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Great plans! I ate at In 'n' Out Burger during my trip to DLR and California last summer and it was great. Really good, fresh burgers and fries. I've heard the shakes are great too, although I didn't have one. I don't remember prices, but it's fast food so I would imagine $10 will be enough.
Great plans! I ate at In 'n' Out Burger during my trip to DLR and California last summer and it was great. Really good, fresh burgers and fries. I've heard the shakes are great too, although I didn't have one. I don't remember prices, but it's fast food so I would imagine $10 will be enough.
Thanks for the info.
Today is my DLR presentation for the high school choir. I'm hoping to stir up interest. I'm opening the show with a video of BTMR and ending with CS at night which should spark some excitement. I believe the TA will be there also so we should get more details about flights and I hope times for the workshop and performance. I should get the next post done tomorrow. Have a great day!
So exciting! Our Dance Team is looking into doing WDW next year & performing in a parade. I can't wait to hear how your trip goes. It should give me an idea of what to expect if we get to do our trip!
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Just hopping on board here. How exciting to get to go and have the workshop for your DD. I know you will have a terrific time, and am excited that you have extended your stay a few days as well.
So exciting! Our Dance Team is looking into doing WDW next year & performing in a parade. I can't wait to hear how your trip goes. It should give me an idea of what to expect if we get to do our trip!
Being in a parade sounds fun, hope my info helps.
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I hope it all goes well.
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Just hopping on board here. How exciting to get to go and have the workshop for your DD. I know you will have a terrific time, and am excited that you have extended your stay a few days as well.
Glad you could join in, I am so happy that DD and I will have 2 extra days. We have been talking about what we want to do.
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Plans I can change and more info from choir teacher.
At the trip meeting Thursday, the choir teacher shared that in order to get district approval for the trip certain conditions were non-negotiable because apparently (DD told me later) on the last out of state trip some of the students did things they shouldn't. The 2 conditions were: students must stay with chaperones all the time (day). Previous to this trip, students would be allowed to check in by selfie every hour or so and meet face to face periodically at some places, like while in a museum or theme park. The second condition was bed checks every 2 hours thoughout the night which means little sleep for chaperones but there are 4 chaperones plus the teacher so I expect we will share the duty so only have to get up twice over 3 nights which won't be as bad as could be.
There are only 24 students going as many could not afford the trip even with the fundraising that was done and some I'm sure were not interested and others could not get off work. I feel that is much more doable than all 3 choirs ( Ram singers(9th grade, Bella noche (all girls), and advanced choir which DD is in); although some of each choir are going.
We were also told the workshop is going to be a professional director or conductor is going to lead the students and record them singing, then place the recording into a Disney movie and show it to the students is my basic understanding. DD is over the moon to think that their singing will be IN a Disney movie even if temporary.
The basic daily schedule will be chaperones wake students at 7AM and leave for the parks by 8:30AM. We will spend all day in the parks before meeting at the fountain? between the parks I was told which I don't remember, to return to the hotel between 10:30 - 11pm depending on when the parks close.The students will have a half an hour in their rooms to settle in before lights out. I would think that after only 7-8 hours of sleep and being out in the parks all day that student would go right to
This is getting quite long so will continue in next post.
Oh good grief, that is so sad that they've had to put those rules in place for this trip because of previous bad behaviour - especially the night-time checks.
I remember we used to use the same place for our school leaving party every year - had done for many years and never with a problem. Our do was fine, the year after us went crazy and basically trashed the place and that was it. It was so sad for all the years that would've normally followed the tradition.
Plans look good and sounds like a good trip! Too bad for the extra rules. I wish there was a way they didn't have to implement to make it more of an enjoyable trip!
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Whoa! Nighttime checks every 2 hours. That's rough on the chaperones. I hope you can spread it out a bit. With only 24 kids, that's just a few rooms, so one person can easily do a check. I would hope that's the way it will work out.
Oh good grief, that is so sad that they've had to put those rules in place for this trip because of previous bad behaviour - especially the night-time checks.
I remember we used to use the same place for our school leaving party every year - had done for many years and never with a problem. Our do was fine, the year after us went crazy and basically trashed the place and that was it. It was so sad for all the years that would've normally followed the tradition.
That sounds abit like something that happened at my high school.The year before I graduated there was an overnight retreat (it was part of the religion program as it's a catholic high school). A couple of students apparently smuggled in some alcohol and took pictures which got mixed up with some year book photos by mistake. Anyway the overnight ones got canceled for the next class but the previous class had one the next year as there used to be an extra year that was optian in the province of Ontario.
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I hope it all goes well. 
which means little sleep for chaperones but there are 4 chaperones plus the teacher so I expect we will share the duty so only have to get up twice over 3 nights which won't be as bad as could be.
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