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Last Updated:
February 03, 2012
Click Here To Register Your Information For
The Trip
This link will direct you to a Google Document
in which you are asked to provide the parents/guardian name,
student’s name, parent/guardian email address, and contact phone
number.
We will be using emails to send out trip statements and payment
information on a monthly basis for all participants. We will also be
sending out important trip information by email along the way.
Please go to the PHS Music Boosters to get
student account information for the trip.
www.portsmouthmusicboosters.org
You can contact the Treasurer, Mr. Gary
Jefferds, with any questions regarding student accounts
treasurer@portsmouthmusicboosters.org
Please contact Mr. Rausch with any questions
regarding the trip
phsbandmusic@gmail.com
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE WILL ONLY ADD
YOUR NAME UPON RECEIVING THE FIRST PAYMENT OF $100
We are pleased to announce that the PHS
Marching Band has been selected to appear in the 100th Anniversary
of the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade on Saturday, April
14, 2012. Portsmouth High School will be one of the twelve marching
band positions in the parade, representing Rhode Island.
The parade is 1.4 miles long and will step off from 4th Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue and travel Pennsylvania Avenue to Constitution
Avenue where the parade will continue down Constitution Avenue to
19th Street. The parade route passes amazing landmarks such as the
White House, The Washington Monument, The National Gallery of Art,
The National Archives Building and more. More than 300,000
spectators line the route each year to view the parade while another
million plus viewers witness the parade LIVE on Washington regional
television.
We applied for this parade 6 months ago and have just recently been
awarded the spot. When planning trips for our Music Department we
always try to look in providing students wonderful opportunities
that can only be achieved within a performing ensemble. This
Festival is truly an amazing experience that the students will be
able to take with them and remember long after graduation.
We ask that you consider this opportunity and take advantage of this
truly once-in-a-lifetime experience. In addition to the parade we
have included an itinerary that consists of many opportunities that
take place in Washington DC, including: Bus tour of Arlington
National Cemetery, Twilight Dinner Cruise on the Potomac, National
Air & Space Museum, The Jefferson, Iwo Jima, and Lincoln Memorials,
The Vietnam & Korean War Memorials, The Capitol Building, and more.
In closing, please remember that you are representing not only
Portsmouth High School, but the town of Portsmouth and the state of
Rhode Island. We want you to enjoy every aspect of this trip but
remember our focus is to prepare and perform with the highest level
of musicianship we can in one of the nation’s most popular parades.
Congratulations and good luck!
Sincerely,
Mr. Rausch
TRIP
PRICE: $575
*This represents the maximum trip price. We hope to adjust this at a
lower price once we have a final count of students.*
• Bus Transportation
• 3 Nights Hotel/Tax – Washington Suites Hotel in Alexandria, Virginia
• Tour Mobile - Arlington
• Potomac River Twilight Cruise
• Panoramic Photo in uniform at Capitol Building
• 3 Breakfasts
• 3 Dinners
• Transportation and entrance to sights in Washington DC
• Participate in the 100th Anniversary of The National Cherry Blossom
Festival Parade
• Possible tour of the Capitol Building (plans are being made!)
• US Capitol Building
• US Botanical Gardens
• Museum of American Indian
• National Air & Space Museum
• Arlington National Cemetery
• Jefferson Memorial
• Iwo Jima Memorial
• Museum of Natural History
• Washington’s Union Station
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ITINERARY
Download a copy in pdf
This is a tentative schedule.
Exact times will be confirmed once we receive confirmation of the
Capitol Tour.
Thursday April 12, 2012
6:00
– 7:30pm Luggage check-in at PHS. Suitcases will be locked in band
room overnight to assure on-time departure.
