February
12, 2008
Dear
Parents:
The
Tennessee Junior Classical League convention will be held this year at Austin
Peay University in Clarksville. We
will leave Dobyns-Bennett at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 10 and return at
approximately 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 12.
If your son or daughter is interested in attending, please read this
letter carefully.
The
convention includes academic, art, essay, poetry, costume, forensic, and track
and field competitions. There is
literally something for everyone. Students
must take at least three academic tests and be in at least one other site
competition. In previous
years students have returned from the convention with an increased commitment
to and understanding of Latin and have also gained a close comradery by
working toward common goals.
We
will leave from and return to the front (Ft. Henry Drive side) parking lot
(near the flagpole). A
Twentieth-Century Coach bus will provide transportation.
Space will be given on a first-come-first-serve basis.
I have not yet received hotel information from TJCL yet so I am
approximating the cost of the hotel rooms.
The
trip cost is $150. This includes
a $30 registration fee, bus transportation, and hotel room for two nights.
Students will need money for 3 dinners and 2 lunch meals (the hotel
provides a free complimentary breakfast).
If we stop at a mall to eat dinner as we sometimes do, they may want
spending money. This of course is
an individual decision.
If
your son/daughter wishes to attend the TJCL convention, please send a check
made out to D-B Activities for $75 as a deposit (you may pay the entire amount
if you wish) by Friday, February 29. The
final payment of $75 is due by Friday, March 21.
For
students who participated in our Sally Foster Gift Wrap fund raiser or
Entertainment Coupon Book sale in September, their profit will be subtracted
from the trip=s
cost. They need to pay half of
their total due on each payment deadline.
I will notify each student concerning the amount of profit they earned
and how much they owe for the trip. The
profit earned by students who sold wrapping paper, but who cannot attend the
convention, will not be credited to another student=s cost unless it is for a sibling. We must do this because an estimate of the needed funds
has already been computed and used to decrease the total cost of the trip for
all going.
Because
the cost of the trip is figured on the basis of an estimate of how many
students will attend, I cannot give refunds for the deposit unless there is
another student to take the place of the person who cannot attend.
A refund will be given only in the case of the student=s
personal illness or a serious family emergency.
If
we do not have enough students committed to going on the trip, a full deposit
of all funds paid will be given. We
need a minimum of 22 students for the trip to be affordable.
I
may need one additional chaperone other than myself. If you are interested, please fill out the form at the end of
this letter, and I will
notify
you in the event more supervision is needed.
Thank
you for your support for TJCL convention trip, which provides Latin students
with an opportunity to compete academically, creatively, and athletically.
I will do everything I can to ensure that students have an enjoyable
and safe time. If you have any
questions concerning the trip, please call me at school (230-6828 or 378-8400,
ext. 6828) and leave a voice message or e-mail me at shickman@www.k12k.com.
I will return your call or e-mail as soon as classes are over.
Sincerely,
Sandra
Hickman
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