{"id":2492,"date":"2024-02-12T22:10:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T22:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/parent\/wppc-michigan\/?p=2492"},"modified":"2025-05-03T16:30:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T16:30:13","slug":"plebe-parent-weekend-march-22-24-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/parent\/wppc-michigan\/plebe-parent-weekend-march-22-24-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Plebe Parent Weekend\u2013March 22-24, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Class of 2027 Plebe Parent Weekend\u2013March 22-24, 2024<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plebe Parent Weekend remains an awesome memory for cadets and families alike in the&nbsp; West Point experience!&nbsp; We will have a huddle for Class of 2027 parents at the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February 24 Annual Meeting to do a deeper dive on all things PPW, but for now\u2026here\u2019s the official, tentative schedule:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1rfNgewYXIt_vGyTI-7sFjy52eyAXaf-R\/view?usp=share_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PPW Tentative Schedule p 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1kyw2yrjQTECWuDE3gjMuAOYeOddTDnBh\/view?usp=share_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PPW Tentative Schedule p 2<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And words to the wise from your friends at the WPPCMI:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s best to arrive at West Point on Thursday.&nbsp; Official events begin early Friday morning and you won\u2019t want to miss, and there\u2019s a lovely meet and greet on Thursday night that\u2019s also worth attending.&nbsp; Parents are encouraged to register once arriving on post.&nbsp; Registration is usually at Cullum Hall and begins 8:00 am on Thursday.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember to wear your name tag from the club and your Michigan club swag.&nbsp; We love it when our members represent and it\u2019s often a great conversation starter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t Miss:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your chance to see your cadet\u2019s room in the barracks clean!!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plebe-Parent Review Saturday morning<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dinner at the Mess on Saturday (your cadet will need to purchase tickets for you)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you may know, Plebe Parent Weekend begins when the upperclassmen are dismissed to Spring Break.&nbsp; This means that the Plebe Class is IN CHARGE!! Roles have been assigned, fancy tar bucket hats from Firsties have been loaned out and your sons will get a taste of what it feels like to step into a bigger leadership role at West Point.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plebe-Parent Review is a parade you will want to see. The formation will consist of plebes from each of the 36 companies, in platoon-size formations (4 x 8). The companies will march in order (Company A1-Company I4) led by the brigade staff. The color guard marches in between the 2nd and 3rd regiments. Parents\/guests will observe from the edge of the apron in front of Eisenhower and MacArthur Barracks<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a beautiful formal dinner on Saturday.&nbsp; Don\u2019t be embarrassed to bring a tote bag with nicer shoes and wear boots when walking between buildings.&nbsp; The tote bag also comes in handy to carry home your souvenir glasses.&nbsp; If you remember to bring a couple pair of tube socks, the glasses are more likely to arrive home safely.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/usma-media\/inline-images\/military\/directorate_of_cadet_activities\/pdfs\/CivilianFormalAttire.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s the link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the dress code for that evening.&nbsp; There are lots of dress exchange options.&nbsp; Please let me know if you want to know more about that.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Double check with your cadet that they have planned for the dinner which will happen in the Mess Hall.&nbsp; If you are bringing more than the allotted number, sometimes they are able t ask a friend in company to help with seats.&nbsp; This varies by company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re open to it, you may consider asking your son\/daughter if they have anyone in company that will not have parents with them that weekend.&nbsp; It\u2019s a generous offer so that cadet feels more included in the weekend and for you, it\u2019s great way to get to know some company mates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t forget your WPPCMI Nametags and t-shirts to represent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other Activities, pick and choose based on lines, availability, interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tours of the uniform factory<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jefferson Hall Library<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army Sports Hall of Fame<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Academic Department Open Houses,&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Department of Physical Education demonstration and open house,&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TAC Team open house, visit your cadet\u2019s room in the barracks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Superintendent Residence Tour<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Academic Support Presentation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Questions?&nbsp; Don\u2019t hesitate to reach out\u2013WPPCMI boasts lots of experienced West Point parents and we\u2019re happy to support.&nbsp; We would love to hear from you on our club Facebook page!&nbsp; Please post photos and comments of your time together.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Class of 2027 Plebe Parent Weekend\u2013March 22-24, 2024 Plebe Parent Weekend remains an awesome memory for cadets and families alike in the&nbsp; West Point experience!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive","post_format-post-format-image","two-columns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/parent\/wppc-michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/parent\/wppc-michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/parent\/wppc-michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/parent\/wppc-michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/parent\/wppc-michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2492"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/parent\/wppc-michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2495,"href":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/parent\/wppc-michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492\/revisions\/2495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/parent\/wppc-michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/parent\/wppc-michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/parent\/wppc-michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/parent\/wppc-michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}