NLC - Day 7 Traveling Home

I have stayed in a lot of hotels for student activities and checking out multiple rooms with tax exempt status and paying with one check (yup not credit card) will cause problems.  I typically plan to spend 1 hour (minimum) checking out.  The line at the counter is long as the entire convention is checking out all on the same day and we are all checking out multiple rooms.  Luckily I don't have to do this too early because our flight home is not until noon.  I did arrange on Friday for our shuttle to the airport (we purchased round trip when we arrived -so I knew students had paid for it already and I didn't have to cover anyone running out of funds - yes has happened and I don't always get reimbursed).

Also the night before I had all students go in and check-in for their flight home.  If they were checking bags we paid for that using credit card to reduce problems at the airport.  We met in the hotel lobby at 9:30 a.m. and I had no problems checking out.  Thank you Hilton Orlando!

Shuttle was on time and we got checked in and through security without a hitch.  I was constantly reminding student about TSA rules and regulations.  I prepped the kids that we would eat lunch at the airport prior to our flight so they didn't eat at the hotel.

small plane from Chicago to Appleton

All flights were on time and great (not so lucky for Oconto Falls who' flight to Green Bay was cancelled in Chicago, nightmare anytime traveling, but try it with a group of teenagers who are all sleep deprived).  We did need to move briskly to our gate in Chicago because we didn't have a lot of time, but we made it.

A quick flight from Green Bay to Appleton and we were home.  All parents/rides were at the airport and students were able to get home safely.  Another successful trip for Seymour.  I was not able to get all equipment that day so know I need to coordinate the return on laptops, projectors, speakers, extension cords, remote clickers.  But that will be another post.

Last day of NLC only a 8 hour work day.  But I am home!