Washington D.C. Meeting Agenda for Feb. 2, 2026
*NOTE: United Airlines is requiring a $150.00 deposit per person per plane ticket. This is due in March 2026. If you have given the initial $75.00, make sure you have given me the other $75.00 personal money to cover this fee.
This is United Airlines policy, not the policy of the Washington D.C. 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. This will be handed out at our November meeting
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-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. We profitted $6.00 for each
ticket sold.
e. Panda Express-Dec. 11, 2025 We received $142.92.
Next scheduled dates:
*1. January 15, 2026-We received $482.00 for the Jan. Fundraiser
2. February 17, 2026
3. March 19, 2026
*f. See's Valentine's Day Candy Sale-Pickup See's Chocolates on Tues.
Feb. 10 4:00-5:30 p.m. Glen City Cafeteria outside on the Red Tables.
g. World's Finest Chocolate-Each box is a 40 count variety. Each bar
sells for $2.00. The entire box is $80.00. ($32 profit per box sold)
*Get the money to me when you can.
*h. Pizza Man Dan's-Feb. 26, 2026. Spread the word so we can
receive a large donation from them.
i. The Draft at Mupu Grill Fundraiser-March 2026 meeting.
j. El Pescador Dinner-April 2026 meeting.
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. 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;
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: March 2, 2026
UPDATED: February 7, 2026
*-Indicates new item. In other words, it was not mentioned at the previous monthly meeting.
