Gull Lake High School Band trip - New York City, March 21 - 25, 2024
We are excited to announce our Spring Break 2024 trip to New York City!
Please watch this space for updates and more information as we get closer to departure.
Click on the drop-down menu above for pages dedicated to different topics about our trip.
Please note that the deadline to register students has been extended to JANUARY 27, 2023.
After this date, registration will close and any additional students who wish to register will be placed on a waiting list.
New York City trip travelers --- mandatory meeting on Monday, March 11, 7:30 PM
This is a required meeting for all travelers and their guardians to hear final expectations about the trip. The meeting will take place in the cafeteria and is anticipated to last 30 minutes. Please plan to have one guardian represented for each traveler.
Please bring with you a COPY of your traveler's health insurance card (front and back) to this meeting.
Please watch this space for updates and more information as we get closer to departure.
Click on the drop-down menu above for pages dedicated to different topics about our trip.
Please note that the deadline to register students has been extended to JANUARY 27, 2023.
After this date, registration will close and any additional students who wish to register will be placed on a waiting list.
New York City trip travelers --- mandatory meeting on Monday, March 11, 7:30 PM
This is a required meeting for all travelers and their guardians to hear final expectations about the trip. The meeting will take place in the cafeteria and is anticipated to last 30 minutes. Please plan to have one guardian represented for each traveler.
Please bring with you a COPY of your traveler's health insurance card (front and back) to this meeting.
Student Eligibility
Student Registration and Payments
- Students must be currently enrolled in the Middle School or High School band programs for the 2022-2023 academic year
- Students must be enrolled in BOTH the 2nd AND 3rd trimesters of High School band in the 2023-2024 academic year
- Students must attend after school and Saturday rehearsals as scheduled by Mrs. Peters (will be scheduled in late winter of 2024)
- Students and families must fulfill meeting all costs and payment requirements, and complete all necessary paperwork, including medical forms for the 2023-2024 academic year
- Student must be in good standing with Gull Lake Bands and Gull Lake Community Schools
- Students should confirm with their counselors that band class will fit into their schedule for the 2023-2024 academic year
- Please email Mrs. Peters if you are uncertain of your eligibility [email protected]
Student Registration and Payments
- Register your student by clicking the button below and following the link to Thornapple Travel's website
- From there, follow the steps and complete your student's registration!
- Student registration and deposit deadline is January 27, 2023.
- Please note that the deadline to register students has been extended to JANUARY 27, 2023. After this date, no other registrations may be accepted.
- Should the buses fill up before the registration deadline, Thornapple Travel will maintain a student waitlist
- Students on the waitlist will be added to the trip only if a participant drops from the trip, in order of their spot on the waitlist
- It is to your advantage to sign up in a timely fashion, ahead of the deadline
Earning GLBPA trip account credits
Don't forget that you can earn credits toward your trip by volunteering in the fall concession stand. Please take a look at the current SIgnUpGenius for volunteer opportunities offered through the GLBPA.
Please click on this link to be directed to the volunteer opportunities for the fall.
Chaperone Registration and Payments
Don't forget that you can earn credits toward your trip by volunteering in the fall concession stand. Please take a look at the current SIgnUpGenius for volunteer opportunities offered through the GLBPA.
Please click on this link to be directed to the volunteer opportunities for the fall.
Chaperone Registration and Payments
- The GL School Board is requiring 1 adult chaperone for every 6 students
- For a student group of 90 students, we will need 15 adult chaperones
- Chaperones must be at least 21 years old
- Husband and wife teams are welcome!
- This is a student trip FILLED with activity!
- Chaperone application forms are due to Mrs. Peters by Tuesday, January 10, 2023
- All applicants will be entered into a lottery drawing to select the chaperone team
- Selected applicants will be notified approximately January 11, 2023, at which time the registration and payment portal will open
- Chaperones must register and make their deposit payment by January 17, 2023
- Selected applicants will be required to complete necessary Gull Lake Community Schools background check forms for the 2023-2024 academic year (submit between July 1, 2023 and September 25, 2023)
- Adults needed by gender division
Thornapple Travel Cancellation Policy
Travelers should read and understand the Thornapple Travel cancellation policy. Click the button below to be taken to their website.
Trip Insurance
- Deciding to purchase travel insurance is a decision made by the individual traveler
- Thornapple Travel does not provide or sell trip insurance, but has partnered with Allianz Global Assistance because they are rated among the top 10 Travel Insurance providers by the Consumer Advocacy Group 2018
- Through the online payment portal, you will have the additional option of purchasing travel insurance through Travelex*, another top 10 Travel Insurance provider
- The cost of trip insurance is in addition to the cost of the trip. We recommend that families research all available options
- Deadlines to purchase trip insurance through your selected provider may be different than the payment schedule set by Thornapple Travel
Family travel
We understand that families may wish to join their student on this trip. We are unable to offer family travel packages through Thornapple Travel, but you are welcome to plan your own trip to coincide with our itinerary.
Families are welcome to book their own travel, event tickets and tours, subject to availability.
We cannot guarantee availability at all of our scheduled stops for anyone outside of our registered travelers. We cannot offer seats on our charter buses, book hotel rooms with our student group, or include you on our tours.
Families will be able to watch the performance on the deck of the Intrepid with purchase of your own tickets. The Broadway Workshop for Instrumentalists is closed to all but students and chaperones.
Your student is our responsibility for the duration of the trip, and will not be allowed to skip scheduled events to join your family.
If you wish to pick up your student from our hotel before our departure on Monday, March 25, you are welcome to do so. Our trip is scheduled so that families may also take their own family vacation after our trip. We will require notification via email; more details to follow.
We understand that families may wish to join their student on this trip. We are unable to offer family travel packages through Thornapple Travel, but you are welcome to plan your own trip to coincide with our itinerary.
Families are welcome to book their own travel, event tickets and tours, subject to availability.
We cannot guarantee availability at all of our scheduled stops for anyone outside of our registered travelers. We cannot offer seats on our charter buses, book hotel rooms with our student group, or include you on our tours.
Families will be able to watch the performance on the deck of the Intrepid with purchase of your own tickets. The Broadway Workshop for Instrumentalists is closed to all but students and chaperones.
Your student is our responsibility for the duration of the trip, and will not be allowed to skip scheduled events to join your family.
If you wish to pick up your student from our hotel before our departure on Monday, March 25, you are welcome to do so. Our trip is scheduled so that families may also take their own family vacation after our trip. We will require notification via email; more details to follow.