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| Sneak Trip; We thought we were so special to skip school and go on a trip. | |
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| Donald C. Davis | Jan 21 2012, 08:04 AM Post #1 |
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Senior Class Sneak Trip 1966. Planned with and sponsored by our Class Sponsors who helped make the preparations and guided us to the School approved destinations which were approved by the School Administration. The day, date, transportation and schedule were all known by, pre-approved by and allowed by the School Authorities. Why was it called a "Sneak" day or "Sneak trip"? Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the whole trip. The picnic at the campground outside of Redstone, Colorado, the Redstone Castle tour and swimming at the Redstone Lodge swimming pool. To the best of my knowledge the only real sneaking was the 5 or 6 people who left the main group and climbed the mountain towering over the picnic grounds just to show off their climbing and hiking skills. As usual they got permission and agreed to be back before the picnic was over. I was impressed enough as was Kathy my girlfriend that when we married each other over a year later we honeymooned at the Redstone Lodge. We even got to stay in the Redstone Castle during our Honeymoon. I digress........ Why was that considered a "Sneak Trip" our Senior year? My daughter graduated from Grand Junction High School a number of years ago and their Senior Class Trip was (notice no "Sneak" in the title) to Mexico, at a seaside resort where they were able at 18 and 19 years of age to sneak away from their Motel and visit "Senor Frogs" where they could get Knee walking drunk on Shooters and Margaritas. Now that was a sneak trip. We were unaware of that option when we allowed our daughter to make the trip. Their pictures and memories were much more colorful than ours and did include quite a few "Sneak Trips" to Senor Frogs. My how the times change. If we would have had this option, I wonder if some of our classmates would still be at "Senor Frogs" not even trying to come home. Somewhere I know I have pictures of our Senior Class 1966 "Sneak" Trip. I will share them when I find them. Do any of you have some pictures of the "Sneak Trip"? Edited by Donald C. Davis, Jan 22 2012, 09:19 AM.
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| Donald C. Davis | Jan 31 2012, 10:26 AM Post #2 |
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College selection process for Juniors and Seniors, now there is a subject for this time of year. My Junior year I had no really defined ideas about where I might end up when I went to college. I am sure some of my fellow classmates were looking ahead much more maturely than was I. Our Senior year I sent out applications to a few in state colleges, Mesa Junior College in Grand Junction, the University of Colorado in Boulder and Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I received a letter inviting me to tour the campus at Boulder from the University of Colorado at my own expense of course and did that one weekend about this time of year. I am sure many of you took the same type of trips. I guess the procedure is much more organized today. My Son and Daughter when they applied to colleges were sent not just invitations to visit the campuses of the colleges they were applying to but they were able to join groups of students who were taking a week or ten days to tour colleges together. The group tour was headed by several chaperones and a very reasonable fee got you a seat in an eleven passenger van, room accommodations at each college to be visited, a stop at several points of interest along the way and meals at the school cafeterias to be visited on the trip. My son's tour ended up being a caravan of 3 vans and a stop at Disney Land when they visited the Pacific Coast College in California. I was amazed 4 years ago when the twin daughters of some friends we know in Denver toured the three major colleges they were considering back east. Mom and Dad drove them on the trip and around to the campuses and footed the bills for the full two week trip. The colleges involved were top of the academic quality and made no concessions for the visitors to stay at the campuses. The trip cost more than most people spend for a two week vacation in Europe. Then the big announcement from the girls as to which college they would attend came to Mom and Dad. Thank God the girls are very smart and had full boat scholarships that left only housing, food and clothing to be paid. The yearly fees were $50,000 per girl. Thank God for scholarships. The girls are graduating at the top of their class this year and taking a class trip to the Jungles of Costa Rica to stay in a jungle resort. I have no clue what their parents are paying for that trip but my how the times do change. .
Edited by Donald C. Davis, Feb 1 2012, 06:07 PM.
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