This Week in Band: August 7 – 13

Lakota West Bands

This Week in Band, a communication of the Lakota West Upbeat Club, covers:

  • the Band Camp and Closing Ceremony schedule,
  • spirit wear,
  • volunteer signups,
  • Thirty-One fundraiser,
  • DCI’s Big, Loud and Live event, and
  • the schedule for August 7 – 13.

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Band Camp Schedule

All events take place at the Freshman Campus:

  • Monday, August 8
    • 7am to 4pm: Post-Camp (pack and bring your lunch)
  • Tuesday, August 9
    • 7am to 4pm: Post-Camp (pack and bring your lunch)
  • Wednesday, August 10
    • 7am to 4pm: Post-Camp (pack and bring your lunch)
  • Thursday, August 11
    • 1 to 6pm: Post-Camp
  • Friday, August 12
    • 1 to 5pm: Post-Camp
    • 5 to 6pm: Students remain on campus to change into their summer uniforms and eat pizza. Students should wear black or nude-colored undergarments with their summer uniform shorts; otherwise, underwear will show through the mesh holes in the shorts.
    • 6 to 7pm: Tailgate for all marching band families with free pizza and beverages provided by the Lakota West Upbeat Club
    • 7 to about 8:30 pm: Band Camp Closing Ceremony: Watch the Marching Firebirds parade into the stadium. Hear from our leaders and meet the band’s staff. Cheer as the Marching Firebirds perform their traditional pre-game show. Last, but not least, see the Marching Firebirds debut their 2016 competition and halftime show, Bloom.

Spirit Wear

The Tailgate and Band Camp Closing Ceremony this Friday is a prime opportunity to purchase and order spirit wear – Proud Parent t-shirts, Proud Grandparent t-shirts, polo shirts, sweatshirts, fleece jackets, athletic shorts, pajama pants, stadium seats and blankets, ball caps, knit caps and scarves, cinch sacks, sunglasses and more! If you would like to review the offerings in advance of Friday evening, visit our spirit wear webpage and download the order form. You’re welcome to place your order as soon as today. If you prefer to pay by credit card, you can place your order through CHARMS or bring a printout of your order receipt to the Tailgate and Band Camp Closing Ceremony on Friday night. Questions? Email spirit@lakotawestbands.org.

Volunteer Requests

Our band is powered by scores of band dads and moms who loan their time and talents to help our students succeed on and off the performance field. Please consider helping with one or more of these volunteer needs:

  • Interested in helping with our spirit wear efforts? We need one or two freshmen or sophomore band parents to shadow senior mom and current spirit wear coordinator Rachel Butler — this in preparation for handling the band’s spirit wear coordination needs next year. To learn more about this role, email Rachel Butler.
  • Sign up to become part of our pool of bus chaperones for marching band competitions and special events.
  • Tag Day — our biggest fundraiser of the year — is Saturday morning, September 10. It’s an all-hands-on-deck effort! We need two volunteers willing to shadow the Tag Day ’16 Co-Chairs to see how it’s done and commit to Co-Chairing Tag. Please e-mail Dawn DiLorenzo if you’d like to learn more about this important role. A sign-up link for volunteers to drive students and serve a variety of other duties will be distributed soon.

Thirty-One Fundraiser

Take care of your gift-giving needs — purses, wallets, totes, home organization items and much more — by purchasing through our Thirty-One fundraiser. The top seller in each class will win $40 in credit to shop from the catalog. Also, among those who sell more than $150 in products, two wild card winners will be named.

To place an order, go to www.mythirtyone.com/sferencak, click on My Scheduled Parties and select your student’s class. Make sure you enter your student’s name in Address 2 to get credit for the sale at prize determination time.

Keep in mind that for every $35 you spend you are eligible to purchase one of the three customer special items at half price!

One of the things that makes Thirty-One special is that you can personalize most of the products.You can specify that your order be shipped to the consultant (Susan Ferencak) for the standard shipping cost, or have it shipped directly to you (or anyone else) for an additional $4.

Please share this shopping link with everyone. The more we sell, the more we make!

Thirty-One consultant Susan Ferencak will be on hand at the Band Camp Closing Ceremony to answer any questions you may have. Meanwhile, feel free to check out the online catalog, email Susan or call her: 513-505-5321.

DCI at the Movies

Love DCI? Check out this special opportunity to go to a movie theater — either AMC at the Streets of West Chester or Liberty Luxury 15 at Liberty Center — and watch the 2016 DCI Championship Prelims broadcast live from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis beginning at 6:30pm on Thursday, August 11. Order tickets here.

Looking Ahead

  • August 15: LWHS: Whole band and individual photos (10am to 12noon) followed by an afternoon rehearsal (1 to 5pm).
  • August 16: First Day of School
  • August 16: LWHS: Sectionals (3 to 4pm)
  • August 16: LWHS Band Room: Lakota West Upbeat Club Meeting (7:30pm)
  • August 17: LWHS: Rehearsal (3 to 5:30pm)
  • August 18: LWFS: Rehearsal (7 to 9pm)