5/15/22
Important Dates
Europe Trip Interest Meeting – May 19, 5:00pm
Colorguard, Drumline, Front Ensemble Clinics – May 17th, 19th, and 24th 6:30-8:30pm
Next Bands Club/New to LRHS Parent Meeting – May 24, 7:00 p.m.
Band Banquet – June 3, 6:00 p.m.
Announcements
Band Banquet for all 3 bands on June 3!
Due to Covid protocols, we are not able to have a potluck dinner as we have done in the past. Therefore, we have decided to set up an online ordering option with Panera Bread. Please use this link – Panera Bread Ordering – to order dinner for your family. It will be delivered to LRHS on the evening of the banquet. All orders must be placed by May 27!
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Reminders from Previous News & Notes
CLINICS for Future Symphonic Band Students
We will be holding our annual Colorguard, Drumline and Front Ensemble clinics on May 17th, 19th and 24th prior to the auditions for these groups. In order to audition for these groups you must have already been accepted into the Symphonic Band. If you are interested in seeing what these groups are like, come to the clinics from 6:30-8:30pm in the band room. Feel free to come and try them out to see if you would like to be a part of any of these groups. The Colorguard will have auditions on the 24th. The drumline and front ensemble will have auditions after school on May 26th from 2:30-3:30pm.
If you play OBOE, BASSOON, BASS CLARINET, BARITONE SAXOPHONE, OR ANY PERCUSSION you MUST join one of these groups, or march a different instrument like flute, clarinet, or alto/tenor saxophone. Oboe, Bassoon, Bass Clarinet, and Bari Saxophone are NOT marched in marching band.
Europe Interest Meeting
Ms. Montgomery is hosting an informational meeting on May 19th at 5:00pm for students interested in joining a band from North Carolina going on tour through Europe summer of 2023. You MUST either currently be in Concert Band or Symphonic Band or join those groups this coming school year. Current Seniors through rising 9th graders are welcome.
Bands Club Open Positions for the 22-23 school year
Attention parents!!! The LRHS Bands Club NEEDS YOU!!!!! Thank you to those of you who have filled some of the open slots. The Bands Club Board still needs a President and 2 Vice Presidents – as well as several committee chairpersons. Please check out this list of LRHS Bands Club Open Positions for 22/23 to see how you can help support the LRHS Bands next year. If you want to volunteer for an open position or have any questions, please email Susan Davis (suebee70@outlook.com).
Parent Meeting!!! (Bands Club)
We call our Band Parent meetings Bands Club Meetings. This meeting is for ALL parents of ALL THREE BANDS. We hope you will join us Tuesday, May 24 at 7:00pm.
At the beginning of each meeting, we approve the minutes from the previous Bands Club meeting. You can view the minutes from last month’s meeting.
Easy ways to help the LRHS Band!!
Help the General Bands Fund
Use Amazon Smile when ordering items from Amazon
- Use this unique link to get you started https://smile.amazon.com/ch/561884114
- Already an Amazon user? Just go to smile.amazon.com, then sign in using your Amazon username and password. You may be prompted to choose a charitable organization. Search and select Leesville Road High School Bands Club. Each time you sign in to smile.amazon.com, our organizations should be at the top left corner of the webpage. Supporting: Leesville Road High School Bands Club.
- If you need to change your choice to LRHS Bands Club, just sign in to smile.amazon.com, then click on ‘Your Account’ at the top right side and Scroll down to Change your Charity. Search and select: Leesville Road High School Bands Club.
Get money for your student’s band account
See this flyer for our magazine fundraiser. Create an account, send out the information to your friends and family, order a subscription (or more) and 90% of the profit will be put directly into your student’s band account each quarter (10% will go towards the General Bands Club).
Need to go grocery shopping at Food Lion or Lowe’s Foods? Why not get a gift card to pay for your groceries? Susan Davis (suebee70@outlook.com ) has a supply of gift cards in different amounts that you can purchase. For Food Lion 4.85% of the card purchase price will go to your student’s band account. For Lowe’s Foods 5.82% of the card purchase price will go to your student’s band account.