Lee's Summit West High School's Band, Choir, and Orchestra Programs
Hello Everyone,
Cookie Dough will be delivered this Thursday!
Pick up time is 2:30-6:00 in the band room. You can come through the side door by the band room.
Please make arrangements to get your order picked up. I do not have room to store any cookie dough.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Andrea Kaiser
LSW Music Fundraiser Liaison
Greetings!
There are a couple of upcoming volunteer opportunities. Please sign up in Charms if you can assist.
Cookie Dough Fundraiser — Cookie dough will be delivered to the school on Nov. 7th. Andrea Kaiser will need assistance in sorting the cookie dough and distributing cookie dough for pickup. Shifts are from 1:00pm to 3:00pm and 3:00pm to 6:00pm.
Christmas in the Park — The LSW Music Parent group has been given the opportunity to assist Jackson County with the Christmas in the Park display at Longview Lake. In exchange for manning the donation buckets and distributing candy to everyone that comes through the park on a given night, our group will be given up to $1,000 for the general fund. Our group has been assigned Nov. 29th from 5:00pm to 11:00pm. This is the Friday after Thanksgiving, so I know a number of people will be out of town, but if you are in town please consider volunteering. It should be a fun night! (Note: children under the age of 16 are not allowed to participate in this volunteer opportunity. We can have some students that are at 16, but the majority of the volunteers must be adults.) Also, if a certain local football team is playing for the state championship, then that game will occur on Sat. Nov. 30th J
Thank you for all of the support that you provide the LSW music program!
Nancy Shaeffer
Volunteer Coordinator
Due to a couple of scheduling conflicts the November music parent meeting is being moved to Tuesday, November 5th at 7pm. Please join us to learn about what’s going on in the Choir, Orchestra and Band programs in addition to the 2015 music trip voting.
Please visit titanmusic.org or www.charmsoffice.com (LSWHSMusic) for more information about the music program. You can also visit the music parents on facebook – https://www.facebook.com/groups/lswmp/
Titan Pride!
Brent Grigsby
LSWMP President
Greetings!
This Saturday marks the final competition of the year for the Titan Pride marching band. It’s hard to believe the season is almost over!
Loading: We will meet at the school around 11:45am to load the trailers. Once the trailers are loaded, we will head out to Odessa so that we can get there before the band and have everything set up before they arrive. Parent help with loading and unloading the trailers is always appreciated.
Dinner: The final meal of the competition season is always a special occasion. This special meal will feature steak, green beans, loaded mashed potatoes, rolls and cobbler (apple & peach). We would love to have a large gathering to enjoy each others company and enjoy the students last marching band performance of the year! The cost for family members to eat with the band is $7 per meal (band members do not have to pay). If you would like to eat with the band, please email Mary so that we can make sure we have enough food. If you have dietary needs, please also let Mary know so she can ensure everyone has food available.
Thanks and please let me know if you have any questions!
Nancy
Instrumental Liaison
Hello Music Parents,
Time for Fundraisers! Most of your kids came home with a packet but some have not. They will get them tomorrow. For our first fundraiser, we will be selling Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough and pizza!
To Start I want everyone to know that fundraisers are OPTIONAL. However, this is a great way for your child to earn money to put in their individual music accounts. The money can be used for fees, choir dresses, trip payments etc….
About this fundraiser:
1. It will run till Oct. 14. ALL ORDERS AND MONEY ARE DUE ON OCT. 14
2. Money has to be collected at time of ordering
3. Checks made payable to: LSWMP
4. All items are $16 and they make a profit of $6.40 on each item.
5. The orders will be delivered the week of Nov. 3. Will have the exact date later.
Heads up for future fundraiser
In November we will be starting a new fundraiser. I hate that they fall so close together but I wanted to fit one more in before Christmas. It will be a fundraiser selling summer sausages and cheese, chocolate candies and a few non food items. More information to come.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email or call me.
Thanks ,
Andrea Kaiser
LSW Music Fundraiser Liaison
Greetings!
Congratulations to the Drumline for taking first place in their division at the Drummit at the Summit competition this weekend. You guys did a great job!
Some notable items for the upcoming week:
Tuxedos: All men in band will need a tuxedo for concert band season. Yvonne Bechtold will be at the school on Monday from 6:30pm to 8:00pm to fit and distribute tuxedos. If your son does not have his tuxedo, please stop by the school during this time to pick it up.
Football: Friday night LSW will host Blue Springs. The call time for all band members is 5:30. I suspect the crowd will be huge for this game. With the movement of the student section to where the music parents previously sat, I’m not sure where we will gather. I would recommend getting there early and cheering loudly for the Titan Pride Band (and the football team too)! As always, we could use some music parents in the band room before and after the game to assist with uniforms.
Marching Festival: I also wanted to forward some information about the upcoming marching band competition season. Information about each festival can be found in the following links. The websites will be updated with the actual performance schedule when it gets closer to the date of the festival.
