Trip Information, Please Read All

With the trip just over six weeks away, final preparations are underway.

Questionnaire
A “Six Weeks To Go” Questionnaire is only available on our website, here. All trip participants, including chaperones and shadow trip participants, should fill out a questionnaire and return it to the band office immediately. Students will need to select a color for their hooded sweatshirt from this chart.

Passports
Student and chaperone passports are due to Mr. Deep IMMEDIATELY. All passports need to be signed and valid through 10/10/10 (due to travel restrictions in some countries and for safety reasons). Once turned in, passports are immediately locked in the Band Office, then transported in batches to the Administration Building for copying and safe keeping until the trip. While we are on the trip, copies will be kept with each student, with chaperones for all of their trip group members, in the Administration Building, and at least two sets of full band copies will be kept by the band staff during the trip. All the real passports will be locked in hotel safes while on the trip. The process of copy and sorting so many passports takes time, so passports are needed well in advance of the trip.

Uniforms
Uniform exchange will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 9 and 10, from 3 to 4 PM in the uniform room, by the band room doors in the South parking lot for students experiencing any uniform issues. Students should try on their uniforms to make sure they still fit. Any uniform parts being exchanged should first be dry-cleaned. ALL UNIFORMS MUST BE DRY CLEANED BEFOR THE TRIP. Please make arrangements now.

Passover Seder
For those interested in the optional Passover Seder dinner while on the trip, and invitation, including additional information, can be found here. All participants are invited.

Final Document Meeting
The mandatory Final Document Meeting for all trip participants has been scheduled for March 17 at 7 PM in the Middle School Auditorium.

Bubble Wrap
Bubble wrap is needed for packing the instruments and equipment for a long plane ride across the Atlantic. If you have any available, please send it in to the Band Office.

Email Updates
As the trip draws closer, updates like this will become more regular, and information will not be sent home in handouts. Please be sure that you have registered to receive email updates whenever this blog is updated. We will also be using the blog for updates, pictures, and videos while on the trip.