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Trash Bag Fundraiser

Good morning!

Letting you all know that the kids were given the materials to optionally participate in the trash bag fundraiser that goes from now until next Monday, April 24th! The profit made from this fundraiser goes directly into your son/daughter’s fundraising account to be used on music department fees and future trips.

Students received the order form and an informational letter with all pertinent information. Please refer to that for answers to your questions.

ALL money (checks payable to LSW Music Parents) and the order forms are due MONDAY, APRIL 24th.

Thank you!

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State Solo/Ensemble Festival – Band and Piano schedule

Attached is the schedule for State Solo/Ensemble Festival, which is on Friday, April 28th! Students have already indicated how they are getting to/from Columbia for the day and will be bringing home a transportation release form this week to have signed by you.

This only applies to the students who earned a 1 rating at District Contest on March 10th and 11th.

Thank you!

State Solo & Ensemble Festival – Band Schedule.pdf

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Mattress Sale to benefit LSW Band program

It’s here! You’ve heard about it before, and it’s back again this year. Below is the information, so mark your calendar now. You know you need a mattress!

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, May 6th, 10AM-5PM – Mattress Sale Fundraiser @ Lee’s Summit West High! Special discounts for district staff / faculty, see below!

Checkout this Youtube video to see how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_pQ6O8aVus

We will have a mattress showroom set up at Lee’s Summit West High School in the Gym on Saturday, May 6th. There are over 20 name-brand models for customers to try. The beds come in all sizes, are brand new, made to order, have factory warranties and cost less than retail stores! Beds from Simmons Beautyrest, IntelliBED, Southerland, and more will be on display.

In addition, we will have pillows, sheets, frames, and adjustable power bases available. Every purchase benefits the LSW Band Program! Delivery and haul away are available. Come check out the sale if you or someone in your family needs a new bed! Even if you don’t need a new bed, we would greatly appreciate your help spreading the word about this unique event!

Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1878620122374771/

BONUS: As a school district employee, you AND YOUR FAMILY are eligible for a special discount – 10% off your bed, and a free set of sheets with your purchase!

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Trip Itinerary for Titan Harmony, April 11

Hello all,

I am attaching the itinerary for the Titan Harmony trip this upcoming Tuesday, April 11. We will leave during 2nd hour and be back before the end of 7th. Students are asked to wear LSW colors and t-shirts and to bring money for lunch at Crown Center.

We had a slight change of plans this week, as a new opportunity arose for us to make a professional recording at BRC studios, we will no longer be singing at Union Station because of this. Please view the itinerary attached below.

Please direct any questions you may have to me at Jacob.Lowry

Thank you,
Jacob Lowry

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2017AcousticsTourItinerary.pdf

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LSW Music (for parents and students)

Hello everyone,

First of all I’d like to say THANK YOU so much to those that volunteered this past weekend. I personally got several compliments from various people that appreciate how smooth and efficiently we organize this while putting the students first.

I’m addressing this for parents and students because we’re in need of many more volunteers for this Wednesday (5th) and Thursday(6th). Please don’t wait for someone else to volunteer, or for a specific spot to fill, just step in and volunteer. Students encourage your parents to volunteer and not wait as well. We have fun while working and enjoy lots of great music.

A few other news and notes:

Seniors – if you haven’t turned in you scholarship paperwork let me know and we’ll see what we can do since the deadline was actually yesterday.

Lee’s Summit Festival – Students that are performing at this should already know, times for their performances should be announced soon. This is on April 13th.

State Contest for solo/small ensembles is on April 28th. This is for students that got a 1 at Districts on March 10/11.

Officers – We’re still in need of officers for next school year. Please consider becoming an officer and helping us improve how we can support all of our students. Everything that we do is as a team and without you helping we can’t provide the support that makes our music program amazing. I’ll need to put names down on the ballot for our elections.

