2003 Grand Challenge Carlsbad Schedule
Thursday, April 17
1:55PM EST
Fr. Metjian and Yeretzgin Angel Continental Airlines from
Philadelphia to El Paso
2:15PM CST
Dallas Group meets at DFW Airport Terminal and Gate to be
announced.
3:15PM EST
Tatevic and Mrs. Anush Shakarian Jacksonville Int. Airpot to
Houstan Inter.
3:45PM
Niree Kaltakjian Baton Rouge to Houstan Int.
3:45PM CST
G. Berberian, Melody, Roupen,
and Vartan Babakhanian, Annie
Ghannoum, Maya Khachtryan,
Sebouh, Sevag, and Zofig Koulian,
Mariana, Liana and Elmira Mayilyan,
Carol McNally, Ara, Lena,
Kinar, Raffi and Zepyur Ohanian,
Stefan, Nick and Hamlet
Sarokhanian. DFW to Houstan Int.
4:40PM CST
Tatevic and Ansuh Shakarian
arrive Houstan Int. Airport
4:44PM CST Dallas Group arrives Houstan Intercontinental
5:22PM CST All of the Above and David Berberian, Taleen, Vicken and Vahe
Asadourian, Vahan Hourtunian,
Sam Sahagian, and Araz Sarkissian.
Houstan to El Paso
5:33PM West Ani, Nareen, Alex, Sylvia and Varouj Baghdasarian, to Phoenix.
7:28PM MST American West arrives Phoenix
8:29PM MST America West flt. 429 for El Paso
6:20PM MST All of the above except California group arrive in El Paso.
6:40PM MST Transfer to hotel by hotel shuffle. We will have to go in 2 groups.
Glyssie and Zepur
will take the first group, David and Raffi will take the
second group. It is
a 5 min. ride.
7:00PM MST Best Western. Assemble in Meeting Room A.
7:30PM MST Assemble in Meeting Room A. Dinner at Village Inn near Horel
8:30PM MST Study Period and or Activities to be announced.
10:40PM MST California Group arrives airport.
10:50PM MST California Group meets hotel shuttle.
10:55 PM MST California Group goes directly to Meeting Room A.
11:00 PM MST Maundy Thursday Easter Service begins.
11:30 PM MST MaundyThursday Easter Service ends.
12:30 AM MST Lights out.
Friday, April 18
7:00 AM MST Breakfast in Breakfast Room.
8:00 AM MST Contestants assemble in Meeting Room A for Written Exams.
Meeting Room
B available for Oral Exams as contestants finish Written
Exams.
9:45 AM Break for snack
10:00AM Written Exams continue
10:30 AM Oral Exams begin in Meeting Rooms A and B
12:00 AM Lunch- Sandwiches in Meeting Room A
1:30 PM Assemble in Meeting Room A with you baggage to Turn in Keys to
Glyssie and Board bus.
4:30PM MST arriv. Stevens Best Western in Carlsbad, NM
5:00PM Supperat LaRez Mexican Restaurant
6:00PM Board bus for trip to Carlsbad Caverns the BATS leaveing the caves.
7:45 Assemble at Bus for trip back to Hotel
8:30PM EAster Friday Service begins
9:15 Easter Friday Service ends. Ice cream and Rapid Verse Location
Competition
12:30 Lights out.
Saturday, April 19
7:00AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Assemble at bus for to Sitting Bull Falls
9:00 AM Arrive Sitting Bull Falls-Hike
11:00 AM Picnic Lunch
12:00 Board Bus for Trip to Carlsbad
1:00 Explore Caverns with group
5:00 Assemble at bus for trip back to hotel.
5:30 Arrive back at hotel-free time until Supper
7:00 Supperin Meeting Room A
8:30 Assemble in Meeting room B Easter Saturday Service beings
9:15 Easter Saturday Service ends. Ice Cream Break.
10:00 Campfire singing and sharing
12:00 Lights out.
Sunday, April 20
6:00 Pack up and meet for Breakfast
7:30 Assemble at Bus for Ride to mountain top site.
8:30 Arrive at Guadalupe Mountains, The Amphitheater.
8:45 Award Ceremony Begins.
9-30 Easter Divine Liturgy Begins.
11:00 Assemble at Bus for trip to El Paso Airpot.
1:40PM MST check in at Airport-Houstan Group
1:56PM MST Check in at Airport-California Group
AND EVERYBODY GETS BACK HOME!!
GRAND CHALLENGE 2004 SCHEDULE
July 14 - July 19
Wed, July 14
2:49 PM Nareen Bagdasarian
and Ms. Sylvia arrive
American
Airlines Flt 1896 San Jose. Glyssie
will meet the flight and host them.
7:00 PM Kechejian
Hall: Written exams over Genesis
and
Exodus and Priest's Garments.
Thurs, July 15
6:30 AM Meet at St. Sarkis
and load the charter.
7:00 AM Bus Leaves
for San Antonio. Breakfast on the
bus.
Oral exams on the bus, Books Armenian
&
English; Havadamk Armenian & English.
12:00 AM Lunch on the River
in San Antonio.
1:00 PM Movie
3:00 Load Bus for Mustang
Island.
7:00PM Arrive Aransas Harbor and check in.
Tel: 361-749-4122 1-800-687-6781
8:00PM Dinner (TBA)
9:00- 11:00 PM Swim in Pool
or your suggestions
(whatever
we do, we do together so plan
accordingly)
11:00 PM Apply SeaSick Patches
behind ear. VERY
IMPORTANT
Fri, July 16
6:00AM Meet at Club House for a light breakfast.
Don’t
forget to wear clothes appropriate for the
ship.
Sneakers, Sunscreen. Sun Visors,
Sunglasses.
Bring a towel and your pocket money
for
snacks and drinks $5-$10 is suggested as the
normal range (They do not permit us to bring our
own food and drinks on board. They have a
concession. You will probably get pretty thirsty.
6:30 AMBus leaves for the Fisherman’s Wharf.
7:15 AM Check in at The ScatCat.
8:00AM Ship leaves wharf.
1:00 PM Ship returns to wharf. Disembark. They will
clean
our fish for us.
1:15 PM Lunch
2:30 PM Load bus to return to Aransas Harbors
KIDS PLAN: Swim, beach, shop, etc.
5:30 PM Load bus to drive to beach, where we will
cook
our
fish/chicken etc over charcoal fire.
Don’t
forget bug spray and towels. Wear
swim
suits under shorts and wear beach shoes.
KIDS
PLAN Evening.
Sat, July 17
8:30AM Breakfast in Club house.
9:15 AM Load Bus for trip to Stables
10:00-11:00 Horseback riding on the beach.
Yii Ha!
Wear
jeans and socks, to avoid rubbed inner
knees
and ankles. Sunscreen, sunglasses,
sunvisors. (I bet we have to wear those hamlet
things again, make sure they are not too tight, Ms.
Zep got an awful headache last time.)
11:15 AM Load bus
12:00 Lunch
KIDS
PLAN AFTERNOON
6:30 Supper (TBA)
Campfire
Sunday, July 18
7:00 AM Load Bus for trip to Padre Island
for Liturgy.
9:00 AM Breakfast on the beach.
10:00 AM Load Bus for trip back to Dallas.
Lunch on the Bus.
7:00 PM Arrive at St. Sarkis.
Supper
and Award Ceremony
Monday, July 19
10:00 AM Bagdasarians leave Glyssie’s
10:48 AM Bagdasarians check in
at DFW
11:48 AM American Airlines Flt
1135 Bagdasarians fly to
San
Jose, Arriving at 1:17 WST
