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For the week of May 15th

All Raffle Tickets (sold and unsold) must be returned by Monday afternoon.

MON

Color Guard Spring Training

6:00 – 8:30

LHS

 

Lafayette Drum Line

7:00 – 9:00

LHS

TUE

No School

 

 

 

Jazz Band Concert

6:00pm

UK – Singletary Center

WED

No Rehearsal

 

 

THU

Percussion Ensemble

6:00pm

UK – Singletary Center

 

Spring Concert – All Concert Bands

7:30pm

UK – Singletary Center

 

(see below for itinerary)

 

 

FRI

No Rehearsal

 

 

 

Calendar Notes

 

The May LBA Board Meeting is Monday, May 23 at 6:30pm in the Library

The Lafayette Band Reunion is on June 11 at Marriott Griffin Gate.  Register now to join alumni and band directors from 1939-2016.

Freshmen, Color Guard and Percussion Camp: July 18 – 22, 2016
First week of Band Camp:  July 25 – 29, 2016
Second week of Band Camp:  August 1 – 5, 2016

 

Spring Raffle for $10,000 Cash Prize

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The Lafayette Band Spring Raffle has now ended.  All tickets (sold and unsold) must be returned and accounted for with the Department of Charitable Gaming.  Please contact Brenda Boggs at 859-806-1967 if you still have tickets to return. 

The drawing for the $10,000 cash grand prize will occur during the Spring Concert on Thursday evening at the UK Singletary Center for the Arts.

Many thanks to everyone who participated in this important fundraiser.

 

Uniform Crew

 

Mama Waffles will be in the band room at dismissal on Wednesday the 18th for anyone that needs a band polo shirt.  Polo shirts must be worn at the graduation performance.  Only freshmen or upperclassmen who joined the band this year should need a polo shirt.  If any student needs a replacement shirt, they should bring $25 for the shirt.  Also, if any student would like to exchange their polo shirt for a different size, they should bring their current, clean polo on Wednesday.

 

Spring Concert Itinerary

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Lafayette High School Band

Spring Concert 2016

Singletary Center for the Arts/UK

Thursday, May 19

Percussion 6pm (Recital Hall) and Concert Program 7:30pm (Concert Hall)

Concert Band

 

Dress

5:30pm

Percussion Concert

6:00pm

Warm-up

7:00pm

Seated

7:15pm

 

 

Symphonic Band

 

Dress

5:30pm

Percussion Concert

6:00pm

Warm-up

6:45pm

Seated

7:15pm

 

 

Wind Symphony

 

Warm-up

5:00pm

Dress

5:30pm

Percussion Concert

6:00pm

Seated

7:15pm

 

 

Percussion

 

Load Truck

3:45pm

Warm-up

4:30pm at SCFA

Pizza

5:30pm

Concert

6:00pm

Dress

6:45pm

Seated

7:15pm

·         Percussion dinner provided, all others eat dinner on your own before arriving

·         Percussion will help load the truck at 3:45pm on Thursday & bring percussion equipment back to the band room after the concert.

·         Tubas either take their own instrument or are present to help load the truck.

·         Remember- Black shoes & black socks (up to the calf)

·         Remind parents that there will be a reception in the foyer of the Singletary Center beginning at 6:30pm

·         Concert will last 90 minutes to 2 hours

·         We are dressing into uniform at Singletary Center

·         Transportation is not provided

 

Parents – Join One of the Band Crews

 

It’s never too late to start finding your niche and meet many new lifelong friends as your child makes their journey through band.  Regardless of whether you are able to volunteer an hour a week or hours a day, it is the combined parent volunteer contributions that make a successful band program.

Here is what you can do this summer to find ways to support and participate in your child’s band experience.

1.       Join the Lafayette Band Association. All volunteers must be members of the LBA.

2.       Verify that you are an approved volunteer with the Fayette County School System. Click on this link

3.       Volunteer at BINGO as many Tuesdays and Thursdays as you can spare this summer while your schedule is not so hectic. This is the best way to meet and get to know other band parents while also supporting the band in one of its most profitable fundraisers.

4.       Watch the e-News this summer for crew profiles to learn more about each crew. 

5.       Watch for a crew recruiting meeting this summer. This will give you an opportunity to meet and speak with all the crew leaders to determine which crew fits you best.

In the meantime, if you have a burning crew question, feel free to reach out to the following crew leaders for answers to your specific questions.

Chaperones: Mike Booth (mikeboothgm@gmail.com)
Field Crew: Matt King (matt@bleedsblue.com)
Uniform Crew: Amy King (amy@bleedsblue.com)
Food Crew: Jane and Jim DeRossett (fullpantry@hotmail.com)
Band Store: Stacey Haymes (haymes@twc.com)
Media Crew: Michelle Dunlap (micklepickle58@gmail.com) or Dwayne Imes (dwimes@icloud.com)

 

PTSA Fundraiser for the Courtyard

 

Lafayette PTSA is working to spruce up the courtyard, located outside of Lafayette Café. We are asking for your help with this project.  Currently the courtyard has 3, dilapidated picnic tables. It is rarely used and rather uninviting. PTSA wishes to purchase several new industrial, metal picnic tables that will not only improve the look, but the function of the courtyard as well. Once the tables are installed, the area will lend itself as an outdoor classroom/study area as well as an outdoor dining area. We are also hoping to raise enough funds to donate $500 to the art department so that supplies may be purchased for student generated art projects to display around the courtyard.

Lafayette PTSA has not held a fundraiser for several years. Instead, operating on a tight budget, with income generated from membership fees and selling vinyl decals. We have set up a GoFundMe page to generate funds for this project and we hope that your family will make a donation. Any amount is greatly appreciated! Amazingly those $1, $5, $20 donations quickly add up to make for a sizable gift.

Please check out our GoFundMe page and consider making a donation today!
https://www.gofundme.com/LHSCourtyard

As always, please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for your continued support of Lafayette PTSA!

Kindly,
Paige W. Kikuchi
LHS PTSA President

 

Asbury University Brass Music Camp

 

One of our annual sponsors, Asbury University, is hosting a unique Brass Music Camp for high school students June 13-17. The residential camp features private lessons, master classes and participation in a brass choir/performance led by Mark Ridenour (a principal trumpet with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Hiram Diaz (one of America’s most talented young soloists) and other Asbury Music Department faculty and students. All food, housing and evening activities are covered in the $360 camp fee. To learn more, visit Asbury.edu/ImpactU and/or watch this video: http://bit.ly/1WtS6wM

 

2016-2017 Materials Have Been Mailed

 

All families should have received a set of materials in the mail for the 2016-2017 band year.  The materials include:

  • 2016-2017 Payment Agreement (orange paper) – return immediately
  • LBA Membership Registration Form (red paper) – required to volunteer with LBA
  • LBA Parent Volunteer Form (blue paper)
  • Medical Authorization Form (pink paper) – Mandatory for students to participate in Band
  • Over-the-Counter Medication Authorization Form (cream paper) – Must be signed by a physician and parent in order for student to receive OTC medications.

Please complete and return these materials to the address provided on each form.  The forms are also available on the Lafayette Band website at www.lafayetteband.org or contact Brenda Boggs at bsbboggs@yahoo.com

 

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