For the Calendar:
Tuesday, April 19 – Lakota West Upbeat Club Inc. Meeting at 7:30pm in Lakota West Main Band Room and featuring elections for ’16-’17 officers
Thursday, April 21 – Lakota West Percussion Ensemble Concert with Miami Steel Drum Band at 7pm in the Lakota West High School Theatre
Saturday, April 30 — Jazz ‘n Cakes from 8am to 12 noon at Lakota West High School
Sunday, May 1 — Taste for Music Fundraiser Series: Buffalo Wild Wings
Tuesday, May 3 – Lakota West Upbeat Club Inc. Meeting at 7:30pm in the Lakota West Main Band Room and featuring discussion of the ’16-’17 budget
(meeting moved from May 17 to May 3 to resolve scheduling conflict with the Lakota West Baccalaureate Ceremony)
Agenda for the Tuesday, April 19, Lakota West Upbeat Club, Inc. Meeting is as follows:
- Call to order/President’s comments
- Approval of March regular meeting minutes — Leslie Twardowski, Secretary
- CLICK HERE to review March minutes.
- Financial Report – Ellen Fogle, Treasurer
- ’15-’16 Year-to-Date Financials
- CLICK HERE to review the Balance Sheet.
- CLICK HERE to review the P & L.
- Director Reports — Andy Carr, Tom Racic
- Winterguard — Dawn DiLorenzo
- Fundraising
- Jazz ‘n Cakes — Jill Trygier/Matt Barnes/Kevin Moorman
- Taste of Music? — Gretchen Eckerle
- Kroger Card Reminder – Please re-register your Kroger cards!
- Band Support
- Try Band Results — Barb Warne or Jill Trygier/Andy Carr
- Few more volunteers needed to serve pizza for Percussion Ensemble/Miami Steel band support (5:30pm – 4/21) — Jill Trygier
- Weatherwax Scholarship Reminder: Applications due by Friday, 4/22
- Photo status for Band Awards Slide Show — Leslie Twardowski
- Audit committee for ’15-’16 books needed — Dawn DiLorenzo
- Elections: Additional nominations accepted at the meeting. The nominated slate as of 4/15 is:
- President — Dawn DiLorenzo
- Vice President — Kevin Moorman
- Freshman Vice — President Allison Reder
- Treasurer — Jodie Barnes
- Secretary — Leslie Twardowski
- New business?
Jazz ‘n Cakes is Saturday, April 30! This is our second biggest fundraiser and is one of the reasons Lakota West Upbeat Club can do things like help bring in Sam Hazo to work with your students, provide scholarships, and similar activities. PLEASE HELP BY:
- Selling Tickets: Every band student is asked to sell 5 – $6 tickets to the Jazz ‘N Cakes pancake breakfast.
- Volunteering to help at the event: Friday, April 29 volunteer opportunities include event setup. Saturday, April 30, volunteer opportunities include food prep in the kitchen, dining room management, Market Street assistance, ticket sales at the door, raffle ticket sales, or Mike’s Car Wash booklet sales. CLICK HERE to sign up to volunteer.
- Encouraging your student to volunteer at the Jazz ‘n Cakes breakfast or during set-up the evening before: Student sign-ups to host/hostess, act as servers and bussers, etc. are posted in the band rooms at the freshman and main campus buildings.
- Telling your friends and neighbors and encouraging them to come!
The live music performance schedule for Jazz ‘n Cakes is:
- 8am — Lakota West Freshman Jazz Band
- 8:40am — Plains Jr. School 7th grade Jazz Band
- 9:10am — Lakota West Jazz Combo
- 10am — Ridge Jr. School 7th Grade Jazz Band
- 10:30am — Lakota West Jazz Ensemble
- 11:15am — Lakota West Jazz Combo
Thanks to all the students, parents and directors who helped with TryBand on Saturday. Here are a couple of cool comments that reflect how amazing our students and directors are:
- “What a great event. Really nice for the students to give their time for the younger kids.”
- “The pay it forward aspect takes this from a cool event, to a life changing event. Bravo!”
If your student volunteered at Try Band and needs service hours, have them send an email to president@lakotawestbands.org.