Latest Trip Information

NOTE: The information below is for the IN-STATE trip for SPRING 2009. It is left here to provide general information you might useful for an IN-STATE trip. For SPRING 2010, we are traveling OUT-OF-STATE to Carnegie Hall in New York City. Further information specific to the 2010 trip will be posted as we finalize the travel plans. Please check back near the end of the football season for any new information.

Click here
for
the 2009 Trip Packet, including
the daily schedule, parent's letter, itinerary,
Permission Form, Travel Guidelines,
students' packing list, and even suggested supermarket shopping tips.

Note - The itinerary is a time "guideline" and is subject to change as necessary by conditions and/or by the band directors. Please check back before the trip begins for the latest version of the itinerary.

General Information

Performance Specifics

South Coast Music Festival
2601 Waldron Rd.
Flour Bluff HS Auditorium
Corpus Christi, TX
261-694-9100

All Bands will perform on Saturday, April 18

Cadet/Concert Band - 2:00pm
Symphonic Band - 3:00pm
Wind Ensemble - 4:00pm

Lodging Provided By

The Dunes Condos
1000 Lantana
Port Aransas, TX 78373
361-749-5155
1-877-296-3863
The Dunes Condos

Meal Planner
Students will need to plan for the following meals while on the trip to Corpus
2-3 meals bought while traveling
2 breakfast meals prepared in the condo
2 lunches prepared in the condo (One at condo, one may need to be packed for competition)
1 dinner in the condo (Sunday)
Seniors - one less prepared meal because of Senior dinner (purchased Friday night) in Port Aransas

Senior Dinner It is a tradition at Pearce for the senior band students to eat a meal out while on the trip. This gives them the opportunity for one last special time together with their senior "band family".

Check The Weather
Be sure and prepare for the weather on the trip.
Here is a link to the Corpus Christi area through the National Weather Service.

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Emergency Contact Number

Students are allowed to take personal cell phones on the trip. A phone number has been established in case you need to contact your student or his/her chaperone IN AN Emergency. Personal or non-emergency phone calls will not be accepted at this phone number. If you need to contact your student or chaperone for any reason other than an emergency please use their personal cell phone number or leave a message at The Dunes Condos, toll free 1-877-296-3863.

Emergency Contact Phone Numbers

Watch Our Kids On The Beach The Dunes Condos has a "Roof Cam" that is linked to the web from their website. Below are a list of times you might be able to see our band kids on the beach! (The band is not responsible for, and has no control over, the function of the "Roof Cam".)

Friday, April 20
_____7:00-9:00 PM

Sunday, April 22
_____10:00am - 12:30pm
_____4:00pm - 5:30pm
_____6:30pm - 10:00 PM

March 2010

COMING EVENTS

Percussion Concert
03/10/2010
7:00 PM
Pearce Auditorium