The trip roster will be online by the evening of 6/4. The International Trip Selection Committee is meeting on the morning of 6/3 so I won't have the list until the next morning.
Fundraising Ideas
Written by Josh Seamon
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
All of the fundraising ideas that you came up with at last night's
meeting are listed right
here.
Please take a minute and choose the 8-12 ideas that you think are most
viable right
here in this survey.
If you missed the last meeting...
Written by Josh Seamon
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
5/20: Post Meeting
If you missed last night's meeting, here's what you need to do:
1) Read through the slides from the presentation. [Sound will be added
soon.]
4) Come by SV19 sometime after school this week so that I can take your
picture.
5) Regularly check this website and your email.
Survey, form, and check due tomorrow
Written by Josh Seamon
Thursday, 08 May 2008
Email #2 Hello everyone,
This email is going out to everyone who has expressed interest in the
Academy's trip to Peru and the Galapagos Islands. After today emails
will only be sent to students and the parents of students who have
submitted the ITA form and a $100 deposit. Keep in mind that all trip
information will always be viewable on www.mrseamon.com.
Survey 1, the ITA form, and the $100 deposit are all due tomorrow
(Friday, 5/9) by the end of the day. I will be in the math office
(SV19) until 3:20. I can also be found in SV16 during A block and SV20
during C block. B and D blocks I can generally be found in the math
office. Everything that has been turned in is listed on the trip
checklist right
here.
Friday evening I will be submitting the list of students who have
completed all three items to the International Trip Student Selection
Committee. The ITSC will then meet and decide on the initial trip
roster plus 5 alternates. Their goal is to have the list finalized
before the end of the school year.
Given the large amount of interest in the trip I am confident we will
be able to fill the roster after this first round of applications.
While it may be theoretically possible to join the trip in the next
couple months, I highly
recommend getting your name on the roster NOW if you're
serious about going on the trip.
On another note... Karen
Alexander, a teacher here at St. Johnsbury Academy, is giving
a presentation on the Galapagos Islands next Tuesday (5/13) starting at 7pm in
the Library.
Ms. Alexander traveled to the Galapagos last semester and has a
tremendous amount to talk about and show the Academy community. I
highly recommend attending the presentation.
Also, please remember that the
next trip meeting will be held on Tuesday, 5/20 from 6:30 to 7:30 in
Fuller basement. All students and parents should attend.
That's all for now,
- Mr. Seamon
Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 May 2008 )
Site Information
Written by Josh Seamon
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Anyting posted on MrSeamon.com having to do with the Peru-Galapagos
trip will be appear in the "South America 2009" section of the site. To
get there click on "South America 2009" in the top menu. Once you're in
the South America 2009 section you will only see posts having to do
with the trip. Any post I make about the trip will also appear on the
main page, but so will anything else I post about such as my advisory.
So, to see a listing of just the items having to do with trip, click on
"South America 2009" in the top menu.
Once you're in the South America 2009 section of the site, the "South
America 2009" menu will appear in the left navigation column right
above the Main Menu. There are currently three items in the South
America 2009 menu:
Important Dates:
This will be updeated whenever a new date/event is known.
Paperwork:
Over the course of the next several months you will have to complete
several more forms and surveys. Anything that I need to collect from
you will be posted here.
Checklist:
Anything you've turned in will be checked off on this page. Once you've
turned in an item it will take a day or two for the checklist to be
updated.
Many more pages and posts will be added to the site as the trip
developes.
If you're and RSS fan you can get site updates via this
feed.
Survey, Form, and Check
Written by Josh Seamon
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Peru-Galap 042908 Hello everyone,
If you're serious about participating in the Peru & Galapagos
trip you need to do three things before Friday, May 9th:
1) Complete Survey
1
2) Submit a signed International Trip Agreement form (PDF
/ DOC)
3) Submit a $100 deposit check made out to St. Johnsbury Academy
Checks and ITA forms can be handed into me after school before 3:20 in
SV19 (The Math Office).
Sometime before the end of the school year the International Trip
Selection Committee will meet to go over the list of trip applicants. ONLY those students
who have submitted all three of the above items by May 9th will have
their names sent to the committee. You MUST be cleared by
the ITSC in order to participate in the trip.
The ITSC will select 42 students and 5 alternates for the trip roster.
Alternates will be kept on the list until mid-September when the trip
roster will be finalized.
There is no automatic way to be guaranteed a spot on the roster. To
even be considered you need to complete the above three items by May
9th and abide by everything that's outlined in the ITA. Other factors
that could be taken into consideration include seniority and when
someone completed all of their paperwork. Please keep in mind that the
ITSC has final say over who gets to go, and there is no 100% guarantee
that ANYONE
will automatically be placed on the roster.
While this is a large trip, and it will be theoretically possible to
join the trip any time before mid-September, I expect the roster to be
filled by the end of May. So far well over 80 students have submitted
their names to the contact list, and 39 of those students have
completed
the online survey.
The next trip meeting
will be on Tuesday, May 20th from 6:30 to 7:30 in Fuller Basement.
Here are some of the topics we will cover:
- Specific trip details
- A detailed outline of the trip cost
- The formation of committees (Fundraising, Service, Trip Prep)
- What should be done over the summer
- Paperwork
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact me at
any time. The best way to reach me is via email at jseamon at gmail dot
com.
Please note that all trip information will be funneled through www.mrseamon.com. I
will be sending out a few emails every now and then, but do not 100%
rely on the email communications as your only connection to the
trip.
- Josh Seamon
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 April 2008 )
4/28 Presentation
Written by Josh Seamon
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Here's the presentation I gave last night in the Black Box. The audio from the presentation in synced to the slides. (It might a little while for the slides and audio to fully load.)
2) Sign and return an International Trip Agreement form to Mr. Seamon
along with a $100 deposit. Checks should be made out to St. Johnsbury
Academy. The form is available for download here
(PDF) and here
(DOC).
Mr. Seamon can be found in SV19 (The Math Office) during
conference period.
3) Check your email and this web page regularly.
4) Plan on attending the May meeting which will happen sometime during
the week of 5/19.
5) If you missed the 4/28 Informational Meeting you should watch the
screencast of the presentation that's online right here. [COMING SOON]
Last Updated ( Monday, 28 April 2008 )
Promo Video
Written by Josh Seamon
Monday, 21 April 2008
Here's a little something that'll be running in chapel on Monday, 4/28:
