10/26/14 Upbeat Updates (For the Calendar, 3rd Quarter Refreshments, Dan Kenworthy Scholarship, Skyline Time!, Haunted House Thanks!)

For the calendar:

  •          Thursday, October 30:  Last Silvers rehearsal of the year!  LWHS Stadium

o   Rose Parade Jackets will be presented to students and chaperones!

o   50/50 Raffle tickets distribution and turn-in (see Leslie Twardowski), Spirit Wear sales and pick-up (see Rachel Butler) will be available.

  •          Friday, October 31:  Home Game:  East vs. West
  •          Saturday, November 1:  OMEA State Contest at Hilliard Bradley – Performance time is 8:30pm
  •          Thursday, November 6:  Marching Band Concert at LW Gym  & 50/50 Raffle 2nd Early Bird drawing – so get your tickets in!

Cookies, Cookies, Cookies!  If you haven’t brought your 2 packages of cookies for 3rd quarter refreshments yet this year, bring them Friday. October 31 for the East West game.  We need to have enough cookies for both bands!  Friday is officially Trumpets and Sousaphones – and we ask anyone who hasn’t yet brought cookies this year to bring them also!

Dan Kenworthy Scholarship will be awarded to a deserving Marching Band Senior at the November 6 Marching Firebirds Concert.  Encourage your student to write a letter if there is a senior they believe should be recognized.  The nomination process is for students to write recommendation letters describing why the senior they nominated meets the following criteria:   Dedication, Humor, Outgoing, Kind, Supportive, Charitable, Hard working, Helpful, Friendly, Vivacious, Cheerful, Giving, Confident, Family Oriented, Loving.  Letters are to be dropped in the envelope on the Lakota West Band room board in a sealed envelope no later than the night of OMEA State Finals (November 1).

Congrats to the Marching Firebirds for their Grand Championship on Saturday with the highest ever score of 284.1!  Skyline is planned prior to the November 6 Marching Band concert.

Thanks to all the student and adult volunteers who made the “Haunting of Old Union School” possible.  It was a great experience!