PERTINENT INFORMATION FOR THE UPCOMING 2026 WDC TRIP.
1. Who and When-Any 8th grader in the Santa Paula community. We will
leave Saturday June 6, 2026 and return to Santa Paula on Sunday June
14, 2026.
2. Paperwork-Keep a separate notebook/folder for all paperwork, receipts,
agendas, order forms, deadlines, etc. Bring a pen/pencil to use for all
meetings to write notes, questions, etc. Sign in at every meeting, please.
a. Student application-please complete and return to me ASAP. If you
have not turned in an application, you will not be placed on the sign-in
sheet for each meeting. No need to give me the social security number
yet. Once I find out if we get into the White House, Pentagon and
Capitol, then I will ask for it.
b. Parent signature and permission for grades-Please sign and return to
me.
c. Community Service House Verification Form-Deadline May 22,2026
3. Fundraisers-(NOTE: If you have your own personal fundraiser, please
specify your name on that particular fundraiser. Please mention it is not
for the entire group, just one individual. Thank you.) See Fundraiser page
for more details.
a. Community Discount Cards-Deadline is October 6, 2025.
$9.00 profit/card if we sell more than 500 cards.
b. Walkathon-Saturday October 25, 2025. 100% profit but if you do not
go on the trip, this amount will not be refunded to you.
c. World's Finest Chocolate-October 6, 2025 meeting. Deadline is
Friday Nov. 7, 2025.
d. Butterbraid Pastries-October 6th meeting. Deadline to turn in orders
is Nov. 14, 2025.
e. El Pescador or El Preferido Restaurants-Details in 2026.
f. See's Valentine's Day Candy Sale-January 6, 2026 meeting.
g. The Draft at Mupu Grill Fundraiser-March 2026 meeting.
h. Gourmet Popcorn Sales-April Meeting
i. El Pescador Dinner-April 2026 meeting.
4. How to turn in money-monthly meetins or at Isbell Middle School room
#43. Check with Mr. Fernandez for his office hours. School offices will
not accept any funds. Please do not give us baggies full of coins. All
checks and money orders/cashier checks are made out to "Santa Paula
Community Fund." If you give us cash, please hand it to us in an orderly
fashion. That is, not wadded, folded, rolled, crumbled up or upside down.
I am now teaching at Glen City Elementary School. Please contact me
to make arrangements if you wish to give me any funds. My extension is
#11025. Text me and you will get a quicker response than an email.
a. Make sure you have "Important Information" sheet. Among other items,
you will find a schedule of all our monthly meetings.
b. Please make checks or money orders/cashier checks out to "Santa
Paula Community Fund." EVERYTHING IS WRITTEN TO:
"Santa Paula Community Fund."
c. Student name, fundraiser on memo line. Check payable to: "Santa
Paula Community Fund."
5. Chaperones-Sign up with a chaperone application.
a. Applications must be filled out and returned. Background check
is necessary. Don't worry about the background check yet. I will
notify you when it must be done.
6. Students will receive progress reports on the following dates. Please
remember these dates: Oct. 10, 2025; Dec. 19, 2025; March 13, 2026;
and final review on June 2, 2026.
7. To determine your elibibility:
A. A minimum G.P.A. of 2.50
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 22, 2026.
E. Two teacher recommendations: Mr. Alamillo does this for you.
(February of March 2026)
F. Please answer three questions on this website.
8. Website Information: Please monitor this website to keep updated on
any and all important information. Estimated price of trip: $3,100-$4,200.
This is an estibate based on last year's trip. This also depends on the final
number for our group when we leave in June.
NOTE: May 6, 2026 is the deadline to notify me to request a refund of your
personal money if you withdraw from the trip.
Email address: Email Mr. Alamillo at lalamillo@santapaulausd.org or
9. Cell Phone Usage-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.
10. 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.
11. THE MOST IMPORTANT DATE TO REMEMBER IS MARCH 2, 2026.
If you decide to withdraw after this date, you will lose the $100 depost of
your personal money or all the payment fo the airfare because the deposit
will have been submitted to United Airlines. This is United Airline's policy,
not Mr. Alamillo's policy.
"If you are on time, you are late. If you are early, you are on time."
UPDATED: September 11, 2025
