ROSE PARADE TRIP!
CHAPERONE MEETING: Wednesday, December 27 at 5:30pm!
CHECKLIST FOR ROSE PARADE TOUR

______ 1. INSTRUMENT, UNIFORM, HAT, PLUME, CLEAN GLOVES, AND SHOES.

______ 2. SLEEPWEAR, TOOTHBRUSH, AND PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS.

______ 3. CAMERA AND FILM (MEMORY) FILM WILL BE EXPENSIVE ON THE ROAD

______ 4. LIGHT JACKET

______ 5. WARM WEATHER CLOTHES (SHORTS, ETC.) NO TANK TOPS, CUT-OFFS, NOTHING INAPPROPRIATE ON SHIRTS.

______ 6. SWIM SUIT (NOT REQUIRED) WE MAY HAVE POOL TIME.

______ 7. APPROXIMATELY $50 FOR FOOD. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SIX MEALS ON THE TRIP. MONEY FOR SOUVENIERS AND EXTRA SPENDING MONEY IS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

______ 8. MP3-CD-IPOD-FOR BUS RIDES. BRING EXTRA BATTERIES!! NO BOOM BOXES ON THE BUS. KEEP YOUR MUSIC TO YOURSELF AND RESPECT OTHERS!

______ 9. ONE IRON PER GROUP OF FOUR FOR WRINKLED CLOTHES.

______ 10. ONE SUITCASE ONLY. YOUR HAT, PLUME AND GLOVES ARE IN IT.

______ 11. A FANNY PACK IS A GOOD WAY TO WATCH YOU WALLET.

______ 12. EVEN TEMPERAMENT. REMEMBER TO OBSERVE OTHER PEOPLE’S SPACE AND THAT WE WILL BE IN CLOSE QUARTERS FOR FOUR DAYS. DO NOT PROVOKE, TOUCH, BOTHER, OR ANNOY ANYONE IN OR OUT OF THE BAND AT ANY TIME, PARTICULARLY ON THE BUS. RESPECT AUTHORITY.

______ 13. TRAVELERS CHECKS (ATM CARD) AND I.D. KEEP YOUR MONEY WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES!!

______ 14. JOURNAL TO RECORD YOUR EXPERIENCES. YOU WILL LOOK BACK ON THIS THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE AND IT WILL BRING BACK MANY MEMORIES.

______ 15. INHALER, OR OTHER MEDICATION WITH YOU AND READY TO USE IF NEEDED.

______ 16. FLIP FOLDER IF YOU NEED TO REVIEW FIELD SHOW MUSIC.

______ 17. KNOW YOUR CELL PHONE PLAN. CAN YOU CALL FROM LOS ANGELES?

Rose Parade  Dates-December 29-January 1

IMPORTANT FORMS- There will be a Rose Parade Medical form each band member will be required to carry while marching in the Rose Parade.  Those are being issued soon.  These forms are given to all parade participants.  Please understand that we will simply collect and organize them, and give them back to the students just before the parade.  The form asks for driver’s license numbers.  You can be assured that we are simply following Rose Parade instructions, and any information you put on those forms will be kept very confidential.  Once you receive the form, please fill it out quickly and get it back to us the next day.  We can’t be spending hours checking on students who are delinquent in returning forms. We expect our students to be responsible when given an assignment.

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