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8th GRADE SAVANNAH TRIP

Lakeside Middle School Thursday-Friday, October 25-26, 2018

▶ Old Fort Jackson ▶ History Trolley Tour of Savannah ▶ First African Baptist Church ▶ River Street ▶ Riverboat Cruise

Trip Itinerary

This itinerary is subject to change if there is inclement weather.

• All chaperones on the trip are Lakeside staff
• members. We do not use parent chaperones.
• Chaperones have groups of 16 students or

less.

• An administrator will be on the trip.
• Teachers’ rooms are in close proximity

to their student groups.

• Each hotel has a security guard on duty all

night.

• Doors are taped at the end of the evening.
• Girls and boys are in separate hotels.

Supervision

▶ Students will select roommates in early October. ▶ 4 students are in each room. ▶ Students may room with any 8th grader – they are not limited to those in their homeroom or in their classes ▶ SS teachers will work with students if they need help finding roommates.

Roommates

▶ Any medications needed on the trip will be sent from home. No medications are taken from the clinic. ▶ If a student has a medical condition such as asthma, food or insect allergy, diabetes, or seizures the school needs a current care plan on file. ▶ Medications are supervised/dispensed by chaperones.

▶ Please contact School Nurse Lisa Kelly with

questions

Medications

lkelly@forsyth.k12.ga.us 678-965-5080 x431529

▶We will collect preliminary information on food allergies on the Parent/Student Agreement form and communicate with students in October regarding alternate meals. ▶ All of the restaurants we visit have vegetarian options.

Dietary Restrictions

▶ The total cost of the trip is $265.00. This includes all transportation, lodging, meals and a T-shirt. ▶ Payment schedule:

• $132.50 due September 7th, along with the

signed Student/Parent Agreement Form.

• $132.50 due October 5th.

▶ Final payment must be made by October 5th in order to fill out a roommate form.

Payments

▶ All payments must be made using MyPaymentsPlus on the Lakeside website.

▶ You may pay by check or card

using MyPaymentsPlus.

Method of Payment

If your student is unable to attend the Savannah trip, the following refund deadlines apply: ▶ Cancel before October 5th = full refund. ▶ Cancel between October 5th & October 12th= partial refund. ▶ Cancel after October 12th = no refund. ❖ Regardless of the date, if a student loses his/her place on the trip due to behavior, there will be no refund.

Refund Policy

Any 8th grader who incurs the following infractions will not be eligible to go on the trip: ▶ Two days of ISS ▶ One day of OSS

❖ If a student loses his/her place on the trip for

disciplinary issues he/she is not eligible for a refund.

Deal Breakers!

▶ A detailed schedule, with specific

departure & return times

▶ Hotel information, including phone

number and address

▶ Suggested packing list (including a

list of items not to bring)

▶ Medication forms

Coming in October:

But WAIT...There’s MORE!

Two more trips are coming in MAY!

• May 13: Day trip to ATLANTA
• May 23: Day trip to SIX FLAGS

Details on these two trips will come home in the new year!

QUESTIONS?

Please email one of the 8th Grade Georgia Studies teachers: Coach Riggio: griggio@forsyth.k12.ga.us

• Mrs. Thompson: sathompson@forsyth.k12.ga.us
• Mrs. Winkie: awinkie@forsyth.k12.ga.us us