E-News for the week of April 17 |

Schedule & News

For the week of April 17^th

Register for the Lafayette Band Pride of the Bluegrass 5K on Saturday, April 30! (Flyer)

MON	Concert Band Rehearsal	3:45 – 5:00	LHS
	Full Jazz Ensemble	3:45 – 5:30	LHS
	Color Guard Spring Training	6:00 – 8:30	LHS
	Lafayette Drum Line	7:00 – 9:00	LHS
TUE	Wind Symphony Rehearsal	3:45 – 5:30	LHS
WED	Symphonic Band Rehearsal	3:45 – 5:00	LHS
THU	Wind Symphony Rehearsal	3:45 – 5:30	LHS
FRI	KMEA Concert Festival Assessment	4:00pm – 9:45pm	LHS and Scott Co. HS
	Concert Band and Wind Symphony (see schedule below)	4:00pm – 9:45pm	LHS and Scott Co. HS
	Return Sold Raffle Tickets and $250 to receive $10 Starbucks or iTunes gift card	4:00pm	LHS
SAT	KMEA Concert Festival Assessment Symphonic Band (see schedule below)	8:30am – 12:45pm	LHS and Scott Co. HS

Calendar Notes

The May LBA Parent Meeting is Monday, May 9 at 7:00pm in the Cafeteria
The May LBA Board Meeting is Monday, May 23 at 6:30pm in the Library

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

Graduation
FCPS has set the May graduation dates. The Lafayette Band calendar has been updated to reflect those decisions.

May 18-Graduation Rehearsal has been canceled
May 24-Graduation Rehearsal from 3:45 to 5pm
May 25-Graduation rehearsal from 3:45 to 5pm
May 27-Lafayette Graduation at 1pm at Rupp Arena. Transportation to Rupp Arena will not be provided. An itinerary will be provided for that day.

KMEA District 7 Concert Festival

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Lafayette High School Band
KMEA District 7 Concert Festival 2016
Scott Co. High School
Friday, April 22 & Saturday, April 23

Concert Band and Wind Symphony perform on Friday and Symphonic Band performs on Saturday

Concert Band	Friday	Wind Symphony	Friday	Symphonic Band	Saturday
Dress	4:00pm	Dress	4:00pm	Rehearsal	8:30am
Rehearsal	4:30pm	Rehearsal	4:30pm	Dress	9:15am
Depart	5:30pm	Depart	5:30pm	Depart	9:45am
Warm-up	6:30pm	Listen	6:30pm	Listen	10:30am
Perform	7:00pm	Warm-up	8:00pm	Warm-up	11:00am
Return to LHS	8:45pm	Perform	8:30pm	Perform	11:30am
		Return to LHS	9:45pm	Return to LHS	12:45pm

· You can eat before you dress (on your own)

· A snack will be provided for Concert and Wind Symphony band students till 4:30pm Friday (Chicken Sandwich with chips and water. Veggie wraps will be the vegetarian option.)

· Percussion will help load the truck

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

· We are dressing at Lafayette

· Transportation is provided

· Families and Friends can attend the assessments

Order Memory Books and Band DVDs

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Pre-order your 2015-16 “Vive la France!” Memory Book and DVD now by downloading this form. The Memory Book is designed by band parent and photographer Michelle Dunlap and includes 60 color pages for $20. The DVD is produced by Box 5 and is $40. Order forms and payment must be received by Karen Akel no later than April 30. Watch e-News for distribution dates and times. For more information, contact Karen Akel at Karen.Akel@fayette.kyschools.us.

Spring Raffle for $10,000 Cash Prize

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The Lafayette Band Spring Raffle began this week. The raffle chances were distributed to band students and Color Guard students this past week.

WHAT	2015-2016 Spring Raffle for a $10,000 Cash Grand Prize! There will also be a drawing for lower arena tickets to a UK men’s basketball game.
WHO	All Lafayette Band families are asked to sell 25 tickets to make this successful and profitable! Band payments cover only a portion of the expenses of this championship program. Fundraising profits pay for uniforms, instruments, band camp instructors, travel/food/lodging at competitions, and much more!
WHEN	The next collection date will be on Friday, April 22 at 4:00pm in the Band Room. Final turn-in date is May 14. All tickets (SOLD and UNSOLD) must be returned.
WHERE	The drawing for the $10,000 Grand Prize will take place at the Spring Concert on Thursday, May 19 at the UK Singletary Center for the Arts.

