For the Calendar:
April 28 – Prospective Drum Major meeting after school
May 4 – Senior’s current and baby pictures due for Band Awards slideshow
May 8 – Drum Major Auditions
May 11 – Percussion Ensemble Concert
May 11 – Trombone Ensemble Concert
May 18 – Red, White, & Winds Spring Concert
May 19 – Freshman Bands Spring Concert
May 20 – Lakota East & West Spring Jazz Concert
May 21 – Band Awards Night –7:30pm
Percussion Ensemble Concert – for those who have never attended, the Percussion Ensemble concert, held on May 11th at 7pm in the Lakota West Auditorium, is one of Lakota’s best kept secrets! If you heard our percussion ensembles playing at Solo and Ensemble, this concert is all that and more. Come and enjoy an amazing concert!
Winds OMEA State Convention DVD – Would you love to have a DVD of Winds OMEA State Convention Performance? We have a limited number available for $30 each. Email Jill Trygier at president@lakotawestbands.org if you’d like one. Will be available first come, first serve.
Seniors and Senior parents! Whether you are a senior in Red, White, or Winds or were a senior in Marching Band /Colorguard, you will be honored at our Band Awards night on May 21 at 7:30pm. Please send in a current/senior photo and a baby picture to Leslie Twardowski electronically at secretary@lakotawestbands.org – or drop off hard copies in the labeled envelope in the band room by May 4th. Please LABEL ALL HARD COPY PHOTOS on the back so we 1) identify you correctly 2) are able to get your photos back to you.
2015/16 Upbeat Club Officers – Congratulations to the following individuals who were elected at last week’s Upbeat Club meeting for next year’s Upbeat Club Executive Team:
President: Jill Trygier
Vice President: Dawn DiLorenzo
Secretary: Leslie Twardowski
Treasurer: Ellen Fogle
Freshman Vice President: Malinda Anderson
Congratulations to our Red, White, and Winds bands on their performances at OMEA State Contest!