Billinghurst
Orchestras, Advanced Band & Jazz Band
Music
in the Parks Festival Tour 2014
COMMUNICATION:
You must communicate with Mr. & Mrs. Neidhold about payments for this trip. Payments are due at the beginning of the
month. If you are not able to follow the
payment schedule in this handout, please send a note explaining when you will
be able to make the payments.
Parents MUST communicate about payments for this tour, either through
checks, cash or written notes about payments.
Students will NOT be allowed to participate in the tour if there is no
communication.
This is a wonderful and enriching opportunity for Billinghurst Orchestra
& Band students. We sincerely hope
to take all students on the 2014 tour.
Purpose:
This trip will provide students the
opportunity to perform in a competitive festival. Judges’ comments will encourage the ensembles
and individual members to improve technically and musically.
The following day spent in 6-Flags
theme park will reward the students for intense and productive work.
This is the sixth year for this
tour and all have been phenomenal successes.
The student’s behavior has been exemplary and their performances at the
festival were wonderful.
Participating
Orchestras:
Advisory Orchestra: Golden Strings
Advanced Orchestra: Sierra Strings
Intermediate Orchestra: Bighorn
Orchestra
Participating Bands:
Advisory Band: Jazz
Band
Advanced Band
Dates:
Concert at Billinghurst: Thursday,
May 15th ORCHESTRA ONLY
Leave Friday, May 16th, Time TBA depending on Festival performance assignment
Return Saturday, May 17th, Time: Between 11 p.m. and midnight depending
on traffic
Band Concert: Thursday,
May 29th
Festival:
Music in the Parks
Hotel:
To be assigned by tour coordinator: a hotel near the Vallejo festival with indoor
hallways and an indoor pool. Students
will be assigned four to a room.
Chaperones will be assigned rooms separate from students, two adults to
a room.
Meals:
Friday night pizza party
included. Saturday breakfast provided by
hotel, lunch included in tour package.
Parents should expect to provide a sack lunch on Friday and a fast food
dinner on Saturday as well as snacks throughout the two days.
Chaperones:
Please
see Chaperone sign-up sheet at the end of this packet.
Several parents indicated they
would be available to chaperone.
According to WCSD, over-night trips must have one chaperone to every
eight students. If you are interested in
chaperoning and did not indicate so on the Student Information Form, please fill
out the Chaperone Information Form or email Mrs. Neidhold, cneidhold@washoeschools.net.
Each
volunteer must register with the WCSD Volunteer Office. Overnight trip chaperones must be
fingerprinted and the wait time for approval is 6 week. Please plan ahead. You must start the chaperone volunteer
process by seeing Jennifer Wilson in the Billinghurst office.
Band
students will need at least 8 parent chaperones in addition to the Orchestra
parent chaperones.
Behavior
Expectations:
All
students and parents will be required to sign a Behavior contract.
Bus Company: Amador Stage Lines
Orchestra T-Shirt: All participating Orchestra students will
receive a Billinghurst
Orchestra
T-Shirt.
Costs:
Deadline Amount
October 1 $ 50
November 1 $ 50
December 1 $ 50
January 1 $ 50
February 1 $ 50
March 1 $ 50
The March payment will
be reduced based on fundraising profits. Orchestra students only.
Fundraising:
In order to
reduce the total amount for each student to participate in the tour, the
Billinghurst Orchestra students will participate in fundraisers. Due to accounting difficulties, all profits
will be divided equally among all participating students.
The fundraiser planned at this point:
October Begin
Popcorn Fundraiser
November Popcorn
Sales Fundraiser
This is our
fourth year of this fundraiser for the BDB Orchestras. We will sell specialty popcorn snacks.
Additional Fundraising may be scheduled based on
availability and parent help.
*** It is possible
that the Band student will participate in this fundraiser and be able to
receive a discount on their last payment.
A band parent would need to coordinate the sales and distribution. Please contact Mrs. Neidhold at
cneidhold@washoe.k12.nv.us.
