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General
Travel Rules -
Specific
guidelines will
be announced for
each trip
Travel
with the Lafayette
Choirs is a privilege
for students.
All Fayette County
and Lafayette
Student
Code of Conduct(.pdf)
rules apply at
all times during
a trip (whether
a day-time field
trip or extended
out of town tour).
The
Lafayette Choir
is an excellent
group to travel
with. Our students
as a whole have
great character
and respect for
themselves and
others which makes
for great travel
companions!
If
a discipline infraction
occurs while on
a tour, it is
grounds for being
separated from
the group, sent
home early (at
parental expense),
school administrative
action, and/or
being prevented
from participating
in future choir
travels and events.
As
an approved school
trip, all school
and organization
rules and policies
set forth in the
student handbook
are in effect
for the duration
of the tour.
GROUP
TRAVEL HINTS
1. You are representing
your school &
community. Good
manners are always
a plus wherever
you are!
2. Students MUST
travel within
their ‘family
groups’
with their chaperones.
Family Groups
will team-up for
museum/monument
tours, and students
may choose which
museums (Smithsonian/Holocaust)
that they wish
to visit. DO NOT
wander off by
yourself or in
smaller groups.
Tour/Travel schedules
are often ‘tight’
- we need to stay
together.
3. If you feel
ill, tell your
chaperone immediately.
4. Review your
itinerary and
be aware of your
responsibilities.
5. It takes time
to move a large
group. Be patient.
Arrive on time.
6. Eat properly
& sleep at
night. Every student
MUST eat breakfast!
Announcements
for the day will
be given then—you
MUST be present.
7. Students MAY
take their cell
phones with them,
however they MUST
turn them off
while inside venues
& on tours
and rehearsals.
If using a cell
phone at an inappropriate
time or place,
it will be confiscated
for the remainder
of the trip and
held by the director.
Parents will have
emergency contact
numbers while
we are on the
tour. Chaperones
will see that
emergency messages
reach your student
immediately. Notify
your friends ahead
of time that you
will be out of
town to prevent
unnecessary calls.
Utilize ‘silent
feature’
and voice mail;
return calls in
free time.
MOTORCOACH
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Do not leave
personal items
on the coach overnight.
2. Food may be
taken on board
as long as the
coach is kept
clean. Take your
trash off the
bus when you get
off for the day!
3. Please treat
your drivers with
respect. Drivers
have your lives
in their hands!
4. Never flush
foreign objects
in the toilet!
Once the chemical
flush is full,
it is unusable;
use rest stops
when possible.
5. Do not disembark
until you are
told to leave
the bus. Do Not
Run once you disembark!
6. Please, No
Flash Photography
while on board
the motor coach.
No Laser Pointers
allowed on the
trip.
7. Please remain
seated while vehicle
is in motion.
8. Walkmans and
mp3 players may
be taken, however
music volume must
be kept low. The
person next to
you should not
be disturbed by
it.
9. Permissible
DVD‘s for
viewing will be
brought along
by chaperones.
You may make suggestions
to Mr. Marsh for
selection. No
rated R movies
will be shown.
HOTEL
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read the instructions
in your room concerning
an emergency escape.
2. At curfew,
you must be in
your room. No
one is to enter
your room after
curfew except
chaperons or staff.
Keep the noise
level down.
3. Elevators are
for all hotel
guests; respect
the other guests.
4. Room telephones
will be turned
off to outside
calls. You will
be able to call
room-to-room.
If you need an
adult at night
for any reason,
call their room.
DO NOT leave your
room after curfew
without first
notifying an adult.
5. Keep your room
locked. Keep track
of the key. A
Room Captain will
carry the key.
6. No student
is allowed in
the room of a
person of the
opposite sex.
7. While on chorus
trips, we often
hire security
personnel to monitor
hallways during
the evening hours.
Guards will be
posted on each
floor from 11pm-7am
each night. In
case of an infraction
of trip rules
(curfew, etc ),
your parents will
be called to come
to pick you up.
Don’t create
this situation
for yourself!
8. Do not order
food for delivery
to your room—Eat
at meal time!
WHAT
TO PACK
1. Toiletries
and medications.
Do not pack any
medications. Prescription
medications must
be in a Rx labeled
bottle with your
name and directions
on it. We will
have over-the-counter
products (Tylenol,
Aspirin, Ibuprofen,
etc.) in our first
aid kits. All
medications MUST
be given to the
designated chaperone
prior to leaving
town. We must
follow FCPS rules
regarding medications.
2. Camera and
plenty of film.
Film is expensive
in tourist spots.
3. Hotel rooms
often have a hair
dryer—share!
Use the buddy
system.
4. Put Performance
Attire in black
garment bags.
You know what
you need! Remember
the shoes you
wear with your
formals.
5. Snacks must
be securely packed—hotel
machines are expensive.
WHAT
*NOT* TO PACK*
1. **Prohibited
items according
to FCPS code of
conduct. This
includes items
that could be
weapons, prohibited
chemicals, alcohol,
tobacco, etc.
2. Prohibited
rated videos.
3. Video Game
systems are prohibited
on some tours.
(TBA)
*Luggage
checks
will be a part
of all tours.
Chaperonse will
inspect each student's
luggage prior
to departure of
a trip.
**Drug
and Alcohol Screens
- These
tests are carried
by directors on
all trips. Suspect
students will
be required to
submit to a test.
DRESS
CODE
We want you to
be comfortable,
however we must
always represent
our program well.
Only pack jeans
without holes.
No cutoffs or
mid-drifts. Specific
dress codes will
be announced for
each tour/trip.
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