N.M. high schoolers Washington D.C. bound

TOMORROW. SOME HARD WORKING ALBUQUERQUE HIGH SCHOOLERS ARE MAKING THE TRIP TO D-C TO BE AMON...  More »

TOMORROW. SOME HARD WORKING ALBUQUERQUE HIGH SCHOOLERS ARE MAKING THE TRIP TO D-C TO BE AMONG THE MILLION PEOPLE CROWDED TOGETHER AT BARACK OBAMA'S INAUGURATION. ERIC KAHNERT JOINS US NOW WITH HOW THE CLASS WAS ABLE TO RAISE ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE HISTORIC TRIP, ERIC? HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT CESAR CHAVEZ CHARTER SCHOOL HAVE BEEN BUSY RAISING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO ATTEND BARACK OBAMA'S SWEARING-IN. NOW THEY'VE RAISED ENOUGH CASH TO WITNESS A PIECE OF HISTORY -- AND GET A HISTORY LESSON IN OUR NATION'S CAPITOL. AS BANDS IN WASHINGTON D-C ARE PREPARING FOR BARACK OBAMA'S INAUGURATION NEXT WEEK ... SO ARE STUDENTS AT ALBUQUERQUE'S CESAR CHAVEZ CHARTER SCHOOL. 6:56 'i'm very lucky to go.-2''we're either going to get there by bus or metro by train.-4' SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER JOHN WALLACE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA LAST FALL ... AND PRESENTED IT TO HIS CLASS. TONIGHT HE MET WITH PARENTS OF THE 9 STUDENTS GOING ON THE THREE DAY TRIP. 'it's going to be very educational for them, and I'm just ecstatic that they're going to be going.-4''i'm just pretty excited about the whole thing, because it's like a once in a lifetime opportunity and just to go to washington dc is an experience itself.-10'JUNIOR MATHEW ARAGON AND HIS FELLOW STUDENTS STARTED HOLDING FUND-RAISERS LAST SEPTEMBER. ALL OF THE CAR WASHES AND CANDY BAR SALES PAID OFF. 'they've worked very hard on the fund raisers, i mean it was like almost every weekend.-6'THE CLASS RAISED 85-HUNDRED DOLLARS, AND GOT A LOT OF FINANCIAL HELP FROM BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE DONORS. WALLACE SAYS THERE'S NO BETTER PLACE FOR A SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS TO WITNESS HISTORY ...AND LEARN ABOUT IT. 21:31 'it's the life of the nation in a lot of ways, and we're going to get to see a lot of that light, i'm happy that the kids get to see that, and I'm happy to see that.- 10' WALLACE SAYS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE SPARKED A LOT OF INTEREST IN POLITICS FOR HIS CLASS. HE SAYS NOT ALL THE STUDENTS GOING ON THE TRIP WERE OBAMA SUPPORTERS ... BUT SAYS ALL OF THEM ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HIS FIRST SPEECH AS PRESIDENT.  « Less