MACYS PAYMENTS — CLICK HERE for a guide on how to make payments directly in Charms so they will post faster and without requiring human intervention, the treasurer thanks you!
- ALL Macy’s trip payments are due 10/31 (student/chaperone/follower/bus). Full payment must be received and verified by 11/15 at the latest. Please check your account in Charms and pay any remaining balance(s).
- The followers bus cost is $130 per person. There are still seats available on the followers buses. CLICK HERE to sign up. You don’t have to purchase the followers package to ride the bus. Buses leave Lakota West 6am 11/25 and departs NY from the Westin at 7pm on 11/29.
- We are in need of 24-48 boxes (2 foot cube, 24 x 24 x 22 minimum) to ship uniform items to NY. If you have any you can donate please bring them (flattened) to the uniform room.
Due to the large number of travelers and money involved with Macy’s, the Upbeat club will be following Gateway’s cancellation policies concerning any cancelled trips (follower or student). The penalties will be incurred as follows for cancelling after the following dates: 9/19 (75%), 11/3 (100%).
Vote / Levy Facts – Did you know that the school levy on the ballot this November, if passed, will restore some services previously cut? A benefit to the band is a $100 reduction in the $365 district MB fee and a $150 reduction in the $550 Winter Guard fee. The district will offset the fee reduction by making an equivalent contribution to the activity’s fund (no reduction in budget). CLICK HERE for a short document about the levy.
If you would like to help with the levy activities please use the following links to sign up: OCT PHONE BANKS or OCT CANVASS. Students may work the phone banks only for service hours. You should get your parents permission before signing up.
MB composite photo — Orders from the September photos were due to Crosson Photography by 10/11, however, the Crossons will be happy to continue to take orders if you forgot to mail them in. Please try to do this promptly in the next week or two if you intend to order.
Taste of Music (Red Robin 10/23) – This is our first event of the school year. Bring in THIS FLYER and give it to your server when you dine between 11am – 10pm on 10/23 and Red Robin will give the band 10% of the check (excluding alcohol). Print as many as you like and email them to your friends and family.
UNOs Dough Raiser 11/10 — Save this date. UNOs has offered to close their restaurant for a day to do an exclusive fundraiser for the Lakota West Bands. This will run very similar to our Jazz N Cakes breakfast. Band members will pre sell tickets for an all you can eat pizza buffet and work shifts from ~10am-10pm in the restaurant to support the event as: bartenders, hosts, servers, entertainers and in the kitchen. Ages 15 and older may work. UNOs will support with advertising and other entertainment. Past events with other groups have been very successful. They would like to partner with us for other events to help with our trips. More info to come.
Oct Upbeat Club Meeting: Due to conflicts with concerts, the October Upbeat meeting is being rescheduled to Tuesday, October 22 at 8pm at the Freshman auditorium following their fall concert.