Washington, D.C.

March 25, 26, 27

Here We Come!

STEPS TO DATE

• Survey offered to gauge interest• Results mixed/not all responded• Possibility remains if 150 commit• If not, an alternate trip will be planned

To Be Eligible…We Expect

• Positive Attitude towards Academics as shown through effort and work completion

• Appropriate Behavior Towards All• Adherence to School Rules • Regular Attendance to School• Punctuality to School and to Class

ITINERARY

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6:30 AM LEAVE SWIFT

10 AM, 1 PM REST STOP; TOUR OF HARBOR PLACE; LUNCH-FORT MCHENRY(BAGGED LUNCH)

2:00 pm ARRIVE WASHINGTON, D.C.

2:30 PM SMITHSONIAN MUSEUMS

6:00 PM DINNER OUT-VOUCHER PROVIDED

7:00 PM NIGHT TOUR

LINCOLN MEMORIAL,

VIETNAM MEMORIAL AND KOREAN MEMORIAL

9:30 PM ARRIVE AT HOTEL

11:00 PM LIGHTS OUT

ITINERARY

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A

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2

7:00 AM UP AND READY! BREAKFAST AT HOTEL

9:00 AM ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

11:30AM NEWSEUM

1:40 PM TOUR OF US CAPITOL

6:00 PM DINNER AND A SHOW AT KENNEDY CENTER AND ‘SHEAR MADNESS’

10:30 PM RETURN TO HOTEL

11 PM LIGHTS OUT

ITINERARY

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3

7 AM UP AND READY!

BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL

9:00 AM GROUP PHOTO; TOUR MEMORIALS

11:30 AM MOUNT VERNON/LUNCH

2 PM DEPART FOR HOME

DINNER EN ROUTE

9:30 PM ARRIVE BACK AT SWIFT

What About Food and Money?(Good Question!)

Day 1

Breakfast

At Home

Rest Stop/Lunch

Bagged Lunch

Dinner

Voucher Provided

Day 2

Breakfast

Provided

Lunch

~$15

Dinner

Provided

Day 3

Breakfast

Provided

Lunch

~$15

Dinner

~$15

Additional $ for Souvenirs? Total= ~$75-80

What to pack in my backpack…Some Suggestions

*Tissues

*Sunscreen

*Sunglasses

*Book/Crossword/Word Find/Magazine

*i-Pod/Video Game(with headphones)

*Camera

*Change

*Healthy snacks

*Get a GOOD night’s rest the night before

*Eat a GOOD breakfast before you come

*Arrive to Swift at 6:00 AM

*Leave suitcase by buses/Report to cafeteria

*Board the bus at 6:30 AM

*Bring backpack onto bus

*NO DRINKS ALLOWED ON BUS

OFF

WE

GO!

WE ARRIVE AT LAST!

RULES TO REMEMBER…

NEVER GO ANYWHERE ALONE

+Stay with your group+Always be on time

+Listen to, respect and obey ALL chaperones and security guards

+Be responsible for your things+Be respectful of your roommates

+Keep noise to a minimum at all times+Follow all school rules-

+If it isn’t allowed at school-it isn’t allowed on the trip!

The Hotel

•Chaperones stay on the same floor as students

•Each floor has security guards.

•Four students per room ONLY.

•Two double-beds.

•Bathroom with shower and hair dryer.

•TV, but no Pay-per-view or VCR.

•Each floor has soda and ice machines,

but no refrigerator.

SAFETY TIPS

SIT IN ASSIGNED SEATS ONLY.

ALWAYS TRAVEL IN A GROUP.

OBEY CURFEW AT HOTEL.

LISTEN TO AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS.

REPORT PROBLEMS TO CHAPERONES, PRINCIPAL OR SECURITY GUARDS.

CARRY THE CARD WITH PHONE NUMBER AT ALL TIMES.

OBEY ALL ADULTS.

ALL CHAPERONES HAVE WALKIE-TALKIES.

SECURITY GUARDS ON FLOOR AT NIGHT.

TWO NURSES ON TRIP.

If rules are broken…

CONSEQUENCES!

*Room checks are conducted DAILY. Any damage done to hotel or bus will be student’s responsibility-

Your parent/guardian will be called.

*Any major violations of expected behavior will result in your parents/guardians being called.

*In both cases, YOU explain the problem.

*YOU are sent home, at your parents’/guardians’ expense.

What About Electronic Devices?NO device capable of Video or

Internet Access

No Gaming Systems, such as Playstation, X-Box, Wii or Game Cube

No Video Devices

No laptops or palm pilots

No Communication Devices, such as walkie-talkies, beepers or pagers

No laser pens

What About Cell Phones?BOE policy applies throughout the tripAdditional Permission Slip neededTo be used in hotel room only to CALL

HOMENo text messaging, video or InternetStudents are NOT permitted to carry cell

phones on their person Phones are NOT allowed to be used as

camerasNo cell? No problem-Phone cards/adults

have cell phones

BACK AT SWIFT

LEAVE WASHINGTON AT 2 PM

DINNER ALONG THE WAY

ARRIVE BACK AT 9:30PM

PICK-UP AT SWIFT

IT WAS

GREAT FUN!

What’s Next?

Sign and return slip by November 26th AND

Deposit of $100.00 due November 26th

If 150 students commit to the trip (Deposits received) we will book the trip

If not, an alternate trip will be planned

The Doors of the Supreme Court

Very Impressive!

Our Nation’s Capitol

Arlington National Ceremony

One of our favorite sites

Scary Creatures

Live in the

Smithsonian Museum!

We visit the site of Lincoln’s assassination.

Everywhere you go-Amazing architecture!

Smithsonian Museum

Michael Jordan’s REAL Jersey!

Arlington Cemetery

Be sure to see the Museum of Natural History.

Don’t forget to look up too!

Lincoln Memorial at Night

Memorial

For

Korean War

Veterans

The White House