Billinghurst
Orchestra & Band - Vallejo Tour 2014
Behavior Contract Return
to Mr. or Mrs. Neidhold by October 1st
Student
Name_______________________________________________(please print)
The purpose of this
contract is to insure a successful and enjoyable trip for all students.
Participation in the Vallejo
performance and tour is dependent on satisfactory behavior during the 2013-14
school year. Student’s behavior in class
and in school will have bearing on tour participation. Students receiving Citizenship grades lower
than a B in their respective Orchestra or Band class or students who are
suspended or expelled during the school year may be eliminated from the tour at
Mr. or Mrs. Neidhold’s discretion.
Students are expected to act with
mature behavior on the tour. The
students of the Billinghurst music ensembles will be polite to other groups
performing at the festival, follow all of the bus drivers’ instructions, keep
noise levels down in the hotel and act with good citizenship to Billinghurst
students and any other people encountered on the trip.
No alcohol, drugs, illegal
substances or weapons of any kind. No
fighting.
Students will be at all announced
meeting places on time and obey the hotel curfew.
Cell phones and personal music
devices, such as iPods, are allowed.
Students will not carry any electronic device into the performance
venue. Students and parents acknowledge
that Billinghurst Middle School, the charter bus company, chaperones and
teachers are not responsible for any personal belongings.
The Billinghurst dress code will be
enforced on Friday, May 16, 2014. On
Saturday, May 17th students will be allowed to wear more relaxed
clothing including hats. All clothing
must be decent and civilized with no foul language or alcohol/cigarette
advertisements or clothing that might be associated with gang activity. Mr. or Mrs. Neidhold reserves the right to
ask a student to change their clothes if she deemed inappropriate.
Parents understand if a student
breaks this Behavior Contract during the trip, they (the parents) will, at
their own expense, come pick up their child and return them home separately
from the tour group. (Students, this
means if you do not have appropriate behavior on the trip, Mr. or Mrs. Neidhold
will call your parents to come get you in middle of the trip. You will return home with your parents.)
Parents understand that if a
student is suspended or expelled from Billinghurst they will jeopardize their
right to attend the trip and any funds paid to date.
I agree to abide by
all of the Behavior Expectations:
Student________________________________________________________________
Parent__________________________________________________________________
Billinghurst
Orchestra & Band - Vallejo Tour 2014
October
Payment/Tour Deposit $ 50.00
Make check out
to: Billinghurst Middle School
Student Name___________________________________________________________
Class___________________________________________________________________
Please return
to Mr. or Mrs. Neidhold by October 1st.
If you would like to mail your check, please address
it to:
Mr. or Mrs. Neidhold
Performing Arts Department
Billinghurst Middle School
6685 Chesterfield Lane
Reno, Nevada 89523
Chaperone
Intent Form
Please return to Mrs.
Neidhold.
Parent Name_______________________________
Student Name______________________________
Here is some information about chaperoning:
* Only parents and relatives (older than 21) of
Billinghurst Band and Orchestra students may chaperone.
* Chaperones do not pay.
* You must be available for the entire trip with some
exceptions to be approved by Mrs. Neidhold.
* Chaperones will receive a detailed itinerary before
the trip.
* Chaperones are housed two to a room. Occasionally we are able to offer single
rooms to chaperones.
* Because this is an overnight trip, chaperones must
be fingerprinted with the WCSD in order to participate. Fingerprinting takes 6-weeks to clear and
must be cleared before the trip. Plan ahead!
* Chaperoning is easy because we have great kids.
New Information: Fingerprinting must occur less than 6 months before the trip. Please plan to be fingerprinted after January 1, 2014.
IMPORTANT:
You must begin the volunteer process with Jennifer
Wilson in the Billinghurst office. All
chaperones must contact Jennifer Wilson, even if you are a WCSD employee. (WCSD employees must fill out the volunteer
form but generally do not need to be re-fingerprinted.)
Date you plan to contact Jennifer Wilson:_____________
Date you plan to get fingerprinted:_______________
Email address:_________________________________
Home phone:______________________
Cell Phone:_______________________
Work Phone:________________________
WCSD Employee?
Yes_____ No_____
Thank
you for joining us as a chaperone!
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