A group of Pleckgate pupils spent part of the Easter holiday exploring the streets of New York.
The fifteen pupils, from Years 10 and 11, landed in the capital of the world on Monday 4th April.
Staying in a hotel just off Times Square, they were right in the heart of New York and got to see many of the sights the city has to offer.
The pupils took part in a drama workshop in a New York studio and they went to watch a show on Broadway. They travelled on the city’s subway, climbed to the top of the Empire State Building and they watched the sunset from the roof of the Rockefeller Centre.
The group, led by Ms Ridgway, Miss Carcione and Mr Dean, also spent some time in Central Park, visited Brooklyn and found time to hit the shops of 5th Avenue.
One of the many highlights of the trip was a visit to the 9/11 memorial. Pupil Sahiba Shahzadi said: “I’ve seen it on TV before, but somehow being there felt different. It was a sunny and nice – but a shiver ran down my spine as I looked at the names of the people who lost their lives there on that day.”