May 15 & 16, 2026
The orchestra, jazz band, and chorus will be traveling to Pittsburgh, PA on May 15 & 16, 2026 to participate in a Music in the Parks music festival and sightseeing in Pittsburgh and an afternoon at Kennywood amusement park following their performances.
Other activities will include a visit to the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, and a Gateway Dinner Cruise with a DJ.
You can register for this trip at the bottom of this page. Please carefully review all the information on this page.
THERE IS A MANDATORY TRIP MEETING FOR ALL PARTICIPATING STUDENTS AND A PARENT/GUARDIAN ON APRIL 8, 2026 AT 7:00 PM.
Trip chaperone meeting – TBD
The cost of the trip is $519 per person.
The payment schedule for the trip is as follows:
PAYMENT 1 – OCTOBER 20, 2025
- $75 per participant (student or chaperone)
- Any cancellations after October 20, and before December 20, 2024, will incur a $50 per person cancellation fee unless a substitute is found.
- DO NOT MAKE A FULL PAYMENT ($519) for the first deposit.
- ONLY MAKE THE DEPOST
PAYMENT 2 – November 20, 2025
- $100 per participant (student or chaperone)
- Any cancellations after November 20, 2025, and before January 16, 2026, will incur a $100 per person cancellation fee unless a substitute is found.
PAYMENT 3 – December 18, 2025
- $100 per participant (student or chaperone)
- Any cancellations after February 13, 2026, will receive NO REFUND, unless substitute is found.
PAYMENT 4 – January 20, 2026
- $100 per participant (student or chaperone)
PAYMENT 5 – February 20, 2026
- $144 per participant (student or chaperone)
TRIP INCLUSIONS
- Deluxe transportation via deluxe coaches from Nitschmann Middle School
- One (1) night lodging
- One (1) breakfast at the hotel
- One (1) lunch at Golden Corral or similar
- One (1) admission to Pittsburgh Zoo
- One (1) Gateway Clipper Dinner Cruise with DJ
- Music in the Park Package includes performances, park admission to Kennywood with meal certificate
- All applicable taxes and gratuities (including bus driver tips and room)
TENTATIVE ITINERARY
Friday, May 15, 2026
- 7:15 AM Buses depart from Nitschmann Middle School
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch at Golden Corral
- 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
- 4:15 PM 5:00 PM Arrive and check into hotel
- 5:15 PM Board Gateway Clipper 6:00 PM
- 8:30 PM Transfer back to the hotel
Saturday, May 16, 2026
- 6:00 AM Breakfast at the hotel Pack and checkout
- 7:00 AM TBD Transfer to Music in the Park Performances – Time / Location TBD Nitschmann Orchestra Nitschmann Jazz Band Nitschmann Chorus TBD
- Transfer to Kennywood – Food Stand Voucher Award Ceremony
- 6:00 PM Buses depart from Kennywood for home Appropriate stops for rest 11:30 PM Approximate arrival back at Nitschmann Middle School
REGISTER FOR THE TRIP HERE
SPRING BAND TRIP MEDICAL FORMS
The spring trip medical form as required by the BASD. Please complete pages 1 & 2 and bring them with you to the mandatory meeting on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM in the Nitschmann auditorium.
All chaperones only need to complete page 1.
Page 3 is to be completed by any parent whose child will require prescription medication on the trip. This page will need to be filled our by your child’s physician and MUST contain the name of the medication, dosage and the time the medication is to be administered such as with breakfast or at 2 PM every day.
Specific instructions regarding the drop of of trip medications will be addressed at the mandatory meeting.
The medical form is due on APRIL 8 at the mandatory trip meeting.
The medicine distribution form is due to Mr. Zettlemoyer by April 29. This serves as a script for the nurse to distribute any medicine and must be signed by a physician. You will need a form for each med to be distributed. If you are attending the trip as a chaperone, you are permitted to give your child their medication without the form.
These forms (all three pages) will only be seen by the nurse or Mr. Zettlemoyer. The nurse will have these forms with her throughout the trip. Mr. Zettlemoyer will see them for organization and emergency purposes.
Paper copies of the forms will also be available in the instrumental music room.