WASHINGTON DC TRIP NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER
TAKE THIS LETTER HOME. HAND IT TO YOUR MOM, DAD, OR GUARDIAN.
GROUP SOCIALS: ONE THING THAT WE DO EACH YEAR IS GET TOGETHER AS A GROUP FROM TIME TO TIME TO HAVE PIZZA LUNCH. IT IS A GOOD WAY TO PUT THE KIDS TOGETHER IN A SOCIAL SITUATION A FEW TIMES BEFORE WE LEAVE FOR THE 6 DAY D.C. TRIP. THE CHARGE WILL BE $30 PER KID. THIS WILL GET THEM 6 LUNCH SOCIALS INCLUDING BURGER WEST IN MARCH. LEFT OVER FUNDS, IF ANY, WILL GO TO A POST-TRIP PARTY. I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FACTOR IN ABSENCES OR KIDS WHO FORGET TO ATTEND. IF YOU TELL ME IN ADVANCE, HOWEVER, I CAN REFUND YOU $5. I HAVE MONEY FROM 11 KIDS AND WILL SCHEDULE LUNCHES WHEN I HAVE AT LEAST 12 PAID. WE ARE CLOSE!
THE FIRST LUNCH SOCIAL WILL HOPEFULLY BE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22ND.
CURRENT FUNDRAISERS
LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT TO RAFFLE AN ELECTRONIC ITEM SUCH AS A KINDLE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THE RAFFLE CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE $25. THE MORE THAT DO IT, THE BETTER THE ITEM TO RAFFLE. START BRINGING IN MONEY, I WILL MARK YOU DOWN. LETS CUT OFF COLLECTION ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH.
PIE PICK UP. THEY WILL BE READY TO PICK UP WEDNESDAY THE 16TH. I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE VERY MINUTE I HEAR IF THE WAREHOUSE CHANGES THIS. YOU CAN GET THEM BETWEEN 4:00 AND 5:30. I WILL BE AT THE WAREHOUSE WHICH IS DIRECTLY BESIDE THE BUS GARAGE ON THE MAY ROBERTS CAMPUS. THE ADDRESS IS 689 NW 6TH ST. THE LISTED PHONE NUMBER IS 881-1274 IN CASE YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME DURING THE “PICK UP” PERIOD. MY CELL NUMBER IS 541-212-8008. ALSO, REMEMBER THAT THEY MUST BE DELIVERED FROZEN.
SALSA SALE. THIS HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS SALE FOR OHS VOLLEYBALL AND BASEBALL. ONLY 2 OR 3 OF YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO DO IT. GET IN TOUCH WITH ME THE NEXT DAY OR TWO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. IT IS STILL A POSSIBILITY.
FINAL PAYMENTS ARE DUE RIGHT AT THE END OF CHRISTMAS BREAK. IF YOU NEED TO WORK WITH WORLDSTRIDES ON PAYMENTS, CALL THEM RIGHT AWAY. THEY DO HAVE AN EXTENDED PAYMENT PROGRAM THAT MANY HAVE USED IN THE PAST.
IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP TO GO TO DC. AS WAS STATED IN THE “KICKOFF MEETING,” OUR TRIP WAS BASED ON 35 PARTICIPANTS. RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT 32. IF KIDS START TO “DROP,” WORLDSTRIDES MIGHT HAVE TO TEAM US WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL, CHANGE OUR SCHEDULE OR INCREASE OUR PRICE. PARENTS, IF YOU WERE SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT GOING, NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO COMMIT. IF YOU KNOW OF ANY STUDENTS WHO STILL WANT TO GO, TELL THEM TO SEE ME. IF YOU HAVE A FRIEND IN FRUITLAND, VALE, PAYETTE, ETC, I HAVE TAKEN MANY NON-OMS KIDS, WE HAVE 4 SO FAR THIS YEAR. HAVE THEIR PARENTS CALL ME. WE NEED TO RECRUIT AND WE ALSO NEED TO ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED TO NOT “DROP.”
HOODIE ORDER: I PASSED OUT ORDER SHEETS ON MONDAY. THIS IS AN OPTIONAL THING. IF KIDS OR ADULTS WANT TO ORDER, THEY ARE AWESOME TO HAVE AND KIDS CAN WEAR THEM TO SCHOOL. THE DEADLINE IN TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND,
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS:
MOUNT VERNON. THIS WAS THE HOME OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. LOCATED ON THE SHORES OF THE POTOMAC RIVER, THIS HOUSE, BUILT AROUND 1735, BELONGED TO GEORGE AND HIS WIFE, MARTHA. THIS IS A GREAT HIGHLIGHT ON THE TRIP! TO GET TO MOUNT VERNON WE WILL BUS THROUGH OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA SEEING DOZENS OF REALLY COOL OLD TIME HOUSES – OLDER THAN “MR A!”. MUCH OF OUR TRIP IS “ON FOOT,” WALKING, BUT WE GET TO SEE ALEXANDRIA FROM THE COMFORT OF OUR BUS.... REALLY NICE. ONCE WE GET TO MOUNT VERNON, THOUGH, IT IS BACK ON FOOT. WE WILL TOUR THE MANSION GETTING TO SEE ALL THE AWESOME STUFF GEORGE OWNED. THEN, WE WILL TOUR HIS ESTATE, WALKING ALL AROUND THE GROUNDS HE USED TO CALL HOME. WE WILL SEE HIS TOMB AND VISIT ONE OF THE BEST GIFT SHOPS ON OUR TOUR.... CHECK OUT THE MOUNT VERNON WEBSITE AT “HTTP://WWW.MOUNTVERNON.ORG/”
THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL. WE USUALLY ONLY DO THIS ON THE YEARS THAT WE DO NOT DO PHILADELPHIA AS WE HAVE AN EXTRA FEW HOURS IN DC. IT IS AMAZING. GO ONLINE AND CHECK IT OUT. CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN 1907 WITH TEDDY ROOSEVELT LAYING THE FIRST STONE WHICH CAME FROM A FIELD NEAR BETHLEHEM. CONSTRUCTION TOOK 83 YEARS AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY AN ARCHITECTURAL MARVEL. ADULTS WILL ESPECIALLY LOVE THIS STOP ON THE DC TRIP!
ROOMING: START THINKING NOW ABOUT WHO YOU WANT TO ROOM WITH. THE TRIP PRICE IS BASED ON 4 STUDENTS TO A ROOM. ROOMS OF 3 ARE VERY, VERY UNLIKELY BUT THERE MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY. I GET 1 ROOM FOR EVERY 4 STUDENTS. MOST IMPORTANT: DO NOT AGREE TO ROOM WITH SOMEONE YOU HAVE NO INTENTION OF ROOMING WITH.... WHEN YOU DO THAT IT CREATES A HUGE MESS THAT IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO WORK THROUGH. IF YOU DO THIS, YOUR NAME MIGHT BE TURNED IN FOR 2 OR 3 DIFFERENT ROOMS AND THEN I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO.....
MORE NEWS LATER.
MR A