Monthly Archives: November 2020

Marching Band Winter Performance

Weekly Schedule

In-person Marching Band rehearsals:

Tuesday/Thursday

7:00-8:15am in the Parking Lot

Thursday – Winter Marching Band Performance! 6:30pm @ Wildcat-Ram Stadium

Student Call time: 6:00pm

Brass – Stage

Woodwinds – Band Hall

Color Guard – Orchestra Room

Percussion – Percussion Room

Uniform:

Red LH Band t-shirt (you may wear layers underneath)

Red LH mask

Black joggers

Grey LH Band jacket

Athletic Shoes

Materials needed:
Flip Folder

Lyre

Water Bottle

Winter Marching Band Performance!

The LHHS Wildcat Band will be hosting a Winter Marching Band Performance on Thursday, 12/3 at 6:30pm!


The Marching Band will be performing our 2020 show along with many other songs from our Fall season.

We are excited to provide this in-person performance opportunity for our fans! Our Band students have worked hard through all of the challenges involved with the Fall semester and we are so proud of their progress!

Similar to Football Games, all safety protocols remain in place:

· Masks are required

· All fans must self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms prior to entering

· Every other row will remain empty. Please do not sit on rows that are marked with Caution tape

· Per UIL rules, we must maintain no more than 50% Stadium Capacity

· You may ONLY sit with members of your household

Wristbands will be required and must be checked upon entry. Each Marching Band student will be given 4 wristbands on Tuesday morning to distribute to friends and family as needed.

Please note: this performance will only involve members of our Marching Band and this will take the place of our traditional Winter Concert event in December. We are also planning a virtual concert event for early in the Spring semester (late January/early February) that will involve ALL LHHS Band students regardless of their learning model.

We hope you will join us on Thursday, December 3rd at 6:30pm!

PLAYOFFS!

Richardson ISD IS allowing Marching Bands to travel to Playoff Football games! We need ALL Marching Band families to fill in a new Opt-In form HERE: https://forms.gle/stviHxY7u2WPm7RL6

THERE ARE STILL 50 MARCHING BAND MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT FILLED THIS OUT!

There are two options for transportation:

Students will either ride an RISD bus with the band OR can be driven by a parent.

NO STUDENT IS ALLOWED TO DRIVE THEMSELVES!

Marching rehearsals will occur on Thursday-Friday, December 10-11, 7:30AM to 8:15AM. Depending on what we perform at the game, a similar schedule will probably apply the following week if we advance.

Playoff Volunteers needed!

Attention Parents! Want to get in free to the Playoff football game and help support the band? If you do, then we would love for you to volunteer to be a Band Chaperone!

Please go to the following website: https://risd.voly.org/ and fill out the RISD Volunteer forms.

We do not know specifics for the game yet, but once we do they will be updated on the Sign-Up Genius.

Sign-Up Genius to volunteer:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094EA5A92EA20-lhhs

All-Region Auditions

All students who are auditioning for the TMEA All-Region process will receive login information to access Music First, a web-based recording program.


The window for students to record the Region cuts is 10am on Saturday, 12/5 until 11:59pm on Wednesday, 12/9. You can record any combination of etudes in a sitting and revisit recordings after finishing them.

The biggest challenge in this process is if a student attempts to re-record an Etude, the previous recording will automatically be deleted! You may not record multiple takes of the same Etude and go through them to find the best one. Your LAST take will always be the recording stored. You can attempt recording as few or as many times as you want, but all recordings must be in BEFORE 11:59pm on Wednesday.


Each student should have now paid LHABC their $16 entry fee.

Important Dates

Thursday, 12/3: Winter Marching Band Performance @ Wildcat-Ram, 6:30pm

Saturday, 12/5 @ 10am – Wednesday, 12/9 @ 11:59pm: All-Region Recording Window open

TBA – Week of 12/7: Playoff Game #1!

Thursday, 12/17: Virtual LHABC Meeting, 6:30pm

Thanksgiving Break

Wednesday Game, All-Region and PLAYOFFS!

Weekly Schedule

In-person Marching Band rehearsal:

WEDNESDAY

10:30-11:30am in the Parking Lot

Football Game vs. Richardson at Wildcat-Ram – 1pm

Uniform:

Red LH Band t-shirt

Red LH mask

Black joggers

Grey LH Band jacket

Athletic Shoes

Materials needed:
Flip Folder

Lyre – these were provided to every student before Game 1 but many students have now misplaced them or chosen not to have them on their instruments

Water Bottle

Rehearsal: 10:30-11:30am

Location: Parking Lot

All Band students need to bring food to eat during the break before call time!

Call time: 12:00pm

Brass – Stage

Woodwinds – Band Hall

Color Guard – Orchestra Room

Percussion – Percussion Room

Winter Marching Band Performance!

After much hard work, we have now gotten approval to hold an in-person event prior to our Winter Break!

The LHHS Wildcat Band will be hosting a Winter Marching Band Performance on Thursday, 12/3 at 6:30pm!


The Marching Band will be performing our 2020 show along with many other songs from our Fall season.

We are excited to provide this in-person performance opportunity for our fans! Our Band students have worked hard through all of the challenges involved with the Fall semester and we are so proud of their progress!

Similar to Football Games, all safety protocols remain in place:

· Masks are required

· All fans must self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms prior to entering

· Every other row will remain empty. Please do not sit on rows that are marked with Caution tape

· Per UIL rules, we must maintain no more than 50% Stadium Capacity

· You may ONLY sit with members of your household

Wristbands will be required and must be checked upon entry. Each Marching Band student will be given 4 wristbands to distribute to friends and family as needed.

Please note: this performance will only involve members of our Marching Band and this will take the place of our traditional Winter Concert event in December. We are also planning a virtual concert event for early in the Spring semester (late January/early February) that will involve ALL LHHS Band students regardless of their learning model.