April 5th – State Festival – Band – Volunteers needed!!!!!
April 6th – State Festival – Orchestra – Volunteers needed!!!!
April 11th – Music parent meeting (Officer election is this day)
April 13th – Lee’s Summit Festival

Thank you for being part of this great music parent organization!

Brent

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Choirs Received Straight 1 Ratings

Words really cannot adequately convey how unbelievably proud of you we are… Today was an amazing day of choral singing for LSW – Straight 1 Ratings from every judge for every ensemble. Words like “stellar” “breathtaking” “amazing” etc… were used to describe what you guys did today and we couldn’t agree more. So proud of you and your work and how you handled yourselves today… Now get some rest!!! Krinke, Lowry, and Chen

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Final Details for Tomorrow’s MSHSAA Choir Festival

We are SO excited to hear the final product of the work our kids have been doing over the past 2 and half months! If you are not already planning on it, please consider coming to watch the performances tomorrow and support the Titan Choral Program. Below are the call times again for each ensemble, as well as the performance times. We have been over this multiple times in each class this week, but please check with your student to make sure they know what is going on. MSHSAA has strict policies about the performance times: late-comers will not be permitted into the PAC once the performance begins, so please plan accordingly. All students should arrive dressed and ready to go. All choirs meet in the Lecture Hall, and all performances occur in the PAC. Hope to see you in the audience tomorrow!

Amy Krinke and Jacob Lowry

Women’s Choir, Freshman Women, Concert Choir Women: 7:30 a.m. call time. 8:45 a.m. Performance time. The women should be free to go no later than 10:00 a.m.

Men’s Choir and Concert Choir Men: 11:45 a.m. call time. 1:00 p.m. performance time. The men will be free to go no later than 2:00 p.m.

Concert Choir: 1:15 p.m. Call time. 2:15 p.m. Performance Time. The Concert Choir should be free to go no later than 3:15 p.m.

Una Voce: 2:45 Call time. 3:30 performance time.

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Important Announcement

To Parents of Lee’s Summit West Band Students:

LSW Band – Parent Meeting

Tuesday, April 11th @ 6:30 PM –In the Band Room

This is a VERY IMPORTANT meeting for all LSW Band Parents.

We have many talented students moving through our program along with several new students and incoming freshman who are excited about getting involved in Band. We’ve had an amazing year that I’d like to reflect on. As the Director, I feel that it is critical to communicate with you, the parents, about the future plans for our program.

We realize that most parents have very busy schedules, but we will be hosting a meeting that cannot be overlooked. If you have a student who is participating in Band this school year, we need for you to attend this meeting.

The meeting will only take about 30 minutes. We also have a HUGE fundraiser coming up that I want to share with all of you during the meeting.

As a part of our upcoming fundraiser, the company that we are working with is donating $5 to the Band Program for every parent in attendance! This is an easy opportunity to support our program, just by sharing a few minutes of your time.

The meeting will be held at Lee’s Summit West High School in the Band Room at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, April 11th, 2017.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Respectfully,

Clifton D. ThurmondDirector of Bands, Lee’s Summit West High School

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Pre Contest Orchestra Concert for this evening CANCELLED. INFO ABOUT NEXT WEEK’S CONTEST PERFORMANCES

Hello Orchestra Parents and Students:

We originally had a pre-contest concert scheduled for this evening and that concert has been cancelled due to the crazy busy schedule we have been under.

Contest is next Thursday, April 6th.

The Full Symphony Orchestra will perform at 1pm next Thursday, April 6th

The Symphony Strings will perform at 2:05pm next Thursday, April 6th

The Philharmonic/Concert Orchestra will perform at 3:10pm next Thursday, April 6th

These performances are open to the public even though they occur during the school day.

The Philharmonic/Concert Orchestra students will be available for pickup to go home at approximately 4:05pm.

THESE PERFORMANCES WILL BE IN FULL UNIFORM

I hope you can make their performances even though they are at odd times as it will be the last stage performance of this year. (Our final performance is in a gym 🙂 )

Thank you

Kirt Mosier