We believe we have enough drivers signed up to drive the trailers to each of the competitions; however, it’s always nice to have back-ups. If you have a truck and would be willing to drive to a competition, please let me know and I’ll add your name to the volunteer list. We are also looking for a small portable generator to use for some of the competitions that go late into the night. Please let me know if you have one that we can use.
Park Hill: http://www.midwestmarching.com/2013/parkhill2013.htm
Lee’s Summit North: http://www.midwestmarching.com/2013/lsn2013.htm
UCM : http://www.midwestmarching.com/2013/ucm-foc2013.htm
Odessa: http://www.midwestmarching.com/2013/odessa2013.htm
Pictures:
B Johnson Photography works with a lot of the marching festivals and posts pictures of the participants. Her website is http://www.bjohnsonphotography.com/. Here is a link to pictures from Drummit at the Summit
Jeremy Flowers is a music parent who is a professional photographer and has been taking pictures at a variety music events. Here’s the link to his Facebook page.
Thanks again for everything each of you do to support the band!
Nancy Shaeffer
Instrumental Liaison
Good evening,
Thank you to everyone for coming out and supporting the Ice Cream Social. It was a record fundraising event. Please pass along to any friends and family that came a thank you for their support as well. We met the matching fund donation of $2500 from Modern Woodman of America. Also a special thank you to all of the volunteers that made this event possible. I know that we can improve this for next year so if you have constructive criticism/feedback please let me know.
Our Drumline just participated in the Drummit at the Summit and took 1st place in the Gold Division! Congrats to all of those students, it’s great to see their hard work paying off.
It’s with regret that I announce that our Treasurer has resigned. As a result the music parents are in need of someone(s) to step up and help with this. If interested please contact me and we can discuss the position.
I’d like to have a work day for the trailer on Saturday, September 21st, around 9am. The main reason for this is to figure out the best method for the drumline and the band uniforms and equipment to fit into the trailers. This will allow the students to pack the trailers quicker after home games for the competitions the next day.
Upcoming dates:
Sept 20 – Home football game
Sept 26 – Homecoming parade
Sept 27 – Homecoming football game
Sept 28 – Park Hill marching festival
Oct 3 – LSWMP meeting
Go Titans!
Brent Grigsby
LSWMP President
The LSW Music Parent Firework Tent is open for business. The tent is located on the west side of LSW and is open from 7am to 11pm.
There are still several open shifts on July 3rd and 4th. Please consider volunteering if you are available. If you are not able to work at the tent, we would love to see at the tent purchasing fireworks for your holiday fun. We have a huge selection of fantastic fireworks.
If you have volunteered to work at the tent, just show up at the tent at your scheduled time. The previous shift volunteers will give you an overview of everything that you need to know. There is also a binder with all of the written documentation just in case you need it.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Nancy Shaeffer
The LSW Music Parent group will once again be selling fireworks at the high school. This is a great fundraiser for our organization and we need everyone’s help to make it a great success. All proceeds from this fundraiser will go to the LSWMP general fund.
A training session will be held June 24th at Pyro City in Lone Jack, Mo. This training session is optional, but it is a great place to learn how to run the cash registers and to learn more about fireworks that we will be selling this year.
Volunteer Opportunities:
June 30th Setup: The truck will be at the school at 7 a.m. and we need lots of volunteers to help set up the tent. If you are available during this time, please sign up to help.
July 1st to July 4th Fireworks: There are several three-hour shifts throughout each day; please sign up for a shift to assist with selling fireworks.
July 4th Packup: Again we will need lots of volunteers to help tear everything down; the more volunteers that we have, the faster it will get done. If you are available; please sign up to help.
The volunteer sign-up schedule has been added to the Charms calendar. To sign up:
Go to www.charmsoffice.com
Select Enter in the upper right-hand corner and then select Parents/Students/Members
Enter school code: lswhsmusic
Click on the Public Calendar icon
Go to the day that you wish to volunteer and click on the hand
STUDENTS:
Once again we are offering a special LIMITED opportunity for the first 7 students to volunteer to setup and packup. Students that sign up for the special STUDENT ONLY shifts will earn $15 per 2 hour shift. This money will be deposited directly to their student account.
Students can earn Community Volunteer hours by volunteering at the tent. You must be 18 or older to work the cash register, but students can re-stock merchandise and assist customers.
Thank you!
Nancy Shaeffer
Volunteer Coordinator
2012-13 Music Patch Order Form
Music Students and Parents:
2012-2013 music patch order forms are now available from the music instructors. Orders are due FRIDAY, MARCH 8. Completed order forms accompanied by checks made out to LSW Music Parents with the student’s name in the memo portion of the check should be placed in a sealed envelope and left in one of the drop boxes in the choir or band rooms. Final pick up will be Friday, March 8. Any orders left after that will be returned. Information regarding late orders is on the bottom of the order form.
If you have any questions, you ma y contact Carl Bingham at lswmusicpatches@gmail.com
Thanks for your cooperation, and have a great week!