Student Trips

iFly (Concord, NC)
Grade: 7th
Dates: March 6, 2024
Contact: Amber Martin, amartin@graystoneday.org

Seventh grade students will participate in a field trip to iFly in Concord, North Carolina. They will explore concepts in Physics and Forces and Motion as they rotate through various stations tailored to seventh grade standards. Two charter buses (along with a Gray Stone Bus) will be taken to the location. The first 93 students to submit the electronic permission forms will have a seat on the charter bus. After that, students that submit a permission form will have a seat on the Gray Stone bus.

Arrival/Dismissal Procedure

• Report to school following normal procedure
• Buses will load at 8:45
• Return to school at 3:00
• Bring drinks and bag lunches
• Parents drop students off at normal time and pick students up at 3:00 p.m.
• Parents should not queue in the car rider line until 3:00 p.m. If you arrive before 3:00 PM you will need to park in Parking Lot A at the front of the school in order to not block the line.
• Students will retrieve anything from classrooms then wait in front of the building for their rides (no walkies unless inclement weather).
• All chaperones will be staff members

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Fn2hdA9no

Permission Form: click here

iFly Electronic Release Form: click here (Click on "Select a flyer" and find your child's name)

Junior Trip (Washington, D.C.)
Grade: 11th
Dates: March 13-15, 2024
Contact: Clay Honeycutt, choneycutt@graystoneday.org

Departure Time:
TBD

Return Time:
TBD

Description of Trip:
The Juniors will have the opportunity to travel to Washington DC to explore our nation’s capital and gain a better understanding of American government and history.

Sights that we will see include:

• The US Capitol
• Holocaust Museum
• Smithsonian Museums
• Arlington National Cemetery
• Monuments on the Mall

Cost of Trip & Payment Due Date:
The price of the trip ($610 plus online payment fees) includes travel, meals, and hotel costs.

Places on the trip must be reserved by making a $100 deposit (or full payment) no later than September 8th.

Second payment due November 1st, 2023 ($255 plus online fee) and 3rd payment due January 5th ($255 plus online fee)

Payment Options:

• Pay Online (includes small fee)

Receipt of payment confirms parent/guardian consent for student to participate.

Museum of Anthropology (Winston-Salem, NC)
Grade: 6th
Dates: March 18, 2024
Contact: Stephanie Featherstone, sfeatherstone@graystoneday.org

Sixth grade students will participate in a field trip to the Timothy S.Y. Lam Museum of Anthropology at Wake Forest University. The Lam Museum offers a variety of hands-on curriculum-based programs for grades K through 12. We will be focusing on The Americas. The Americas were home to several ancient civilizations. Using images, hands-on artifacts, activities, and discussion, students will learn about the religions, achievements, arts, governments, rise and decline, and lasting influence of the Maya and Inca empires. Two charter buses will be taken to the location. Students will need to bring a lunch.

Museum link     https://lammuseum.wfu.edu/education/teachers/programs/

Arrival/Dismissal Procedure

• Students must be in their classroom no later than 7:30 a.m. You can drop off students between 7:15-7:30.
• Students should report to their advisory class.
• Buses will load at 7:45 a.m. and leave the school at 8:00 a.m.
• Return to school at 3:30-3:45 p.m.
• Bring drinks and bag lunches
• Parents should not queue in the car rider line until after 3:00 p.m. If you arrive before 3:00 p.m. you will need to park in Parking Lot A at the front of the school in order to not block the line.
• Students will retrieve anything from classrooms then wait in front of the building for their rides (no walkies unless inclement weather).
• All chaperones will be staff members

Permission Form: click here

Senior Trip (Charleston, SC)
Grade: 12th
Dates: March 26-28, 2024
Contact: Ashley Smith, asmith@graystoneday.org

We are excited to announce that we have put together the senior class trip to Charleston SC scheduled for March 26-28, 2024. The itinerary is still being developed but will include visits to Patriot's Point Naval Museum, an Eco Barrier Tour, a Riverboat Dinner Cruise and other fun activities in downtown Charleston. Once the itinerary is finalized, we will be sure to share it with you.

We are working with Holiday Tours of Randleman to provide transportation, accommodations, and meals while on the trip. The cost of the trip is $625 per student. Students will need additional money for any souvenirs and/or snacks.

