Spring Trip

Pepperell High School and Middle School Spring Trip 2012

Dear Parents & Students,

Our request for a spring trip has been approved and we can now go ahead and give you some information on the trip to begin making initial plans. This trip is for 7^th and 8^th grade band members along with the HS Band Students to Orlando, Florida! This should be a wonderful trip for fun but we will also be performing as part of the “STARS” program sponsored by Universal Studios. The dates of the trip are Thursday, April 19 through Sunday, April 22. Below is a tentative schedule (final schedule may vary):

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18

11:00 p.m. Report to PHS. Meet in the Band Room to load luggage and equipment. Depart for Orlando.

THURSDAY, APRIL 19

8:00 a.m.       Arrive in Orlando. Breakfast at McDonald’s on International Drive (known to be the World’s Largest McDonald’s)
9:00 a.m.       Spend the day at Wet ‘N Wild Waterpark with BBQ Chicken Cookout for lunch.
6:00 p.m.      Depart Wet ‘N Wild for Check-In at Hotel.
7:00 p.m.      Universal City Walk for dinner.
11:00 p.m.     Lights Out.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20
7:30 a.m.     Breakfast Buffet at hotel
8:30 a.m.     After Breakfast, depart for Performance at Universal/City Walk area.
11:00 a.m.    After performance, load equipment, change clothes. Spend the day using Park Hopper Ticket to Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure. Students will have a meal voucher for lunch.
6:00 p.m.     Depart Universal Parks for dinner/show at Medieval Times.
11:00 p.m.     Arrive at hotel. Lights out.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21

8:00 a.m.      Breakfast Buffet at Hotel.
8:45 a.m.      Load buses, check-out of hotel.
9:00 a.m.      Depart for Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure. Spend the day using Park Hopper Ticket to visit both parks. Students will have a meal voucher for lunch.
6:00 p.m.      Dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. After dinner, attend The Blue Man Group show.
10:30 p.m.     Depart Orlando for home.

SUNDAY, APRIL 22

@ 7:00 A.M.    Arrive at PHS for parent pick-up.

The arrival time will depend on exact departure time from Orlando and travel conditions. Students will call home when are approximately 30 minutes from the school. Go home and enjoy your spring break!

The estimated cost of the trip is $475.00 which includes:
Charter bus transportation
Hotel accommodations for 2 nights (4 students per room)
Breakfast Buffet on Friday & Saturday
Admission to Wet ‘N Wild Waterpark and Lunch on Thursday
Two-day Park Hopper Ticket to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure
Meal Vouchers for Lunch on Friday & Saturday
Friday Dinner/Show at Medieval Times
Saturday Dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
Ticket for The Blue Man Group

Students will be responsible for:Money for Breakfast on Thursday morning at McDonald’s Money for dinner at City Walk on Thursday eveningSpending money for snacks and souvenirs

CHAPERONES

The cost for chaperones will be $565.00. There will be two chaperones per room (instead of four like the students). This is limited to parents or legal guardians only. Chaperones are a very important part of this trip when it comes to student supervision! All chaperones will be expected to assist with and supervise their assigned students as well as help with general supervision and enforcement of rules and regulations with all students on the trip. If you are interested in going with us, please indicate that on your child’s reservation form.

PAYMENT INFORMATION

In order for us to continue with plans and make reservations, we MUST have a $100.00 NON-REFUNDABLE deposit from each student and adult who will be going.

The reservation form and deposit are due by Thursday, September 29^th.

After the deposit, we will use the following schedule for the remaining payments. Please keep in mind that we have to make scheduled payments to the travel/tour company so it is important to keep up with the payment schedule:
Thursday, September 29^th   $100 deposit and reservation form due
Wednesday, November 30^th       $125 payment
Tuesday, January 31^st               $125 payment
Wednesday, February 29^th         Remainder of Balance

This trip is optional and students who do not attend will not be penalized in any way. Due to the fact that we are performing, we would like for everyone to give strong consideration to attending, as every member of the group plays a very important role! If you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact your child’s band director:
High School:           Mr. Steelnack (bsteelnack@floydboe.net)
Middle School:      Ms. Webb (laurawebb@floydboe.net)

If unforeseen circumstances arise causing you or your child to be unable to attend, we would refund your trip payments minus the initial deposit until 45 days prior to the trip. If an emergency arises after that time we will discuss the situation with you and do our best to help in whatever way we can. In order to remain eligible for the trip, students must maintain a good behavior record over the course of the year. Any student who has an excessive amount of behavior issues between now and the trip will no longer be eligible to attend. Students must also continue to meet all playing expectations and performance commitments in Band to be eligible.

Please read over the attached reservation form and return it with the deposit by Thursday, September 29^thif you are planning to go on the trip.    We hope as many students as possible will be able to participate and that many of our parents will consider chaperoning!!!! Please feel free to contact us if we can be of any assistance.