For the Calendar:
Thursday, September 25: Silvers under the lights at the Freshman Stadium
Friday, September 26: Home Game vs. Colerain; Trombones, Mellophones and Clarinets bring cookies for 3rd Quarter Refreshments ; Pizza at 5:15pm in the cafeteria for Colorguard and Mellophones for highest Tag Day Participation rate (includes all freshmen).
Saturday, September 27: Hamilton Competition: Performance time is 8:05pm.
Thursday, October 2: Silvers under the lights at the Freshman Stadium
Friday, October 3: Senior night – Home Game vs. Hamilton; Flutes and Baritones bring cookies for 3rd Quarter Refreshments. Senior parents who would like to help pin flowers on their students for Senior Night should be in the auditorium at 5pm.
Saturday, Oct 4: Kettering Competition – evening performance
What is Silvers? For all new marching band parents, the Thursday night rehearsal is known as “Silvers under the lights” because all the marching brass practice with the silver instruments we use in performance. Parents are welcome to attend as much of the rehearsal as they would like – and at the end of rehearsal, the directors always run the full competition show from start to finish for parents to watch! Come and watch, meet other band parents, pick up Spirit Wear you have ordered, and conduct other band business!
Concert uniforms for the Winds, Red and White Symphonic bands will be fit on October 1 and 2. If you can volunteer to help, sign up by clicking HERE. We will need volunteers to help at school during the band periods and to hem pants.
If you have a daughter in the Winds that does not already have the required black dress, we will be taking measurements to place the order this coming week. The cost of the dress is $66. She will also need to have a pearl necklace which is $7. These items should be paid for thru Charms or brought to school on October 2. The Winds ladies should wear black shoes with their dresses. Shoes must not have any other color on them and must be worn with black hose (knee highs are fine.)
Male members of the Winds band and all members of the White and Red bands will need to have a tuxedo shirt, bow tie and cummerbund. We have a limited supply of used shirts for sale for $10. They are all size large. You can purchase tuxedo shirts at Hobby Lobby for $19.99. Use their 40% off coupon for a better deal! The band members can purchase a cummerbund ($8) and bow tie ($4) on their fitting day. You can pay ahead of time thru Charms or send cash or a check with them on October 1 or 2. Any band members that need to trade in their cummerbund and bow tie for a different color should bring them on their fitting day to do so. They will need to have black socks that are at least calf length and black shoes to wear with their uniform (Drillmasters are fine).
Volunteer needed with handyman and planning skills: Upbeat Club has a new storage closet and needs someone to help us plan and build shelving. Contact president@lakotawestbands.org if you have the time and the skills to help with this project! Other volunteers available to assist.
Split the Pot Volunteers Needed! Volunteers are still need for this Friday’s home football game and the rest of the home football season. Volunteers are needed to help sell and separate Split the Pot tickets! Roam the crowd and the stands until half time, sell tickets, and help the band! Tickets are only sold up until half-time, so you will not miss the awesome band performances.!Click HERE to sign up for Friday’s game – or all the home games!
Rose Parade T-Shirts are in! The new Rose Parade T-shirts are now in stock! To see a photo of the shirts and all of our Spirit Wear items and order form, please click HERE to go to our Spirit Wear page. For additional information or questions, contact Rachel Butler at spirit@lakotawestbands.org.