WDC AGENDA March 3,2025
* 1. You must have $300.00 ($200 of this must be personal) in your
acount by February 24, 2025. Again, do not worry if you don't have this
amount in your account. More importatnly, a minimum of $100 of personal
money must be in your account by now to cover the deposit for the airfare.
See below. The total is due on Tuesday May 6, 2025.
NOTE: United Airlines is requiring a $100.00 deposit per person per
plane ticket. This is due in March 2025. If you have given $75.00,
make sure you have given the other $25.00 personal money to cover
this fee. This will cover the deposit required by United Airlines.
2. Paperwork-Keep a notebook/folder for all paperwork, receipts, agendas,
order forms, deadlines, etc. Please bring a pen/pencil to use at all our
meetings to write notes, questions, concerns etc. Please make sure to
sign in the roster sheet EVERY MEETING!
A. Student application must be filled out. If your name is not on the
roster sheet or listed on this website, that means I have not received
your application.
B. Parent signature and permission to check grades must be filled out.
C. Community Service Hours Verification Form-Must be completed and
turned in by May 16, 2025.
3. Fundraisers: The more people that show up to purchase meals, the
more money we will receive from the businesses.
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!
* A. The Draft at Mupu Grill March 19
* B. Panda Express-March 27
* C. Pizza Man Dan's-April 10
* D. Panda Express-April 30
E. Nothing Bundt Cake-Please remember that unsold vouchers
cannot be returned. I have credited your accounts if you have turned in
money for selling these. ($3.25 profit per sold voucher)
F. El Pescador Take Out Dinner-April 7 meeting (40-50% profit)
4. How to Turn in Money- Money can be turned in at the monthly meetings
or at room #43 at Isbell Middle School. Mr. Fernandez in room #43 will
only accept money on Thursdays. School offices will not accept any funds.
Please do not turn in bags of coins. We will not accept bags of coins.
All checks and money orders are made to: "Santa Paula Community
Fund." If you give me cash, please hand it to me in an orderly fashion.
Not wadded up, folded, crumbled or upside down. NOTE: I am now
teaching at Glen City Elementary School. Please contact me if you wish
to give me money. My extension is 11025. Text me and you will get a
quicker response.
A. Checks or money orders made out to "Santa Paula Community
Fund."
B. Student name, fundraiser title on memo line. Please make check
payable to "Santa Paula Community Fund."
5. Chaperones-Please sign in on roster sheet.
A. Applications and Qualifications. Background check may be
needed. (6-12 chaperones on the trip. This is subject to change
because students have the priority over adults on attending the trip.)
6. Progress Reports-Students will receive progress reports on the following
dates: October 11, 2024; December 19, 2024; March 14, 2025; May 27,
2025 and final revisit on June 2, 2025.
7. To determine your elibibility:
A. A minimum G.P.A. of 2.75
B. Attendance and behavior-if you are suspended or expelled, you will
not be able to attend the trip, plus you forfeit your $75.00 deposit.
C. Minimum of 3 fundraisers (One fundraiser is mandatory, this will also
be used in case of a tiebreaker.)
D. Community Service Hours-Minimum of 5 hours. Please complete and
submit by May 16, 2025.
E. Two teacher recommendations: Mr. Alamillo does this for you.
(February of March 2025)
* 8. Website Information: Please monitor this website to keep updated on
any and all pertinent information. Price of trip is estimated to be
$3,500-$3,900 based on last year's trip. We currently have 33
going on the trip. Expect to pay the high end of my estimate.
NOTE: May 6, 2025 is the deadline to request a refund of your personal
money, (minus the $100 plane deposit to United Airlines), if you withdraw
from the trip.
9. Email address: Email Mr. Alamillo at lalamillo@santapaulausd.org or
10. Cell Phone-is not permitted on the bus while we are on tour in WDC.
They are to remain off or on silent. Cell phone cameras are allowed. If this
expectation is not followed, then we will revert to the past policy of
keeping the cell phones in our hotel room. This policy will be reviewed
as we progress through the school year. We'll discuss this more at future
meetings.
11. Meeting Expectations: If you cannot make a meeting, please contact me
or Mr. Fernandez the next day. If you miss many meetings, I will assume
you are not going. Don't make us guess if you are going on the trip.
Please contact one of us if we reach out to you.
*12. The most important date to remember: March 3, 2025 is the most
important date. If you decide to withdraw after this date, you will
lose $100 of your personal money. This means that prior to this
date, I will have submitted the airplane ticket deposit fee to United
Airlines. This is United Airline's policy, not Mr. Alamillo's.
NEXT MEETING: MONDAY April 7, 2025
"If you are on time, you are late. If you are early, you are on time."
UPDATED: March 10, 2025
