Drop Off Procedures (5:45pm-6:00pm)
Please drive onto Sand Island and follow the chalk arrows on the street. Please drop off your child/children in the lot. Follow directions by staff and Officer Yerk. After dropping your child off, please pull ahead and exit the Sand Island parking lot. Students will be directed to go directly into the Ice House upon arrival. Take all pictures prior to driving to Sand Island and dropping your child off at the dance.
Pick Up Procedures (9:00pm)
Please do not drive onto Sand Island. The bridge will be blocked by the Bethlehem Police Department at 8:30pm. Please park in the lot or on the street. Please wait in the area marked off by cones. Mr. Mayes and Officer Yerk will be stationed at the bridge. Students will be escorted by the faculty to the bridge as a part of our school tradition. Once across, there is plenty of time for pictures just prior to the street reopening for traffic.
- Only Nitschmann Middle School 8th Grade students may purchase a ticket and attend the dance. A ticket is required for entry. All tickets must be pre-purchased at school prior to the dance. Students cannot pay for entry at the door. No outside guests are permitted. Students are not required to attend in couples or with a date.
- Students must report to the dance no later than 6:15pm. Students will not be permitted to enter the dance after 6:15pm. Students may not leave the dance prior to 9pm. Students may be excused if they are sick by Dr. Mayes & Mr. Horlick only.
- Students must wear appropriate semi-formal attire to the dance and should review the BASD Code of Conduct. If you have a question, it is better to ask first before the dance. Girls typically wear dresses (semi-formal or formal) and boys typically wear suits/sport coats/ties/button down shirts.
- Students are responsible for their cell phones and personal belongings during the dance. Administration accepts no responsibility for personal items during the dance.
- Students who violate the Code of Conduct during the dance will be sent home immediately by the administration and will have additional consequences under the Code of Conduct.
- Students are to be dropped off at Sand Island between 5:45pm and 6:15pm. Parents & guardians should take photos prior to drop off. There will be no parking at the Ice House Lot.
- During the dance, music will be provided by a DJ and food will be provided by donations and the dance committee. There is no need for any student to bring money to the dance, as all items are included in the ticket price
- The dance is chaperoned by Nitschmann Middle School staff at all times. Students are expected to follow the directions of all chaperones at all times. Students may not leave the Ice House building at any time.
- Parents should go to the parking lot on the north side of the Lehigh Canal for dismissal. The road will be closed to Sand Island. Students will be escorted to the meeting area at the parking lot and will be dismissed from the lot. Please leave enough time to arrive, find a parking spot, and meet your child. Parking is limited!
- In order for a student to attend the dance, they must attend school on Friday, May 29, 2020 for the entire day (8:05am-3:05pm). Students who have a medical or dental appointment may be dismissed early, but must show a paper doctor’s excuse from the medical or dental office to attend the dance at the door to Dr. Mayes. Students that do not have this excuse will not be permitted into the dance.