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.
Transportation
- Two 55 seat charter buses have been reserved for our trip
- we cannot accommodate more than 106 total registered travelers
- we cannot accommodate more than 106 total registered travelers
- Buses and drivers have been hand picked by Thornapple Travel
- If there are any extra seats not filled by a registered traveler, the cost of each empty seat will be distributed evenly amongst the travelers
- Family members other than registered chaperones will not be permitted to ride the buses with us
- Safety: attendance will be taken at the end of every stop
Accommodations
Citadines Connect on Times Square at Fifth Avenue will be our home for the trip. Located right in the heart of Manhattan, our hotel is perfectly placed to allow us to sleep right at the center of the city that never sleeps! A stay at Citadines Connect Fifth Avenue places us just a few steps from the bright lights and musicals of the Theatre District, exhibits at the Modern Museum of Art, shops in the Fashion District, strolls in Bryant Park and Central Park, and so much more.
Private night time security at the hotel will be provided through Thornapple Travel as part of the package cost.
Student packages are priced for four students per room (quad) - two queen or double beds per room
Chaperone packages are priced for two chaperones sharing a room (double) - two queen or double beds per room
Chaperones may request a single room; if available, there will be a single surcharge.
Citadines Connect on Times Square at Fifth Avenue will be our home for the trip. Located right in the heart of Manhattan, our hotel is perfectly placed to allow us to sleep right at the center of the city that never sleeps! A stay at Citadines Connect Fifth Avenue places us just a few steps from the bright lights and musicals of the Theatre District, exhibits at the Modern Museum of Art, shops in the Fashion District, strolls in Bryant Park and Central Park, and so much more.
Private night time security at the hotel will be provided through Thornapple Travel as part of the package cost.
Student packages are priced for four students per room (quad) - two queen or double beds per room
Chaperone packages are priced for two chaperones sharing a room (double) - two queen or double beds per room
Chaperones may request a single room; if available, there will be a single surcharge.
Roommates
- Student price is based on four in a room (quad) - two queen or double beds per room
- Chaperone price is based on two in a room (double) - two queen or double beds per room
- Chaperones may request a single room for an additional cost
- Single rooms are based on availability and are not guaranteed by the hotel
- Roommate requests will be honored to the best of our ability
- Every student will have at least 1 person in their room that they requested
- No one is allowed into anyone else’s room except their own, regardless of gender
- Courtesy for one’s roommates is expected at all times
- Cleanliness (and good hygiene!) is expected, as is staying organized
- Roommates will be considerate to each other regarding safety and timeliness
- Personal electronics will be turned off at a time specified by the chaperones