The Lewis S. Mills High School Spartan Band, Color Guard and Concert Choir have begun to plan for a spring performance tour to the West Coast. Pending Board of Education approval, this very exciting performance/sight-seeing tour is planned for Saturday, April 12, through Saturday, April 19, 2008. This trip will be made via commercial airline with local transportation provided by lav-equipped motor coach. In addition, there will be a five-day, four-night cruise included aboard the Royal Caribbean Ship “Monarch of the Seas”. The trip will take place during our April recess and will not require the students to be excused from any school time.

The main purpose of the trip is for the students to participate in adjudication and performance events to be held on and off the ship and at the Disneyland theme parks. These activities will be decided upon and scheduled as the date for the trip draws closer and final arrangements are made.

Communications will be sent to you as email attachments and will be posted on this web page of our website for those who have a problem downloading the attachments. Please contact us as soon as possible if these methods do not work for you and other arrangements need to be made. You can always be added to our e-mail list by logging on to our website and clicking the link that says “Email Server”. You can then put your address onto any of our email lists you like. If you prefer, you can send your name and e-mail address to Mr. Deeb at k12coordinator@region10finearts.net at anytime. 

The following are the payment dates for this trip

1st payment due	Thursday, November 1, 2007	$350.00
2nd payment due	Thursday, December 6, 2007	$350.00
3rd payment due	Thursday, January 10, 2008	$350.00
4th payment due	Monday, March 3, 2008	$508.00

PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO:
LEWIS S. MILLS HIGH SCHOOL

There will be a total of three trip packets that will be sent out via email. These packets will include forms that need to be filled out and signed, and other information related to the planning and preparation of the trip. The links to download these packets are below, and will be made live as the packets become available. 

Packet Name	Date Posted	Contents
Trip Packet #1	10/15/2007	a) trip cover letter b) financial form c) permission form d) band contract
Trip Packet #2	1/17/2008	a) cover letter b) medical release form
LSM Prescription Release Form	1/17/2008	* This form is only needed if student is travelling with prescription or over-the-counter medications, other than Tylenol or Tums.
Trip Packet #3	3/18/2008	a) cover letter b) student checklist c) student guidelines d) phone chain form e) discipline contract