[EricH]

Originally Posted by alexvasile

quickie: how do make your parents let you skip 4 days of school so you can go to Atlanta?

You don't MAKE them do anything.

First, you need to talk to your teachers to make sure that you can miss 4 days of school. Trust me, the first thing your parents will ask is if it's OK with the teachers. All of the teachers. (I'm in college, and I got that from my folks about a trip to Texas with one of the competition teams. Enough said.)

Then, talk to your parents. If they don't know how important this is to you, then you need to tell them. If you have a small team, you might bring the "every person helps" reason.

You will also need to let them know what kind of arrangements need to be made. Is the team paying transportation? Whose responsibility are meals? Where would you be staying? What is your itinerary?