Final trip payments are due in
to me by the end of the week. Checks should be made out to St.
Johnsbury Academy.
Our next meeting (after the city presentations and parents meeting)
will be on Wednesday,
November 15th at 7am in Severance 21.
Paperwork has been coming in, but I'm still missing a bunch of forms
from a bunch of people. Please head on over to the Forms
Checklist page to see what you still need to hand in. Right
now the only students who have handed in all of their paperwork are Ian
Erhard, Liv Erhard, Nick Gallerani, and Lauren Smith. Everyone else
hasn't turned in at least one item. If you don't have a passport yet,
that's fine, there are still several items you can hand in: Montreal permission
slip and $10, two passport photos, and a copy of your birth
certificate. On the Montreal permission slip fill in Montreal for the
location and 12/9 for the date.
If you need the user name and
password for the two password protected pages, contact
me.
Group leaders:
At this point your groups should be in full research mode. If you're
having any trouble organizing/motivating your group, please let me
know. The three elements that the presentation must contain are: a
brief background/fact sheet for the city/region, an overview of our
scheduled events, and an overview of what we could do with our free
time. A digital projector will be available. Please email me all
digital material by this Sunday at the absolute latest.
Last Updated ( Monday, 23 October 2006 )
Fall Update #10: Meeting Date Change
Written by Josh Seamon
Tuesday, 17 October 2006
Due to conflicts with LI week events, the
upcoming city presentations and parents' meeting has to be moved to Monday, 10/30.
Both meetings will still be in The Black Box at the same times -- 6pm
for the city presentations and 7pm for the parents' meeting.
Parents should come to the city presentations and trip participants are
more than welcome to stay for the parents' meeting.
A small version of the SJA permission slip is now online right
here.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 17 October 2006 )
Fall Update #9: Montreal
Written by Josh Seamon
Sunday, 15 October 2006
We will be taking a day trip to Montreal on
Saturday, December 9th. All Europe trip participants are
required to attend. We will be leaving from Brantview Drive at 8am and
returning at 10pm. The trip will cost $10 per person, not including
money for food. Checks should be made out to St. Johnsbury Academy.
Everyone going on the trip will need to return a signed permission
slip and $10 to me by Friday, November 3rd. If for some
reason you are unable to go on the trip, please see me ASAP.
Due to its large size, I broke the Master Info List into two parts -- Group
Contact Info and Forms
Checklist. Please check over both pages and let
me know if you find any mistakes. Also, please send/bring me
missing information/paperwork ASAP.
The trip gallery
is now online. Please make a point to go over all of the trip
participant headshots and memorize them all. I will be
quizzing you on them at the 10/26 meeting.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 15 October 2006 )
Fall Update #8 - 10/12 Meeting
Written by Josh Seamon
Wednesday, 11 October 2006
Athens to the
Alps
10/12 Meeting Outline
Stuff you need to
turn/send in:
1) EF checklist and parental
approval form
2) Parents’ email addresses
3) SJA trip form (Give to Mr. Ehrean)
4) 2 passport photos
5) Copy of birth certificate
6) Copy of passport
All items need to be turned in to Mr. Seamon unless
otherwise noted.
Important upcoming
dates:
1) City
Presentations:
Thursday, October 26, 6pm, Black Box
2) Parents Meeting:
Thursday, October 26th, 7pm, Black Box
3) Second (and final)
check due: Friday, October 27th, 3pm
4) EF Insurance
purchase deadline: Friday, December 8
See
me if you need to find out exactly how much you owe.
Meeting Agenda:
1) Forms
– Get
them in to me ASAP. Give me your EF ‘checklist and parental
approval form’ even
if you can’t check off all of the bottom items quite yet.
2) Important
Dates
– Know them. Abide by them.
3) Master Info List
– Posted on MrSeamon.com. It lists everyone’s
contact info and what forms each
person has and hasn’t turned in.
4) City presentations
– 15 minutes each, Thursday October 26, 6pm, Black Box. The
parents meeting will immediately follow.
5) Day trip to Montreal
– We need to
decide what day we’re going to go on. The choices are Saturday
6) Packing list –
We’re going to start creating a master packing list.
7) Trip face book
– Everyone will be expected to know everyone else’s
name.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 15 October 2006 )
Fall Update #7 - Master Info List
Written by Josh Seamon
Monday, 09 October 2006
I've just added a new section to this site --
'Master Info List'.
Currently on the list is every trip participant's email address, phone
number, parents' email addresses, and whatever forms each person is
missing. The page is password protected. Email me to get the login and
password.
Remember,
we're meeting this Thursday (10/12) at 7am in Severance 21.
On the agenda are the research group presentations, free time options,
creating a packing master list, and a day trip to Montreal.
I
will be holding a meeting for all parents of Europe trip participants
on Thursday, 10/26 from 7 to 7:30pm in Severance 21. I will be going
over what you can do as parents to help ensure a smooth and thoroughly
enjoyable trip for your child. I will also be answering any questions
you may have. If you can't make it to the meeting please let me know
and I will make sure to send you a summary of the meeting. As always,
you can email me at any time at jseamon at gmail dot com. Note: Use the
front door of Severance (next to Mr. Lovett's house) to get into the
building.
I would also like to
compile a list of all parents' email addresses. So, parents -- please
email me and say "Hi, my name is ________, and my child is _________."
Thanks!
