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Where to Watch Somerville Kids' White House Trip

On Thursday, five fifth-graders from the Healey School will help first lady Michelle Obama plant the White House Kitchen Garden.

Five Somerville fifth-graders from the Healey School will be at the White House Thursday to help first lady Michelle Obama plant the White House Kitchen Garden.

Boston TV news station WBZ wants to let people know it will be accompanying the Somerville kids to Washington D.C. and will be airing reports about the trip at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.

According to an email from the TV station, news anchor Paula Ebben will also conduct a one-on-one interview with Mrs. Obama.

The five kids, Ariana Docanto, Gabriela Lopez Arias, Sarah Sweeting, Lana Popovic and Brian Chan, were scheduled to fly down to Washington Thursday morning, according to Boston.com.

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They're scheduled to meet with the first lady from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., the news website said.

WBZ ran a short segment about the trip and said the five students were chosen for their hard work on the Healey School's vegetable garden. The story includes reactions from the kids, who described what they felt when they learned they'd be meeting the first lady.

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