<p>Hi all, </p>
<p>My dd will be attending TPAP this summer at Wake Forest North Carolina. Aside from Elon, any other suggested schools to pop by and see on our way up to DC? </p>
<p>If you care to go through the Shenandoah valley instead of up I-95, you could visit James Madison University in Harrisonburg, and Shenandoah in Winchester.</p>
<p>I teach at James Madison… email me at <a href=“mailto:arecchkm@jmu.edu”>arecchkm@jmu.edu</a> and I can try to help set up a visit to the program over the summer… most of us are out of town working professionally, but I will do my best :).</p>
<p>In addition to Shenandoah, you may also want to look at Catholic University, American University, and Coastal Carolina. </p>
<p>Thank you KatMT – I will take you up on that!! </p>
<p>Smart to look at colleges while you are there, @lauramomatty . Wish we had time for that. We will be driving home on Sunday. 
Is your D getting excited! We still have two more days of school next week (finals), but I think my S is starting to feel it! He joined the FB page and has friended a few people. So exciting! </p>
<p>There won’t be a whole lot going on at Elon, although I know a couple of girls who are there this summer, taking regular classes. Most go off to pursue their own artistic endeavors. My son, a junior MT, is actually in Raleigh for the summer, doing an internship and also appearing in a production of “Parade” there starring Lauren Kennedy and Zachary Prince. Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to him or the girls.</p>
<p>@mtmom2015 I just saw your message! My dd is very excited! Nervous, trying to figure out what to pack but really looking forward to it. @georgia30720 – thank you and i will pm you. </p>
<p>@lauramomatty Our dining room table is full. The parlour is covered with sheet music. Thank goodness for Ziploc Space Bags! OMG, it is a lot to pack! </p>
<p>We are kind of frozen – not sure what to pack outside of dance clothes, music, dance shoes… what did you pack for the room? hangars, batteries, ipod dock, that’s about all I have so far. What are you doing for luggage? We have 1 suitcase and duffle…</p>
<p>TPAP prep has begun here as well… In between grad party planning. (Party is the day before we put her on a plane to go!). She’s getting excited!</p>
<p>Suitcase to check, rolling carry on, guitar, small bag (personal item). We are still trying to squeeze everything in. A couple of loads of laundry yet to do. He’s a guy, so the “room stuff” is minimal. Deck of cards,iPad, speaker, a pop up laundry hamper. We’re stuck on what is “performance attire” for a guy…? Girls are easy… pack a dress. For him, suit? polo? colored shirt/tie? Packing all and hoping for the best. </p>
<p>@kategrizz, you are crazy! I cannot believe your party is Saturday! Wow! Sending good vibes your way! </p>
<p>Are you both taking her to the airport, or just one of you? I think we are both going. C ‘friended’ A on FB, but hasn’t had time to chat with her yet. They have a few hours of fly time to figure it out! C left his FB open one day this week and I peeked at the TPAP FB group… looks like quite a few Michigan kids. I wonder if any more will be on their flight? Exciting times!</p>
<p>@MTmom2015 probably both of us. I know a couple of OU students are going. And, a friend of A from BTP will be there too… I don’t think A has packed item 1… Except in her mind! (Planning what to pack.). We did some shopping for toiletries and stuff yesterday in between grad party shopping. </p>
<p>Don’t want to sound like a nervous nellie but I had no idea there would be so many older college kids. I assume they will be held to different curfews, etc than our kids – hope ours are watched as if they are 16 not 21 :-). Then again, they are all drama kids and in my experience – that means late night sing alongs, not beer fests :-)</p>
<p>We know 1 other from California, who is a student at UCLA and a returning member – loved TPAP. My dd said someone is coming from New Zealand! </p>
<p>I believe the college age kids still have to follow the no alcohol, no tobacco, no hanky panky rules. I’m not worried. And they will be placed in groups by age/level as well. My friend just moved to NC and is a nurse at Wake Forest University hospital… so I have a local ‘person’ if the need arises. My nervousness is just getting him to FOCUS on packing. We have a full Saturday, so today/tomorrow is our window. Grrr… teenagers!</p>