To secure a spot on the trip, a $100 non-refundable deposit is required and must be received by October 1, 2023 along with the signed permission slip that is attached. Once deposits and permission slips are received, the following payment plan is as follows:

• Down payment of $100 is due by October 1, 2023
• Second payment of $250 is due by December 1, 2023
• Final payment of $275 is due by February 1, 2024

Permission Slip: click here

Speedway STEAM (Concord, NC)
Grade: 8th
Dates: April 25, 2024
Contact: Kaytee Hill, khill@graystoneday.org

Eighth grade students will participate in a field trip to Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Students will work in teams to design, build, and race their cars in a race showdown! All students, with a signed waiver, will participate in either the van ride around the race track. You must return the signed waivers to school, or your child will not be able to participate in the track experience. These waivers are also due by Fri. Mar. 22nd. (These waivers will be sent home closer to the trip date.) Your student needs a bag lunch, for us to eat while we are there. They MUST remember their lunch for that day, there are no options to purchase lunch!

Two charter buses (along with a Gray Stone Bus) will be taken to the location. The first 94 students to submit the electronic permission forms will have a seat on the charter bus. After that, students that submit a permission form will have a seat on the Gray Stone bus.

Website about the STEAM program

Arrival/Dismissal Procedure

• Report to school following normal procedures
• Buses will load at 8:30
• Return to school by 2:00
• Bring drinks and bag lunches
• Parents drop students off at normal time and pick students up at normal time
• Students will remain in advisory classes for dismissal, as usual
• All chaperones will be staff members

Permission Slip: Permission Form

Carowinds (Charlotte, NC)
Grade: 9th & 10th
Dates: May 10, 2024 (9:00am-2:30pm)
Contact: Ashley Smith, asmith@graystoneday.org

We are excited to announce that we have put together the 9th and 10th grade trip to Carowinds scheduled for May 10, 2024. The school has reserved 4 charter buses to provide transportation. We ask that students bring additional money for any souvenirs, snacks or lunch. Student's are allowed to bring snacks for the ride, however no outside food/drinks are allowed in Carowinds.

Transportation:
Four charter buses are reserved to provide transportation.

Cost:
$95 per student.

Deadline:
To secure a spot on the trip, payment and permission slip must be received by May 1st.

Arrival/Dismissal Procedure

• Report to school following normal procedures
• Buses will load at 8:30 a.m.
• Return to school by 4:00 p.m.
• Outside food/drinks are not allowed in Carowinds, but you may bring for the ride
• Bring additional money for any souvenirs, snacks or lunch
• All chaperones will be staff members

Permission Slip: Permission Form

Launch Next Conference (Charlotte, NC)
Grade: 12th
Dates: May 21-22, 2024 (9:00am-2:30pm)
Contact: Sarah Ince, since@graystoneday.org

This 2-day event brings graduating seniors from Launch partner schools together for one last rush of fun, activities, tools, and conversations around the things that they need most. These students get to hear from main stage speakers like college professors and addiction specialists, but they will also have breakout sessions they get to choose! Those topics include: self-defense, healthy eating, time and money management, Q&As with alumni who have been away and experienced the joys and pitfalls of the Greek system, clubs, and college athletics. And beautifully, it's an amazing couple of days where students get to practice those needed skills of meeting new people as they interact with participants from other schools and make connections with others headed to their same university. Meals and snacks are provided, games and free time are built in, and you know us! We are going to do EVERYTHING we can to make it a memorable experience!

Topics Covered (known at this point):

• The First Month of College: A discussion with a college professor
• Healthy Eating
• Time and Money Management
• Our Relationship with Substance: A candid discussion around drugs and alcohol
• Basic Self-Defense and De-escalation
• Consent - What it does and doesn't mean
• Growth Mindset: How to pivot when your story goes differently than you expected

Location:
Union at Station West: Gallery

Cost:
$50 per student (normally $100 but, Gray Stone is paying half for all who choose to attend). If $50 is a hardship for you, let Mrs. Ince know and we can make arrangements. We want everyone to have this opportunity!

Transportation:
Car pool with friends or let Mrs. Ince know if you need a ride. We will provide bussing from and back to Gray Stone for those students who need it.

Security:
Facility Staff
2 Off-Duty Police Officers

Deadline:
We are trying to get our first ideas of participant numbers by Feb 1st. As a LAUNCH partner school, we want you to have first claim on seats for your students. If at all possible, please let us know by then if you believe your students will be joining us. That will allow us to best manage that space and know how many seats we need/have available. The max number participating would be 450, but we are expecting around 350 from our 3 partner schools.