U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King met with 16 eighth-grade students, parents and teachers from Auburn Middle School who traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the school’s biennial class trip. The students toured the U.S. Capitol building, explored Smithsonian museums and walked along the National Mall to see the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and the World War II Memorial. From left are, in back, Sen. Collins, Constance Poulin, Shane Gilbert, Tasia Meyers, Will Sampson, Sampson Wilson, Rachel Boucher, Gavin Lapage, Todd Sampson, Michelle Breton and Sen. King; front, Hayden Dinsmore, Elijah Breton, Adam Runnels, Victoria McCann, Leo Caron, Evelyn Snyder and Emma Dill.

U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King speak to Auburn Middle School students visiting Washington, D.C.