Mrs. Dickerson Goes to Washington: A Photographic Tour of the Vice President's House and the White House

Two of the highlights during the National Teacher of the Year Recognition Week were the visits to the Vice President's House to attend a reception hosted by Jill Biden and our last day when we visited the White House and met the President of the United States of America.  I'm not sure that I've even processed all of these experiences yet, but I do know that I was honored to represent the impressive educators in North Carolina while I was there.  

Vice President's House:

Security Outside the House

Posing at the Gate

With the South Dakota, Virgin Islands, and South Carolina Teachers of the Year in the Sunroom

With the Minnesota Teacher of the Year

Jill Biden's Inspiring Speech

With the 54 State and Territorial Teachers of the Year and Jill Biden

By the way, note the blue jacket on the Illinois Teacher of the Year, fifth from the right in the front row.  It is the same jacket I wore to the White House.  We were thankful we didn't wear them on the same day!  

The White House:

Making Fun of our Similar Tastes in Clothing!

Sean, the New National Teacher of the Year Preparing His Speech on the Way to the White House

With the Delaware and Minnesota Teachers of the Year outside of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building 

We Started the Day with Conversations about Education with the White House Staff

After Our Meeting We Waited to Enter the White House--with Illinois, Utah, Michigan, South Carolina, and Massachusetts Teachers of the Year

On the Way to the White House

The Green Room-with Texas, Virginia, and Minnesota Teachers of the Year

The Red Room--with the American Samoa Teacher of the Year

In the Blue Room

A Presidential View!

The Ceremony

Excited Teachers Leaving the White House--with Missouri and Pennsylvania Teachers of the Year

 Saying Goodbye:
After such a great experience, we added one more memory.  We changed clothes and headed to Dupont Circle to complete a flash mob to "Happy."  I'm not sure how successful of a flash mob it was--approximately 54 teachers wearing bright yellow shirts are not exactly inconspicuous and we had some technical difficulties--but we made some people smile and had fun doing it!  The flash mob video is too long to post here, but I did post our final group huddle.