Busy week ahead of us!
Boutonnières ~ Thursday 6-8pm (Band room)
Make boutonnieres for senior night (which is Friday). Atsuko Russell has offered to lead this effort. Please consider helping out; we have about 20 seniors this year to honor! Bring Your Own Scissors.
Halloween Goodie Bags ~ Several parents have suggested making Halloween treat bags for the band students for Friday's game. If you'd like to contribute some candy or treats for the bags, please send them in to the band room by Thursday. If you'd like to help assemble the bags (we'll probably do it Thursday during band from 2:30-4:30) let me know at bandlsm@gmail.com
Friday: Home football game with Senior recognition (and Halloween treat bags)
Saturday: VBODA competition -- it's an early one! Kids on the field at school to rehearse by 7:30am; dress and load truck at 8:15am; leave for West Springfield at 9am; perform at 11am; return around 2pm. (Don't forget: black socks, black shoes, t-shirt, lunch, snack money, and a superior attitude!)
NOTE - Students will take their instruments AND their uniform home with them to be ready for the parade through the Hayfield Farm neighborhood.
Sunday: parade in Hayfield Farm neighborhood at 1pm
Band room will be open at 11:30am for instrument pickup; 12:30pm report to Hayfield Farm pool (at the end of Hayfield Road in Hayfield Farm neighborhood); 1pm parade up to the park near the corner of Hayfield Road and Telegraph. 1:45pm dismissed from parade; take uniform and instrument home and return them to school on Wednesday
(The good news is that on Sat night/Sun morning, we set the clocks back one hour; so we all get an extra hour sleep. In theory anyway!)
Looking ahead:
The marching band potluck banquet is on Wednesday, November 4. I'll send details later this week. Unfortunately, we were unable to use the gym this year for a parent vs student volleyball game before the dinner. If anyone has an alternate idea for an activity before the dinner -- and if they'd like to organize it -- please let me know.
DON'T FORGET that Che Russell has offered to put together a slide show - so send him your best pictures from the marching band season! send him an email or you can send a CD to Justin to give to his dad.
Finally, I'd like to thank the many wonderful volunteers who helped make the Homecoming activities so much fun and such a success. Atsuko Russell, Yvette Schuler, Bettina Dowell, Mary Hess, Leslie Bell, Twila Mack, and I think Martha Stewart put together the pizza dinner that sustained our kids for their very long day. A great group of parents supplied an impressive assortment of cookies, cupcakes, brownies, etc for dessert - Leslie Bell, Sabrena Capel, Bettina Dowell, Cheryl Wagner, Erin Fitzsimmons, Jessica Tyeryar, Christiana Hawes, Darci Dunn, and I think Emeril Lagasse. Our hardy equipment team did a good job, even with the bad weather: Mary Hess, Nick Milton, Ed Capel, Don Stevenson, Che Russell, the 'equipment students': Jordan, Sarah, Taylor, Mikala, Angie; Dave Collins, Ralph Monaco, Rick Young, Dwayne Jones and I believe Lou Ferrigno. And all the other parents who supplied snacks and water: Sandy Collins, Cheryl Wagner, Christiana Hawes, Karen Reed, Tawnie Jewitt, Mary Hess, Amy Taylor, Sandy Collins, and I believe Rachel Ray. And, to the wonderful parents who helped set up the stands and then clean up afterwards: Bettina Dowell, Kevin and Donna Baetsen, Lory Monaco-Stevenson, and I believe Ann B Davis.
(If anyone notices that I've accidently ommitted a name that should be here, please let me know!! I'm so grateful to all of you who volunteer in any way - our band is that much more fun and successful thanks to all the volunteer spirit!)
BY THE WAY - Don't forget to sell fruit!! (See information on the band web site.)
Humbly serving our kids,
Lorraine Monaco
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