Washington D.C. Meeting Agenda for May 4, 2026
1. 33 days and counting. DEADLINE FOR ALL MONEY IS MAY 11, 2026. Total is $3,575 for students. Chaperones will be $3,675.00. Our group number is now at 24 participants. Talk to me if you cannot have this amount by May 11. If we drop below 24, the price will increase. Our fundraiser totals for El Preferido, Pizza Man Dan's, Panda Express and The Draft was $1,850.
2. NOTE: The plane fare has been paid. You will not receive the cost of the plane fare if you do not attend the trip. May 6th is the absolute deadline to withdraw from the trip without losing any of your personal money.
3. Fundraisers-
a. Community Discount Cards-Totals have been added to your accounts.
($9.00 per card sold)
b. World's Finest Chocolate-. Done. ($25.00/box profit.)
c. El Preferido Restaurante-We received $160 from them, plus we made
$80.00 extra on the 50/50 raffle.
d. Garden Market Dinner Tickets-Done. ($6.00/ticket sold.)
e. Panda Express-DONE
f. See's Valentine's Day Candy Sale-Done.
g. World's Finest Chocolate- ($32 profit per box sold) DONE
h. Pizza Man Dan's-March 26, 2026. DONE
i. The Draft at Mupu Grill Fundraiser-DONE
j. El Pescador Dinner-DONE
4. How to turn in money-monthly meetings or at Isbell Middle School room
#47. 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. Please make sure and register for the Pentagon Tour. If you have
not received their email, please inform me.
6. Students will receive progress reports on the following dates. Please
remember these dates: Oct. 10, 2025; Dec. 19, 2025; March 13, 2026;
May 27, 2025 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 2026)
F. Please answer three questions on this website.
G. Attend 80% of the meetings. The meetings in May and June are
MANDATORY!
8. Website Information: Please monitor this website to keep updated on
*any and all important information. Estimated price of trip: $3,900-$4,200.
This is an estimate 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 $150 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."
NEXT MEETING: June 1, 2026
UPDATED: May 8, 2026
