The Kearney High School Music Department is excited to announce the destination for the 2022 Band Trip as

Assembly Hall

Bicentennial Mall & Farmer's Market

Country Music Hall of Fame

Carnton Plantation & Battle of Franklin

Grand Ole Opry

Country Music Hall of Fame

Williamson Co Community Band

Sound Kitchen

Opryland Hotel

Blake Shelton's Ole Red Restaurant

National Museum of African American Music

Musicians Hall of Fame & Grammy Museum

Madame Tussauds Music Wax Museum

Legends Corner

Nashville, TN

TRIP REGISTRATION CLOSED

The target dates for this year’s trip will be a departure of May 25 and return home on May 29. The trip will include events and experiences such as

A professional recording of the band at Sound Kitchen
Visit & tour of the Battle of Franklin site at Carnton Plantation
Joint concert with the Williamson County Community Band
Tour of the National Museum of African American Music
Tour of and performance at the Country Music Hall of Fame
Private dinner at Blake Shelton’s Ole Red Restaurant
Private party at Legends Corner
Tour of the Musicians Hall of Fame and Grammy Museum
Tour of Madame Tussauds Music Wax Museum
Visit to Grand Ole Opry for 2-hour live radio broadcast

A full itinerary with all the events, stops, meal locations, and other activities is available for review and download (updated May 4, 2022).

The trip will be planned and coordinated through Bob Rogers Travel, a student group travel and tour operator in business since 1981. Information on the tour proposal and organization details is available for download.

Student Conduct and Behavior

Any student choosing to travel with the band will be expected to adhere to the expectations and instructions outlined in the Kearney High School Band Trip Handbook. This handbook should be printed and reviewed, and any questions presented to the band directors. There are forms to be reviewed, completed, and returned at the due dates expressed by the band directors.

As a reminder, at all times during the trip any student will still be considered participating at a school event with the applicable Kearney High School and Kearney Public Schools expectations in effect. Any student participation is voluntary, and is therefore not a right.

Trip Chaperones:

To comply with district policy each of you will need to complete a background check conducted through the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Please visit their website to begin the process.

Payment Information

The total price due for Students and Chaperones will be dependent upon the number of total travelers and room occupancy selections. However, the following baseline prices should be considered:

Students: $875
Chaperones: $1035

The tour proposal has outlined how pricing will fluctuate based on current expectations and variables.

Recognizing how school based trips are often funded, Bob Rogers Travel has established a payment schedule for each traveler’s balance due. An initial deposit will be due directly from the registering traveler, yet the future payments can be made using a student’s fundraising balance. Please review the payment information as well as the steps on completing the registration through the available Payments Form and Instructions.

Recognizing these costs are not insignificant, Bob Rogers Travel has also provided information regarding their Insurance and Assurance programs

Trip Insurance (extra cost)
Trip Assurance (included with package)

Trip Registration

For any interested traveler, the next step will be to complete the registration process outlined in the Payments Form and Instructions. You may also start directly at the Bob Rogers Travel registration form.

There are some How To videos also available.

Bob Rogers Travel Cancellation Policy

All money and fees paid to Bob Rogers Travel prior to cancellation are non-refundable. No refunds or credits will be issued for a canceled travel without the additional purchase of travel protection. All cancellations must be confirmed via email by Bob Rogers Travel. No refunds or credits will be issued for a cancelled participant without the purchase of travel protection.

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When I hear people asking how do we fix the education system, I tell them we need to do the opposite of what is happening, cutting budgets by cutting music programs… Nothing could be stupider than removing the ability for the left and right brains to function. Ask a CEO what they are looking for in an employee and they say they need people who understand teamwork, people who are disciplined, people who understand the big picture. You know what they need? They need musicians.

Mike Huckabee

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

Albert Einstein

It is in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough – it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our hearts sing.

Steve Jobs

In my own philanthropy and business endeavors, I have seen the critical role that the arts play in stimulating creativity and in developing vital communities… the arts have a crucial impact on our economy and are an important catalyst for learning, discovery, and achievement in our country.

Paul G. Allen

The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of the nation, is close to the center of a nation’s purpose – and is a test to the quality of a nation’s civilization.

President John F. Kennedy

In every successful business…there is one budget line that never gets cut. It’s called ‘Product Development’ – and it’s the key to any company’s future growth. Music education is critical to the product development of this nation’s most important resource – our children.

John Sykes

During the Gulf War, the few opportunities I had for relaxation I always listened to music, and it brought me great peace of mind. I have shared my love of music with people throughout this world, while listening to the drums and special instruments of the Far East, Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Far North, and all of this started with the music appreciation course that I was taught in a third-grade elementary class in Princeton, New Jersey. What a tragedy it would be if we lived in a world where music was not taught to children.

General H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Music is exciting. It is thrilling to be sitting in a group of musicians playing the same piece of music. You are part of a great, powerful, vibrant entity. And nothing beats the feeling you get when you’ve practiced a difficult section over and over and finally get it right. Music is important. It says things your heart can’t say any other way, and in a language everyone speaks. Music crosses borders, turns smiles into frowns, and vice versa. These observations are shared with a hope: that, when schools cut back on music classes, they really think about what they’re doing – and don’t take music for granted.

Dan Rather

The things I learned from my experience in music in school are discipline, perseverance, dependability, composure, courage and pride in results… Not a bad preparation for the workforce!

Gregory Anrig

Music is an essential part of everything we do. Like puppetry, music has an abstract quality which speaks to a worldwide audience in a wonderful way that nourishes the soul.

Jim Henson

Should we not be putting all our emphasis on reading, writing and math? The ‘back-to-basics curricula,’ while it has merit, ignores the most urgent void in our present system – absence of self-discipline. The arts, inspiring – indeed requiring – self-discipline, may be more ‘basic’ to our nation’s survival than traditional credit courses. Presently, we are spending 29 times more on science than on the arts, and the result so far is worldwide intellectual embarrassment.

Paul Harvey

It [music education] is terribly important, extremely important — because when you are a child, you are in a receptive age… In high schools, public schools — that’s where they must have the best influence, the first influence, which will go through their whole life.

Eugene Ormandy

It is our job, as parents, educators, and friends, to see that our young people have the opportunity to attain the thorough education that will prepare them for the future. Much of that education takes place in the classroom. We must encourage our youngsters in such pursuits as music education. In addition to learning the valuable lesson that it takes hard work to achieve success, no matter what the arena, music education can provide students with a strong sense of determination, improved communication skills, and a host of other qualities essential for successful living.

Edward H. Rensi

A grounding in the arts will help our children to see; to bring a uniquely human perspective to science and technology. In short, it will help them as they grow smarter to also grow wiser.

Robert E. Allen

Some people think music education is a privilege, but I think it’s essential to being human.

Jewel

Arts Education aids students in skills needed in the workplace: flexibility, the ability to solve problems and communicate; the ability to learn new skills, to be creative and innovative, and to strive for excellence.

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