Western Division ACDA Conference 2014

Santa Barbara, CaliforniaFebruary 19-22

What is ACDA?

• ACDA stands for the American Choral Director’s Association

• The Western Division is comprised of 5 states: California, Hawaii, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah

• 23 Choirs were invited • Only 2 Middle School Choirs

Thursday• 7:30 a.m. Meet at DWMS• **Students are excused all day from school. Students must

make up all work. • ***All luggage will be searched before checking in!!

• 8:00 a.m. Depart Del Webb Middle School

• 1:00 p.m. Arrive at Ramada Hotel• *Ramada Limited Santa Barbara Hotel• 4770 Calle Real• Santa Barbara, CA 93110• 1(805) 964-3511

• 1:30 p.m. Get settled into rooms; hang up formal choir uniforms• THERE WILL BE DRESS REHEARSALS TODAY. WE WILL NOT KNOW

WHEN THEY ARE UNTIL SEPTEMBER.

Thursday Continued

• Concert Session 1 Granada Theater• 3:40 pm – 1. Justin Miller The Barbershop Harmony Society,

Westminster, CA• 4:10 pm – 2. Reed Criddle - Utah Valley University Chamber Choir,

Orem, Utah• 4:45 p.m. Dinner at hotel, catered by California Pizza Kitchen

(Pizza, Pasta, Salads, and dessert)

• 6:15 p.m. Depart from Hotel for Alamire Concert 2 at The Old Mission Santa Barbara.

• 9:00 p.m. In your hotel rooms getting uniforms & everything ready for dress rehearsals tomorrow

Friday PERFORMANCE DAY

• 7:00 a.m. Wake up call – shower, everyone looking sharp. Change into Jeans and trip shirt

• 8:30 a.m. Breakfast at hotel

• 9:45 a.m. Load bus for ACDA Western Division Conference Performance BRING FORMAL ATTIRE

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• 10:00 a.m. Arrive at Grenada Theatre• 10:20 a.m. Watch other choirs perform• 11:30 a.m. Eat Panera Bread Lunch • 12:00 p.m. Change into Formal Attire and Warm-up• 2:35 p.m. Finish watching concert set.

• 2:45 p.m. Load bus, leave for Ramada

See pictures!I showed pictures here from the internet as I couldn’t copy them.

Please google “Granada Theatre Santa Barbara”

Friday Continued• 5:00 p.m. Load bus for Paseo Nuevo Shopping

Center - Need money!! $$• 7:00 p.m. Load buses for return to Granada

Theater

• 7:30 p.m. Arrive at Theater. Watch GVHS and 2 universities perform

• 9:20 p.m. Load bus, leave for Ramada

• 9:45 p.m. Bed check – lights out immediately

Saturday• Saturday, February 22, 2014 (Day Three):• 5:30 a.m. Wake up call – shower, everyone looking sharp, dressed in

shirt and uniforms.

• 7:00 a.m. Breakfast at hotel • 7:30 a.m. Check out – put all luggage and belongings on the bus

• 8:00 a.m. Load bus, leave for Universal Studios, Hollywood• 10:00 a.m. Arrival at Universal Studios. I will give you tickets as you

exit the bus. – Money needed for lunch, dinner, and souvenirs. • 7:30 p.m. Meet at Park Entrance to load bus.• 8:00 p.m. Load bus, leave for DWMS• 12:00 a.m. Arrive at DWMS• *Parents please be at DWMS at this time to pick up your child

Approximate Cost

• Right now it is looking as though the cost of the trip will be around $300. Included in the $300 is:– CCSD Insurance– Trip Shirt– 2 nights in a hotel (with quad occupancy) including

breakfast– 2 coach buses for Thurs-Sat.– 1 ticket to Universal Studios– 1 lunch and 1 dinner

Fundraising Opportunities

• Fundraising is not required, it is only an option.

• We have 2 options to choose from. We can do one, both, or neither.

Cards

• These discount cards will be specialized for our program.

• They can say THANK YOU FOR HELPING DWMS CONCERT CHOIR GO TO SANTA BARBARA (as an example)

• $20/card, student earns $10. 50% profit.• See examples

Popcorn

• This popcorn is made and prepared at opportunity village.

• Good Cause on both ends• $10 per 7.5 oz container, student earns $4.– 40% profit

• Only 5 options, all are the same cost.– Choco pop, Cinnamon Choco-pop, Peppermint

Choco-pop, Peanut butter Choco-Pop, Toffee Choco-pop

Trip Rules• DWMS Field Trip Policy Guidelines (printed in the student planner

on page 8):• Any student that becomes ineligible to attend the trip due to one or

more of the following will be subject to the cancellation policy provided above.

• No serious behavioral infractions on campus at Del Webb MS and/or any CCSD campus/property during the course of the year (RPC’s or Suspensions through the Dean’s Office, Behavior School, etc...)

• Must be passing ALL classes.• Must have satisfactory citizenship in ALL classes.• The administration reserves the right of final determination of

student eligibility.

Trip Rules Continued• Trip Rules:• All school rules including dress code must be observed during the trip.• Students must follow chaperone directions at all times.• Students must be on time to all assigned meetings.• Students are not allowed to leave ANYWHERE unless with the entire group or

with a chaperone.• Students must stay with a group of three or more while in Universal Studios.• • Consequences for Not Following the Bus/Trip Rules (depending on

severity):• Student will be required to remain with a chaperone for the remaining time

while at Universal Studios.• Student will face disciplinary consequences through the dean’s office once

returning to school.

Bus Rules

• Bus Rules:• 1. No horseplay or throwing things.• 2. Remain in your seats any time we are in heavy traffic or

are not on freeways.• 3. Do not put garbage on the bus floor. Trash bags will be

provided. The floor must be clean before getting off the bus at any stop.

• 4. Don’t put cans, bottles, or trash into the toilet.• 5. The bathroom is for emergencies only.• 6. Mp3/CD/VIDEO GAME PLAYERS MUST BE PLAYED ONLY

WITH HEADPHONES

Questions?