Washington+Trip

Dear Juniors and Parents, If are interested in going to DC, **Read all of this**, and save it.

Just to give you folks a heads up.

I am sponsoring another Junior Class trip to Washington D.C. this May. We will leave May 5 on Friday night at 9 pm and return on May 8 Monday night around 9 pm. The cost of the trip is $300.00 and in the past this has been enough to cover all expenses and meals. W e plan to see the National Archives (think-National Treasure) the White House and Visitors Center, Ford’s Theatre (scene of Pres. Lincoln’s Assassination), Smithsonian museums of American History, Natural History and the Holocaust Museum. We will visit the monuments of Washington, Jefferson, FDR, Lincoln and the Vietnam Wall, Korean War and WWII Memorials. We will tour Arlington Cemetery and see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Robert E. Lee mansion, Confederate Memorial, Museum of Women in the military, graves of Pres. JFK, his brother Bobby, and now Teddy, Audie Murphy (most decorated soldier of WWII) and the Iwo Jima flag raising statue. We will also take a tour of the Capitol. We plan to visit Pres. Jefferson’s home at Monticello and the National Museum of the Marine Corps which has become a favorite of the students. For students that don’t have a camera, we have several photographers. Most are informal pictures but I also take many group pictures. The students can copy the pictures from my webpage and if requested I can make a cd for them. Last years trip is located here. __[]__ If there are any changes in when we are leaving or coming back, I’ll certainly be in touch with you. I always meet with the parents the week before we leave to give everyone a chance to ask questions and view a slide show so you will have an idea of what the students will be going to see. This is my 14th trip and all have been educational and a lot of fun for the kids. In the last week of March, I will send home the trip rules, permission/medication forms and location of the motel we stay at.

This is the pay schedule

August. 28 $60.00 or what you can pay to reserve your spot.

Nov. 20 $120.00

Feb. 26 $120.00

The $300.00 total covers all meals and everything else for the trip You can pay in full or put down a payment and set up your own pay schedule with me. I justneed to see who really wants to go by August 28

as I make reservations based on who pays by August 28.

I can be flexible with the payments as long as you make the 1 st payment on August 28 so I’ll know how many kids to plan for. Once payments have been made and a student decides to not go, the money will not be refunded, short of some emergency. Students in academic, disciplinary or absentee trouble will not be allowed to attend the trip and will not be refunded their money. If you have any questions at all, feel free to call me at the High School, 688-2101 ext 3442 or email me at mhurd@mhslive.net Also If you are taking AP Biology your test is on Monday the 8th so you will need to sign up for the make up test day. The SAT is also on Sat. the 6th but there are plenty of other times you can take it as well, like March 5 and June 4.

Thank you,

Matthew J. Hurd