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We will try to keep the meetings short; 1 hour or less. It is important that travelers attend as often as possible, as we will not only be talking about trip details, but getting to know each other as well. Click on the links below to view:

MEETING DATE

Sunday, 25 January 6-7pm | Phoenix Middle School
Meeting Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather: After looking at the weather forecast and texting the other chaperones, we have decided to cancel today's meeting at 6pm. We will tentatively reschedule the meeting for two weeks from today, Feb 8, 2015, from 6-7pm.
We are planning to meet at Phoenix MIddle School (7th grade pod) from 6-7pm this Sunday night, January 25. We will be digging into the itinerary in a bit more detail, gathering more passports (bring yours if you haven't yet), and answering questions you may have at this point. Exciting times! Right now, the weather looks a little dicey. We can't tell if we will have slippery roads or not by our meeting time. I will send an email and post on the Phoenix website between 5:30pm-5:45pm if we are NOT meeting due to weather. If you do not hear from me, assume the meeting is on. I appreciate your patience, as obviously the weather situation is anyone's guess at the moment. (I am actually singing in a concert in Westerville at 4pm, so I will know by 5:30 what the roads are like.) Again...I will email and post only if we are cancelling the meeting. Thanks,
BC

Upcoming Meetings -

Sunday 08 Feburary: Alternative date for the January 25 meeting that was canceled due to inclement weather.
Sunday 01 March: Packing / Ordering group shirts for travel /share any other itinerary info with group
Sunnday 19 April: Language challenges, money, travel tips, shopping tips...
Sunday 31 May: Last questions / answers; any other details for departure/ pick up travel shirts (ordered previously)
Sunday 07 June: *Optional, if needed* Not a formal meeting - we will use this time for travelers to bring labeled medication for our nurse to manage, bring tip money to be collected, pick up shirts if needed, finalize last details

 

 

Office Contact

Sean Flynn Principal
Chrissy Cavaluchy Secretary
Dawn Piccinich Nurse
Deb Warren Building Assistant
Ron Waterwash Counselor

School Hours: 8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Phoenix Middle School
2341 Snouffer Road, Worthington, OH 43085
Phone 614.450,4100 | Fax 614.781.0135

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