Solon High School
Boston / Salem Tour
October 17-21, 2014
Friday, October 17
 Great Day! Tours send-off (itineraries, baggage tags)
 Evening departure from Solon High School (approx. 10:30 PM)
Saturday, October 18
 Breakfast is included (each passenger would receive $10.00 in cash)
 Visit Yale University – one of the former Solon High School students will give the group a tour
(arranged by the tour director)
 Travel to Newport, Rhode Island - a stop for lunch (on own) will be made enroute
 Tour of the Rosecliff (Gatsby) Mansion
 Tour of the Breakers Mansion
 Depart for Boston with a Stop for a “photo stop” at the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial and see the Make
Way for Duckling statues in Boston Commons.
 Time on own at Quincy Market (dinner on own)
 Three nights of rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn (same hotel as the last several years)
 Private security at the hotel each evening from 11:00 PM – 5:00 AM
Sunday, October 19
 Full American Breakfast is included at the hotel
 Travel to Boston - Meet guide and begin touring the Freedom Trail. Take a walk in the North End to see
the Paul Revere House and the Old North Church. (Church will not be open this early in the morning)
 Boston Duck Tour along parts of the historic Freedom Trail with a ride on the Charles River.
 Time permitting, stop for a “photo stop” at the USS Constitution “Old Ironsides”
 Reservations to climb the Bunker Hill Monument.
 Lunch on own in Harvard Square, with a little free time to visit the Harvard Coop.
 Travel via Subway from Harvard to MIT
 Tour MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a former Solon High School student (arranged by
the tour director)
 Tickets to Blue Man Group at the Charles Playhouse (5 PM performance)
 Dinner is included at the Hard Rock Café
 Time to swim at the pool (pool is open until 11:00 PM)
 Private security at the hotel each evening from 11:00 PM – 5:00 AM
Monday, October 20
 Full American Breakfast is included at the hotel
 Depart for Salem with Local Guides aboard the buses
 Upon arrival in Salem, group will have a “photo stop” at The Custom House
 Reservations at the Salem Witch Museum
 Reservations at the House of Seven Gables
 Time for lunch on own in Salem
 Depart for a tour of Lexington and Concord including a visit to Orchard House/Old Manse, Walden
Pond, & Lexington Green.
 Dinner is included at Bertucci’s Italian Restaurant
 Return to the hotel – pool is open until 11:00 PM
Tuesday, October 21
 Full American Breakfast is included at the hotel
 Check out of your hotel and travel to Hartford, Connecticut
 Admission to the Mark Twain Home
 Depart for home with rest-stops en route
 Arrive back in Solon at approximately 10:30-11:00 PM
Pricing for the 2014 Boston Trip
The cost of the trip varies based on the number of students participating:
One bus:
$674.00 per person based on 40 students
$650.00 per person based on 44 students
Two buses:
$751.00 per person based on 50 students
$722.00 per person based on 56 students
$683.00 per person based on 64 students
Please note: One bus holds 44 students. If two buses are required, the cost jumps considerably because we don’t typically fill the
second bus and that changes the number of students who are paying for the fixed cost of the second bus.
(FYI: 60 students went in 2012 & 2013; 37-44 students went each year between 2008-2011.)
In order to make the required payment with Great Day Tours, a nonrefundable deposit of $100 is due by Wednesday, July 23, 2014.
To enroll your son or daughter for the trip, please return the commitment form (see page 2) along with your check (payable to Solon
Board of Education) to the SHS Bookstore.
(The number of students who pay the deposit by the deadline will determine the number of buses. After July 23, a waiting list will
be established. These students are not guaranteed a place on the trip. Students on the waiting list will be added to the trip on a
first come, first served basis if other students are unable to attend.)
Please note:
1. If a student is currently under suspension or expulsion or has been suspended or expelled during his or her
high school career, he or she may not be eligible to participate in the Boston Trip.
2. No refund is available after Sept. 3, 2014.
Important dates:
1. Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - $100 deposit & commitment form due.
2. Friday, August 29, 2014 – final cost of trip announced.
3. Wednesday, September 3, 2014 – final cost of trip due to bookstore.
4. Monday, September 8, 2014 – Parent Meeting (6:30pm on Curriculum Night)
5. Tuesday, September 30, 2014 – Student Meeting (7am)
6. October 17-21, 2014 – Boston Trip 
Boston Trip Commitment Form
Due to Solon High School Bookstore by Wednesday, July 23, 2014
_________________________ (student’s name) is enrolling for the Boston Trip from October 17-21, 2014. I understand that this
$100 deposit is nonrefundable. I also understand that the exact cost of the trip will not be announced until school starts in the
August. (However, an estimate is $700 as explained on the itinerary.)
______________________
Parent’s signature
______________________
Date
______________________
Phone
______________________
Email
______________________
11th Grade English teacher (if known)
*After July 23, students may add their names to a waiting list (by emailing nancibush@solonboe.org), but they are not guaranteed a
place on the trip.
**Please note: If a student is/has been suspended or expelled, he/she may not be eligible to participate in the Boston Trip.