e-News Update – Lafayette Band Invitational (Friday and Saturday)

FRI

Full Rehearsal (with Andy Toth)

3:45pm – 6:15pm

Lafayette

Pizza Dinner for Students

6:30pm

Invitational Meeting for ALL volunteers

7:00pm

Cafeteria

SAT

LAFAYETTE INVITATIONAL (itinerary below)

Arrive for Rehearsal

7:00am

Lafayette

Lunch break for students

10:00am

Volunteer Assignments begin for students

10:45am

Band store open

11:30am – 7:30pm

Clean-up Assignments for students

10:15pm

End of Day

11:45pm

Lafayette Band Invitational – Parent Volunteers Needed

We are in need of Parent Volunteers on Saturday, especially for the following times and positions:

·         Stadium Ushers at 1:00pm – 4:00pm

·         Ticket Sales at 7:00pm – 10:00pm

·         Concessions at 7:00pm – 10:00pm

·         Stadium Ushers at 7:00pm – 10:00pm

·         Water Stations at 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Student Volunteers for Invitational
Parent Volunteers for Invitational

Please sign up and be a part of this special event!  We need everyone to participate.  All volunteers will be able to watch Lafayette perform at 9:15pm.

There will be a meeting on Friday, September 16 at 7:00pm for all student and parent volunteers.  The students will have rehearsal on Friday afternoon and a pizza dinner will be provided to the students.  Please join us in the cafeteria at 7:00pm for information about your volunteer assignment, the schedule for Saturday, where to report, parking, etc. 

Lafayette Band Invitational Information

The Lafayette Band Invitational is Saturday, September 17 and the gates will open at 11:30am.  The national anthem is at 12:45pm and the first band performs at 1:00pm.  Tickets are $10 for general admission and $15 for premium reserved seating.  All volunteers will receive free admission.  The Invitational schedule can be found here and on the website.  Lafayette will perform at 9:15pm on Saturday evening. 

·         Due to parking limitations, students should be dropped-off at school or car pool. 

·         Drop-off students (for volunteer shifts and evening performance) at the SCAPA Bluegrass parking lot off Lafayette Parkway.

·         Invitational volunteers will park at the Child Development Lab and Joe White Building (both accessed from Springhill Drive), pending space availability.

·         Student volunteers will wear the blue band camp shirt provided to students.

·         Parent volunteers should wear Lafayette clothing. 

·         All Volunteers will check-in near the single blue door for the music suite and receive a volunteer lanyard and a wristband for admission. 

·         Don’t forget to purchase your Invitational Program for $5.00

Please bring your donations of canned Pepsi products and Aquafina water bottles to the Volunteer meeting on Friday evening.  Each 24 pack of soda/water will be worth $24 in sales.  Thank you!

Lafayette Invitational Itinerary

Download Itinerary

LAFAYETTE BAND
“Pride of the Bluegrass”
ITINERARY

Lafayette Invitational Band Contest

Lexington, KY

BAND MEMBERS — It is very important to check and double-check the items in your Red Bag prior to every performance! Make certain all required items are present and clean. This is important information to remember prior to every football game and competition! 

Parents and Students — Carefully review these instructions:

• Bring money for gloves if needed – $6.00
• Have your band camp shirt to wear under your uniform.
• Wear long white socks – plain, no stripes! (It’s good just to keep an extra pair of socks in your bag)
• Bring white shorts to wear under your uniform.
• If there is a problem with your uniform, see a member of the uniform team.
• We always appear in public dressed in full uniform unless Mr. Smith or Mr. Bishop have informed the students otherwise.

Hair should not touch the collar when dressed in uniform, therefore, students with longer hair should bring items to secure their hair in a top knot or purchase a wig cap.  Wig caps can be purchased from the Uniform Team for $1 for a package of 2 caps.

Have class – YOU are the “PRIDE OF THE BLUEGRASS”®! Always support other performing groups! Refuse to say anything negative, no matter what might be said to you.