Northstar is committed to extending the community building and learning of our students by periodically going on educational/cultural field trips.
- All students are required to attend all the regular field trips to be able to attend the end of the year field trips to Canada and Funtasia. Exceptions may include:
- illness
- family emergency
- a high school TEST and test reviews (not quizzes); high school presentations in which you are actively participating (during the time of the field trip). (Any non-attendance due to a high school commitment must be accompanied with a note from the high school teacher PRIOR to the field trip and a note on the permission slip that states parent understands Northstar campus will be closed for the day and student will be attending ONLY high school classes.)
- If a student misses any field trip (for reasons other than the above), he/she must apply to the staff in writing for permission to attend the field trips to Canada and Funtasia.
- NOTE: Lake Washington High School will excuse students from their classes for any "school-related" activity. This includes Northstar field trips and does not count against the 10 absence limit. (The ski program, being parent-organized and outside the school day, would NOT qualify.)
- Field Trip permission slips must be turned in no later than the deadline listed. It is very hard for our staff to say "No, sorry, it's too late," but transportation is ordered and tickets are bought based on this count.
- If the form is not turned in on time, the student will need to stay home the day of the field trip. This is considered an unexcused absence.
- If a student misses a field trip, she/he is still eligible to attend the next one, unless it is to Canada or Funtasia (see above).
- Parents interested in chaperoning the trip to Canada need to have chaperoned other field trips prior to May. The chaperones for this trip are chosen from those who have been chaperones during the year.
- Full and partial scholarships are available for field trips due to family hardship