2016 Trip and Tour

I am super excited to share the details of this year’s Spring Trip and Tour with each of you. This year’s tour will be to Dallas, featuring a performance at the world-class Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. We will depart the morning of March 4 and return the evening of March 6.

All necessary trip documents will be uploaded here: 2016 Tour to Dallas

NEW THIS YEAR!

Because the performance at the Meyerson is competitive and against other choirs from across the state, we are requesting and expecting every member of Chorale and Bella Voce to attend. Students from Chorale and Bella Voce who are unable to fundraise the entire amount and go on the full weekend trip will be offered a “day trip option”. More details below. 

Highlights of this year’s trip will be:

• Round trip transportation by motor coach from San Angelo to Dallas
• Accommodations at a suites-style hotel with complimentary made-to-order breakfast
• Full day admission at Six Flags Over Texas with meal voucher with special awards ceremony in the evening
• A night of food and fun at Dave and Buster’s
• Professional World View Travel escort for the duration of the trip
• Professional security guards on-duty at the hotel each night just for our group (adults get to sleep!)

The full cost of the trip is $390 and it includes everything. Students from Chorale and Bella Voce who cannot meet the full cost will be offered the “day trip” for $100. The day trip people will do everything with the group the first day, but will come back to San Angelo after dinner the first night.

We will need a signed contract and a non-refundable deposit of $40 (or $15 for day trip) by the deadline of Monday, November 30 for a spot on the full trip to be held for your student.

We will also need several parent chaperones as well. All parents going on the trip must complete and receive full VIPS approval (visit SAISD.org for more info and to apply) as well as attend a mandatory chaperone orientation meeting prior to the trip. If you are able and willing to accompany us (we always have a blast), please complete a separate contract for yourself as well and submit a separate deposit. All deadlines, pricing, and payment schedules apply to parents as well. 

Deposits may only initially be paid by parent/student contribution (fundraising proceeds are not eligible for use toward the deposit at first). After the deposit has been made, all future payments may be made with fundraising proceeds provided that the balance in the student’s account is enough to cover that month’s payment. If funds are raised over the full cost of the trip, any student/parent contributed payments may be refunded after the trip has been completed and according to refunding policies as detailed in the choral department handbook.

Please remember the following important points regarding trip finances with the group:

• Any person withdrawing from the trip after signing a contract and making a deposit MUST notify Mr. Gilmore in writing as soon as possible. Depending on when you drop, you may be eligible for a partial refund. The written communication must be time/date stamped as this determines eligibility for refunds.
• No portion of the deposit is refundable under any circumstance.

Please keep the following payment schedule for your records: 

Payment Date	Amount Due for Full Trip	Amount Due for Day Trip
Non-Refundable DEPOSIT – November 30, 2015	$40	$15
1st Full Payment - December 15, 2015	$100	$25
2nd Full Payment – January 15, 2016	$100	$25
3rd and FINAL Payment – February 15, 2016	$150 (or balance due)	$35 (or balance due)