Hershey Park Final Itinerary
Friday May 1, 2015
*Revised*
5:15 a.m. – Arrive at SRMS and load buses
5:45 a.m. – Depart from SRMS
9:00 a.m. – Arrive at Grandview Heights Academy and unload buses
110 Durlach Road, Ephrata, PA 17522
9:10 a.m. – Band Prepare for Warm Up
9:20 a.m. – Band Warm Up in designated area
9:40 a.m. – 8th Grade Band Performs
9:40 a.m.- Orchestra Warm Up in designated area
10:00 a.m.- 8th Grade Orchestra Performs
10:00 a.m.- Guitar Warm Up in designated area
10:20 a.m.- 8th Grade Guitar Performs
10:40 a.m. - Load Instruments back on bus.
10:50 a.m. – Change clothes to Navy Blue Golf Shirt (or Hershey Park Trip Shirt) and shorts/jeans
11:00 a.m. - Buses leave for Hershey Park
****Lunch on the bus to Hershey Park (Bring Bag Lunch)
11:30 a.m. - Buses arrive at Hershey Park
11:45 a.m.-7:45 pm - Enjoy Park! (in groups of no smaller than four).
7:50 p.m. - Meet at front of park (rendezvous point will be next to a cow statue just outside of the ticket entrance) to exit park and head to buses together!
Attendance will be taken before heading to buses!
8:00 p.m. – Load buses and depart from Hershey Park
Attendance will be taken on buses before leaving!
Approx. 11:15-11:30 p.m. – Return to SRMS and unload bus.
Each student needs to bring the following items:
· Wear on bus to Hershey Park – Blue SRMS Polo Shirt black pants for performance
· Instruments, music, reeds, valve oil, etc.
· Wear music department Golf Shirt (or Hershey Park T-Shirt) and jeans (or shorts if warmer weather/ Clean and neat, no baggy pants) for AFTER performance.
· Snack for bus ride
· Bag lunch to eat after the performance.
· Money – Suggest $25-$30 for food and spending money for the day
· Absolutely no bathing suits will be allowed.
Chaperone Duties:
· The buddy system will be implemented all day! (Students in groups of 4 or more at all times)
· Parents will assist in keeping students calm on the bus ride to and from the performance, park, and back to Seneca.
· Parents will be assigned a specific group of students to be responsible for throughout the day.
· SRMS students and chaperones will exhibit appropriate and respectful behavior towards all other schools and participants.
· SRMS students will respect and follow directions that any parent or teacher gives.
· Chaperones are responsible for making sure their group of students are aware of the schedule and the respective rendezvous points for the entire day.