2024 Important Dates & Trip Itinerary

April 20 – Student Application Deadline
May 1 – Board Selection of Students Deadline/ Student Notifications
May17 – Parent/Student Informational Meeting Batesville Public library
June 15 – Student Activity Day Batesville Public library

Trip Itinerary:
Saturday, July 6 – Leave Batesville (5:30 am SHARP)
Hotel TBD, Sioux Falls, SD
Sunday, July 7 – Badlands National Park, Mount Rushmore
Best Western Ramkota, Rapid City, SD Phone: 844-201-0294
Monday, July 8 – Crazy Horse Memorial, TBD
Best Western Sure Stay, Buffalo, Wy, Phone: 307-684-9564
Tuesday, July 9 – Big Horn National Forest, TBD
Arrive Yellowstone National Park Canyonland Campground
Wednesday, July 10 – Yellowstone National Park
Thursday, July 11 – Yellowstone National Park
Friday, July 12 – Yellowstone National Park
Saturday, July 13 – Yellowstone National Park
Sunday, July 14 – Grand Teton National Park (day visit)
Monday, July 15 – Yellowstone National Park
Tuesday, July 16 – Yellowstone National Park
Wednesday, July 17 – Leave Yellowstone National Park (5:00 am)
Hotel TBD, Sioux Falls, SD
Thursday, July 18 – Arrive Batesville (Time TBD)

Our 2024 Trip: July 6 through July 18

First trip meeting (parents/guardians/students/ chaperones)
Friday May 17, 2024
6:00 to 8:00ish at Batesville Memorial Public Library

Student “Trip Shake Down Day” (Students and Chaperones)
Saturday June 15, 2024
9:00am – boot buying at Hertel’s Shoes
10:00- jacket buying at Label Shopper
10:30 – Batesville Memorial Public Library – tent / cot set up. Sleeping bag and packing instructions.
12:00 – pizza lunch and meal planning
1:00 – team building t-shirt tie dying.
End time – approximately 3:00.

Trip Departure
Saturday July 6th, 2024
5:30 am (sharp!)
Batesville Memorial Public Library

Return from Trip
Thursday July 18th, 2024
Approx 11:30pm
Batesville Memorial Public Library