Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Please read re: tonight's rehearsal (8/16/16)

Important information regarding tonight's rehearsal!

Mr. Emmons was just informed that the LHS Athletic department is having a guest motivational speaker in the theater tonight from 5-6:30pm and would like all of our marching band students to come and hear him. This speaker is in town because he is speaking with the Colorado Rockies baseball team and regularly speaks with professional teams throughout the country.

If possible, please come to the theater at 5:00 pm. Band rehearsal will begin following this event at 6:45pm on the field tonight.  Thanks!

Monday, August 15, 2016

Band Update (8/15/2016)

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, August 16 - Evening Band Rehearsal 6:00-9:00 pm.

Thursday, August 18 - First day of school

Saturday, August 20 - Western Welcome Week Parade 9:00-11:30am
Band members need to be in uniform w/instrument at the parade start by 9:00am - 5827 S Gallup St (in front of the Vent Hair Salon just south of Littleton Blvd). Littleton High School will be open by 8:00am if your student needs to pick up their instrument/uniform that morning. The parade will finish at Arapahoe Community College by approximately 11:30 am. Band members are free to go at that time. Since the parade starts and ends at different locations, please make sure your student has arrangements to be picked up at the end of the parade.

Saturday, August 27 - Colorado State Fair in Pueblo - 6:00am-8:30pm
This is an all day event. The students will march in a parade in the morning and play a stand-up bandshell performance of the field show in the afternoon.

Monday, August 8, 2016

Band Update (8/8/2016)

Upcoming Events

Tuesday - Wednesday, August 9,10 - 9:00-3:30pm Band Camp

Wednesday, August 10 - 4:30-8:30pm End of Band Camp Picnic at Bellevue Park
All band members and their families are invited to join in the fun! Dinner is a potluck with the main course & some desserts being provided. Please see the following link for additional information and to sign up to bring something. Even if the slots are full, please feel free to bring something to share. Thanks! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094ca5ac2fab9-endofbandcamp

Week of August 15-19 No Band Camp but an evening rehearsal may be added still TBD.

Saturday, August 20 - 9:00 - 11:30am Western Week Parade in downtown Littleton 

Saturday, August 27 - 6:00am - 9:00pm Colorado State Fair in Pueblo

Other Info

Band Photos of each individual student and a group photo were taken last Friday afternoon by Lifetouch Photography. If you haven't already placed an order, you can go online to order at https://order.lifetouchsports.com and enter the Picture Day ID that was on the flyer given to the students at pictures.

Band Fees will be paid through the student LHS accounts this year. The bookkeeper will be inputting these fees into REVTrack once the class schedules are finalized. This is normally a couple weeks after the start of the school year.

A meeting for all those interested or already signed up to go on the Hawaii Trip over Spring Break will be announced soon after school starts.

Donations Needed

2 EZ Up Canopy Tents (to borrow for season or as a donation) - Can be dropped off in Band Room.

Monetary donations to buy concessions for our CBA event in October - Checks of any amount can be made out to LHS Marching Band CBA and given to Nikki Sheeran.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Important Band Info

Here is the online order link for the Band Photos that will be taken this Friday afternoon by Lifetouch Photography. We will take pictures of every individual student as well as a group picture and then parents can go online to order what they wish. (There are no physical order forms this year.)

https://order.lifetouchsports.com/index.cfm?event=OrderHome&contractID=94245

The End-Of-Band-Camp Picnic is next Wednesday, August 10th from 4:30-8:30pm at Bellevue Park. All band members and their families are invited to join in the fun! Dinner is a potluck with the main course & some desserts being provided. Please see the following link for additional information and to sign up to bring something. Please note how many from your family will be attending in the comments section when you sign up.Thanks! 

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094ca5ac2fab9-endofbandcamp

Also, the band's first performance of the field show is this Friday at the LHS stadium at 7:00 pm. The show is really coming along and we'd love for you to hear the results (so far) of all the hard work the students have been doing at band camp! If you'd like to join in the Pizza Dinner beforehand please signup ASAP on the following link: 

http://www.signupgenius.com/goa/10c094ca5ac2fab9-friday

Sunday, July 31, 2016

Band Update (07/31/2016)

Thanks to all who attended the band parent meeting last Monday. It was wonderful to see such a good turnout! Mr. Emmons went over many details that involve the band/parents in the next month. Much of this info you will see reflected in the Weekly Band Update as schedule changes/additions as well as in the info/needs section. 

Yesterday (Saturday) we had a Parent Work Day. Thank you to the many parents & students who came to help. Mr. Emmons was very pleased with the work we accomplished!

Schedule for the next two weeks

Monday, August 1 - Band Parent Meeting has been cancelled. We will schedule another one later this month.

Monday-Thursday, August 1-4 - 9:00-3:30 pm Band Camp

Friday, August 5 -  9:00-2:00 pm Band Camp
                            3:00-5:30 pm Band Pictures and welcome Takayama students
                            5:30-6:30 pm Dinner for band students/parents/Takayama visitors
                            7:00-8:00 pm Band students perform field show in uniform for audience

Saturday, August 6 - Carwash fundraiser (Takayama students are welcome to join too!)

Monday-Wednesday, August 8-10 - 9:00-3:30 pm Band Camp

Wednesday, August 10 - 4:30-8:30 pm End of Band Camp Picnic at Bellevue Park (Look for more details and a food signup soon!)

Additional Info/Needs

Please RSVP if you plan on joining in the dinner before the band performance on Friday, August 5th. Here's the link: 
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094ca5ac2fab9-friday
Band Directories will be passed out before the performance as well.

The Signups are out for both the Western Welcome Week Parade & the State Fair Parade/Concert Performance. Please note that all volunteers that sign up for the State Fair by August 5th will receive a free ticket for admission to the fair! Click on the following links to see how you can help for both of these events: 
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4fa4a92ca57-2016
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4fa4a92ca57-20161

Band Fees will be paid through the student LHS accounts this year. The bookkeeper will be inputting these fees into REVTrack once the class schedules are finalized. This is normally a couple weeks after the start of the school year.

A meeting for all those interested or already signed up to go on the Hawaii Trip over Spring Break will be announced soon after school starts.

Donations Needed

2 EZ Up Canopy Tents (to borrow for season or as a donation) - Can be dropped off in Band Room.

Monetary donations to buy concessions for our CBA event in October - Checks of any amount can be made out to LHS Marching Band CBA and given to Nikki Sheeran.