The next meeting of the Lakota West Upbeat Club will be January 15th at 7:30pm in the Lakota West HS band room. We meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month. A topic for this month will be trip costs for families that are struggling.
Solo & Ensemble Contest is on Saturday 2/2 7am-5:30pm. CLICK HERE to sign up for one or more of the roles and/or slots to help with this event. This is a big effort for the Lakota West Bands and will require the help of many parents AND students to make it a success for the participants. 226 shifts of 2.5 hours need to be covered. It is also one of our budgeted fundraisers for the year. Students can receive service hours for working at this event. Parents that sign up for a shift while their student is scheduled to play will be able to go listen to their student’s event.
The Lakota East and West Upbeat Clubs will be hosting Community Conversations, one on 2/5 at 7pm in the Lakota West band room and one on 2/7 at 7pm in the Lakota East band room. Attend either date that fits in your schedule. We feel it is important as (band) parents to share our perspective and feelings on future changes in Lakota, especially as it relates to music. Recent board meetings have made it clear that there will be another budget shortfall in the 2014-15 school year. Please CLICK HERE for more information about these events, the format, and to sign up to indicate you will attend one of the meetings so we can better plan. Light refreshments will be served. Please pass this information to as many alumni and Jr. High band parents as you know. Invite your neighbors as well if you wish.