ELKHORN IN FLORIDA – THE ULTIMATE FIELD TRIP



ELKHORN IN FLORIDA 2008 1/11/07 – 1/15/08 – THE ULTIMATE FIELD TRIP

|2008 Schedule |Rooming List |

|Airline Schedule |Term Flashcards |

|All Star Sports Resort |Packing Suggestions |

|Travel Tips |Behavior Contract |

|E-mail Mr. Schlapfer at home |

|E-mail Mr. Schlapfer at school |

|E-mail Mrs. McClelland at Travel Faire |

The Elkhorn Middle Schools (EMS and ERMS) are offering "The Ultimate Field Trip" to Central Florida from 1/11/08 to 1/15/08. The trip is led by Mr. Gary Schlapfer, a science teacher at ERMS, who has been taking Fremont Middle School and Elkhorn Middle School kids to Orlando every year since 1990. This is a wonderful and fun trip that but is also VERY educational as you can see by looking information on this page.

The FALL cost for 2008 is $1,345 ($50 than spring price) which includes air, Disney resort room, all meals, admissions, ground transport and programs.

Participants must

o Write a 400 word essay about

o Why you want to go

o What you hope to see and how you will behave

o What you will do to prepare

o Pass a 60 item test over flashcards

Sign and agree to abide by behavior contract 

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|2008 Trip Schedule |

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|January 11, 2008 – Go Down/Sea World |

|Be at the American Airline Counter at Eppley Airfield by 4:00 am |

|Arrive in Orlando according to flight schedule |

|Arrive at Sea World |

|Check in at All Star Sports Resort |

|(407) 939-5000 |

|Pizza party at End Zone Food Court |

|ABSOLUTE 11:00 pm curfew in room |

|January 12, 2008 – KSC/Cocoa Beach |

|Leave resort in charter bus |

|Kennedy Space Center Tour (new ride!!) |

|Cocoa Beach and Ron Jon Shop |

|ABSOLUTE 11:00 pm curfew in room |

|January 13, 2008 – Epcot/Magic Kingdom |

|Leave resort on Disney Bus |

|Epcot / Magic Kingdom |

|Back to All Star Sports on Disney bus |

|ABSOLUTE 11:00 pm curfew in room |

|January 14, 2008 – Epcot/Magic Kingdom |

|Leave resort on Disney Bus |

|Animal Kingdom / MGM |

|Back to All Star Sports on Disney bus |

|ABSOLUTE 11:00 pm curfew in room |

|Pack for leaving next day |

|January 15, 2008 – Universal or Islands of Adventure/Get away day |

|Load luggage onto charter bus |

|Choose either Universal Studios (more passive) or Islands of Adventure (big |

|coasters and water rides) |

|Meet at Hard Rock Café to go to airport |

|Arrive in Omaha at 10:50 pm |

|Meet parents at Eppley Airline Schedule |

|January 16, 2008 – Next Day at ERMS |

|MUST be at School! |

|Rooming List 2008 |

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|#1 |Mr. Bischof | | | |

|#2 |A Ruwe |J Routh |V Vanderlinden | |

|#3 |P Norvell |M Krohn |E Banghart |A Pearson |

|#4 |K Bullock |Mrs. Bullock |K Ganesan | |

|#5 |L Tims |A Allan |G Hurov |M Mattly |

|#6 |J Root |C Allely |Y Serednytsky |S Overman |

|#7 |P Allen |N Gappa |M Foxx |H Jacobsen |

|#8 |K Schaphorst |L Hays |E Vinchur |K Doerr |

|#9 |B Rebensdorf |B Sideris |E Ward |B Bolam |

|#10 |Mr. Schlapfer |E Craig | | |

|#11 |R Paulson |J Falk |CJ Swoboda |N Kirklin |

|#12 |C Blodgett |C Kennebec |J Drummond |J Shaneyfelt |

|#13 |J Pilmaier |D Creamer |J Abraham |A Rotert |

|#14 |N Rubarth |D Guerrero |D Jensen |A Smith |

|#15 |S Hoffman |M McKeever |B Stargel |T Smith |

|#16 |Mrs. McClleland | | | |

|#17 |Ms. Frisbie | | |

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|AIRLINES |

|Jan 11 Omaha/Chicago/Orlando |Jan 11 Omaha/Atlanta/Orlando |

|Flt # |Lv |Arr |Flt # |Lv |Arr |

|UA672T |6:00 am |7:19 am |DL4669Y |5:45 am |9:03 am |

|UA1518W |8:00 am |12:33 pm |DL1871Y |10:30 am |12:04 pm |

|Jan 15 Orlando/Chicago/Omaha |Jan 15 Orlando/Cincinnati/Omaha |

|UA1537T |4:16 pm |6:06 pm |DL1652 |6:00 pm |8:11 pm |

|UA 343T |8:00 pm |9:28 pm |DL5157 |9:00 pm |9:53 pm |

|Packing Lists |

|(circle as you put them in) |

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|Coat/Jacket |Sunglasses |Sun Screen |

