May 2 & 3, 2025
The band will be traveling to Winchester, Virginia on May 2 & 3, 2025 to participate in the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Firefighters’ Parade. We will spend the night in Winchester, Virginia and then travel to Washington D.C. where the band will enjoy a Washington DC Spirit Lunch Cruise on the Potomac.
Other activities will include a visit to the Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center – National Air and Space Museum and visiting the National Mall Area to see the national monuments and museums.
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 STUDNETS AND A PARENT/GUARDIAN ON APRIL 2, 2025 AT 7:00 PM.
The cost of the trip is $400 per person.
The payment schedule for the trip is as follows:
PAYMENT 1 – NOVEMBER 26, 2024
- $75 per participant (student or chaperone)
- Any cancellations after November 26, 2024, and before December 27, 2024, will incur a $50 per person cancellation fee unless a substitute is found.
- DO NOT MAKE A FULL PAYMENT AT THIS TIME!
- ONLY MAKE THE DEPOST
PAYMENT 2 – December 18, 2024
- $75 per participant (student or chaperone)
- Any cancellations after December 27, 2024, and before January 31, 2025, will incur a $100 per person cancellation fee unless a substitute is found.
PAYMENT 3 – January 15, 2025
- $125 per participant (student or chaperone)
- Any cancellations after January 31, 2025, will receive NO REFUND, unless substitute is found.
PAYMENT 4 – February 19, 2025
- $125 per participant (student or chaperone)
TRAVEL INSURANCE INFORMATION
Take a moment to view the information below about purchasing trip insurance.
Once you make your first deposit, you can then purchase trip insurance if you so choose. If you want to purchase the CANCEL FOR ANY REASON insurance you have until December 9, 2024 to do so.
You can purchase trip insure after December 9, 2024, but you will not be eligible for the CANCEL FOR ANY REASON insurance at that point.
Travel insurance flyer
Travel insurance registration
TRIP INCLUSIONS
- Round trip deluxe motor coach transportation from Nitschmann Middle School
- One (1) night hotel accommodation at Hampton Inn by Hilton Winchester VA
- One (1) breakfast at the hotel
- One (1) dinner at Golden Corral
- Performance in Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Firefighters’ Parade
- One (1) Washington DC Spirit Lunch Cruise
TENTATIVE ITINERARY
Friday, May 2, 2025
7:00 AM Depart Nitschmann Middle School
11:30 AM Arrive at Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center
1:30 PM Depart for Golden Corral
3:00 PM Lunch at Golden Corral
4:00 PM Depart for Hotel
4:15 PM Arrive and check into the hotel
TBA Depart for Firefighter’s Parade
5:30 PM Firefighter’s Parade
9:30 PM Transfer back to the hotel
11:00 PM Lights out!
Saturday, May 3, 2025
7:00 AM Breakfast at the hotel
7:30 AM Pack and Check-out
8:30 AM Depart for Washington, DC
11:00 AM Arrive at City Cruises
12:00 PM Washington DC Luncheon Cruise
2:30 PM Transfer to National Mall Area
Sightseeing on own – Monuments & Museums
4:30 PM Depart for home
9:30 PM Approximate arrival time at Nitschmann MS