Closed weekend

A closed weekend is a weekend about once a month in which Cooper Hall is locked up and everyone must go home. This allows students to see their families and provides the opportunity to clean up Cooper. There are also some rumors that during these weekends drug-sniffing dogs are brought in.

Transportation is provided during this weekend by the Academy vans and NWMSU buses. There are three routes: KCI, Harrisonville, and Williamsburg.

Harrisonville

The Harrisonville trip takes a NWMSU Bus to Harrisonville, which is about 30 minutes south of Kansas City. The trip takes about two hours and costs $20.

KCI

The KCI trip takes an Academy van to Kansas City Internation Airport. Some students that live in far out places of the state will then fly to St. Louis or Memphis. Students living in the Kansas City Area often take this as well. Costs $20.

Williamsburg route

The Williamsburg route travels towards the Saint Louis area in a Greyhound-style shuttle bus and stops at the following locations:

• Concordia, after about 3 hours
• Columbia, after about 4 hours
• Williamsburg, after about 5 hours

All stops are $40.