Eighth Grade Washington D.C. Trip Tuesday June 11th through Friday - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Eighth Grade Washington D.C. Trip Tuesday June 11th through Friday June 14th, 2019

Tour Company Capital Tours - Haverhill,MA • www.capitaltours.net • Student Tours since 1979 • Professional Tour Guides on each bus •

Bus Company • Travel Kuz Bus Co. - Gill, MA • Coach Buses -Air Conditioned w/Restrooms •

Hotel Accommodations Best Western 6721 Commerce St. • Springfield, VA 22150 Tel. (703) 922-6100 • Males and Females on separate floors and in • separate areas of hotel. Students are not allowed in any room except • their own. Private security on duty from 11 P.M. - 6 A.M. •

Roommate Selection All students are placed in rooms of four • by team. Students will receive a selection sheet • in April to select roommate preference.

Meals All meals, except lunches enroute, are • provided as part of the trip cost. Breakfast is served buffet style. • Lunch at various government buildings or food • courts in Washington D.C. Students will be given a cash stipend to purchase food at the ballpark on Wednesday night. Dinner and DJ Dance at The Waterford at • Springfield, VA (6715 Commerce St.)

Medical Three nurses (parent volunteers) will • accompany us on the trip. *Nurse will administer all medications* • All parents will be asked to provide a • medical history in early May.

Tuesday -Itinerary Student drop off 5:30-5:45A.M. • Departure at 6:00A.M. • Lunch enroute (12:30P.M.) • Arrive at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Area and • meet Tour Guides Baseball Game Toronto Blue Jays vs. • Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards Stadium Check-in at Best Western Springfield, VA at • 9:00P.M.

Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Area

Camden Yards Stadium

Wednesday- Itinerary MLK Jr. and FDR Memorials, White House • for Picture taking. Embassy Row and National Cathedral • Arlington National Cemetery Wreath Laying • Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns Newseum: Pulitzer Prize Winning News Reels • WWII Memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial, • Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial

Martin Luther King, Jr.

FDR Memorial

National Cathedral

Jefferson Memorial

Newseum

Tomb of The Unknowns

HRMS Wreath Laying Ceremony

Lincoln Memorial

Vietnam Memorial

Korean War Memorial

World War II Memorial

Thursday-Itinerary Group Picture and Exterior Tour of the U.S. • Capitol Building Smithsonian: National Air and Space Museum, • Museum of Natural History, Museum of American History U.S. Holocaust Museum Dinner and DJ Dance at The Waterford in • Springfield, Virginia

Capitol Building

Smithsonian Air and Space

Smithsonian Natural History

Holocaust Museum

The Waterford

Dinner and Dance

Friday-Itinerary Breakfast • Depart for home • Lunch in route • Arrive in Danvers (7:00P.M. -7:30P.M.) •

Traffic

Cost of Trip • • • $764 per student • $300 deposit due to Capital Tours Inc. • by December 7, 2018. Final payment of $464 due on April 12, • 2019. Payment arrangements can be made by • contacting Capital Tours Inc. directly • •

Eligibility Good Academic Standing - • Students must be passing all subjects as of May 3, 2019 . Behavior - Demonstration of good • behavior throughout the school year. Suspensions may affect trip elbiliblity.

Parent Chaperones Approximately three parent chaperones • per team ****Volunteer nurses needed **** • Responsible for 10-12 students each • Notification/Selection in January 2019 • Sign-up sheets on back table •

THE END