We have made it through band camp! It is a big accomplishment for our students, our directors, our volunteers, parents and families! I hope you saw the payout for all of the hard work & time commitment at the community performance on Tuesday. What a great season this is going to be for our Marching Firebirds!!!
THIS WEEK
Monday 8/19 | Rehearsal | 6-9pm | Main Campus
Tuesday 8/20 | Taste for Music at Raising Cane’s | 2-9pm | Tylersville & new location near Bridgewater Falls
Wednesday 8/21 | Rehearsal | 3:45-6pm | Main Campus
Thursday 8/22 | Rehearsal | 6-9pm | Main Campus
Thursday 8/22 | Calendar Raffle Fundraiser money and slips due
Calendar Raffle
The FINAL days of the calendar raffle are quickly approaching! All orders and forms are due on Thursday, August 22.
Volunteers will be at rehearsal on Thursday to collect forms and money from students. All online orders will be printed and added to the drawing.
Forms and money will also be collected on Saturday, August 24 during Tag Day. NO SUBMISSIONS will be accepted after Tag Day!
Raffle entries can be purchased on our website or with the paper copies that were sent home with students.
All proceeds from the calendar raffle will benefit the Marching Band trips.
Marching Band Trips
CHAPERONES NEEDED Please fill out THIS FORM if you are interested in Chaperoning one or both of our trips this year.
The Marching Firebirds are taking two mandatory trips this year for BOA competitions (Johnson City, TN and St. Louis, MO) at an approximate total cost per student of $1099, this information was shared in the commitment form signed by all families in February. A $300 deposit is due August 21 with the second and final payment due September 25. Funds raised from the Calendar Raffle will be split evenly amongst all marching band/color guard students to help offset the trip costs.
Upbeat Club sets aside some money each year for the Angel Fund Scholarship(s) which supplements mandatory trip fees for students needing financial assistance. LWMB families looking for assistance with the 2024 mandatory trip fees as described above are encouraged to apply for consideration. This scholarship opportunity is for students in grades 9-12. Families interested in being considered for the Angel Fund Scholarship should submit a completed application to the Upbeat Club President by email at the address: president@lakotawestbands.org, you can also reach out to Mr. Carr at Andrew.Carr@lakotaonline.com.
A limited number of scholarships are available and due by September 6. Click here for application.
Volunteers Needed
We want to send a HUGE thank you to everyone who volunteered with band camp and the community performance. THANK YOU!!!! Nothing is possible without your help!
Tag Day
Tag Day is coming up on Saturday, August 24 and we will need ALL students and LOTS of parent volunteers to drive our students around.
We also need help sharing the event with our neighbors. Please let your neighbors know by sharing THIS Facebook Event in your neighborhood pages. Thank you!
Taste For Music
Join us on Tuesday between 2-9pm at Raising Cane’s on Tylersville Road OR the newest location near Bridgewater Falls.
15% of sales will come back to our band program if you mention our fundraiser when ordering.
Spirit Wear
New this year!
Marching Firebird Messages: You can share your love, a joke, well wishes or any message you’d like with your student or a friend. These messages will be sewn into their show uniforms and will remain there all season. These uniforms will also come home with the students at the end of the season. You can purchase and find information HERE.
Coming Soon:
Friday 8/23 | FOOTBALL GAME | Report time for students is 5:50pm. Some sections schedule a dinner prior to reporting, this is an optional activity
Tag Day | August 24
Picture Day | August 26
Lakota West Band Invitational | September 14
Senior Night | October 11
Band-O-Ween | October 21
