Pearce Area Band Club - Supporting the MIGHTY MUSTANG BAND

Band Trips

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Each year the Pearce High School Bands take a Spring Trip to compete in a band competition. Every fourth year the trip is to an out of state destinations. In the past three out of state years the Pearce HS bands have been invited to perform in Carnegie Hall in New York City. The other two trip years are to competitions in Texas locations such as Corpus Christi or San Antonio. Through this system each band student will be able to go on one out of state trip while in high school band.

Trip Expenses

The 2007-2008 school year is an in state trip year. The band will travel to San Antonio May 16-19, 2008.  (see below for more information).

Trip fees for the 2007-2008 year are approximately $400. Fees include the cost of transportation, room, contest entry fee, and many other miscellaneous expenses. Students are responsible for all meal cost. Some meals will be eaten in restaurants while traveling and other will be prepared by the students in their condo room.

All student band assessments must be paid in full before a student may go on the trip. The final date will be May 1st (TBD). Assessments statements are sent to parents several times through the year as payments are due. To read more on band assessments please see the Assessments page.

Fundraising To Offset Trip Expenses

There are many opportunities for parents and students to raise funds to help offset student trip fees. For more information on fundraising click here.

Trip Scholarships

Scholarships to help offset the cost of the trip are available. It is important that both you and your student have demonstrated a willingness to help with fundraisers in order to be considered for these scholarships.

Looking Ahead To The Next Out Of State Trip Year?

The next out of state trip year will be the 2009 - 2010 school year. Out of state trip fees are usually around three times as much as in state trip fees. Parents should begin to anticipate a trip fee of $1500 to $1800 that year. Parents are encouraged to begin planning, and fundraising, now for the next out of state trip year.

Fundraising credits and excess cash payments do carryover forward on your assessment statements from one year to the next consecutive year. Parents and students can raise extra funds through fundraising each year which will carryover forward to the next consecutive year. Assessment balances can be transferred to a sibling either currently in the high school band or who will be entering the next consecutive school year. When a student graduates with an excess assessment balance they are eligible for a refund up to the amount of excess cash paid in.

Trip Information Specific To The 2007 - 2008 School Year

All assessment payments for the 2007 - 2008 school year are due on May 1, 2008  

Trip Dates - April 16-19, 2008
Contest Destination - San Antonio
Transportation by - Coach America Bus Lines
Lodging - Homewood Suite Riverwalk
432 W. Market
San Antonio, TX 78205
210-222-1515

More detailed information will be provided as the trip date nears. Information will be posted here and sent home with students. There will also be a parent meeting in the band hall on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 7:30pm.

This page was updated last on 5/13/08.