1. OCTOBER 6 th, 2015

2.  WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21  5:15 p.m.Load Coach; 5:30 departure (This is Central Time)   THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22  7:00Breakfast – Magill’s  8:30Lincoln, Vietnam & Korean  10:45Washington Cathedral; 11:00 Appointment  12:30Lunch  1:45White House pictures  2:15Shopping by Ford’s  3:00 Ford’s Museum – Museum and Ranger Talk  4:30FDR and MLK Memorials  6:30Dinner at Old Country Buffet - 9650 Main St., Fairfax, VA(Fair City Mall)  7:45Check into Comfort Inn University Center - 11180 Main St.  Fairfax, VA

3.  FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23  7:30 a.m.Breakfast at the hotel; Depart 8:15 a.m.  8:45World War II Memorial  10:00Group picture  10:15Arrive Capitol – 10:50 Appointment  11:45Lunch  12:30Arrive Holocaust Appointment  2:45National Archives  3:45Smithsonian Museums – Your choice  6:00Dinner – Pentagon City  7:30Arrive Kennedy Center  8:00“Shear Madness” Play

4.  SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24  7:00 a.m.Breakfast at the hotel; load buses; depart 8:30 a.m.  9:00Arrive Arlington Cemetery  11:00Changing of the Guard; 11:15 Wreath Ceremony  Subway to Pentagon City  12:15Lunch – Pentagon City  1:15Arrive Washington Monument; 1:30 tickets  3:00Mount Vernon; 3:55 Mansion Entry  5:30Dinner at Union Station  6:30Night Tour – Jefferson, Lincoln, Air Force, Iwo Jima  SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25  ~7:30-8:00 a.m.Arrive Westville School

5.  Pillow and Blanket  Raincoat  Small Playmate size cooler  Non messy snacks  Drinks in plastic bottles with screw tops. WATER ONLY!  DVDs if you want to share with the group **(PG and teacher’s discretion!)  Winter coats, hats, gloves, and scarves  Backpacks with toiletries  IPODS with earphones  Must have a watch  Motion sickness pills  Camera/phone/Chargers  Prescription meds/Tylenol etc.

6.  Small DVD Players  Video cameras  Portable Gaming Systems (DS, PSP, Xbox etc)  I-pads/Laptop computers  Energy drinks, caffeine pills, etc.  If you should choose to take electronics: the school and travel company are not responsible for lost items or damage which may occur on the bus.

7.  Garment Bag – might be shared with roommates: Dressy Clothes only needed by Wreath Layers  1 suitcase per person (tag/mark your suitcase)  1 large cooler for the room (to be shared by all roomies)

8.  Stay seated (no yelling or screaming)  Talk quietly  No Caffeine or Energy Products  Restrict drinking fluids  After the movies, boys sit with boys & girls sit with girls for lights out.  During lights out: you must be quiet and sleep. (you may quietly listen to your own MP3 players with headphones during this time but not your neighbors’ music)

9.  Dress will follow the guidelines set forth by the student handbook.  Dress should be clean, neat, and simple  No holes in jeans  No shirts that advertise tobacco, alcohol, or that are in bad taste.  Dress in layers

10.  Comfortable tennis shoes should be worn. Please do not wear new tennis shoes.  Socks must be worn  Flip-Flops and sandals are not permitted when going on tour for the day.  On an average day, you will be walking about 5 miles!

11.  Don’t wear… ◦T shirts ◦Jeans with holes ◦Dirty Tennis Shoes ◦Shorts ◦Dressy Clothes! They are not necessary!!!  Do wear… ◦Khakis and polo’s ◦Dressy jeans and sweaters or ◦Nice Blouse, Button Shirt ◦Dress Shoes, clean tennis shoes, nice boots

12.  For individuals laying the wreath… ◦Shirt and Tie OR suit ◦Dress ◦VERY nice coordinated outfit ◦No open toe/back shoes or high heels  For students not laying the wreath… ◦Dress for the weather in layers and comfortable shoes.

13.  No yelling in the hallway.  Shoes worn outside of room (flip flops allowed only in hotel)  No slamming of doors  No mixed company in rooms only in public areas (ie: hall/pool)  You should only be in our hallway or the pool area (during our allotted time)  Lights out, sleeping, taped doors, security guards

14.  Be considerate and listen to the people talking to the group.  Be on time – If you are 5 minutes early, you are never late.  You can never be by yourself!! Find a partner to be with or Mr. Marshall and the Jones’s will be your partner for the duration of the trip.

15.  Keep them with you unless we tell you to leave them on the bus! I will give you my cell phone # on the bus.  When we have a guide with us, you are to be listening to them, not playing on your phone!  A violation of this might result in phone being confiscated for the duration of the day. This includes texting, games, apps and internet use!!!!!!

16.  For minor infractions such as violation of lights out, or buddy rule, students will have a one on one discussion with Mrs. Jones and Mr. Marshall  For second offense- a phone call home  For third offense or any violation of the handbook such as stealing, fighting, drinking, tobacco etc. – Airplane ride home immediately at parents’ expense.

17.  Each year Mrs. Jones does a blog while traveling around D.C.  If interested the blog address is… http://2015westvillemiddleschoolwashingtondc.blogspot. com/  last year’s blog address is… http://2014wmstriptowashingtondc.blogspot.com

18.  Medical Forms  Bus loading/unloading and cleaning  Candy Checks  Runner for Picture: Jace Woods  Highest Candy sellers to lay wreath ◦Chase Pavlack & Cheyanne Wright ◦Manny Guevara & Marissa Stark