March 26-27, 2015 Stateside Elementary 2 nd Annual March on Washington DC Capstone Event

Itinerary March 26th 6:00 am Buses Depart STES 12:30 pm Lunch at Reagan Building (Meet Tour Guides) 1:30 pm US Capitol Tour (interior if available) Library of Congress 4:00 pm White House exterior 5:30 pm Dinner at National Place 6:30 pm National Mall: Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument 8:30 pm Check into Hotel

Itinerary- Day 2 March 27th 7:30 am Breakfast and Checkout 8:30 am FDR, World War II, MLK Jr. Memorials 11:00 am National Archives 12:30 pm Museum of Natural History (with Lunch) 3:00 pm Depart for Jacksonville 11:30-ish pm Arrive at STES

Over Night Capital Tours provides security on each floor that STES has rooms All chaperones for the DC Trip will be fingerprinted and go through the volunteer background check provided by OCS 1 chaperone to 2 students Female chaperones will have female students Male chaperones will have male students In extenuating circumstances students will be allowed to stay with a chaperone of the opposite gender. Both parents will be required to sign a letter, notarized by Mrs. M. Whaley stating their intent and giving permission for the overnight arrangements.

Price Student Cost: $280 Chaperone Cost: $280/$310 We get 1 chaperone per 10 students at the $280 price. All other chaperones are $310 Based on Double Occupancy $100 Deposit is due Dec. 1, 2014 Trip is to be paid in full by February 13, 2015 STES will collect initial deposits Capital Tours will take all other payments, information for this process will be forth coming

What’s Included Buses Meals Lunch and Dinner on the 26th Breakfast and Lunch on the 27th Tour Guides while in Washington DC Hotel Security for the night of the 26th Group Picture at US Capitol Insurance- liability, medical, hospital, dental, accidental death and dismemberment

Other Information A commitment letter will go home once we receive our contract from Capital Tours. The signed commitment letter and deposit will be due by Dec. 1st Mr. Strope will be coming with us! Any student that is disciplined twice with OSS will not be allowed to attend field trip STES can not refund money paid

Fundraising Mrs. Stacy Murchinson is coordinating our fundraising activities. The intent of fundraising is to provide scholarships for economically disadvantaged students, lower the cost of individual student trips, raise money for t-shirts, and breakfast the morning of the 26 th. Car the Bojangles: OCT 25 th 9am-3pm Parent’s Night Out- October? More information to come Walk-a-thon: November? 2 nd Parent’s Night Out in February

Final Thoughts and Questions We have already received $540 in donations! Please sign-up for fundraising committee if you are interested in helping Questions?