Tour Deposit Due December 1

The first deposit for the London New Year's Day Parade Tour ($200) is due Friday, December 1.

If you have already activated your account with Destination Events, please CLICK HERE to log-in and make your deposit.

If you completed DGN's registration form, but never received an email from Destination Events with the words "Created Account" in the Subject Line, please check your SPAM FOLDER for the email. Many persons have previously reported concern about not receiving the email, and then found it in their spam folder later. If you have searched your spam folder, and still cannot find the account activation email, CLICK HERE to email technical support and request assistance with your account.

Sign Up for London Tour Text Alerts

We strongly encourage all Tour Families (students & parents/guardians) to register for Text Alerts!  Even faster than our "Follow By Email," every time we post a new announcement about the tour, you will receive an immediate Text Message. There is no fee or charge for this service (other than any standard text messaging rates that are part of your contract with your mobile provider).

It's easy to set up.  Simply send the following text message to '40404' ...

follow @dgnlondon2019

* NOTE: you must leave a space between the word 'follow' and the '@dgnlondon2019'.  

London Tour - Next Steps!

We are pleased to announce that we have 175+ students pre-registered for the London New Year's Day Parade (2019) Tour, and we are officially moving forward with tour planning. Get excited!

What happens next?

Parent/Guardian Emails to Destination Events
Our staff will use the email addresses you provided, and register your student(s) into the Destination Events Web Portal. The entry of this data may take several days; we expect to have all student information entered by Wednesday of this week. Once the email address is entered in that system, you should receive a confirmation email from Destination Events, and the likely subject heading will be: Created Account. The email will also state the name of the student traveler and say, "You're going on a trip to: LNYDP 2019." You will need to click on the "Activate Account" button. Once the account is activated, you will be able to begin making tour payments in the system. 

If you registered one or more children for the tour, and you do not receive emails for registration by the end of this week, please contact Brayer Teague directly, via email.

Exceptions for Registration - Color Guard
If you registered your child as a potential Color Guard member of the tour, but your child is not concurrently enrolled in a Band Class at North High, we will WAIT to enter your student's information until after the Color Guard auditions take place in April. We have assurances from Destination Events that we may add additional students in the first week of May 2018. We are holding on registering these students as a protective measure to assure families that they will not lose deposit money. Your family may, of course, begin to save/bank money privately. If you have any questions, please contact Brayer Teague directly, via email.

May we still register a student if we missed the November 12 Pre-Registration Deadline?

Yes. We may add additional students through the first week of May 2018. Please email Brayer Teague directly if you would like to add a student to the tour roster.

Help me understand why I need to "Follow By Email"?
As we mentioned at our meeting, all future correspondence about the tour will be done by posting to the Tour Blog. It is critically important that family members (parents, and student participants) register their preferred email addresses through the form in the upper left corner of the Tour Blog.  Don't forget to look for a verification email (from Google, or FeedBurner), and verify your email address.

Thank You Letter from Lord Mayor of Westminster

Pre Registration Form Now Live!

London Tour Pre-Registration for Student Performers is now live!

Click HERE.

Follow Our Umbrella to London!

The Lord Mayor and the Executive Director of the London New Year's Day Parade bestowed upon Carrie Gorman the critically important job of guarding and protecting the LNYDP Umbrella for the next 15 months. She must have the umbrella with her at all times and transport it to London for the 2019 Parade. Employing the reasoning that "it never rains when you pack your umbrella," Carrie's ability to successfully complete this important mission will have a direct impact on the January 1, 2019 weather. At least so we are told.

Follow the DGN LNYDP Umbrella on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/LNYDP_Umbrella

or

@LNYDP_Umbrella

Photos from London Invitation Ceremony (Google Drive Folder)

http://tinyurl.com/DGNLondonInvitePhotos

Thursday, October 19, 2017 was an exciting day in the history of the DGN Band program as Lord Mayor Duncan Sandys, great-grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, extended an invitation to the Trojan Marching Band to return to London, England and perform in the January 1, 2019 London New Year's Day Parade. Photos from the ceremony may be viewed and downloaded HERE.

WGN-TV Coverage of London Parade Invitation

CLICK HERE for WGN-TV coverage of today's London New Year's Day Parade invitation.

Churchill's Great Grandson to Present Official Invitation to DGN Band

The Past Lord Mayor of Westminster, Duncan Sandys - great-grandson of Sir Winston Churchill - will be on campus today to extend an official invitation for the DGN Trojan Marching Band to perform in the 2019 London New Year's Day Parade.

The official Invitation Ceremony, which includes a performance of the DGN Trojan Marching Band, will be live-streamed at 12:00 PM (CST) on the DGN Fine Arts Department YouTube Channel. Tune in HERE.

Tour Orientation Meeting Invitation Letter

Click HERE for the official Tour Orientation Meeting invitation letter.

London Tour Kick Off Meeting "Save The Date"

The Kick-Off Meeting for the DGN Band's 2018-19 tour will be held on Monday, October 30, 2017 at 7:00 PM in the Clarence Johnson Auditorium of North High School.

All student musicians who will be members of the DGN Band during the 2018-19 academic year (including current 8th grade students) - and parents/guardians - are invited to attend!

We look forward to sharing details about this exciting performance tour!