Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Hotel Helix

Micheli
Nagorka
Costello
Landis
Kennedy
Posh
Carrillo
Leonardi
Leonardi
Danielson-Francois

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Friday Evening Possibilities

http://www.beadazzled.net/
Washington DC 1507 Connecticut Ave 202-265-2323

http://www.riziks.com/
1100 Connecticut Ave 202-223-4050


http://www.shopsatgeorgetownpark.com/directory
3222 M Street Washington DC 202-342-8190

http://www.betseyjohnson.com/
3029 M Street Washington DC 202-338-4090

http://www.georgetowndc.com/go/commander-salamander
1420 Wisconsin Ave Washington DC 202-337-2265

http://www.propertopper.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/index.html
1350 Connecticut Ave 202-842-3055

http://kramers.com/index.cfm
1517 Connecticut Ave 202-387-1400

http://betsyfisher.com/index.php?file=default
1224 Connecticut Ave 202-785-1975

http://www.bluesalley.com/bio.cfm?ID=560
1073 Wisconsin Ave 202-337-4141 Blues Alley 8pm show Buster Williams (http://www.busterwilliams.com/flashsite/index.html) $25

Logistics

Here is a link to the Washington DC metro map
http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm

New World Transportation to JHU, NIH, SJU, Hilton
Driver: Ervin Street 202-439-9119

Martz Virginia for transportation to UMW
Charter # 296989 Dispatcher number : 1-800-777-6902

Here are links to the campus maps for the colleges that we will visit

Johns Hopkins University
http://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/information_about_hopkins/visitor_information/how_to_get_here/homewood_campus/pdf/campus_map_0907.pdf

Campus contact: Chloe Rothstein 410-516-8171


St John's College

http://www.stjohnscollege.edu/media/images/AN/AN_largemap.JPG
http://www.stjohnscollege.edu/about/resources/walkingtour.pdf

Campus contact: Roberta Gable 410.626.2522

Catholic University
http://www.cua.edu/res/docs/cuamap.pdf

Campus contact: Admissions office 202.319.5305

Georgetown University
http://maps.georgetown.edu/index.cfm?Action=View&MapID=2

Campus contact: Robert O'Rourke (202) 687-3600

George Washington University
http://www.gwu.edu/staticfile/GW/Admissions%20-%20Undergraduate/fgybtmcmpsmp.pdf

Campus contact: Douglas Pineda 202-994-6602

University of Mary Washington
http://www.umw.edu/visitors/directions/documents/FburgCampusMapColor_000.pdf

Campus contact: Rachel Pennington (571) 225-2340

Tour Groups

Group 1 (Hermann)
J. Freda
I. Leopardi
D Costello
V. Capatina

Group 2 (Swenson)
D. Landis
N. Posh
E. Oparaeke
J. Oparaeke

Group 3 (Dickie)
A. Spaulding
E. Drinan
R. Huth III
R. Huth Jr.

Group 4 (Poirier)
B. Kennedy
L. Carrillo
M. Nagorka
K. Mulligan
A. Hayse

Group 5 (Danielson-Francois)
O. Micheli
A. Fawaz
A. Zaroff
A. Leonardi
A. Leonardi

Monday, January 25, 2010

Rooming List

Room 1:
Brianna Kennedy
Olivia Micheli
April Spaulding
Julie Freda

Room 2:
Arianna Leonardi
Ebere Oparaeke
Katie Mulligan
Lexii Carrillo

Room 3:
Isabella Leopardi
Victoria Capatina
Angela Zaroff
Emily Drinan

Room 4:
Nicholas Posh
Andrew Hayse
Damian Costello
Alaa Fawaz

Room 5:
Mark Nagorka
Dave Landis

Room 6: (Father and Son)
Robert Huth Jr
Robert Huth III

Room 7 (Parents)
Alessandra Leonardi
Jacqueline Oparaeke

Room 8: (Teachers)
Dave Swenson
Steve Dickie

Room 9: (Teachers)
Serge Danielson-Francois
Damian Hermann

Room 10 (Teacher)
Patricia Poirier

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Revised Itinerary

2/25/10

5:30am Check-in begins at Delta Airlines ticket counter, McNamara Terminal. Meet on Garage level. Seat assignments have been pre-arranged. We will check in as a group.

All passengers over the age of 16 are to carry government issued photo identification at all times. To expedite the security process, please have your boarding pass out, take off your shoes, turn cell phones off and empty your pockets.


