Dear St. Mary School 7th Grade Parents,

Our 5th Annual Washington DC Trip is scheduled for Tuesday, March 13-Friday, March 16, 2018.  We have partnered again with the prestigious tour company, Explore America, to plan and organize this trip.

Our experience traveling with our 7th Graders has been one of absolute pleasure and a beautiful growth experience educationally, spiritually, and socially for these Jr. High Students. 

• Take a look at our travel blog from a prior year to get a sense of the trip. 

• Here is St Mary Washington DC Trip 2018 logistical information we have in place to date.  As we get closer to our trip all of these details will be confirmed. 

• Here is an information sheet from our tour company, Explore America, which provides trip payment information and a draft outline of each day's planned activities.

 

The cost of the trip for each traveler is  $920.00 if 40-44 students enroll or $860.00 if 45 or more students enroll.  We have fifty 7th grade students so we anticipate the cost will be $860.00 each @$150.00 paid monthly, if enrolled by September 30.  As soon as the whole group is enrolled, the tour company is able to confirm all activities and make the necessary reservations.

Coming home today is information on the Fall Mum Sale.  We hope that most of our students will participate in the Mum sale to help offset the cost of their trip.  The money earned by each student will be deposited directly into their DC travel account that you create. 

Our hope is that every 7th Grader will travel with their class.  Please let Miss Rosemond know if this trip will be a financial burden and we will do our best to work with you to extend your payments to make it happen.

Enroll online at http://www.efexploreamerica.com/enroll

Group Tour # 2019025CK

 

At the Jr. High Back to School Night, Tuesday, September 5, there will be an Explore America informational booklet and the above flyers available in hard copy in the 7th Grade Homeroom Classrooms.  Mr. Laudeman,  Mrs. Cassady,  Mrs. Moody, & Mr. Geeding will also speak with you about the DC Trip experience during your scheduled time in their classrooms.  The 7th Grade Social Studies Curriculum covers American History and Language Art Classes will be reading novels on the Holocaust in preparation of their visit to the Holocaust Museum. 

In the meantime, if you have any questions please feel free to contact any of our "seasoned" DC chaperones:

Meghan Cassady - mcassady@smshp.com

Sean Laudeman - slaudeman@smshp.com

Jennifer Moody - jmoody@smshp.com

Brian Geeding - bgeeding@smshp.com

Beth Mock - bmock@smshp.com

Fr. Ken  - kschartz@smshp.com

Thank you.  We look forward to another great 7th Grade trip!