Reminders for the week ahead

Reminders for the week ahead:

Next week, 7/27-7/31, is the last week of band camp at Euclid M.S., M-F 9:00am-3:30pm.

Monday, July 27th, there will be a Parent Meeting at Euclid M.S. with lots of important information about the upcoming marching season. Please join us!

LHS ‘Lion Pride’ Marching Band hosts a CBA Marching Festival at Littleton Stadium in October each year as a fundraiser for the band. As part of this, concessions are provided during the event. Monetary donations are now being accepted to help defray the costs associated with running the concessions. If you are able to donate, please bring your donation to the parent meeting on Monday (7/27) or mail your donation to Nikki Sheeran, 3469 W Alamo Pl, Littleton, CO 80123.

We still need a few more families to host the Japanese students coming Aug 7-10. If you can help out, please contact Karla Elliott at kelliott@lps.k12.co.us.

If you have not yet provided current contact information for the Band Directory, please fill out the form and either bring it to the parent meeting on Monday (7/27) or scan and email it to Marsha Prokuski - cmprokuski@msn.com. The form can be found at the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_gt4A56URSLX2VzU2xrcHYzemM/view?usp=sharing

Lastly, don’t forget that Marching Band Fees are now due!  Questions regarding payment of fees can be directed to Jenny Wainner (lhsencoretreasurer@gmail.com) or Don Emmons.

Help! - Host Families Still Needed!

We still are in need of several more host families for the students visiting from Takayama, Japan. This is only one weekend in August (7-10) and a very easy way to experience some international students in your home. Here is a summary of the activities for this weekend:

8/7 Friday afternoon (4pm) - The students will meet their host families at Euclid Middle School. Dinner will be provided that evening for all host families and Japanese students at a picnic/concert at Sterne Park in Littleton. This usually includes a performance from our drum line and fireworks to kick off Western Welcome week, as well.

8/8 Saturday - Optional activities for the students and families will be provided at Bellevue Park or host families are welcome to do their own activities with their Japanese students.

8/9 Sunday – This evening there will be a Farewell Party/BBQ at a Littleton location (TBD) with dinner once again provided for all host families and Japanese students.

8/10 Monday – Host families bring the Japanese students to Euclid Middle School that morning and say goodbye.

As you can see, there are several scheduled activities for these students. When there are not scheduled activities, host families are free to do whatever you choose. These students are visiting our community to see what life is like in an American home. Please don’t feel like you must entertain them the entire weekend. Just seeing how we live our everyday lives is part of the experience these students are seeking.

This is an activity that the LHS band has supported for several years and as an additional incentive, the travel agency we work with to facilitate the weekend gives the band a nice donation for helping. These additional monies will be used to offset the costs associated with the upcoming Grand Junction trip. 

Please consider hosting these students in your home for the weekend! Ideally, we would like at least 2 students per host family, but if you can help in any way, please contact Karla Elliott at kelliott@lps.k12.co.us and let her know how many students you can host and if you have a preference of boys or girls. We need to have these host families assigned within the next few days. THANKS for your support!!

Reminder: Marching Band camp resumes next week. M-F 9:00am-3:30pm at Euclid Middle School

Please Help!! Host Families needed

Please help!!

We desperately need more Host Families for the students coming from Takayama, Japan in August. We need host families for 24 students and our LHS Host Families can host 1, 2, 3, or 4 students if they are able. The Takayama students will arrive at Euclid Middle School on Friday afternoon, August 7 at 4pm. We will need to host them in our Host Family homes on Friday night, Saturday Night and Sunday Night. The students will then need to meet in the front of the school at Littleton High School on Monday morning, August 10 at 8am in order for them to depart on the rest of their tour. We have activities planned for all host families and their Takayama students on Friday evening for dinner as well as on Sunday afternoon/evening for a get together dinner and farewell party. The primary purpose of our hosting these students from Takayama is to provide them with a host family experience in an American home in order to promote understanding and friendship between Japan and the USA. Our hosting of these students is also a fundraiser activity to help support the costs associated with our trip to Grand Junction at the end of September.

Thank you so much for considering hosting students from Takayama, Japan. Please let Karla Elliott know if you are able to host students on August 7-10.

If you have questions or can help host, please contact Karla at kelliott@lps.k12.co.us
(*Please do not reply directly to the Lion Pride Marching Band email address as it is not always monitored on a daily basis.)

Marching Band Update - Host Families Needed!

Upcoming Band activities:  

July 11 - Drums Along The Rockies for those families that purchased tickets
July 20-24 & July 27-31 - Marching Band Camp at Euclid MS 9:00am-3:30pm
July 27 (Monday) - Band Parent Meeting at Euclid MS 7:00pm

Reminder:  We are in need of Host Families for the students coming from Takayama, Japan in August. We need host families for 24 students and our LHS Host Families can host 1, 2, 3, or 4 students if they are able. The Takayama students will arrive at Euclid Middle School on Friday afternoon, August 7 at 4pm. We will need to host them in our Host Family homes on Friday night, Saturday Night and Sunday Night. The students will then need to meet in the front of the school at Littleton High School on Monday morning, August 10 at 8am in order for them to depart on the rest of their tour. We have activities planned for all host families and their Takayama students on Friday evening for dinner as well as on Sunday afternoon/evening for a get together dinner and farewell party. The primary purpose of our hosting these students from Takayama is to provide them with a host family experience in an American home in order to promote understanding and friendship between Japan and the USA. Our hosting of these students is also a fundraiser activity to help support the costs associated with our trip to Grand Junction at the end of September.

Thank you so much for considering hosting students from Takayama, Japan. Please let Marsha Prokuski, Karla Elliott or myself know if you are able to host students on August 7-10.

Thank you,

Don Emmons, Instrumental Music Director
Littleton High School

Hello, band parents!

This Monday, June 15th, will be the start of another week of band camp. Camp runs from 9:00-3:30 each day (M-F) at Euclid Middle School. The first week of camp was very successful and the progress the students are making each day is phenomenal!

Saturday, June 20th, there is a carwash fundraiser scheduled from 8:30-2:00 for the students and we are hoping to add one more additional carwash later in the summer. However, since we are not able to be at Littleton High School this summer, the logistics of making this happen are a bit challenging. We still need to secure a location (with access to water) and organize the equipment and supplies needed for the day. If anyone would be willing to take the lead in organizing this, it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Karla Elliott at kelliott@lps.k12.co.us if you can help. This is a wonderful way for the kids to earn money for their Encore accounts so hopefully we can find a way to once again offer this opportunity to the students this summer.

Mr. Emmons would like to send a huge, huge, Thank You to all of the parents who were at our recent Band Parent Work Day this past Saturday, June 6th. Our LHS "Lion Pride" Band Parents took care of many projects that really needed to be done to allow our rehearsals to proceed efficiently and effectively in these upcoming weeks. He really appreciates your active support of the LHS "Lion Pride" Marching Band program and looks forward to seeing you throughout this upcoming Marching Band season.

For those students that ordered Drums Along the Rockies tickets, they need to be paid for and picked up this week. Attached is a list of the tickets ordered and the status of those orders. Please let Mr. Emmons know about any adjustments to this list immediately!

Lastly, the LHS Lion Pride Marching Band Website has recently been updated. The Schedule tab now lists the current schedule for the 2015 marching season, and the Downloads tab has an updated Band Parent Organizational Chart as well as an updated Band Parent Handbook. This is a great resource with a lot of helpful information! Please take a moment to check it out: www.lionpridemarchingband.org

If you have any questions, please email LHSbandcoordinators@yahoo.com and we'll make sure all inquiries are forwarded to the appropriate individual(s).

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