1. 8th Grade Washington DC Trip
March 14-17, 2018

2. Is the 8th Grade DC trip for me?

3. Quick DC Highlights Visit to all the major monuments in Washington DC.
Visit to the White House (Photo)
Visit the Holocaust Museum
Visit Arlington National Cemetery
Changing of the Guard
Visit the Capitol (Optional Tour)
Visit the National Mall and all the major museums
American History, African American History Museum (possibly), Natural History…
Dinner Cruise on the Potomac River at night (Friday 3/16)
Visit Mount Vernon

4. Checklist to join us in DC
$100 deposit for student (due October 25, 2017)
Total trip cost is $575 for Students, $720 for Parent Chaperones in a double room, and $980 for Parents in a single room
UCPS Field Trip Permission form/Emergency Contact Form filled out and turned into S.S. Teacher. (Double Sided) – Bright blue form
If your child requires medicine, get the medical consent form to Mr. Sams and he will organize forms for the school nurse to look over. – light green form or light pink form

5. Important Info Students/Teacher ratio is 1:10 or less
Students will have the opportunity to select their own roommates (Them + 3 other friends)
They will choose groups in early December
Students will always be with those people
Student groups will then be joined with other groups while touring
Deposits and trip payments are NON-REFUNDABLE
Optional Insurance
Each chaperone leader will have emergency info for your child when they are touring.

6. Other Info Traveling with Mann Travels
Cindy Oxendine is our trip contact
Tour buses are chartered through Cross Country Trailways Transportation
Students are encouraged to use their phones and take pictures. They must be responsible when using it.
Paid Security on site where they will monitor all floors through the evenings.

7. DC Website and Communication
Follow us on
#dcmavs2018
Any vital or emergency information will be channeled through Mr. Eversole and sent home via Connect-Ed.

8. Medical Concerns
We generally are able to accommodate all medical concerns but a form must be turned into our school nurse.
This form is a special form just for trips
Students cannot carry medicine with the exception of inhalers and epi-pens (form on file)
All medicines will be distributed by either the school nurse or a county approved nurse.

9. Discipline Policy
It is our goal to make this trip as educational and enjoyable as possible. Therefore we have created a discipline policy if students have issues before the trip or during the trip. This was the policy this past year and our policy will be somewhat similar:
Removal from the trip (No Trip Refund)
5 After-School Detentions/ Classroom/ or Related Arts
3 In-School Suspensions
1 Out-of-School Suspension (administrative panel reviews all oss removals)

10. Spirit of Washington

11. Hilton Hotel Springfield

12. 2017 dc fundraiser We will hold our DC fundraiser in early November.
Monies raised will directly go to your child's trip cost
Typically 40% of sales.

13. Dc final payment info
Payment for the trip is typically done in two payments.
$100 deposit
Remaining balance can be paid between December 11th to January 26th.
Trip balance would be = 475
Balance may be reduced by fundraiser
Online payments cannot be split

14. Questions?