It’s time to unleash our wild side as adventures await us at the zoo. Neal’s 6th grade students will be traveling to the NC Zoo in Asheboro, NC to visit and explore different species and their ecosystems, wildlife conservation, and animal adaptations. They will also visit animals from North America and Africa at the zoo.

This field trip will take place on October 24, 2025. Our sixth-grade students and chaperones will depart from Neal Middle School at 8:00 a.m. and return at 5:30 p.m.

The cost is $35 per student. Click here to make an online payment.

There are 150 slots available (3 buses). We will travel using a DPS Approved Charted Bus Company. Our students will be supervised by their team teachers, Assistant Principal Ms. Edwards, and approved DPS chaperones.

Students can bring their lunch and snacks; however, we will provide pizza, a beverage and snacks for lunch.

Student criteria must be met to participate in this field trip. Your student MUST:

• have good behavior

• not receive RPC OR out of school suspension before the field trip

• not have more than 3 absences

Parents, you are welcome to join us, and your assistance would be greatly appreciated! For parent chaperones, the cost is $45. You can make a payment on the Payment Portal. Payments are non-refundable.

If you wish to join us as a chaperone, please follow this link and complete the application. You must be cleared through DPS to be a chaperone for school field trips.

Signed permission slips are due no later than October 4. If you need an additional copy of the permission slip, please ask your teacher or Ms. Edwards.

Feel free to contact your child’s teachers with any questions or concerns.