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Hundreds of AZ students flown to DC for civics-related trip

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Published  June 4, 2025 6:30pm MST
Education
FOX 10 Phoenix
Phoenix area students go on DC field trip

Phoenix area students go on DC field trip

Over 200 students in the Valley are on their way to the nation's capital for what can be described as a once-in-a-lifetime trip, and it's all part of the Civic Matters Arizona program hosted by Arizona's NFL team.

The Brief

    • 275 students in the Phoenix area are heading to Washington, D.C.
    • The trip was organized by the Arizona Cardinals, as part of its "Civics Matters Arizona" program.
    • This is the fourth annual trip for the program.

PHOENIX - A group of students in the Phoenix area are on their way to Washington, D.C. for the trip of a lifetime, and they are going in style.

The Arizona Cardinals are hosting its fourth annual "Civics Matters Arizona" program.

"Super excited. 275 students here," said Shawn Mayo, Chief People Officer for the Arizona Cardinals. "By next year, we would've touched a thousand students."

What we know:

The team takes students from the Valley for a four-day, three-night trip to D.C. Their transportation: the Cardinals' team plane.

Once there, they tour the United States Capitol and the Supreme Court, meet with lawmakers, and see how the government works.

Students going on the trip say they can't wait to be there.

"I'm excited to go.. I've never been out of state, so I'm excited, I'm really excited," said Dayse, a student who is going into her senior year.

"I'm really excited. This opportunity is really amazing. I'm just really looking forward to it," said Alexia, a 10th-grader.

Once the students return, they will have one more surprise, thanks to one of the trip sponsors, Desert Financial.

"We’re excited that when they return we’re going to surprise them with a Kickstart [checking] account with $125 in the account. We’re excited to be able to do that for them as an incentive to continue to learn and grow," said Ron Amstutz, Executive Vice President of Desert Financial.

The Source

  • Information for this article was gathered by FOX 10's Danielle Miller.

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