Friday
April 13, 2012
7:00
am Load the buses at Portsmouth High School
8:00
am Buses depart from Portsmouth High School
Lunch stop en route - Not included
6:00
pm Arrival into Washington, DC
Dinner at the Union Station Food Court -
$10 cash provided
Walk to the US Capitol Building for a
“Welcome to Washington” briefing by Mr. Rausch
9:00
pm Arrival at the Washington Suites Hotel in Alexandria,
VA
Saturday April 14, 2012
7:30
am Continental breakfast at the hotel - Included
8:30
am Buses depart from the hotel for Washington, DC
10:00
am The 100th Anniversary of the National Cherry
Blossom Festival Parade
12:30
pm Lunch at the National Air and Space Museum food court -
Not Included
2:00
pm A group Panoramic Photo will be taken on the west front
of the US Capitol
2:30
pm Meeting with United States Senator Jack Reed at the US
Capitol
3:30
pm Tour of the US Capitol Building and Visitor’s Center
5:00
pm Visit to the Jefferson Memorial
6:00
pm Dinner at the Great American Steak and Buffet
Restaurant - Included
7:30
pm Illuminated Monument Tour - The Lincoln
Memorial
The Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial
The Korean War Memorial
The World War II Memorial
10:00
pm Buses depart for the hotel
Sunday April 15, 2012
8:30
am Continental breakfast at the hotel - Included
10:00
am Visit to the US Botanical Garden
11:00
am Visit the Smithsonian Museum of American History
Lunch in the food court of the American History Museum - Not Included
2:00
pm Visit to the North Portico of the White House for
photos
3:00
pm Time to visit the Iwo Jima Memorial
4:00
pm Tourmobile sightseeing tour of Arlington National
Cemetery
7:30
pm Potomac River Dinner Cruise - Included
10:00
pm Buses depart for the hotel
Monday April 16, 2012
7:30
am Buffet breakfast at the hotel - Included
8:30
am Load the buses
9:00
am Buses depart from Washington, DC for Portsmouth
Lunch stop en route - Not included
Dinner stop en route - $10 cash provided
8:00
pm Approx. arrival at Portsmouth High School
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Department
PAYMENT SCHEDULE &
OPTIONS
1 – November 1 $100
2 – December 1 $100
3 – January 1 $100
4 – February 1 $100
5 – March 1 Remaining Balance
• PRICE MAY BE ADJUSTED TO ACCOMMODATE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING.
MAXIMUM PRICE IS $575. PRICE MAY DECREASE AFTER WE HAVE A FINAL COUNT
FOR PARTICIPANTS.
• PARENTS OR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WISH TO JOIN US, MUST MAKE ARRANGEMENTS
ON THEIR OWN.
PAYMENT
OPTIONS:
1. You may wish to pay on-line through the Music Boosters website. Our
Music Boosters have set up a system through Pay-Pal in which you can use
a debit or credit card. Payments can be made by going to their website:
http://www.portsmouthmusicboosters.org
2. You may pay by check by mailing the payment using the coupons
provided at the end of this handbook. Checks are to be made payable to:
Portsmouth Music Boosters.
The mailing address is:
Portsmouth Music Boosters
PO Box 21
Portsmouth, RI 02871
* Please include student’s FIRST and LAST NAME on check.
* Do not send money in to school to give to teachers. All payments are
to be mailed or to be brought in to be deposited in the Music Room
Mailbox.
CANCELLATION PENALTIES
Many items in this program are priced out based on a specific number of
students and adults contributing to their costs. Should the number of
full-paying students drop below the projected numbers, then these costs
would be spread out over a smaller number, thus increasing the per
person price for the trip. With this in mind, we have established the
following cancellation policies.
If an individual needs to cancel, the following penalty will apply based
on the date that the cancellation is received in writing. All
cancellation notices must be sent to Mr. Rausch at Portsmouth High
School.
Now
to Nov. 30, 2011 - No
Penalty
Dec. 1, 2011 to Dec. 31, 2011
- $200.00 Per Person Penalty
Jan. 1, 2012 to Feb. 29, 2012
- $400.00 Per Person Penalty
Mar. 1, 2012 to Apr. 13, 2012
- Full Penalty
CANCELLATION INSURANCE
Cancellation insurance is available to individuals at a cost of approx.
$43.00 per person. This would allow for a full refund of the amount paid
for the trip if the individual needed to cancel due to a covered medical
reason. Further details about this insurance are available upon request.
Please call Bennett Student Travel to request information (978-342-7188)
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