America250 hosted Community Conversation: Beyond the 50 States on November 4, 2021. The event spanned across the globe, with representatives from Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. During the 60-minute conversation, panelists shared the importance of diversity at the forefront of the commemoration, their view on the U.S. Jurisdictions’ relationship to the United States, opportunities for the commemoration, and their hopes for America’s future.
America’s Field Trip Awardees!
Thousands of students from across the country submitted inspiring entries, responding to the prompt “What does America mean to you?” for the first-ever America’s Field Trip contest. A panel of current and former educators selected 150 students as awardees, hailing from 44 states and territories.