e-News for the Week of February-19th

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Schedule & News

MON

No School

Restaurant Day at Oak Springs Grill (click here for the flyer)

11:00am – 10:00pm

Sell 10 items for the Spring Fundraiser

Text picture by 11:00pm

Band Room Open for Instrument Pickup

6:00pm – 6:45pm

Pep Band – A Band

Meet at 7:15pm

Lexington Catholic

TUES

Concert Band Rehearsal

3:45pm – 5:00pm

Lafayette

Chamber Group – Horn

5:30pm – 6:30pm

Lafayette

Chamber Group – Flute

5:30pm – 6:30pm

Lafayette

Chamber Group – Double Reed

5:30pm – 6:30pm

Lafayette

Winter Guard Rehearsal

5:30pm – 8:00pm

Clays Mill Elem.

Spin Club

6:00pm – 7:30pm

Clays Mill Elem.

Pep Band – B Band

Meet at 5:30pm

Lexington Catholic

WED

Winter Concert

7:00pm –  8:30pm

Beeler Auditorium

(see below for Concert itinerary)

THURS

Chamber Group – Trombone

5:30pm – 6:30pm

Lafayette

Chamber Group – Trumpet

5:30pm – 6:30pm

Lafayette

Winter Guard Rehearsal

5:30pm – 8:00pm

Clays Mill Elem.

FRI

Wind Symphony with W. Dale Warren

3:45pm – 6:30pm

Lafayette

SAT

Wind Symphony with W. Dale Warren

9:00am – noon

Lafayette

Band Camp 2017

Freshmen, First-time Marchers, Guard and Percussion camp: July 24-28, 2017

Full Band Camp: July 31-August 4, 2017 & August 7-11, 2017

Winter Concert Itinerary – Wednesday, February 22

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Lafayette High School Band
Itinerary
Winter Concert
Beeler Auditorium/ Lafayette
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Jazz Band Dance and Silent Auction – Thank you!

The Fundraising Committee would like to thank the entire Lafayette Band Family for such a successful and fun fundraising event.  It was wonderful to see so many students and families and we raised over $5,000 on the Silent Auction – thank you!!

Our talented Jazz Students set the mood for the evening with fantastic music.  Thank you to the many students who contributed to the Section Baskets (they turned out great!), brought food and supported your band by attending the event.

Thank you to the parent volunteers for all of your hard work – from decorations, transporting tables and chairs, coordinating and serving food, printing, computer work, exquisite craftsmanship on “One-of-A-Kind-Lafayette-Band-Items”, set-up & clean-up, soliciting donations, promoting the event, behind the scene details, jumping in wherever needed, working as a Team and most important – bidding on Silent Auction items.  Thank you for supporting your students and the band program!

A huge “Thank You” to all of our local businesses who donated products and services to help make our fundraising event a success.  Next time you are in one of these fine establishments, please tell them you are from Lafayette Band and thank them for their generous support.

Thank you again,
The Fundraising Committee

Spring Flowers and Sweet Treats Fundraiser

The Spring Flowers and Sweet Treats Fundraiser catalogs went home this week. 
Please ask to see these catalogs and encourage your student(s) to sell – for this fundraiser to be a success we need participation from all. 

The Lafayette Band will receive 45% profit from all items ordered.  In addition to catalog sales, we have the opportunity to place online orders for out-of-town family and friends.  To place an online order go to www.centuryresources.com and enter Group ID 47863.  The online orders will be shipped directly to the customer within 24 hours.  There are hundreds of items available online.

First Week Incentive:
Sell 10 items by Monday, February 20 and receive a $10 gift card for Starbucks or iTunes – text picture of order sheets(s) and name to Regina Wild (859-619-3423) or Brenda Boggs (859-806-1967) by 11:00pm on Monday.