|Accurate Watch |Band Aids |Your Medications |

|Snacks |Bottled Water |Camera/Film |

|Postcards/Stamps |Pen/Pencil |Fanny Pack |

|WALKING shoes |Luggage Tags |Swim Wear |

|Phone Card? |Home e-mails |Diary/Journal |

|Cheap Poncho? |Frisbee |Soccer or Volley ball |

|Cell Phone (not required but recommended) |JUNK FOOD |

Travel Tips

|HEALTH AND HYGIENE |

|Wear comfortable shoes (break them in early) |

|Tell sponsors about special medical concerns |

|If you get sick in the parks, call a sponsor (if you have a cell phone) |

|and/or find the first aid station and they will have info to contact a |

|sponsor |

|Drink a lot of water (bring your own if you want, it is much cheaper) |

|AIRPORT/AIRPLANE |

|Don’t joke with the security people! |

|Have as little metal in your pocket, as little jewelry and as small a belt |

|buckle as possible |

|Don’t have any fluids in your carry on (pop, makeup, etc) |

|Put your fluids in the luggage you check through |

|Be prepared to take off your shoes |

|You are allowed one carry on bag and one tagged bag to check through |

|Find your seat on the plane and get your bag in the overhead quickly |

|DO NOT leave the group at the gate or the luggage carousel without telling a |

|sponsor |

|CHANGE CLOTHES QUICKLY IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT AT THE LUGGAGE CAROUSEL AT THE |

|AIRPORT!! |

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|AT THE RESORT |

|You may be anywhere except on the balconies. Get in a room, on the playing |

|field or at the main building |

|You can not call home from the room. Bring a cell phone or you will have to |

|go up to the main building or arrange for parents to call you in your room at|

|a specified time |

|Disney has great pizza but you must order it before 10 pm so it can be |

|delivered before 11 pm (Mr. S gets a slice!) |

|If a boy and girl are on the same bed, they must have their feet on the |

|ground (very innocent but later embarrassing pictures have been taken in the |

|past) |

|3 main rules: NO RUNNING, NO YELLING, NO SLAMMING DOORS |

|I suggest you leave a $1 tip for the maid each day to be polite and get fun |

|towel animals! You should also tip anyone who brings you pizza, towels etc. |

|Disney has a “quiet” curfew after 10:00 pm and you have an ABSOLUTE curfew to|

|be in your room at 11:00 pm. |

|THERE IS NO REASON TO OPEN YOUR DOOR AFTER 11:00 PM!! |

|BUSES |

|You must ALWAYS be on time for any bus; otherwise people will have to wait. |

|Mr. Schlapfer is a maniac about being on time! |

|Greet your driver each time you enter the bus and say goodbye and thank you |

|as you leave |

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|AT THE PARKS |

|You may NOT leave the park at ANY time without telling a sponsor! |

|Get to as many of the attractions as you can. Don’t get hung up on just a |

|few! |

|If you feel sick or lost, call a sponsor or go to a first aid station and |

|they will call us |

|Use Fast Pass and single rider lines whenever you can. That will speed up |

|your wait time! |

|TRIP DVD AND PIX |

|Mr. S will be shooting video to make a great 2 hr souvenir you may purchase |

|for a nominal fee after the trip. Please seek out the camera and try to say |

|something interesting when the camera is on you. Don’t bury your face and |

|refuse talk. |

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|BEHAVIOR CONTRACT |

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|As a participant in this trip I agree to abide by the following rules: |

|I will be respectful of my classmates and all other people I will encounter |

|on the trip. I understand that rude, racist or sexist comments will reflect |

|badly on my family, my school and me and I will be punished for saying any of|

|these. |

|I PROMISE I WILL BE IN MY ROOM AT 11:00 PM SST (Schlapfer Standard Time) and |

|will remain in my room until the scheduled wake-up time. I further understand|

|that sneaking out of my room is equal to doing the same thing at School |

|(truancy) and I will receive in-house suspension or worse upon returning home|

|and may be sent home on the next plane for being truant. |

|I WILL NOT BE A THIEF. I will not shoplift or steal from any place or any |

|person. I fully understand this will cause me to be sent home on a very |

|expensive air flight. The Orlando Police, Disney, Sea World, and Universal |

|security people are very unforgiving and have been known to take even 13yr. |

|old thieves to jail in downtown Orlando. |

|I will not use obscene language, wear obscene shirts or engage in public |

|displays of affection |

|While sitting on a bed in the motel with someone of the opposite sex, we will|

|both remain upright with both feet on the ground. |

|I WILL NOT LEAVE THE MOTEL OR PARKS OR AIRPORT AREAS WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM |

|MR. SCHLAPFER |

|Because of rip tides and other dangers, I promise to not go into the ocean |

|except to go barefoot and let the salt water run up to my knees. |

|  I will not use or possess any tobacco, alcohol or other controlled |

|substances. |

|I will not say anything foolish or behave in such a way at the airport that |

|might cause me to be arrested for making terroristic threats. |

|I WILL NOT RUN, SHOUT, YELL. SLAM DOORS OR STAND ON THE BALCONY AT THE MOTEL.|

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|I will make every attempt to try to get enough sleep, drink enough water |

|(before I feel thirsty!), eat enough food so as try to avoid getting sick and|

|I will wear sensible walking shoes to avoid blisters. |

|I will not take part in any practical jokes that might cause injury, damage |

|or personal humiliation to anyone. I will also leave all squirt guns and |

|other devices at home. |

|I will not jump on the beds or engage in any other behavior that might cause |

|me to damage the room. I also will keep the room picked up so as not to leave|

|a mess for the chamber maids. |

|I AM NOT A SHEEP! I will take full responsibility for all my actions and will|

|not blame anyone else for stupid decisions I make. I will not use sentences |

|like, "All I was doing was...”, "Well my friend told me I could...", "It |

|wasn't my idea to...” etc. |

|I understand that bad behavior can cause me to be sent home early on a very |

|expensive flight. |

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|I have read this contract and agree to its terms. |

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