Creekwood Middle School Orchestra

Ken Buck & Rachel Brogdon, Directors

Schlitterbahn Trip Packet

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Parents and Students,

On Saturday, April 25th, members of the CMS Orchestras will be traveling to New Braunfels to participate in the Sound Waves Competition. The orchestras will perform at New Braunfels High School. After our orchestras have finished performing, we will then travel to the Schlitterbahn Waterpark for the remainder of the day. The trip will take up the entire day on Saturday. The following is an itinerary, rules, instructions and a checklist for the students and parents. Please read all rules and instructions carefully, and go over the checklist with your student on the day of the contest. The students will need meal money for dinner, drinks and snacks. The meal bands that come with the package are for the lunch meal. KOB is providing breakfast for our students en route.

Students will have a specific check in time that must be followed. Any student not following instructions, or failing to check in at the appropriate time, will be reprimanded accordingly. A safe and fun trip is our goal for all of our students.

If you have any questions, please email me at .

Thank you,

Ken Buck & Rachel Brogdon

Itinerary for the day

3:15 am…………...arrive at Creekwood MS, go to the cafeteria with all of the items

on the checklist and check in at the check in table

3:30 am…………...load busses (all students must ride the bus)

3:50 am…………...depart for New Braunsfels (New Braunfels High School)

7:50 am………..….arrive at New Braunfels High School and unload bus.

8:25 am….………..Concert Orchestra warms up (includes Cello Choir)

8:50 am……..……..Concert Orchestra Performs (includes Cello Choir)

Advanced Orchestra warm-up

9:15 am……….…..Advanced Perform/Concert packs up & goes to the bus

9:40 am……….…..Advanced packs up & loads the bus

9:55 am…………. Depart for Schlitterbahn

10:30 am…………Arrive at Schlitterbahn

We will arrive at the main parks Castle Entrance and claim some picnic tables under the locker area – this will be where a chaperone will be stationed at all times during our visit. The meal will be served at the Surfenburg Pavilions from 11:30am-4:30pm. This is at the Surfenburg section of the park (ride the tram).

6:30 pm…………..Meet at the picnic table area under the lockers in the main park

6:40 pm…...…..….Load busses after roll call

7:10pm……….…..Eat at Luby’s in San Marcos

(Everyone needs to give Mr. Buck $10 cash before Friday of the trip so we can all be paid for together. This will speed up the line.)

8:15pm……………Depart for Kingwood

11:30am……..……approx. arrival time

The students will need to arrive in their informal uniform (orchestra t-shirt, blue jeans) with their swimming apparel under their uniform.

Rules for the Trip

1. All students must follow the instructions of the chaperones

and/or director to ensure a safe and fun trip.

2. All students must wear their orchestra t-shirt at all times while

in the Water Park.

3. All students will remain in groups of TWO or more for the

duration of the trip to Schlitterbahn.

4. All articles of clothing and/or extra gear (phones,

tablets, etc) are the sole responsibility of the student.

5. All Schlitterbahn Water Park rules must be followed.

6. Inappropriate behavior and/or language will not be tolerated.

Any student that fails to follow any of these rules will be subject to discipline commensurate with the violation.

Checklist for Trip

1. _____ Arrive dressed in informal uniform (orchestra spirit shirt,

blue jeans and tennis shoes) / Shorts or swim suit should be worn under informal uniform.

2. _____ Comfortable shoes if not your tennis shoes

3. _____ Sun protection, hat, sun block, sunglasses, towels (2)

recommended, etc.

4. _____ Water-shoes (Strongly suggested: non-orchestra students in past

trips have stepped on glass and ended up in the emergency room.)

5. _____ Meal money/snack and drink money

6. _____ Dry clothes to change into for the bus trip home

7. _____ Plastic Gallon Zip-Lock Bag for wet clothes

8. _____ Instrument, all music and necessary materials (bow,

rosin, shoulder rest or roc stop)

Please keep and check through this list while packing so that you are sure to have everything you will need for the trip.