Spring Trip 2024

Music Department Spring Trip 

Myrtle Beach, SC April 18 – 21, 2024

Dear Music Students and Families,

The MRHS Music Department will be traveling to Myrtle Beach, SC to participate in a music festival sponsored by EPN Travel’s Festivals of Music™. The purpose of the trip is to perform for a nationally acclaimed panel of judges, receive feedback and an onstage clinic with the adjudicators, compete with musical ensembles from all over the nation, hear performances of students from other schools, build and foster camaraderie among our musicians, and most importantly, to continue to build on the outstanding reputation of the Marriotts Ridge High School Music Department. This trip is a wonderful team building activity that the students will remember long after high school. We will be traveling on Atlantic Coast Charters luxury motor coach buses and staying at the Crown Reef Resort and Water Park. In order for our ensembles to be at their best, we need ALL students to participate. This is an HCPSS approved trip. Students must be allowed ample time to make up missed work and assignments in their other classes as they are technically “in school” during field trips.

2024 Spring Music Festival Itinerary 

Travel Dates:  April 18-21 Myrtle Beach, SC 

Tuesday, April 17 7:00 pm 

Pledge Night at MRHS 

All students and at least one caregiver MUST attend Pledge Night 

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Thursday, April 18 

                   8:00 am Depart MRHS for Myrtle Beach, Meal Stops en-route 

12:00 pm Lunch stop en-route 

4:00 pm Arrive and Check in to hotel 

6:00 pm Group Dinner buffet at hotel 

10:00 pm Room Checks, Bedtime

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Friday, April 19 

7:00 am Wake-up and Breakfast at hotel 

9:00 am All-Day performances begin. Lunch included 

6:00 pm Group Dinner at Original Benjamin’s Calabash 

10:00 pm Room Checks 

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Saturday, April 20 

8:00 am Wake-up and breakfast at hotel 

10:00 am Depart for Broadway on the Beach. Lunch on your own 

5:00-9 pm Awards ceremony and dinner at Medieval Times 

9:00 pm Return to hotel 

10:30pm Room Checks

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Sunday, April 21 

8:00am Wake-up and breakfast at hotel 

9:00am Depart Myrtle Beach for home lunch stop en-route 

5:00pm Arrive at MRHS, unload 

What to Bring on a Long Bus Ride 

While on the bus you may want to keep a small bag or backpack with you for essentials to make your long ride comfortable. Here are some things to consider packing: 

• Thin Blanket 

• Travel Pillow 

• Comfortable Clothes 

• Snacks (some will be available on the bus, but you're welcome to bring some of your favorite snacks) 

• Water Bottle (some will be available on the bus, but please reduce waste by bringing your own reusable water bottle) 

• Entertainment (it will be a very long ride, bring some cards or something else to keep you occupied) 

• Sunglasses or an eye mask 

• Tissue packets 

• Hand sanitizer 

What to Pack 

• 3 days' worth of clothing 

• Toiletries: toothbrush, toothpaste, moisturizer, shower gel, sunscreen 

• Comfortable walking shoes 

• Sunhat or cap 

• Light jacket or hoody 

• Swimsuit 

• Flip flops for the pool or shower 

• Water bottle 

• Small bag for essentials 

• Spring Music Festival t-shirt 

• Your instrument 

• Concert attire/costume, including shoes 

• Your music if any 

Deposit and COMMITMENT FORM - Print and Sign and Turn In by 11/16/2023

www.mrhsbands.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MRTripCommitForm-2024.pdf