THIS WEEK
Friday 3/21 | JV Winter Guard Rehearsal | 5-9pm | Creekside Gym
Friday 3/21 | Varsity Winter Guard Rehearsal | 5:30-9:30pm | Freshman Auditorium
Saturday 3/22 | TMA Semi-Finals (JV only) | George Rogers Clark
Saturday 3/22 | Varsity Winter Guard Rehearsal | 11am-4pm | Freshman Gym
Monday 3/24 | Varsity Winter Guard Rehearsal | 5:30-9:30pm | Freshman Auditorium
Monday 3/24 | Jazz Band Auditions | 3:30-5:30pm | Main Campus Band Room
Tuesday 3/25 | Jazz Band Auditions | 3:30-5:30pm | Main Campus Band Room
Wednesday 3/26 | Jazz Band Auditions | 3:30-5:30pm | Main Campus Band Room
Thursday 3/27 | Varsity Winter Guard Rehearsal | 5:30-9:30pm | Freshman Auditorium
Friday 3/28 | Taste for Music | Red Robin (Civic Center Blvd) | 11am-10pm
Friday 3/28 | JV Winter Guard Rehearsal | 5-9pm | Creekside Gym
Friday 3/28 | Varsity Winter Guard Rehearsal | 5:30-9:30pm | Freshman Auditorium
Saturday 3/29 | TMA Championships | Truist Arena
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We’re asking every band student to contribute to Jazz ‘n Cakes in TWO ways and ASAP:
1 – Donate $5 (or $10) via Venmo or Gift Cards
- Donation of items is also acceptable to be put towards baskets. Have any unopened, unwanted items taking up space in your closets? We’ll put them with other items to make a desirable basket. A donation of a complete basket is also welcome (value of $100)
2 – VOLUNTEER
- Students can earn volunteer hours
- Adults are needed as well
Jazz ‘n Cakes 
April 5 | 8am-12pm | Main Campus Cafeteria
Jazz ‘n Cakes will be here before we know it and WE NEED YOUR HELP!! Here is how:
- Donations
- Money & Gift Cards for raffle baskets
- You can donate HERE on Venmo and we’ll do the shopping for you (account is for our Upbeat Club President)
- Send in money (cash or check) or gift cards to Directors. Money will be used to purchase items and gift cards will be put towards baskets.
- Raffle Baskets
- Donate a completed raffle basket of your choice (with a value of $100)
- Items for Raffle Baskets
- Provide individual items and we will put with others to create baskets
- Ask your favorite local businesses and organizations for donations
- Money & Gift Cards for raffle baskets
- Purchase tickets
- Raffle tickets & event tickets are available on our website now
- Volunteers
- STUDENT VOLUNTEERS sign up
- ADULT VOLUNTEERS sign up
- We are in need of volunteers now to help us solicit and pickup donations from area businesses.
- We are in need of committee members and shadows for the planning.
Please use pancake@lakotawestbands.org for any communication needs.
THANK YOU!
Taste for Music | Friday 3/28 | All Day
Guard
TMA Semi-finals/George Rogers Clark | Daily Schedule | Packing List | Semi-Finals Information | Brittany sent an email on 3/18 with information.
March JV Schedule
Fridays 3/21, 3/28 | 5-9pm | Creekside Gym
Saturday 3/22 | TMA | GRC Semi-Finals
Saturday 3/29 | TMA | Truist Arena Championships (if qualified on 3/22)
Competition Schedule
March 22 | TMA Semi Finals George Rogers Clark | JV ONLY
March 29 | TMA Championships
April 3-4 | WGI Prelims/Semis/Finals | VARSITY ONLY
April 7 | Friends & Family Show | Tentative & Time TBD
April 28 & 30 | Color Guard Auditions | 6-9pm | Freshman Gym
Upbeat Club
Nominations were submitted for our 2025-26 Exec Board. Those nominations will be voted on and approved at our April 10 meeting. At our May 15 meeting we will voting on and approving the budget. We hope you will join us at both to help prepare for our next school year.
Also for the next school year, we are looking to fill a few key positions. Some of which are:
- Jazz ‘n Cakes committee members
- Lakota West Invitational
- Band Camp co-lead
- Taste for Music scheduler
If you have interest in any of the above, or any other positions, reach out to president@lakotawestbands.org
Marching Band 2025
You should have received an email through Final Forms if you committed to Marching Band. If you did not receive that email through Final Forms AND completed the marching band commitment form, please email Mr. Celek at Colin.Celek@lakotaonline.com.
Coming Soon:
Marching Band Rookie Meeting | April 8
