Author: Shawn Harrel

Good morning and may your day be blessed!

TONIGHT
Football Game
Call time for battery is 4:50pm (dinner provided)
Call time for rest of band is 5:45pm (light snack provided after halftime)
AFTER the game, if you are picking up your child, PLEASE go to the north entrance to the school and pick up at the flag pole at the front of the building. Issues arise when they are emptying the parking lot out of the south entrance and you are trying to get in. Coordinate location with your son/daughter.

Update for NEXT week:

Monday
Take the day off!

Tuesday
Rehearsal – 6:30-8:30pm. All students should be in their section shirts (this has been an issue as of late, reminding kids that they lose points when they don’t follow the policies)
Una Voce kids have a rehearsal from 5-7pm that evening, then they will head to band. Please send dinner with them so it can be eaten en route quickly. We need them at rehearsal ASAP.

Thursday
Drumline field trip (1st -3rd hours, permission slip coming home today, please return asap)
Rehearsal – 6:30-8:30pm. All students in section shirts

Saturday (DRUMLINE ONLY)
Drummit at the Summit
Attached is the itinerary for this event. All spectators should be at LSHS by 3pm so you don’t miss the performance (3:20pm) The event starts at 2pm. Admission fee will be collected at the gate.
Adults – $7
Seniors and Students – $4
Participants and Children (3 and under) – FREE

Reminders and Upcoming events

• Ice Cream Social – tickets are currently in the possession of all music students. please have all tickets sold by this time next week. money should be turned in to the lock box in the band/choir room in a clearly marked envelope. Event is on Tuesday, 9/15. Event starts at 6pm. Call time for band for performance is 6:15 in the band room. Students should be dressed in blue jeans and “show shirt”, which they will receive next week. We are fully aware of the NHS Induction that evening, and are currently working on a plan to accommodate those students involved.
• Homecoming Parade/Evening Rehearsal – Thursday, Sept 17th will be a busy day for the band. We will marching the homecoming parade in downtown LS. Parade starts at 3:30 for all spectators. Upon returning to the school by bus, students will have mandatory homework/study time and will be fed dinner before our rehearsal. Just keeping you aware.
• BAND CAMP 2016 – What???????? Already?????? That’s right. I got to it earlier this year in a an attempt to give you plenty of time to plan vacations/camps/trips etc.. on a different week than band camp. It WILL BE July 25-29, 2016. Please plan accordingly.

Have a great weekend!

Drummit at the Summit

Marching Band Parents,

The marching season is off and running. We look forward to seeing you at all of the events. You will be receiving an occasional e-mail from the parents’ organization to keep you informed about parent related band stuff. I have already received questions about how all this band stuff works. I have attached a PDF of information for the new band parents. It has a brief description of the types of band events. Please feel free to ask if you have any questions.

I will begin e-mailing directions, maps, and other information for the marching competitions this week. Those e-mails will go out as we receive the details from the host schools. Some of the information and entrance fees are already listed at http://www.midwestmarching.com/2015/2015MO.htm. Many of the parents will carpool or caravan to the competitions. Please speak up if you are looking for a ride or someone to follow.

Thank you to all of the parents that were able to help with uniforms and during half time at last Friday’s game. We can always use help in the band room and on the field. If you would like to learn how to help with uniforms, please get with Michelle Krause in the band room before call time. This year we could use about 15 parents to assist with the podiums, sound equipment, and some of the percussion equipment on the field. Stop by the band bleachers before the game if you are able to help (the best jobs are given away first). You do not need any music or football knowledge to help out. We will even have pictures for those visual learners.

Thank you,
Scott McMilian

What every new band parent needs to know

Game Day!!!!! Our first public performance will be tonight.

Reminders
Battery members arrive by 5pm in uniform shirt and shorts, and with black socks and marching shoes.
All others arrive by 5:45pm in uniform shirt, shorts, black socks, marching shoes, and with white gloves.
Please make sure you eat before you arrive.
Students should be picked up around 9:30pm

Next week
1. Tuesday and Thursday, rehearsals begin at 6:30pm. Please be early.
2. Friday, September 4, football game. Call times and what to bring is same as this week.

