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Henry's Exciting
Summer!
After Henry Duny graduated from the
High School in Bether, he spent part of the rest of his
summer in Washington, D.C., Nag's Head North Carolina, and
parts of Virginia working as a high school intern with
Senator Ted Stevens.
As a high school intern, Henry opened
hundreds of letters sent to Senator Stevens each week. He
also got to know the three Senate buildings (Russell,
Dirksen, and Hart) by running errands for Senator Steven's
staff assistants. Since Henry likes typing, they had him
type several things up. The second day working, Henry spent
the day with Senator Stevens to see what he does.
He also went on tours around
Washington, D.C., he said. His favorite tours were of the
Government Printing Office, the Pentagon, and The White
House(. . . .no, he didn't see the President, Bill
Clinton).
The second week he was working, he had
a mini vacation with 11 other interns, his two intern
coordinators, and two staff assistants at Nag's Head, North
Carolina. On this trip, he swam in the ocean, went to
movies, went rollerblading, and strolled on the beach at
night. One thing Henry will never forget is the souvenir
that went into his heel about an inch. For the rest of that
day, Henry recalls, everyone was saying,"I have a cactus in
me!" This is because he said that three or four times before
someone pulled the spine out.
Kings Dominion, an amusement park, was
one of Henry's best places to go. He went on several
rollercoasters there, then swam for awhile and went on the
lighter and slower rides.
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During the trip, Henry said, "I have
widened my perception of how the U.S. Government works in
Washington, D.C. It has been so much fun, yet it was a
learning experience. After this trip, I would encourage
graduating seniors in the Lower Yukon School District to
apply as a high school Intern either for Senator Ted Stevens
or Senator Frank Murkowski. It would give people here on the
Delta a better view of how the government works and of how
much fun you can have in one month!"
By: Henry Duny
Interview by: Kathy Duny 
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Marshall
Cultural Atlas