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We are a little over a month away from our departure. Please make sure to read through the newsletter for important information regarding the trip. There is a lot of information.

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There will be a mandatory final meeting Thursday, March 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the Middle School Media Center. All students and parents should attend this meeting. If you are attending the trip as an adult chaperone there will be a short meeting before at 6:00 in my classroom.
Please plan to attend this final meeting. If you are unable to attend, please get a hold of me and I will get you what you need.

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I have attached the itinerary for the trip including bus and hotel information. Take a look.....

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Students received who they are rooming with a few weeks back. I have attached the list below. Just a reminder; this is just who they will sleep in the same room with at night. They are free to sit with anyone else on the bus, walk with anyone else, eat with anyone else, etc. The adult listed above their group is the adult in charge of passing out any tickets, money, etc. during the trip. They do not stay in the student room.

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Below is a packing list to help you get ready for the trip.

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Something very important to us on this trip is to represent Camanche to the best of our ability. With this in mind, we will try to look the best we can. Sweatpants, athletic pants, and athletic leggings will not be allowed on the trip (except for when we are traveling). Jeans, khakis, nicer pants, etc. will be acceptable. Wearing hats will be very limited. Hats will not be allowed in any building, restaurant, battlefield, memorial, or cemetery we are visiting.

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Four of our students will have the opportunity to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. They applied by writing an essay describing what this opportunity would mean to them. The essays were then sent to all the middle school teachers (with names whited out) and they judged the essays. Congratulations to our winners; Isabelle Bolton, Madi Davis, Karley Erps, Emily VanSloten.

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The PRIDE Fair Committee here at school offers a $100 spending money scholarship each year to one of our students attending the D.C. trip. The applications have been out and the deadline to enter is Friday, February 14. Extra applications are in my classroom.

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We will be hosting our Send-off Dinner on Sunday, March 15. The students attending the trip will work the dinner. They will serve the food, take trays to tables, cleanup, and mingle with the guests. The cost of the dinner will be a cash donation or an item we can take with us on the trip (bottled water, fruit snacks, granola bars, etc.). The dinner will be 4:00-7:00 in the cafeteria. I will send a flyer out soon.

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Just another friendly reminder about No Cell Phones. Students will be allowed to have their cell phones on the trip out of town until about 11:00 p.m. They will then give their phone to their chaperone. Each night we get to the hotel students will have an opportunity to have their cell phones to call home. Remember, they will NOT be allowed to use their cell phone as a camera.