8th Grade GradventureTrip

Friday, May 2nd, 2025                                                             

Click here to REGISTER for Gradventure!!

Requirements to Participate:

• 8th grade students must have at least a 2.0 GPA and no Fs in their core content classes for the third nine weeks.
• No more than TWO incidences (2) of "In School Suspension" (ISS)
• No "out of school" suspensions (OSS)
• No more than 14 days absent (unless extenuating circumstances) as of March 7, 2025.

• Our DC trip this year will be March 3 - 7, 2025
• Informational Parents Meeting, Monday, August 26th at 7:00pm in the cafeteria
• Register Now! First come, first served for 120 spots. 
• Click Here to Register and Make Payments
• Click Here for 2025 8th Grade D.C. Trip Itinerary

2024-25 8th Grade Washington, D.C. Trip

Date: March 3-7, 2025  Contact: Andrew Keltner
Location: Washington, D.C., Jamestown, and Colonial Williamsburg
Cost: $1,135 student/quad
Payments:

• During Registration: 1st Deposit of $400.00 due/per person
• 11/15/24: 2nd Deposit of $400.00 due/per person
• 01/17/25: Final Payment of $335.00 or remaining balance due/per person

Description: Montford's annual 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C., Jamestown Settlement Park and Colonial Williamsburg will occur March 3-7, 2025. This is the week immediately before spring break. All 8th graders are invited as long as they remain a student in good standing in regards to the behavior and academic requirements discussed at the 8th grade assembly the first week of school. The all-inclusive price for the trip is $1,135. This includes motor coach transportation with Lamers Bus Lines, hotel accommodations at Holiday Inn Express in Springfield, Va., all admissions, Potomac River Dinner/Dance Cruise, all meals, guided tours, nighttime security, and gratuities for drivers and guides. All payments will be made online or by phone directly to Educational Tours. Our contact person at Educational Tours is Brian Lattin or Brad Lattin at 1-800-343-9003. An itinerary and the online payment registration instructions for the trip are available below. An (optional) informational meeting will be held on Monday, August 26th, 2024 at 7 pm in the cafeteria.  It shouldn't last more than 20-30 minutes. A mandatory parent meeting for participants is scheduled for Monday, February 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM in the cafeteria.  We will discuss everything your student needs to make the most out of their week in the Washington, D.C. area.

Eligibility: To qualify to attend this field trip, students must have:

• Registered with Educational Tours;
• No more than one (1) in-school detention assignment (OFI) since the beginning of the current school year;
• No out-of-school suspensions since the beginning of the current school year;
• No 1's in citizenship on the second quarter report card;
• No more than one (1) 2 in citizenship on the second quarter report card.
• 2.0 GPA on second quarter report card.
• See Attendance Policy for Field Trips

The room and Bus Request Form will be released after the Thanksgiving Break - Please submit electronically by e-mail or in person to Mr. Keltner in the media center no later than Friday, January 10, 2025.  If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail Mr. Keltner.