Parents,
I am sorry for the repeat of the information below, but some people may have not received the information about the convention. The initial deposit($100) to reserve a seat on the bus was due, October 12.
We are planning a trip to Myrtle Beach for the annual Beta Club convention. The trip is scheduled for December 7 - 9 at a price of $295 per person with a minimum of 35. We will be planning fundraisers to help offset our cost of the trip.
The trip will include:
Roundtrip transportation provided by Blue Ridge Tours
Tour Director
2 nights at the Sheraton Convention Center (Quad occupancy)
2 Breakfast Buffets at the Sheraton
Chic-Fil-A Box Lunch on Thursday (if your child is a vegetarian, we will make other arrangements. Please let us know when making the deposit).
Pizza Dinner on Wednesday
WonderWorks Adrenaline package
Hard Rock Cafe or Planet Hollywood
Fast food lunch enroute home
We are planning on leaving around 11:30 so students will eat lunch before they board the bus.
We will travel to MB and go to Wonderworks that afternoon. We will eat a pizza dinner that evening before checking into the hotel.
We will be at the Convention Center all day Thursday participating in convention activities but we will go out for dinner and return in time for the dance on Thursday evening.
We will wrap up convention activities on Friday morning and eat lunch en route to Hughes. We should return between 6-7 p.m.
Your child will be required to participate in one of the competitions in order to attend. Just to give you and your child an idea of some of the categories we have photography, state office, group talent, special talent, arts and crafts (variety under this one), essay, banner, quiz bowl, poetry, scrapbook, speech, spelling bee, t-shirt design, tower of power, etc. We will sign up at a later date but have them think about what they would like to compete in!
A $100 deposit was due October 12.
Second payment is due October 28 and the remainder is due November 18.
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We were very successful in our sales of KK.. We did okay for the first time. We didn't have as many selling as we had hoped but we will be selling again. The next delivery date is November 8. Preorders will be due on Friday, November 4. We are also going to offer a prize (TBD) for the highest number of pre-solds either pre-paid boxes or certificates. The cost is $7.00.
We will also let you know before the November 18th payment how much your trip has been reduced because of the fundraisers that your child participated in October and November.
As soon as we get the shipment of CFA calendars in, we will let you know.
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REMINDER: The students who signed up for a particular competition for the convention, his/her entry must be submitted to Armistead, Knight, or Armstrong by next Friday, October 21. If they are drawing a banner, poster, t-shirt, etc., they do not have to put it on that particular article for the school competition. When the winner has been determined, then the student can create his/her design on the correct article.
8th Grade Information
Also, attached is another opportunity for service hours. Please send in the cards by December 5th if interested.
Click here for Holiday Mail for Heroes Program Overview
The order form and money for Poinsettia's are due to Mrs. Merck on October 20.
Click here for Poinsettia Order Form
We will also begin selling our Belk Charity Days on October 17. We will give each student an envelope with 10 certificates and a brochure of what will be on sale that weekend (Nov. 5). They will count and sign a slip that states how many they are responsible for. They will either turn in the money or the unsold certificates. The cost is $5.00 and we keep it ALL! This money will be used toward the trip as well.
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We are having a brief Beta Club meeting tomorrow morning at 7:45 in the Media Center. If your child is unableto attend, please tell him/her to see Mrs. Merck or Dr. Knight sometime tomorrow to pick up Belk Charity Days coupons. We will issue 10 per student at $5.00 a piece. Remember that we keep all profit from the sale of the coupons, but we must account for all tickets/coupons. Your child will need to turn in all money ($50.00) or unsold tickets for the Belk Charity Day fundraiser by October 28. If your child loses any tickets, he/she will have that amount added to his/her bill. I will have the tickets, the sale flyer, and FAQ in an envelope along with the form that your child will sign tomorrow when they pick up their tickets. We are going to have the students count the tickets in front of us before signing so there is no confusion as to how many they were given.
Again, I do apologize for sending this out so late and if your child can be here, wonderful and if not, just make sure that they see one of us tomorrow. If your child is not signed up for the spring trip, then he/she does not have to sell, but we will not turn away anyone who does!!!