e-News for the Week of January-15th

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Schedule & News

MON

Winter Guard Rehearsal

9:00am – 5:00pm

Lafayette

TUES

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.

WED

Wind Symphony Rehearsal

3:45pm – 5:30pm

Lafayette

Chamber Group – Clarinet

5:30pm – 6:30pm

Lafayette

Chamber Group – Tuba/Euphonium

5:30pm – 6:30pm

Lafayette

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

No Rehearsal

Winter and Spring 2017 Calendar

The Lafayette Band calendar for winter and spring 2017 is now available on the website.  Please check the calendar for after-school rehearsals, chamber groups, concerts, mini-camps, and other events. 

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

District Honor Bands and Jazz Bands

Congratulations to the 54 students selected to the District Honor Bands and the 14 students selected to the District Jazz Bands!  Lafayette will be well represented at the District 7 events.  The Honor Band rehearsals will be at Bryan Station High School on Thursday, March 9, Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11.  The Jazz Band rehearsals will be at Henry Clay High School on Thursday, March 16, Friday, March 17, and Saturday, March 18. 

Fruit and Wreath Fundraiser

Fruit and Wreath money must be turned in immediately.  Please contact Crystal Taylor (859-351-7522) to make arrangements to turn in the money collected.

A tax deductible “In lieu of” payment of $50 can be made to ensure LBA maintains budgetary responsibilities and commitments.

Jazz Band Dance and Silent Auction

The Lafayette Jazz Band Dance and Silent Auction, “Vox Populi,” is on February 17, 2017 at Wellington Elementary.  This is a fun event for students and families to dress-up and dance to the music of the two Jazz Bands.

Donations for Silent Auction items are now being accepted.  Please contact Liz Booth (liz@mysland.com) if your business is able to donate a gift certificate, product, or service to the silent auction.  All crafty parents are invited to create and donate an item for the auction.

All families will be asked to bring food items to share with all – watch for an email from a parent volunteer for specific food items for each section.  For example, members of the Jazz bands are asked to bring a 2-liter soda/juice or water bottles.

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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