Fundraising and Trip Update

Hello!
   The school year is wrapping up but we still have a number of things going on for the trip. Here is an update:

• The official count is in. We will be a party 78 when we travel to NYC next year. That includes: 58 students, 12 traveling adults, 6 chaperones, and 2 directors. Yay! 
• We are currently running our second fundraiser for the year. We are selling Cougar Sunglasses. Each pair cost $8 with students receiving the profit. Each student should have received an order form earlier this week and they are due Monday. They come in three colors: Purple, Blue, and White and say Cougars on the side. We will also be selling them at the first four home softball/baseball games. A sign up to work the booth is on the students' Google Drive. 
• We are also working concessions May 23, June 1, and June 2. We have all our workers, and they should be out at the softball/baseball concession stand half an hour before the game. I will add that list to the Sunglass Sign up. 

We are continuing to solidify our itinerary with the company and will stay in touch with them over the summer. 

I think that is our update for right now.... as always if you have questions please contact me (Miss Medick) I will be checking my email pretty consistently over the summer.

6 Days and a few more tidbits

Hello!
The deadline is coming! There are 6 more days left to send in your deposit for New York. We only have about 6 students that have their deposit in and I know there are lots of other students who are planning on going so make sure that you get everything turned in.

Now for some more NY tidbits:

Broadway:

• There are 40 theaters that comprise "Broadway" 
• Broadway is also called the Great White Way
• Broadway theaters do not have a row I so as not to be confused with a 1. 
• Phantom of the Opera is currently the longest running show on Broadway

Statue of Liberty: 

• The statue of Liberty is 305ft 6 inches tall from base to torch
• Her face is 8 feet tall
• There are 154 steps from base to head in the Statue of Liberty
• She was dedicated in 1886
• She has 7 rays on her crown, one for each continent
• The boat the Statue came over on almost sank in rough seas
• Her official name is Liberty Enlightening the World
• She is modeled after the artist's mother, Charlotte 

Some information from: http://www.nyctrip.com/pages/index.aspx?pageID=1143 

Hello Everyone!
Did you know that as of today our deposit is due in 8 school days? How exciting is that! I thought for the next two weeks I would pass along some fun New York tidbits!

The Empire State Building

• Building on the Empire State Building began in March 1930 and rose 41/2 stories a week. 
• In May of 1931 the lights are turned on in the Empire State Building
• In 1945 a B-25 Bomber crashed into the side of the building. It opened for business the next Monday despite the 20 foot gash
• in 1962 a crew of 30 men begin the first ever cleaning of the outside of the building. It takes close to 6 months
• 1980 The Empire State Building gains it's own Zip Code
• The observation deck is on the 86th floor from there you can see Central Park, The Statue of Liberty, and Time Square.

Information from the Empire State Building website http://www.esbnyc.com/ 

It's Official.....

Start spreading the news, 

We're leaving today

We want to be a part of it...

NEW YORK NEW YORK

These vagabond shoes

are longing to stray

Right through the very heart of it

NEW YORK NEW YORK

I thought since this was a music trip it would be appropriate to announce our 2018 Music trip destination with song lyrics....

We are going to New York!!

Keep checking back here for information about the trip, including deadlines, information on what we are going to be doing, fundraising opportunities, and anything else trip related!

Mr. Winkey and I are really excited about this opportunity for our students. Thank you to the school board who allow us to take students out of school for a week for this really great experience.

Till next time....
Miss Medick

Music Trip 2018

Welcome to all newcomers and welcome back to our previous visitors! Before our trip in 2014 we started this blog to give parents and students a place to get information about our trip. I have decided that it is time to update it and start discussing our next trip in 2018. We don't have much information yet, but hopefully in the coming months we will have more to tell you! Until then, enjoy looking back at our trip to Orlando.

Full Disney Performance

Hello!
We are all getting back into the swing of school again, although the snow on Monday made many of us wish we were back in Florida! I had some time so I uploaded the video of our full performances at Disney. The video is too long to put up as one, so I had to put them on here one song at a time. I am going to continue to try and post some other pictures in the coming days as well. Hope you enjoy.

Celebrate Music

Music Lead the Way

Get On Your Feet

I've Got the Music in Me

We Got the Beat/ You Can't Stop the Beat

Triumphant Fanfare

Lake Daniel Overture

And the Nations Rejoice

Some Nights

Coast Guard March 

My Favorite Part of the trip was.....

I asked the students and the chaperones what their favorite part of the trip was......

• Epcot and meeting the princesses - Maddie D
• The beach- Anna, Jess, and Bethany
• Universal was cool there were lots of rides -Maddie V, John, Ian, and Patrick 
• HARRY POTTER- Rachel, Katie, Reagan, Annie, Cordell
• Everything because I have never been to Florida - Ashley 
• Riding roller coasters for the first time - Cristian 
• Roller coasters and turkey legs - Keith 
• Seeing the ocean for the first time - Sophie 
• Hugging Spider-Man and everything - Yulisa 
• Meeting the Marvel Heroes and villains - Hope 
• Magic Kingdom - Christina 
• Universal Studios- Owen, Trevor, Nathan, Sam, Cheyenne Hewitt, Emily, and Cheyenne Haugen
• Swimming at the Beach- Kaitlyn 
• My Yoda backpack- Cameron 
• The Pirate Adventure Show- Cody and Tim 
• Watching Katie, Reagan, and Annie play with their Harry Potter Wands- Brenna

The Chaperones said:

• Visit Hogsmeade and eat at the Three Broomsticks- Lora 
• The Pirate Adventure and Universal Studio- Kirk 
• Watching the Performances at Epcot - Stef and Suzie 
• Harry Potter and our performances at Epcot were great. - Kim 
• The rides at Universal Mainly dispicqble Me and spider man - Terri
• Harry Potter World especially the Butterbeer- Tyler 

We had a great time. We have great students and chaperones who made this a very enjoyable experience. Check back in the next few days as I am going to try and gain some pictures from the students and chaperones to post, along with some more of our performances. Thanks for following our blog for the last week.