Harvard, here we come!

February 16-21st

Fundraising Update

• We have fundraised: $20,000– $5,000 TFA Tourney– $2,800 Garage Sale– $500 LD Tourney– $500 Extemp Tourney– $2,200 – Leaf Raking– $9,000 – UIL Tourney

Student Costs

• Food – Bring Bagels, breakfast items

• Entertainment and T Card are covered– JFK Museum– Boston Trolley– Skywalk– Dinner at Villa Francesca

• Paul Revere area

Skywalk in Boston

• Great Views!

Downtown Trolley

• Takes you all around Boston to all landmarks

JFK Presidential Library

• Considered the best Presidential Library in the Nation

Dinner Out – Paul Revere Area

• Italian Food – Villa Francesca - Boston

Boston Subway & Trains

• Called, the “T”• Week long, unlimited passes

are, $15 for 7 days. • We will buy our cards at

Boston Logan airport, so make sure you have $15 ready when we land.

Flight Information

• Everyone has purchased Flights:– Thursday, Feb 16, please be at

airport at 4:00 AM– We will be arriving on Feb 21st

at 4:30 PM – PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE TO PICK UP

Hotel Information• Cambridge Marriott - Two Cambridge Center, 50 Broadway ·

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142 USA • Has a T stop in the lobby• Two stops from Harvard, 3 stops other direction to downtown

Boston!!! • (617) 494-6600• Room #1 - E Pool, S. Clark, C Conrad, M Marxer, R Briggs (2

queen beds) & a rollaway• Room #2 – J Hedin, J Kline, B Gillette, D Marshall (2 queen

beds)• Room #3 – M Shade, B Salas, M Gackenbach, and E Fulton

(two queen beds)• Room #4 – K McAdoo & J Anderson (only one bed)

Chaperones

• Chaperones who are going:– Eric Armstrong– Carol Thistlewaite

(Nathan Armstrong’s Aunt)

– Scott Briggs– Theresa Briggs– Mrs. Mendrop

Harvard Tournament

• Biggest and most competitive in the Nation

• Tournament goes Saturday, Sunday, Monday (Elimination rounds)

Food

• Food in Cambridge/Boston will be expensive. Plan on $30-$50/day.

• Save money by bringing bagels or something you can eat in morning

• There is no free breakfast in hotel.

Clothing

• It will be COLD!!!

• Comfort over Fashion

• Average Feb Temp– 28 degrees!– Could be windy– Don’t whine if you don’t dress warm– Wear comfortable shoes. LOTS OF

WALKING!

Reminder of Rules• Doors will be taped at night

– You must have permission to leave your room• No PDA (Public Displays of Affection)

– No touching of any kind between boys and girls. • Make sure to have a BNHS Debate shirt for:

– Anytime you are at tournament and not competing– Flight from DFW to Boston– Flight from Boston to DFW

• When sightseeing in Boston, you must have a chaperone with you at all times.

• Be a good roommate– Don’t keep your roommates up– Be sanitary

• Main focus of trip is to win at Harvard. Entertainment is a DISTANT second.

• Any other rules, not specified in your packet, but are debate or school rules, must be followd.

Chaperone’s Numbers

• Please put all Chaperone’s numbers in your phone at this time:– Simpson – (817) 205-9311– Ms. Mendrop – (817) 994-8140– Mr. Armstrong – (682) 558-3489– Mr. Briggs – (817) 296-2143– Mrs. Briggs – (817) 944-4584

• Mr. Mrs. Briggs will be who you need to call if you need something in the middle of the tournament.