For the Calendar:
- Saturday, December 6: Honor Band and Honor Jazz Band Auditions
- Monday, December 8: Uniform Turn-In (Field Commanders, Brass and Percussion after practice)
- Tuesday, December 9: Rose Parade Trip Final Parent Meeting @ 7pm in West Auditorium
- Wednesday, December 10: Uniform Turn-In (Winds and Color Guard after practice)
- Friday, December 12: Swing Dance! (See details below and CLICK HERE for Snack Assignments for all band students)
- Monday, December 15: Rose Parade payment due
- Monday, December 15: Rose Parade luggage loaded between 2:30 and 5:30 at West
- Monday, December 15: Red, White, & Winds Holiday Concert & 50/50 Raffle drawing
- Tuesday, December 16: Freshman Holiday Concert
Rose Parade Packing Information:
Click Here for Rose Parade Packing Information including Luggage and Carry-on size limits. All luggage will be loaded on December 15th, between 2:30pm and 5:30pm at the West Main Campus band room area. Please be sure all luggage and carry-on items include identification information (luggage tags).
Rose Parade Itinerary Information including key travel/flight information:
Based on your students flight group, click on the link below for specific itinerary information. Student flight group information is posted in the Band Room Hallway at West Main Campus.
Flight Group
Cincinnati 30 Click Here
Cincinnati 40 Click Here
Cincinnati 42 Click Here
Columbus 65 Click Here
Dayton 25 Click Here
Indy 50 Click Here
Indy 60 Click Here
Uniform Collection:
Please make time in your busy schedule to assist us in the collection of the uniforms for the Rose Parade®. CLICK HERE to volunteer via SignUp Genius.
We have one chance to get this right or your child could be across the country with issues that you may be unable to correct. CLICK HERE to REVIEW the UNIFORM PACKING LIST with your child and please check their accessories for accuracy!
New/Replacement Gloves: Last day to purchase gloves is Friday, December 5 after school in the uniform room. Reminder: Gloves must be in excellent condition (no loose seams or frayed ends/fingers), white=white, solid white with no stains. Cost is $5.00 for two pairs of gloves (1 white pair and 1 black pair).
Spirit Wear Orders: Rachel Butler has all spirit wear for orders placed before 11/15/14. If you would like to pick it up from her, please contact her to make arrangements. Her cell phone number is 513-600-2869 and email is spirit@lakotawestbands.org. She will also be at the Rose Parade parent meeting on December 9. Please get there a little early to pick up your order.
Swing Dance Volunteers & Snacks needed:
Swing Dance Friday 7:30-10pm, December 12th – To volunteer CLICK HERE. Jazz parents are kindly requested to take a shift. Set up/decorate, sell tickets, coat check, serve snacks, clean up. This event needs many more volunteers! Most shifts are 1 hour so there is plenty of time to enjoy the entertainment before/after your shift. If you have never volunteered before consider taking a shift at this fabulous event! Come out and make new band friends!
Tickets $10, 3-10 yrs old $5/ticket, children under 3 free. There will be a door prize, raffle items, and possibly items for sale at the dance so you may want to bring your check book or extra cash and do some Christmas shopping. JAZZ PERFORMERS DO NOT NEED A TICKET.
~7:45 West Freshman ~8:35 Jazz Combo ~9:20 West Jazz Ensemble
Swing Dance – Snack assignments (all bands)
EVERY BAND STUDENT is asked to contribute a snack for this event to make it a success. This list also includes some items needed for solo & ensemble this year. In order to get a variety we assign requested snacks by band. (Students in concert AND Jazz should bring the Jazz item) Baked/sweet goods should not include any kind of nuts due to allergies.
| White | Red | Winds |
| Sweet goods or Finger Foods | Finger Foods | Salty/ Savory |
| Freshman Jazz | Jazz Ensemble | Jazz Combo |
| Sweet goods or Salty/ Savory | One 12 pack (Pepsi–reg/dt,Mtn dew-reg/dt,Dr Pepper-reg/dt, Coke Zero, Orange | Two 2 liters- Cola,Dr Pepper or type,rt beer – reg. or dt.(No clear please) |
Ideas for snack items are below. Bagged salty/savory items, 12 packs, and 2 liters can be dropped off on the back table in the band room starting Monday 12/9. All other items can be brought to the band room before school Friday 12/12 (please mark any containers that need to be returned) and we will keep them refrigerated, or to the cafeteria after 3pm where we will be setting up. Please remember to come to the snack area at the end of the night to retrieve your container if possible. Freshman Jazz members, please bring your snack on Friday night and drop off in the snack area in the cafeteria.
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