Sugar Bowl Trip  ________________________________________________________________________

JET Band will be traveling to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, La, on January 2-5, 2011.  This trip will take the place of the 2011 Spring Trip.  The JET Band, together with the Seven Lakes Spartan Band, will be performing several times throughout the trip including an exhibition at the BGA field show competition, pregame of the Allstate Sugar Bowl, halftime of the Sugar Bowl (where they will be members of a “Mass High School Band”), and at Jackson Square. In addition to performing, other possible activities during the trip include the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, the Natchez paddle boats, and dinner and dancing at Mulate’s.

The trip fee of $850 includes bus to and from New Orleans, three nights’ full-service hotel accommodations, most meals, awards banquet, and tickets to the BCS Allstate Sugar Bowl played at the Louisiana Superdome.  In order to secure and hold positions on the trip, we must begin to collect a nonrefundable deposit by May 26, 2010.

Click here for more details and the trip commitment forms which must be returned by May 26! 

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The trip payment schedule is as follows:
• Wed., May 26, 2010: $150 non-refundable deposit due
• Thurs., June 17, 2010: $100 due for a total paid of $250
• Thurs., July 15, 2010: $100 due for a total paid of $350
• Thurs., August 19, 2010: $100 due for a total paid of $450
• Thurs., September 16, 2010: $100 due for a total paid of $550
• Thurs., October 14, 2010: $100 due for a total paid of $650
• Thurs., November 18, 2010: $100 due for a total paid of $750
• Thurs., December 16, 2010: $100 due for a total paid of $850

More details will be posted here as they become available.  Questions can be directed to Christopher Bailey, Director of Bands, at email:  christopherGbailey@katyisd.org.