7:10am Depart for Baltimore International Airport on Delta Airlines Flight #7366
8:30am New World Driver report time at Baltimore Airport
8:58am Arrive Baltimore International Airport. Motorcoach will be waiting at baggage claim
9:15am Depart airport

All public buildings have tight security in place. To facilitate security checks, all carry-on bags are left on the motorcoach. You may wish to use a fanny pack to hold your identification, money, and camera (without a case)

9:45am Arrive Johns Hopkins, Baltimore MD
11:45am Depart JHU
1:00pm Arrive National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine Bethesda MD
4:00pm Depart NIH/NLM
5:45pm Arrive St John's College Annapolis MD
8:00 pm Depart St John's College
9:00pm Arrive Hilton Garden Inn Arlington VA Courthouse Plaza 1333 N. Courthouse Rd Arlington VA (703) 528-4444

2/26/10
6:30am Depart Hilton Garden Inn
7:30am Breakfast at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
8:30am Shrine Mass
10:00am Guided Tour Shrine/ Catholic University breakaway group
11:00am Depart Shrine
11:30am Arrive Pentagon
12:00pm Begin guided tour at Pentagon
1:30pm Depart Pentagon
2:00pm Arrive Georgetown or George Washington
4:30pm Depart Georgetown or George Washington
5:00pm Begin shopping/dinner/touring DC or Old Town Alexandria
10:00pm Arrive Hilton Garden Inn

2/27/10
7:30am Checkout Hilton Garden Inn/Breakfast in Arlington
8:30am Depart for University of Mary Washington on Martz Virginia motorcoach
9:45am Arrive UMW/Check in with Rachel Pennington
11:30am Depart UMW
1:00pm Arrive Union Station
1:25pm Depart Union Station Amtrak train #194 to BWI Airport Station
1:53 Arrive BWI Airport Station. Upon arrival, go directly in front of the train station to catch the shuttle service to the BWI airport terminal
4:25pm Departure time for Delta Airlines flight #7241 to Detroit
6:08pm Arrival time at Detroit Metropolitan Airport
6:20pm Parent/child reunion Garage level Delta Check in counter

Pentagon Tour Program Security Measures

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

1400 DEFENSE PENTAGON

WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1400















PUBLIC AFFAIRS


April 9, 2009



MEMORANDUM FOR Tour Requestors



FROM: Pentagon Tour Office



SUBJECT: Security Measures



1. In order to ensure everyone’s safety and security, these guidelines must be followed when taking a tour of the Pentagon. There are no exceptions to these rules and non-compliance will cause the tour to be terminated.



a. Tour groups are to check in with the tour window located inside the visitor’s center 15 minutes prior to scheduled time. It is recommended to arrive 30 minutes prior to your scheduled tour to ensure ample time to be inspected through security. Group tours that are not present at the scheduled time will be cancelled. Have your confirmation letter available to show the Pentagon Police upon arrival to the Pentagon at the Metro entrance. This letter will also be verified at the tour window.



b. The following items are prohibited inside the building: weapons of any sort (i.e. knives, box cutter, mace, pepper spray, etc.) and large bags (i.e. knapsacks, camera bags, backpacks and shopping bags, etc.). However, purses are permitted but are subject to search if brought into the building. Anyone with the mentioned items will not be allowed on the tour with such items. Also no food and/or beverages are permitted on the tour.



c. The following items are permitted inside the building, but cannot be used along the tour route: electronic devices (i.e. cell phones, picture cameras, video cameras, PDA’s, blackberry’s, laptops, etc.) and tobacco products. You are encouraged to not bring these items inside the building as it will slow processing into the building.



d. Proper Identification (ID) must be shown to building security. Please contact Pentagon Force Protection Agency directly at (703) 697-1001, (703) 692-7184 or (703) 695-3206 regarding acceptable forms of ID. Below are a few guidelines to follow:



- Ages 12 and under - ID not required.

- Ages 13 to 17 - Require 1 form of Photo ID or a parent/guardian to vouch for them.

- Ages 18 and up - Require 2 forms of ID: one form must be a Government Issued Photo ID, the other form of ID must verify the individuals name (i.e. social security card, birth certificate, or any club card with the exception of business cards).











//SIGNED//

Director, Pentagon Tour Program

Assignment 2

1) Read http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tbi/tbi_htr.pdf
2) Complete http://www.mitbitraining.org/
3) Select 2 potential careers that address the needs of TBI affected populations
4) Select 1 major/program at each of the 5 schools that prepares you for intended career. Create an Excel spreadsheet
5) Generate 3 questions that you will research at NLM or NNMC on TBI and HS students http://www.mssm.edu/tbicentral/resources/publications/pdf/TBIKIDS.pdf

Assignment 1

Please answer the following questions

1. Why did you choose to participate in the DCHS Biomedical Sciences tour?

2. Please list at least one thing that you already know about the colleges that we will visit

a) Johns Hopkins University

b) St John's College

c) Georgetown University

d) George Washington University

e) University of Mary Washington

3. What is your intended college major?

4. Do you have a sense for the costs for tuition, room and board at each of the five colleges?

5. Have you discussed total college indebtedness with your parents?

6. Have you considered how your target ACT score and cumulative core GPA figure into your expected merit based scholarship possibilities?

7. How seriously are you considering attending a college outside of Michigan?

8. Which do you believe is more affordable: public or private colleges and universities?

9. If you were to create a spreadsheet comparing the different colleges or universities that you are considering, what criteria would be most important?
(geographic location, course offerings, internship opportunities, 4 year graduation rate, etc,...)

10. Do you intend to participate in any other college readiness tours before the start of your senior year (Boston trip, San Francisco trip, Chicago trip, other)?