·         Remember to sell to the Lafayette Teachers

·         Last day to turn in orders will be Monday, February 27^th

·         We ask that each student sell at least 10 items

·         “In Lieu Of” Payment Option = $50.00

Any questions please contact:
Regina Wild (859-619-3423 or gandrwild@gmail.com)
Brenda Boggs (859-806-1967 or bsbboggs@yahoo.com)

Pep Band

Monday, February 20 – Pep Band A
The band room will be open from 6:00pm to 6:45pm for instrument pickup

Meet at Lexington Catholic at 7:15pm
8:00pm Game

Tuesday, February 21 – Pep Band B
Meet at Lexington Catholic at 5:30pm
6:15pm Game
*Traffic will be heavy so plan accordingly.

Parking will be limited at Lexington Catholic so you may park at Clays Mill Elementary.

FUNdraising Opportunities during February and March

We have many FUNdraising opportunities and events in February and March and everyone is invited and encouraged to participate!  Below is the list of events and more information will be available prior to each event:

Monday, February 20:     Oak Springs Grill Restaurant Day.  Join us for lunch or dinner and the band will receive 20% of the purchase price for meals. Click here for the flyer to be presented at Oak Springs Grill.

Tuesday, February 28:     SkyZone Jump Park (click for details) – jump from 4:00pm to 8:00pm and support the band!  Bring your friends and family for a fun night!

Saturday, March 4:    Pancake breakfast at Applebee’s (click for details) from 8:00am to 10:00am

Wednesday, March 22:  Moe’s Southwest Grill Restaurant Day

Monday, March 27:  Cane’s Restaurant Day

Drum Major Audition and Training

The Lafayette High School Band Drum Major Training/Audition Sessions will begin next week.

All sessions will take place in the band room at Lafayette.

Prepare your “band resume” before the first meeting.  Only include items that are band related.  Use the internet to find a business-related template for resumes.

Aaron Hudson will be providing the instruction this year.

Any questions, contact Mr. Smith at 381-3484.

Lafayette Band Color Guard Training and Audition

The Lafayette Band Color Guard training sessions will be on March 6, 8, 13 and 15.  The auditions will take place on March 20.  The times and locations will be announced.

Looking for Band Camp, Contest or Concert Photographs?

Photo Gallery

The Lafayette Band website has a Photo Gallery and it can be accessed from the website home page!  The photos are categorized by event and year (e.g., 2016-2017: Day 7 Band Camp).  Many thanks to Michelle Dunlap for her hard work and dedication in taking the photos, organizing the photo gallery and uploading thousands of photos!

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Family Payment Agreements

PLEASE NOTE: Family payments form the basis of the annual budget.  Our instructors and staff rely on us for their earned pay.  However, we are unable to provide payment to these individuals due to many families who have not completed the agreement. 

Family payments for 2016-2017 are $1,100 and were due in August – or an additional late payment of $150 for the “deferred payment schedule” was added per the payment agreement. All payments should have been completed by November 15, 2016.

For those who have not paid, or are behind in their payments, please be responsible – others are relying on you.  If you have questions or concerns, please contact Mr. Smith at chuck.smith@fayette.kyschools.us or 859-396-3311 for a confidential payment arrangement.

Charms Database

The Lafayette Band uses Charms, a web-based organizational software system to track student contact information, financial statements, email communication, and more. 

To log into Charms, go to www.charmsoffice.com.  Click “Enter” on the top menu and click “Parents/Students/Members” on the dropdown list.  Login using the school code “lhsband” and enter your student ID/password.  If you need your student ID, please contact Liz Booth at lafayettebandaccounts@gmail.com. The student ID is assigned by Charms and is a combination of letters and numbers. 

If your student has an outstanding balance, you will receive a monthly financial statement.  The monthly payments will be billed individually in the Fixed Payment ledger.  Amounts received that are less than the billed fixed payment amount will be temporarily stored in the Miscellaneous ledger.  When the amount in the Miscellaneous ledger is sufficient to pay a monthly payments, we can transfer the amount to the appropriate fixed payment. 

Band payments may be paid by cash, check, credit card or money order.  Checks and money orders should be made payable to “LBA” (please note the student’s name) and mail to:

Lafayette Band Association
PO Box 910396
Lexington, KY 40591-0396

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