F U N D R A I S E R D A S H B O A R D

KROGER

$10,000 RAFFLE

BINGO

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

The Lafayette Band received a donation of $1098.11 from Kroger for 95 registered households who shopped at Kroger.

THE 2016 SPRING RAFFLE FOR A $10,000 CASH PRIZE

Raffle chances were distributed to students this week. All Lafayette Band Families are asked to sell 25 tickets to make this a successful fundraiser.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT BINGO ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY.

Each family is asked to volunteer 12 times per year to maintain this fundraiser.

The first week of the month is a busy and profitable week of Bingo.

The Kroger Community Rewards number for Lafayette Band is #10043

Tickets are sold for $10 each.

The drawing for the $10,000 cash prize will take place at the Spring Concert on May 19.

Please come and sell pulltabs for a few hours this week:

6:00-8:00pm or 8:00-10:00pm

Lafayette Band Banquet and Honors Ceremony

http://www.backup.lafayetteband.org/banquetregistrationpage/

Make Reservations Now!

Sunday, May 1, 2016

The 2015-2016 Lafayette Band Banquet and Honors Ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, May 1^st at 1:00 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall (150 East High Street). We will celebrate another awesome year of Lafayette Band, bid farewell and pay special tribute to our seniors, and recognize the underclassmen with their well-earned “letters and bars”.

This year, our banquet is being sponsored in part and will be catered by Qdoba. We truly appreciate their support of our event.

We invite all Lafayette Band families to the lunch that includes: Your choice of entrée, dessert and beverage for only $8.00 per person. Our graduating seniors will be our guests for this event and are invited to attend free of charge, compliments of the Lafayette Band Association.

Check-in begins at 1:00 p.m., with lunch served shortly after check-in.

Please register if you plan on attending. Registration will close midnight Friday, April 29^th.

Audition Music Available

Auditions for the 2016-2017 Lafayette Band are scheduled for April 26 – April 28 in the Lafayette music suite. All students (new and current) must audition for placement in one of three concert bands and for part selection in the marching band.

Woodwinds:  Tuesday, April 26 from 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Percussion:  Wednesday, April 27 from 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Brass:  Thursday, April 28 from 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Check www.lafayetteband.org for audition music.

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

Percussion Spring and Summer Training

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Lafayette High School Percussion
Spring & Summer Training Schedule 2016

Spring Training with 2016 Percussion at Lafayette

Monday, April 18	7-9pm
Monday, April 25	7-9pm
Monday, May 2	7-9pm
Monday, May 9	7-9pm
Monday, May 16	7-9pm

Summer Training 2016

Monday, June 13	6-8:30pm
Monday, June 20	6-8:30pm
Monday, June 27	6-8:30pm
Monday, July 11	6-8:30pm

Percussion Camp—July 18-22 8:00am – 5:00 pm @ Lafayette
Band Camp—July 25-29 All Day @ Lafayette
Band Camp—August 1-5 All Day @ Lafayette

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 direct any questions to Carole Howell, 859-420-7845.

We still need donations of snack items for the morning race – granola bars, fruit bars, protein bars, bananas, and apples (no water). Items can be left in the band room for Carole Howell or contact her directly.

Parents and grandparents can walk or jog. Babies and strollers are free.

There is now a Race Page on Facebook.

Students sign-up here and click the Special Pricing button ($18).

Teams are encouraged – Guard, Woodwinds, Percussion, etc. and you can dress up (tutus and crazy socks are popular). There will be awards for the best team spirit.

Race Time is 8:30 AM
Registration at 7:30 AM
More details at www.lafayetteband.org and www.runsignup.com

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.

Please share the flyer and race information with friends, family, and coworkers on your social media.

Links to General Information
Click Here for Contacts	Follow us on: Facebook and Twitter (@lafayetteband)
LBA Meeting Schedule	Instructions to Set up a Twitter Account
Download the Lafayette Band Handbook.	REMIND: 859-519-8446. @lafayetteb, @lhswinds, @62d72, @lhsconcer
Update FCPS Background Check	Kroger Card Registration Instructions