For the Calendar
Thursday, October 1 – Silvers under the Lights at LW Freshman School Stadium
Friday, October 2 – Payment due for Cedar Point trip
Friday, October 2 –Football vs. Middletown – SENIOR NIGHT
Saturday, October 3 – Buckeye Invitational at OSU – afternoon/evening
Tuesday, October 6 – Freshman Concert 6:30pm at Lakota West Freshman School Auditorium
Tuesday, October 6 – Red, White, & Winds Concert 7:30pm Lakota West Freshman School Auditorium
October 16-18 – Cedar Point Marching Firebirds Trip including Perkins Competition
Tuesday, October 20 – October LW Upbeat Club Meeting, 7:30pm LW Band Room
Friday, October 23 – Homecoming/Football vs. Sycamore
SENIOR NIGHT – Friday, October 2 is Senior Night! Senior parents are invited to join us on stage in the LW Auditorium between 4:30 and 5:20pm for photos and to pin on their student’s flowers if they wish. Seniors and their parents will be recognized during halftime. Senior parents should meet in the end zone by the band with 10 minutes left on the clock in the 2nd quarter to line up.
Have questions about the BUCKEYE INVITATIONAL on Saturday, October 3? CLICK HERE to check the daily announcements for the detailed schedule for students. Directors will also send schedule information to the email address you have entered in Charms. If you plan to attend the Buckeye Invitational, Lakota West performance time is 7:00pm; tickets are $12 presale and $15 available at the venue. 6 and under are free. CLICK HERE for online presale ticket purchase and for full performance schedules.
Please add November 8 to your calendars for the Uno’s Trucksgiving DoughRaiser! The event is a festive celebration of our band program and features an All You Can Eat Buffet, performances by multiple Lakota West Band groups, facepainting, celebrity bartenders, and more!. During the DoughRaiser, the Uno’s owners partner with our volunteers to run the restaurant for a day and share all the profits. All proceeds will go towards our new Marching Firebirds Tractor and Trailer and the external wrap of the trailer. This is the 2nd of only 3 big fundraisers this year that require help from a significant number of band parents and students. Please help by:
- Selling tickets in advance: All students will be asked to sell 6 tickets to the DoughRaiser. Tickets will be distributed for presale at the October 6 Freshman and Red/White/Winds Concerts.
- Volunteering for a shift the day of the event: 100+ student and adult volunteers are required. Volunteers will be able to eat for $5 and receive an Uno’s Doughraiser T-shirt. Sign-up Genius will be out in early to mid-October.
- Supporting your student in performing for the event: More details to come on performance groups and schedules.
Congratulations to the Lakota West Marching Firebirds on their excellent performance at Hamilton Band-O-Rama! The Lakota West Marching Firebirds were recognized as: Class AA – Best Percussion; Class AA – 1st Place; Overall – Best Percussion; Overall – Best Visual Effect; Grand Champions! Fairfield received: Class AA – Best Colorguard; Class AA – 2nd place; Overall – Best Colorguard; Overall – Best Music (by 0.5 points). Kettering-Fairmont received: Class AA – 3rd place; Overall – Best General Effect. Loveland received: Class AA – 4th place.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED OUR MATTRESS SALE! Whether you passed out flyers, put up yard signs, or provided other publicity, it really made a difference. We had a record number of sets sold – around twice what we have sold each of the previous two years. Special thanks to Helen Huntington, who coordinated the mattress sale!