1. 8th Grade Trip Washington, D. C
8th Grade Trip Washington, D.C Thursday, May 11th & Friday, May 12th
Ernie welcome, introduce Tarshia and Irene

2. Highlands Departure Students arrive at 5:30 a.m.
Buses depart 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 11th

3. Capitol Building & White House photo
Sample Itinerary
Capitol Building & White House photo

4. Thursday Evening
Illuminations Tour

5. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Visit Newseum and
Holocaust Memorial Museum

6. Walking Tour of Monuments

7. Arlington National Cemetery

8. Hyatt Hotel Capitol Hill

9. Smithsonian Museum Visits

10. Thursday Buffet Dinner
HOTEL BANQUET ROOM

11. Student Watchers on Duty from
Thursday Evening
Student Watchers on Duty from
10pm - 7am

12. Breakfast to go from the Hyatt
Friday Morning
Breakfast to go from the Hyatt

13. Board Buses to Return to Highlands
Friday – 4:00 pm
Board Buses to Return to Highlands

14. Friday Dinner Stop

15. Supervision Co-Leaders- Tarshia Holder and Irene Spiconardi
Highlands Teachers- Ratio of 1:10
Teachers are chaperones
Tarshia

16. Trip Cost Price per student: $315.00
Includes: transportation, 5 meals, all entry fees, chaperones, tour guides, 2 t-shirts, hotel (quad-style) and security
Payments: checks or money orders payable to
“White Plains Middle School”
$105 tonight or by Thursday, December 1st
$105 on or before February 1st
$105 on or before March 21st
OR 1 payment of $ tonight
Last date for full refunds is Friday, April 7th.
After April 7th, ONLY $175 can be refunded.
Tarshia

17. Expectations Luggage Cell phones and electronic devices Room etiquette
Behavior
Ernie – drop off day before? Contents reviewed, cell phones collected at bed check, etc.

18. How to register for the trip?
Complete registration forms AND make your first payment of $105 by December 1st.
Forms to be completed
Student Information/Permission Slip Form
Behavior Contract
Medical Form – ONLY if your child takes medication BEFORE or AFTER school

19. Questions?
Link to website on George