, Ohio pose for a picture with the Washington Monument during a field trip to Washington D.C. Thursday, July 6. The three classes on the trip then ended the day with a walking tour of some of the monuments around the National Mall. (Photo by Brook Joyner)

Mikah Burdette (left) of Lexington and Tasia Cole of Louisville take a selfie in front of the World War II Memorial and the Washington Monument during a field trip to Washington D.C. Thursday, July 6. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)

Kayla Mullin of Louisville helps line up a paper rocket on the air-powered launcher during Problems You Have Never Solved Before Wednesday, July 5. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)

Justin Mitchell tells his Pop Culture students about the history of the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington D.C. Thursday, July 6. (Photo by Brook Joyner)

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