Important
Dates:
1)
Trip Participants Meeting:
Thursday, October 12th, 7am, SV21
2) Parents Meeting:
Thursday, October 26th, 7pm, SV21
3) Second (and final)
check due: Friday, October 27th, 3pm
4) EF Insurance purchase
deadline: Friday, December 8th
Last Updated ( Friday, 06 October 2006 )
Fall Update #5
Written by Josh Seamon
Wednesday, 27 September 2006
Capri
Athens
to the Alps 9/28/06 Meeting Outline
1)
Have you given Mr. Ehrean your signed international
travel agreement? If not, do so as soon as possible! If you
don’t have one
anymore, you can get another from him.
2) Have you given Mr. Seamon or Mrs.
Davis your first check
for $1,400? It’s due by tomorrow (Friday, 9/29) at 3pm. Those
of you that
requested financial aid need to stay after this meeting to find out how
much
you owe.
3) You can buy all sorts of trip
insurance through EF. Your
trip fee does not cover trip insurance. You will need to arrange that
on your
own through EF.
4) Everyone needs to fill out and
return to Mr. Seamon as
soon as possible the “Checklist and Parental
Approval” form.
5) Lots more EF info is available in
the green EF brochure
packet.
6) Our next meeting
will be at 7am on Thursday, October 12th.
7) The roommate requests that you
made at the last meeting
are now posted on mrseamon.com. If you see an error or would like to
make a
change or addition, email Mr. Seamon at
8) The Athens,
Rome, and Chamonix
research groups are now posted on mrseamon.com. You will be responsible
for
giving your city presentation by the end of October. The exact date of
the
presentations will be known soon. (It will most likely be on a weekday
evening
in the Colwell center.)
9) Unfortunately we’re not
going to have the ticket vouchers
to use as a fundraiser.
10) I am working to secure us a
fundraiser dance date. It
will most likely be sometime in late November or early December.
11) I am looking for 3-5 people to
work with me regularly on
coordinating fundraising. If you’re interested in helping
out, email me at
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 September 2006 )
Fall Update #4
Written by Josh Seamon
Thursday, 21 September 2006
Athens to the
Alps
9/21/06 Meeting Outline
Get your
signed form
to Mr. Ehrean!
Passport/Green
Cards
Make sure you have a passport and that it’s current! If you
are not a US
citizen you need to see me.
Fundraisers
I would like to run at least two in school fundraisers. Any
money we raise helps.
Group
Activity
We will be doing at least two all group activities before we
take off for Europe.
For our first trip I
would like to make a day trip to Montreal
sometime in November.
Payment
Schedule
The first payment of $1,400 is due by Friday, 9/29. The
second payment of $1,400 is due by Friday, 10/27.
Financial
Aid
Limited financial aid is available. If you’re interested in
receiving some, you must see me immediately after this meeting.
Free
Time Options
We have a free day in Athens,
a free day in Rome,
and besides skiing, we are
on our own for 3 days in Chamonix.
I would
like groups of people to research ideas of what to we could do with our
free
time.
Next Meeting
Our next meeting will be at 7am on Thursday, 9/28.
To discuss:
a)Ideas
for fundraisers
b)Ideas
for all group activities=
c)Free
time activities
d)Roommates
Want to go to Washington DC?
Written by Josh Seamon
Tuesday, 12 September 2006
So, I'll be taking a group of students down
to Washington, DC on 10/19 for a 3 day romp around the
capital.
Our plan is to see Washington DC, Annapolis, and Baltimore. We plan on
making stops at Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, St. Johns, The Naval
Academy, the Washington Mall, lots of museums, lots of shopping areas,
and lots of great places to eat.
We're going to stay at my aunt and uncle's house in Alexandria, VA and
at my grandparent's house in Annapolis.
We're going to depart in the early afternoon on Thursday, 10/19 and
return in evening of Sunday 10/22. The total cost of the trip
(excluding food and whatever else you buy on the trip) is $300.
Now here's the deal -- There is still space for a few more students. If
you'd like to go on the trip you need to:
1) Let me know you're interested in going.
2) Talk to your parents to see if they'll let you go.
If you're interested in going I need to know by Monday, 9/18 at the
latest.
Note: We don't have school on 10/19 or 10/20.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 12 September 2006 )
Fall Update #3
Written by Josh Seamon
Monday, 11 September 2006
Since
an after school meeting is all but impossible to
schedule, our next meeting will take place in the morning:
Thursday, 9/21
7am, Severance 21
This
meeting is mandatory, everyone MUST attend. Use the
front door of Severance.
The cost breakdown of the trip is as
follows:
$3,000 goes to the tour company. This
covers out airfare,
bus transport, tour guide fees, hotels, 3 day ski pass, daily
breakfasts, and 8
dinners.
$500 you will carry (or have access
to). This covers your
lunches, ski rentals, tips, and 7 dinners, all of which you will have
to pay
for on
your own.
So, the overall, total cost of the
trip will be $3,500.
All of you have already paid $200.
$1,400 will be due by
Friday, 9/29.
The final payment of
$1,400 will be due on Friday, 10/27.
Checks should be made out to St.
Johnsbury Academy and
brought to Mr. Seamon.
If you would like to apply for
financial aid, see me as soon
as possible. Only a limited amount of financial aid is available.
I've just added a new section to this site --
'Master Info List'.
Parents' Meeting - Thursday,
10/26
