Class officers for Gloversville High School’s Class of 2026 presented a planned senior trip to Hershey, Pennsylvania, asking the board to allow the trip to proceed and to note logistics for families. Rowan Halloran, class president, and classmates said the trip would leave Friday, May 29, returning Sunday, May 31, and include transportation, two hotel nights (breakfast and two dinners), a day at Hersheypark, the water park and a zoo visit. A $50 non‑refundable deposit would be due by Nov. 3, with payments spread across four months beginning in December.
Vice president Isabella Lamonto told the board the class is running fundraisers and tracks participation points that reduce individual student costs; how much each student pays will vary by room size and fundraising participation. The officers said they plan for a staff‑to‑student ratio near 1:10 and that students will cover personal spending money.
Board members asked whether the trip would require missed school time (the planned departure is an early morning on a scheduled school day) and whether the fee structure reflected funds raised to date or projected totals. Officers said the cost estimates could change depending on fundraiser outcomes. One board member asked about equity for families facing financial hardship; officers described the point system as a partial means to offset costs and said the numbers shown were not final.
The transcript records no formal vote specific to the senior trip; the board later approved a package of recommended items (agenda items 9.01 through 18.118) by motion but the record does not explicitly identify whether the senior trip was included in that motion or approved separately.