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<div class="">Reminder - Deposit Due by Wednesday, September 30.</div>
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Dear Parents and Students,<br class="">
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In January, Band and Orchestra Students will have the opportunity to take part in an optional Band and Orchestra trip to New York City. The trip is planned for Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, and will take place on Saturday and Sunday, January 16th & 17th,
2016. It will not be a performance trip, but rather a music appreciation trip. Students will attend the Opera "Les Pêcheurs de Perles" at the Met, attend a Broadway Musical "School of Rock," take a Tour of the Statue of Liberty and go to the "Top of the
Rock." It will be both educational and fun for everyone involved. The tentative Itinerary is below.<br class="">
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We have addressed some of the most important details you should be aware of at this time. Students will be housed in single-sex rooms (four to a room) with chaperone rooms stationed on every floor. The cost of the trip is approximately $391.00 depending on
the exact number or participants. In addition, students will need to bring money for lunch Saturday and Sunday as well as dinner Sunday.<br class="">
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In order to plan for hotel accommodations, number of buses, tickets for the opera and theater, etc., it is imperative for us to get an accurate count of students who are planning to participate by Wednesday, September 30, 2015. If your child would like to
participate, please use the <a href="https://payment.westonmass.org/wbwsc/webtrac.wsc/wbsearch.html?xxmod=AR&xxtype=MUSIC&wbsi=b2fb8e54-7e75-4abc-e511-3e524f8bddc9" class="">online payment system</a> to pay the $200.00 trip deposit by Wednesday, September
30, 2015. The final payment will be due November 1, 2015.<br class="">
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All trip payments must be received on or before the deadlines. Failure to meet trip payment deadlines may result in a student being removed from the trip. All trip payments are non-refundable. Once we commit to a number in our traveling group, the school
gets no refund from these agencies. <br class="">
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Tentative Itinerary:<br class="">
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January 16/Saturday<br class="">
7:00am - Depart From School For New York City via Charter Bus<br class="">
Rest Stop Enroute<br class="">
12:00pm - Arrival At The Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts<br class="">
1:00pm - Opera “Pecheurs de Perles” at the New York Metropolitan Opera<br class="">
5:15pm - Dinner - Hard Rock Cafe (included)<br class="">
7:30pm - Rockefeller Center<br class="">
8:00pm - “Top Of The Rock” Observation Area<br class="">
9:00pm - Depart For The Hotel<br class="">
10:00pm - Check Into The Hampton Inn, Meadowlands, Nj<br class="">
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January 17/Sunday<br class="">
7:00am - Deluxe Continental Breakfast At The Hotel<br class="">
7:45am - Depart for Manhattan<br class="">
8:15am - Battery Park Security check-in<br class="">
9:00am - STATUE CRUISE – Statue of Liberty or Ellis Island<br class="">
11:30am - RETURN TO DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN<br class="">
12:00pm - Lunch in Broadway area<br class="">
2:00pm - Broadway Matinee “School of Rock”<br class="">
5:30pm - Approximate Departure For School <br class="">
Dinner Enroute<br class="">
10:30pm - Approximate Arrival At School<br class="">
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If you any questions, please contact at Mr. Memoli at <a href="mailto:memolic@weston.org" class="">
memolic@weston.org</a> or 781-786-5945. We are sure this will be an exciting year for the band and orchestra students. We look forward to a fun and educational trip to New York City.<br class="">
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Sincerely, <br class="">
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Christopher Memoli<br class="">
Director of Music, Wind Ensemble and Orchestras<br class="">
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Kevin Donegan<br class="">
Concert Band, Jazz Ensembles, Chamber Music and AP Music Theory<br class="">
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