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**__ New York City Information __**

**__ Travel Plans: __** The trip is scheduled for March 16th through 20th. This is a Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday trip. We will be leaving school Friday evening March 16th at 10:00 PM. We will return to Tucker Creek early Wednesday morning (6 AM) on April 21st. More details will be added to the schedule as we receive confirmations from the competition host. **__ Lodging: __** We will be staying at a hotel in New Jersey to cut down on expenses. Hotel rooms will be assigned four to a room. If you prefer a double room the cost is higher. **__ Meals: __** Students may bring snacks for the bus ride but all drinks must have screw top lids. Breakfast Saturday morning will be on the road prior to our arrival in New York City. Students will need money for this. All breakfast meals are included in the total cost and will be at the hotel each morning before departing for the day. Lunch each day will be on the streets of the city or a snack venue at one of our touring attractions so send money for these. The evening meals will be at places like Bubba Gump’s, Planet Hollywood, and Hard Rock Café with the cost included in the total price of the trip. **__ Transportation: __** We will be traveling on two 55 passenger charter buses from Coach America of Jacksonville, NC. The buses are quite comfortable, complete with TV, VCR, DVD and bathroom facilities. Your student can bring PG movies. No Disney movies are allowed because that is against copy right laws. **__ Attire for Competition: __** Band and chorus students will wear their regular concert attire for the competition performance Saturday. This is the white TCMS embroidered polo shirt tucked in and buttoned to the top, black dress pants, black closed toe shoes, black socks over the ankle (calf high), and black belt (if pants have belt loops) with no jewelry except medical alert bracelets and small stud earrings. **__ Performance Day and Location Band & Chorus __**** : ** Saturday, March 17, Riverside Church, NYC **__ Chaperones: __** We need chaperones to make this trip a success. In order to chaperone this trip, you must be a registered level 4 volunteer for Craven County Schools. Chaperones will be expected to travel with the students on the bus to and from New York and stay at the hotel with us. Chaperones will also be asked to fulfill certain duties to keep our students safe and secure. We understand that some chaperones may wish to take along additional family members; however, we are unable to make arrangements for other family members to attend. **__ Trip Cost: __** The total cost of the trip for students and chaperones will be **__$600.00__**. This price includes: the competition fee, the awards ceremony dinner/dance cruise, hotel room and breakfast, evening meals, transportation on the bus and points of interest. **//__ Payments __//** Payment 1: $100.00 due September 1st Payment 2: $100.00 due October 12th Payment 3: $100.00 due November 1st Payment 4: $100.00 due December 1st Payment 5: $100.00 due January 10th Payment 6: $100.00 due February 1st If you would like to pay in full, please do! If you are going as a chaperone, you will need to make payments on schedule as well. If you are writing a check, please be sure that it is written out to **__TCMS PAB__**. **//__ Band __//**** : ** **//__ Extra credit WILL NOT be accepted for grades that are __//** **//__ below 80 due to missing practice records __//****//. //**  **//__ Chorus __//**** : ** **//__ Extra credit WILL NOT be accepted for grades that are __//** **//__ below 85 due to loss of points due to lack of class participation __//****//. //**
 * __ Payment Schedule: __** In an effort to prevent using a lot of class time receipting payments for the trip, the following payment plan has been devised. The estimated total cost of the trip has been divided into six payments in an effort to make the trip less of a financial hardship. **//__Please note that the first payment of $100.00 is non-refundable__//**. Any request for a refund must be put in writing and will go before the Performing Arts Booster Executive Board after the trip is over. The board members will decide if any refund (minus $100.00) will be given. If a child is unable to go on the trip because of bad behavior, no refund will be given.
 * __ Student Eligibility: __** All 7th and 8th grade Band and Chorus students are eligible under the following conditions:
 * 1) The students’ grade in Band must be maintained at an 80 or higher beginning August 12th.
 * 2) All students’ practice logs for Band must be turned in within a week of the due date beginning August 12th.
 * 1) The students’ grade in Chorus must be an 85 or higher on all weekly participation and class work grades.
 * 2) The students’ grade in Chorus must be an 80 or higher on all singing tests and notation quizzes.

There are a limited number of spots available for this trip. 8th grade band and chorus students have first priority for attending the trip. In the event that the trip fills up, Mrs. Phelps will keep a waiting list for students who are interested in attending. Please let Mrs. Phelps know if you will have a problem getting the first payment on the due date. Again, please make checks payable to **__TCMS PAB__**. In the event that it is necessary for your child to withdraw (illness, death in the family, etc.) from the competition, we will do our best to refund **//a portion//** of your payment. Please remember, the first **__$100.00__** of your payment is **NON-REFUNDABLE**. We are required to make deposits to the festival organization, and the travel agency handling our trip. Some of the expenditures we make are non-refundable to our organization. However, please know we will do our very best to refund as much of your money as possible after the trip is over should your child withdraw. **__ Friday March 16, 2012 __** Depart for New York City Stop-over en route for Breakfast **__ Saturday March 17, 2012 __** New Jersey Hotel Check- In. After check-in, head to New York City for Music Festival activities. ** Heritage Festivals Music Performance ** Band Warm- up Band Adjudicated Performance On-Stage Clinic Band Group Photo Choir Warm-up Choir Adjudicated Performance On-Stage Clinic Choir Group Photo NYC Sight Seeing; Times Square, China Town, Little Italy, Empire State Building ** 7 - 11PM: ** Heritage Festival Awards Ceremony, Dinner, Dance Cruise around Manhattan. **__ Sunday March 18, 2012 __** AM – Group Breakfast Guggenheim Museum Ground Zero Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island Tour. Lunch on Ellis Island PM – Broadway show **__ Monday March 19, 2012 __** Mets Citi Field Tour (1 hour) Lincoln Center Tour New York City Sight Seeing. PM- Medieval Times Dinner and Show. **__ Tuesday March 20, 2012 __** Sony Wonder Lab Tour. Carlo’s Bakery – Cake Boss Depart for Homemedia type="custom" key="10747112"
 * //__ Band and Chorus __//****// : //**
 * 1) ** NO student ** who plans on attending this trip may receive Reflections TWICE. First time serving Reflections is considered a warning. The Second offense will result in loss of privileges and the student will no longer be eligible.
 * 2) ** NO student ** who plans on attending this trip may receive a discipline referral resulting in suspension.
 * 3) ** IF A STUDENT RECIEVES REFLECTIONS DUE TO A REFERRAL GIVEN BY MS. ORR OR MRS. PHELPS, THIS WILL AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFY THE STUDENT FROM THE TRIP **.
 * 4) All payments **MUST** be made on the due date. We must meet our deadlines to make this a successful trip. Any problems meeting the deadlines must be made known to Ms. Orr and Mrs. Phelps in advance.
 * __ Deposit and Reservation Form __**
 * __ Cancellation policy __**
 * __ Tentative Itinerary: __**