Dear LHS Marching Band Families,
Thank you for all of your wonderful support this past week at our various events. Thank you especially to Sandie Steffes and her crew of volunteers who were there to assist the "Lion Pride" Band at the Western Welcome Week Parade. I really appreciated the Sacco's, Reibling's, Murray's and several others who willingly brought vehicle's and trailers to help transport our equipment to the parade and back again.
I am extremely pleased with the Band's first major performance in front of the audience at the Western Welcome Week Parade. We received very positive feedback from many different people at the parade and I felt that our students performed well throughout the entire parade.
For this upcoming week, please make note of the following details:
1. Monday, August 21st - Evening Rehearsal from 6pm - 9pm. We would like to start this rehearsal at 6pm on the field.
2. Saturday, August 26th - Colorado State Fair Parade in Pueblo, CO. Call time is 5:50am at LHS. Students will load their uniform and instruments at that time and the buses will leave at 6:10am. We have room on the buses for parents who would like to ride the buses with us that day. There are also maps and directions available here. We plan to return to LHS at 9:30pm that day. Please contact Mr. Emmons with any questions or concerns.
3. For the week of August 28th, we have evening rehearsals scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 29th and Thursday, August 31st from 6pm - 9pm each evening.
4. The Collage Concert for the LHS Instrumental Performing Arts Department is on Wednesday, August 30th. ENCORE (the LHS Performing Arts Booster Organization) is having a BBQ Dinner from 5pm - 6:30pm. Then the LHS "Lion Pride" Marching Band will perform outside in front of the school at 6:30pm. The Collage Concert will then begin at 7:00pm inside the LHS Theater. Call time for the Marching Band students is 6pm and they are permitted to leave after our performance ends before 7pm. For students who are in other LHS Performing Arts Ensembles (Choir, Theater, Orchestra or Jazz Ensemble), they will need to change and stay for the rest of the concert. [I sincerely apologize for NOT having this date on the Calendar.]
5. Friday, September 1st - This is the date of our first Home Football Game. Call Time is 5:30pm. We will perform the National Anthem before the game, in the stands during the game, on the field during half-time, and after the game on the track. We thoroughly enjoy all of the support and enthusiastic cheering that our Band Parents provide at the game.
6. We will begin our SNAP-Raise, online fundraiser for the Marching Band on Monday, August 28th. We are asking that ALL our students participate to help us meet our financial needs and goals for this season. You will receive more information later regarding this online fundraiser. Thank you in advance for your help and support.
7. Our next Band Parent Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 5th from 7pm - 8pm. I know that many of you will be there helping us with our Shako covers, so we can hopefully accomplish two things at once that evening.
Thank you again for your consistent help and support. I look forward to seeing you at our various events, performances and activities.
Sincerely,
Don Emmons, Instrumental Music Director
Littleton High School
