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For the week of January 24th  

For the Lafayette Band 5K Run/Walk on April 30, 2016, use the Coupon Code BLIZZARD10 for 10% off registration thru MIDNIGHT Sunday (tonight)!  (race information below)

 

MON

Wind Symphony Rehearsal

3:45 – 5:30

LHS

 

Chamber Groups:

 

 

 

     Saxophone

5:30 – 6:30

LHS

 

     Flute

6:30 – 7:30

LHS

 

M2 Lessons Start Today

 

 

 

LBA Board Meeting

6:30 – 7:30

Library

 

 

 

 

TUE

Wind Symphony Concert

7:00 – 8:30

Beeler

 

–Download Itinerary for Wind Symphony

 

 

 

-All Lafayette band students required to attend

 

 

 

 

 

 

WED

Chamber Groups:

 

 

 

     Clarinet

5:30 – 6:30

LHS

 

     Tuba/Euphonium

6:00 – 7:00

LHS

 

 

 

 

THU

Wind Symphony Rehearsal

3:45 – 5:30

LHS

 

Chamber Groups:

 

 

 

     Trombones

5:30 – 6:30

LHS

 

     Trumpets

6:30 – 7:30

LHS

 

     Double Reeds

6:30 – 7:30

LHS

 

Guard Spring Training

6:00 – 7:45

Clays Mill Elem.

 

District Jazz Bands

6:00 – 9:00

Henry Clay HS

 

 

 

 

FRI

District Jazz Bands

9:00 – 5:00

Henry Clay HS

 

 

 

 

SAT

District Jazz Band Concert

11:00 – 12:30

Henry Clay HS

 

 

 

 

 

Wind Symphony

Download Itinerary

Itinerary for Wind Symphony KMEA Conference Preview Concert in Beeler Auditorium
All Lafayette band students required to attend

4:00

Percussion move equipment to auditorium

4:30

Dress into Uniform@ Lafayette

5:00

Warm-up on stage/ Rehearsal with Vince DiMartino

6:00

Snack

6:40

Seated/ Re-Tune

6:45

Doors open

7:00

Concert begins

8:00

Move equipment back to the band room

8:30

Change out of uniform

•             Remember- Black shoes & black socks

•             Concert will last approximately 1 hour

 

Wish List – Items to Donate

 

Here are some items needed for the band room: Pencils, Tissues, Paper Towels, and Clorox Wipes.  Donations are appreciated – Thank you!

 

Jazz Band Dance and Silent Auction

 

The Lafayette Jazz Band Dance and Silent Auction, “Vive la France!”, is on February 19, 2016 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.  Silent Auction items are always needed and appreciated.  Contact Carole Howell for more information.  Families will be contacted soon to provide finger foods and snacks.

 

Update – Help is needed with the following committees:
Food Committee to contact families for food donations
Silent Auction Committee to contact businesses for donations

 

FUNDRAISER AND FINANCIAL DASHBOARD

KROGER

FAMILY PAYMENTS

BINGO

REGISTER YOUR KROGER CARD AND A PORTION OF YOUR PURCHASES WILL BE DONATED TO THE LBA.

We received a check for $1,181.52 for the Kroger Rewards Program last quarter.  Thank you for your support and remember to use your Kroger card.

It is important that our families be responsible and complete their LBA payments for this year. 

We want to maintain our championship program and provide the best experience for our students but we need your help.

If you have any difficulties in completing your LBA payments for 2015-16 please contact Mr. Smith asap for assistance. Payments for 2016-17 will begin very soon.  You can email Mr. Smith at chuck.smith@fayette.kyschools.us

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT BINGO ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY.

 Bingo is a year-round fundraiser and we need your help.  Each family is asked to volunteer 12 times per year     to maintain this fundraiser.

 

Please find a Tuesday or Thursday evening this month and come to the Bingo Hall in the Keithshire Shopping Center on the corner of Clays Mill Rd Keithshire (behind Burger King)

The Kroger Community Rewards number for Lafayette Band is #10043

Family Payments can be mailed to

LBA

PO Box 910450

Lexington, KY 40591

We can process credit card payments or work with your bank to establish a recurring draft.

Please come and sell pulltabs for a few hours.  You can choose from 2 shifts:

6:00pm – 8:00pm

or

8:00pm – 10:00pm

 

District Honor Bands and Jazz Bands

 

Congratulations to the 54 students selected to the District Honor Bands and the 17 students selected to the District Jazz Bands!  Lafayette will be well represented at the District 7 events.  The Honor Band rehearsals and concert will be rescheduled this spring.  The Jazz Band Rehearsals will be at Henry Clay High School on Thursday, January 28, Friday, January 29, and Saturday, January 30.  The Jazz Band Concert will be on Saturday at 11:00 am at Henry Clay.  The list of students is posted on the website.

 

Thank you to the BINGO Volunteers

 

Many thanks to the following families that volunteered at least 12 times this year at Bingo.  We are truly grateful and appreciate your dedication and support.

Sprague

Fugette

Caswell

Toney

Crandall

Boggs

King

Sharp

Hinkle

Booth

Tanaka

Flowers

Cox

Warner

DeRossett

Feese

Dunlap

Richeson

Haggan

Willett

Shaver

Sarantakos

Soper

Spurlock

Sunley

Bratcher

Gravitt

Hall

 

 

 

 

 

Lafayette Band Pride of the Bluegrass 5K

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The Lafayette Band 5K Run/Walk is on April 30, 2016. Registration is now open! Go to www.runsignup.com to register.  Please share this event with your family and friends and use social media to get the word out! Please direct any questions to Carole Howell, 859-420-7845.


Update – Use the Coupon Code BLIZZARD10 for 10% off registration thru MIDNIGHT Sunday (tonight)!

A Lafayette Band 5K sponsorship letter is available for businesses interested in sponsoring the race.  Questions and inquiries can be directed to Carole Howell, Ben Boggs, Brenda Boggs, Kay Warner, or Mike Booth.

 

Band Calendar

 

New and improved online Band Calendar has arrived!

Have you ever wondered if you have the most current Lafayette Band Calendar?  If you have a smartphone or tablet, there is a simple solution.  Simply subscribe to our calendar and you will always have the most up-to-date information.   Here are some simple instructions to make sure you always have the most current calendar of events.

  1. If you subscribed to our previous calendar, go into the email settings on your smartphone or tablet and delete any subscribed “Lafayette Band Calendar”.  These calendars will no longer be used and can safely be removed.
  2. To add the new calendar to your smart phone, simply view this email on your smartphone or tablet and click the link below and it will automatically add our online calendar as a subscribed calendar.

Click this link from your smartphone or tablet to subscribe

Want more features? Take a look at the new calendar on the website.  It has some additional features that are available to you.  

  1. If you want to receive an email notification when a new event has been added or an event has changed, you can subscribe to receive email notices.  These can be immediate or in a daily summary.
  2. You can also receive a summarized daily agenda email for the next 1-3 upcoming days as an email.  This option is called the daily agenda.
  3. If you want, you can also print the calendar.
  4. There are also different viewing options, which include daily, weekly, monthly and an agenda view.

To view these options, go to the website and click the online calendar menu option.  On the top right hand side of the calendar, you can click the icon with three lines to see these options.  See the picture below.


Visit the website at www.lafayetteband.org/calendar to view the calendar and review the options listed above.

 

Links to General Information

 

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REMIND:  859-519-8446. @lafayetteb, @lhswinds, @62d72, @lhsconcer

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