As a veteran and career educator, Wesley Locke knows the importance of student travel. Locke’s been taking students to Washington, DC since 1999, meaning his connection to Super Holiday Tours goes back nearly 25 years. Now principal of Spring Creek Charter School in...
Your students have likely spent hours and hours perfecting their competition orchestral pieces. When the time comes to take your performance on the road, don’t let silly mistakes stand in the way. Though traveling with musical instruments can be stressful, it doesn’t...
This March, Super Holiday Tours is taking two groups on special St. Patrick’s Day trips in two different countries. At the high school level, the Riverview High School Kiltie Band is a unique ensemble from Sarasota, Florida that consists of over 200 students,...
Chaperones are a crucial part of any school trip—one teacher simply can’t keep track of dozens of excited and energized students. That said, you don’t always get to pick who your chaperones are, unless you’re lucky enough to have a flood of volunteers. So before you...
For 18 years, Jason Richins has led the band at Dodge City High School, and he’s not planning on leaving anytime soon. What began as a local job offer fresh out of college in 2005 has turned into a career-long legacy, and now Richins and his wife have really invested...
As director of bands at Milton High School in northern Georgia, Chris Shumick has taken his students on a trip across the country every other year. Now in his 11th year at Milton, Shumick enjoys showing his kids what New York City and Los Angeles have to offer, with...