Future updates, reminders, upcoming events
1. Students received Ice Cream Social tickets to sell over the next two weeks.
All music students are expected to sell 10 tickets (5 dinner, 5 dessert). EVERY person at the event needs a ticket (including students) in order to enjoy the food.
2. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8th We have an evening rehearsal that night. It, in all likelihood, will be GAME 1 for the Royals in the post season, barring a catastrophe. PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE TICKETS FOR YOUR CHILD TO THAT GAME. We have a competition on Saturday and will NEED every band member at rehearsal. GAME 2 is Friday night, that would be a great time to go to the playoffs, in fact, I will probably go to that game. 🙂
3. Again, please do NOT register for the ACT on October 24th for our FINAL competition of the season.

Have a great weekend and please come cheer on the Titan Pride tonight! (I think there is also a football game at some point tonight) 🙂

Happy Friday! I’m a teacher, Friday’s are the best 🙂

NEXT WEEK
Tuesday
Rehearsal BEGINS at 6:30pm. We did a much better job at this last night. There were only 5 people late to rehearsal. As a reminder, students have started receiving a grade for rehearsals as of last night. Make sure they have proper attire, equipment, dot cards, etc…and are on time for rehearsals.
Students should wear “section” shirts.
SENIORS and anyone who did NOT take a button picture last Thursday need to arrive at 6pm for their banner pictures.

Thursday
Rehearsal BEGINS at 6:30pm. Students should wear “section” shirts.

Friday
Students need to arrive at school by 7:15am for the early morning pep assembly in some kind of TITAN apparel.

Tuxedo rental fee and sizing form is due for ALL boys (form attached)

Dress fee is due for all new girls and any girl needing a new dress. (letter attached)

GAME NIGHT
This is our first football game and performance. We are pumped about it, so please come watch “SHINE”.
Call time for BATTERY is 5:00pm. I will feed them dinner. They will be playing for the “Titan Walk” to the stadium, then eating, then getting ready for the game.
Call time for ALL OTHERS is 5:45pm. Please make sure they eat before they arrive. Students should be wearing the following items:

• “uniform” shirt – rookies will get this Thursday night
• black marching shoes – all who ordered shoes will get them Thursday night
• black socks that go up the shin (NOT ANKLE SOCKS)
• comfortable athletic type shorts (THIN) to wear underneath the uniform

We will be done around 9:30ish and students should be picked up at the back door.

REMINDERS

1. On Thursday, September 17th, we have the homecoming parade AND an evening rehearsal. Because this will prevent your child from going home until 8:30pm, I will be instilling a mandatory homework hour between events AND will feed them dinner that night!
2. REMEMBER, do NOT register your child for the ACT on October 24.
3. IF you or your son/daughter has not completed the MSHSAA commitment form OR paid the district activity fee of $50, you must take care of this in the activity office with Mrs. Seabaugh BEFORE your child is allowed to participate on Friday night.

Have a great weekend Titans!

LSW Tuxedo Sizing Form LSW Dress Info

Good afternoon!

What a great group of kids we have this year. Rehearsals have gone really well the last two weeks. We will keep working hard in gearing up for upcoming performances. Here is some information and updates for you for this next week:

Commitment Form
If you did NOT go to the Clash of the Titans event last Saturday, you MUST make a personal appointment for you and your child to fulfill the requirement. This needs to be done through Monte Seabaugh in the activities office and it MUST be completed prior to August 28. Please call 986-4008 for an appointment.

Thursday Rehearsal, Aug 20
6:30-8:30pm
All returning members MUST wear their "uniform shirt" (the one they wear underneath their uniform) for this rehearsal.

Seniors
Senior Banner pictures will be taken at 6pm on Tuesday, Aug 25. Please prepare accordingly.

Band Lockers
All freshmen will receive their locker on Monday during Freshmen Transition Day. All upperclassmen CAN choose to stop by on Tuesday, Aug 18 during the day to get their locker. This is all designed to allow students to get their instrument up to school prior to day 1 (one less thing to think about that day)

Daily Rehearsals
During class, we will be rehearsing in a variety of different ways. Regularly, we will be going outside for class. Although I realize that fashion is important to many kids, we EXPECT them to have proper shoes for rehearsal. I encourage them to leave a pair of tennis shoes in their band locker for the days they choose to wear sandals or shoes that are not conducive to good marching.

Performance and Rehearsal Schedule
I have, once again, attached the performance and rehearsal schedule. Everything on it is a graded item, meaning they will receive a grade for attendance, citizenship, proper attire, etc… Please make sure you have all of these things in your personal and family calendars to prevent conflicts. Also, a reminder NOT to register for the ACT on October 24th. There is a September and December date that can work.

Have a great weekend!