MHS Spring Trip

When

Friday, April 25, 2008, and Saturday, April 26, 2008

Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 6:30 pm – chaperones meeting

Thursday, April 24, 2008, 6:30 – 7:30 pm (Concert Band) & 7:30 – 8:30 pm (Wind Symphony) – luggage check-in and inspection

Thursday, April 24, 2008, 6:30 – 7:45 pm (Concert Band) & 7:45 – 9:00 pm (Wind Symphony) – rehearsals

MHS 2008 Pre-Spring Trip Tentative Schedule – Thursday, April 24, 2008
Time Itinerary Item
6:30 – 7:45 pm Concert Band rehearsal and luggage check
7:45 – 9:00 pm Wind Symphony rehearsal and luggage check
MHS 2008 Spring Trip Tentative Itinerary – Friday, April 25, 2008
Time Itinerary Item
5:00 am report to MHS
5:30 am depart for St. Louis
10:00 m
  • arrive at Touhill Performing Arts Center, University of Missouri–St. Louis
  • Concert Band change into uniforms
  • Wind Symphony to auditorium to listen to performances
11:30 am Concert Band warm-up
12:00 pm Concert Band performance
12:30 pm Concert Band clinic
1:00 pm
  • Wind Symphony change into concert black
  • Concert Band changes into street clothes
2:00 pm Wind Symphony warm-up
2:30 pm Wind Symphony performance
3:00 pm Wind Symphony clinic
3:30 pm awards ceremony
4:00 pm load buses and leave for hotel
4:45 pm check into the hotel
5:30 pm leave hotel for Union Station
6:00 pm supper, shopping, and relaxing at Union Station
9:00 pm board buses to return to hotel for free time
11:15 pm back in rooms for room check
11:30 pm lights out
MHS 2008 Spring Trip Tentative Itinerary – Saturday, April 26, 2008
Time Itinerary Item
6:30 am rise and shine!
7:30 am breakfast
8:45 am board buses and leave for the zoo
12:30 pm
  • leave zoo for the Galleria
  • free time for shopping and lunch at the Galleria
4:15 pm leave the Galleria for the Spaghetti Factory
5:00 pm supper at the Spaghetti Factory
6:30 pm leave the Spaghetti Factory for Powell Symphony Hall
7:00 pm concert preview
8:00 pm symphony concert
10:00 pm leave St. Louis for Macomb
2:30 am return to MHS

Report Time

see itinerary above

Where

St. Louis, Missouri

Report Location

MHS

Details

Projected Cost per Student

$225. Students may apply their portion of the proceeds they earn during the Fruit and Gourmet Food Sale (November) and all of the proceeds they earn during the Truffles Sale (January) to the cost of the trip.

Payment Due Dates

  • January 28, 2008 – $75
  • February 25, 2008 – $100 ($175 total)
  • March 20, 2008 – $50 ($225 total)

Chaperones may pay their $100 payment at their earliest convenience.

Macomb Band Boosters intends that all students who would like to participate in the spring trip be able to participate regardless of their financial situation. If—following active participation in the Fruit and Gourmet Food Sale and Truffles Sale fundraisers—a student requires financial assistance in order to participate, please contact Mr Wetmore or Sean O'Donnell-Brown for more information.

Student Fundraising Results

We have compiled student account balances on a separate page.

Tentative List of Activities

Maps

Locations and tentative locations on trip itinerary – If you find a legend for the "Traffic" version of the map, please let us know; we're particularly interested in construction.


View Larger Map

St. Louis road construction map from MoDOT: When the page opens, click the map near St. Louis area; then, adjust magnification.

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