Bellingham High School Music Department to Disneyland 2020 (CHOIRS)

Final student & parent Meeting:

Monday, March 16th, 7PM - 8PM

BHS PAC

Choir Chaperones meet with Ms. Short at 6:30

for Trip Assignments

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Reminder:

final payment due wednesday, february 5th

ASB Online Payments available (Mini Tutorial for online payments)

When a family logs in to the ASB online payments (with their Skyward logon, not as a guest), they will choose the child the payment goes to, click on Bellingham High, click Music Disneyland Tour, click on which program they are in (Band, Choir or Orchestra), then enter the amount they are paying.

Updates January, 5, 2020

Tentative Schedule:

Sunday 4/5 – The Choir will leave Bellingham at approximately 5:30 a.m. from BHS. (Most of band leaves at approximately 3:30 a.m. so we are lucky) We arrive, go to clinic with University Choral Professor, check into the hotel. Wear red shirts.

Monday 4/6 – Choir performance in Disneyland or California Adventure. Wear Robes, etc. The orchestra also performs that day, not sure about band yet.

Tuesday 4/7 – Choir has clinic at Disneyland. Wear Red Shirts. Orchestra has clinic as well, not sure about band yet.

Wednesday 4/8 – Leave Disneyland at approximately 12:30pm. Check out of hotel in the morning, have red shirts available to wear in airport. Arrive in Bellingham at approximately 11:30 p.m.

Notes:

• Parents, families, and friends can attend the performance, but NOT the college clinic, or the recording workshop. Chaperones should plan to attend everything.
• The next payment is due this month and the final payment MUST be paid on time or just ahead of the FINAL DUE DATE which is Feb. 5th!
• We will have a meeting before we leave about all the travel details with definite times.
• Parents who are picking up students to keep them in California will pick up students at LAX on Wednesday. We will have a specific time for that. Students that are staying should have already communicated that to Linda.

Payment Schedule – Total Cost Approx. $1200.00

1. Sept. Payment 2019 (Before Weds., Sept. 11th ) $250.00 ($200.00 Non-Refundable) - see Chaperone info below.
2. Oct. Payment, 2019 (Before Weds., Oct. 16th ) $200.00
3. Nov. Payment 2019 (Before Friday, Nov. 22nd ) $250.00
4. Jan. Payment 2020 (Before Friday, Jan. 10th ) $250.00 (date corrected)
5. Feb. Payment 2020 (Before Weds., Feb. 5th ) Final Payment of Balance – Approx. $250.00

NOTE (Sept. 2019): The Music Department is still comparing companies for the best rate. I just like to get things to you as soon as possible so you can plan. We would like everyone to be able to go. If the trip amount is not possible for you, please contact me. The Choir will have some money to help.

Scheduled and potential fundraisers for this trip

*We need Parents to help with these Big Events

* June/July/August – Car Washes held at BHS

• Contact: Stephanie Mullen mullens76@gmail.com
• Help run a 2 or 4 hour shift on a Saturday. There will also be a sign-up genius for this.

Aug./Sept. Sell Car Wash Tickets. Tickets will be provided for the last car washes and at school for students to sell. ??

*Sept. 9th & 10th (Mon. & Tues.) - Ready-Set-Fund. 45 min. Power Call System for magazines.

*Sept. 22 (Sun.) – Mattress Sale

• Students just need to ask people to buy mattresses and advertise a LOT.
• $50.00 per. Student Mattress Sale.

*Fri., Oct. 25th - Creepy Cabaret

• Publicity - hanging posters around town, sharing info online
• Pre-Sell Tickets
• Students provide entertainment
• Help the night of the event - Set- up/Take-Down, Purchase Desserts or drinks, Take Money at the Door, Help w/sound set-up, etc.

Oct./Nov. - Bellingham Toppers Concert – Combined Concert where we get almost all the money.

*Sat., Dec. 7th - Coats Concert

• Publicity, Sell Tickets, Take tickets at door, make dinner for Coats and guests, set-up PAC

Dec. - Sing in Fairhaven on December weekends for money donations (Busking)

January - (maybe) Baker’s Breakfast Cookies

*January (maybe) Applebee’s Breakfast

• Sell 300 tickets total. 20 students provide service. Student Entertainment.
• A couple of students who serve must have food card

Feb. 12 &13th - Val-o-grams

• Students sing for other students during lunch and Raiderade.
• Perhaps sell to adults in the evening.

Fundraised money can NOT be refunded, BUT if you pay cash towards the trip AND then fundraise money after the entire trip money is paid, you can get that fundraised amount of cash you paid refunded to you. Students will have their own “accounts” with the money they have raised listed.

Money that is raised equally by the entire group will be divided among students and chaperones equally. Chaperones are requested to pay $600.00 (1/2) for their trip. A sibling will also pay $600.00. (1/2)

Chaperones will have until the end of the month to pay because I need to decide how many we need, look at the skills you can bring to the trip, AND most importantly give you time to really decide if you want to go even with the price increase. Matt, Nick, and I decided with the high student quote for each student, we need to have the chaperones pay full price.