Festival & Preaching Conference General Info
Reservations/Planning
Accommodations
All participants will stay in University residence halls for the entire four-day competition. Because of limited space, we can honor only room requests with siblings.
Groups traveling great distances or those who do not wish to travel on Sunday may arrive as early as 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at no additional charge.
Please bring a pillow, linens for a single bed (or sleeping bag), bath linens, soap, umbrella, etc. Please do not bring any type of music players.
Costs
All participants will pay a fee of $70 to cover all festival fees, meals and lodging from Monday lunch through Friday breakfast. An accompanist fee of $25 per contest is also required for those requesting this service. Music for accompanists must be sent in by the registration deadline.
Other prospective students in grades 9-12 may also stay in the residence halls if attending with a participating group. Non-competing students will pay a fee of $20 to cover meals and lodging from Monday lunch through Friday breakfast. Non-competing student registration forms must arrive with participating group forms.
The sponsor rate for residence hall lodging and meals is $22 per night. Sponsors for groups of two or more (other than relatives) will be our guests for residence hall accommodations and meals, based on the number of high school students in the group. All fees must accompany the registration form.
Visiting Students |
Sponsors |
| 2-10 | 2 adults |
| 11-20 | 4 adults |
| 21-30 | 6 adults |
| 31-40 | 8 adults |
| 41-50 | 10 adults |
If your group contains five or more girls or five or more boys, then a sponsor is required to stay in the residence hall with that group of five or more.
Note: We cannot accommodate adults, other than sponsors, in the residence halls.
Reservations
Send your reservation form and full payment to Guest Services, Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC 29614-0001. Reservations will be accepted beginning August 1 and must be into the Guest Services office no later than October 2, 2009. Medical release forms must be signed in order for registration to be processed.
Each participant and sponsor must complete an individual reservation form. Sponsors for groups (including homeschool groups) should send one check for full payment and all reservation forms for their entire group (including non-competing prospective students) in one envelope.
Refund/Cancellation
Payment (minus a $25 processing fee) will be refunded only if cancellation is received in the Guest Services office no later than October 2. There is no refund for cancellations made after this date.
Check-In
All participants should check in on Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A required opening meeting for all participants and sponsors will be held at 6:45 p.m. in the Founder’s Memorial Amphitorium. Preaching Conference participants will meet again at 7:45 p.m. in Stratton Hall in the Student Center.
While On Campus
Medical Care
BJU has a medical clinic in case of illness or an accident. A well-equipped infirmary is located on the campus. The University, however, is not responsible for any expense incurred because of an injury or illness. Parents must sign the medical release on the reservation form.
What to Wear
Young women should wear modest-length dresses. Those in the Festival Bands, String Orchestra, Mixed Chorus and Ladies Chorus should bring a “Sunday” midcalflength dress or skirt.
Young men should wear long pants (no jeans) and sport shirts. Their hair should be neat and well-trimmed so that hair is off the collar and the ears are showing. For the preaching competition young men should wear coats and ties, preferably dark suits or conservative sport coats and dress pants. For the Wednesday and Thursday concerts, young men should wear dress shirts, ties and dress pants.
Those planning to participate in art workshops should bring a smock or old clothes.
