Last Minute Information/Updates

*** Our flight time has changed! We are now leaving at 8:20 AM - so I am requesting that everyone meet at the airport at around 6:30 AM (instead of the original time of 7:00). Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

*** Check on the gate number before heading to the aiport! See you there!

Meet Chet - our tour guide!

This is Chet, our fearless leader for the five days of our trip! You will be very impressed with his knowledge and the many things we learn from him. (Hint - always try to stay near him - he gives information at times even when we are waiting for the "whole" group to gather around!) This is his wife, Brigid, who we will see as she manages the flights and hotels on the trip. You'll also see Wyatt, their son, who should be running around this year! We are excited about you meeting this special family!

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Appointments & Schedule

July 1:
* Jamestown (America's 1st permanent settlement - 1607)
* Dinner at Milano's
* Evening entertainment
* Swimming at the hotel

July 2:
* Colonial Williamsburg tour and fun!
* Driving to DC
* Night viewing of the memorials

July 3:
* Arlington National Cemetery
* Wreath Laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers at 10:15
* White House tour at 11:30
* Capitol tour at 2:00
* Supreme Court
* Library of Congress
* National Archives
* Dinner cruise on the Potomac River!

July 4:
DC T-shirt Day!
* Mount Vernon - the home of George Washington!
* Old Town Alexandria
* Smithsonian museums
* Dinner at ESPN Zone
* Fourth of July Fireworks!

July 5:
* FDR Memorial/Jefferson Memorial/Ford's Theatre/Peterson House
* Lunch at Union Station
* Spy Museum
* Udvar-Hazy Center - Air & Space Museum

The Departure Meeting

Getting all of the details of the trip!

Bennett, Alane, Avilasha, and Sanchali are excited about the trip!

OC Taylor girls are looking forward to DC!

Good friends Trevor and Clay!

Mrs. Goforth is modeling one of the door prizes!

Important Trip Information

The Team Leading this Trip

Trip Coordinators & Leaders : Evan Payne (Bransford Elementary) & Kimberly Goforth (OC Taylor Elementary)

Assisting the Group/Leaders: Erin Bown (Social Studies Coordinator for GCISD) & Jason Tom (Bear Creek Elementary)

Tour Guide: Chet Rhodes

Hotel Information:
Quality Suites Williamsburg
1406 Richmond Road
Williamsburg, VA(757) 220-9304
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Marriott
Washington, DC
1221 22nd Street NW
Washington, DC
(202)872-1500

Hotel Rules:
1. We always wear shoes in the hotel.
2. Do not use the latch or chain to secure the doors.
3. Respect hotel property
4. Respect your roommates and their sleeping.
5. Always have your hotel room key with you!
General Rules:
1. We all stay with the group - never go anywhere alone.
2. We wear our nametags at ALL times!
3. Be respectful at memorials and monuments.
4. When Chet talks . . . we listen!
5. HAVE FUN & learn a lot!

Washington, DC . . . here we come!

We are on our way to Jamestown, Williamsburg, & Washington, DC!!! Fifth grade students who attend Bransford Elementary and O.C. Taylor Elementary are traveling together to see history come to life before our very eyes. Our trip begins on Tuesday, July 1, and concludes on July 5th. One of the highlights of the trip will be the firework display in DC while sitting between the Washington Monument and the World War II Memorial.

Washington, DC . . . . here we come!