We hope you will join us on Thursday, December 3rd at 6:30pm!

PLAYOFFS!

Richardson ISD IS allowing Marching Bands to travel to Playoff Football games! We need ALL Marching Band families to fill in a new Opt-In form HERE: https://forms.gle/stviHxY7u2WPm7RL6

There are two options for transportation:

Students will either ride an RISD bus with the band OR can be driven by a parent.

NO STUDENT IS ALLOWED TO DRIVE THEMSELVES!

Marching rehearsals will occur on Thursday-Friday, December 10-11, 7:30AM to 8:15AM. Depending on what we perform at the game, a similar schedule will probably apply the following week if we advance.

All-Region Auditions

All students who are auditioning for the TMEA All-Region process will receive login information to access Music First, a web-based recording program.


The window for students to record the Region cuts is 10am on Saturday, 12/5 until 11:59pm on Wednesday, 12/9. You can record any combination of etudes in a sitting and revisit recordings after finishing them.

The biggest challenge in this process is if a student attempts to re-record an Etude, the previous recording will automatically be deleted! You may not record multiple takes of the same Etude and go through them to find the best one. Your LAST take will always be the recording stored. You can attempt recording as few or as many times as you want, but all recordings must be in BEFORE 11:59pm on Wednesday.


Each student should have now paid LHABC their $16 entry fee.

Uptempo Fundraiser

THANK YOU to everyone who supported our Uptempo Fundraiser!

We have raised over $30,000!

We appreciate our Band families who shared the donation link with family/friends and on Social Media!

Important Dates

Wednesday, 11/25: Football Game vs. Richardson @ Wildcat-Ram, 1pm

Thursday, 12/3: Winter Marching Band Performance @ Wildcat-Ram, 6:30pm

Saturday, 12/5 @ 10am – Wednesday, 12/9 @ 11:59pm: All-Region Recording Window open

TBA – Week of 12/7: Playoff Game #1!

Thursday, 12/17: Virtual LHABC Meeting, 6:30pm

Week of Nov 16th

Weekly Schedule

In-person Marching Band rehearsals:

Tuesday/Thursday/Friday

7:00am-8:15am

Tuesday and Thursday AM

ALL – Parking Lot

Friday Rehearsal locations:

ALL – Stadium

NEXT Wednesday – Football Game vs. Richardson at Wildcat-Ram – 1pm

Uniform:

Red LH Band t-shirt

Red LH mask

Black joggers

Grey LH Band jacket

Athletic Shoes

Materials needed:
Flip Folder

Lyre – these were provided to every student before Game 1 but many students have now misplaced them or chosen not to have them on their instruments

Water Bottle

Rehearsal: 10:30-11:30am

Location: TBA (either Parking Lot or Stadium)

Bring food to eat during the break!

Call time: 12:00pm (be in the building by 11:45am)

Brass – Stage

Woodwinds – Band Hall

Color Guard – Orchestra Room

Percussion – Percussion Room

ATTENTION: Marching Band Community performance is 12/3, 6:30pm at Wildcat-Ram Stadium

Volunteers needed!

Attention Parents! Want to get in free to the football games and help support the band? If you do, then you are in luck, we would love for you to volunteer to be a Band Chaperone for our games this year! You can chaperone for 1 or all 6 of our games, it is up to you. Please go to the following website: https://risd.voly.org/ and fill out the RISD Volunteer forms.

Sign-Up Genius to volunteer for a game:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094EA5A92EA20-lhhs

Uptempo Fundraiser Update

THANK YOU to everyone who has supported our Uptempo Fundraiser so far!

We have raised over $31,000! We are getting SO CLOSE to our goal of $35,000. The event ends this Thursday, November 19.

We appreciate our Band families sharing the donation link with family/friends and on Social Media!

Band Registration Forms/Fees

Reminder: Band Registration forms have been sent out through DocuSign.

All forms were FIRST sent to the student e-mail address provided.

Once the student has completed their part of the paperwork, it will automatically be sent to the parent to complete.

All Band fees have been assessed in Charms. Please login and make payments ASAP! Thank you to all of our Marching Band students for making sure at least the Marching Band uniform fee was paid.

If you need more information regarding logging into Charms, click here: https://lhabc.org/charms/

Week of 11/19~ Berkner Game Friday

Weekly Schedule

In-person Marching Band rehearsals:

Tuesday/Thursday/Friday

7:00am-8:15am

Tuesday and Thursday AM

ALL – Parking Lot

Friday Rehearsal locations:

ALL – Stadium

You MUST have your Flip Folder!

Football Game vs. Berkner – 7pm @ Wildcat-Ram

We are VISITOR which means we will perform first at Halftime and sit on the Visitor side.

Uniform:

Red LH Band t-shirt

Red LH mask

Black joggers

Grey LH Band jacket

Athletic Shoes

Materials needed:
Flip Folder

Lyre – these were provided to every student before Game 1 but many students have now misplaced them or chosen not to have them on their instruments

Water Bottle

Call time: 6:00pm (be in the building by 5:45pm)

Brass – Stage

Woodwinds – Band Hall

Color Guard – Orchestra Room

Percussion – Percussion Room

Band Registration Forms/Fees

Reminder: Band Registration forms have been sent out through DocuSign.

All forms were FIRST sent to the student e-mail address provided.

Once the student has completed their part of the paperwork, it will automatically be sent to the parent to complete.

All Band fees have been assessed in Charms. Please login and make payments ASAP! Thank you to all of our Marching Band students for making sure at least the Marching Band uniform fee was paid.

If you need more information regarding logging into Charms, click here: https://lhabc.org/charms/

Volunteers needed!

Attention Parents! Want to get in free to the football games and help support the band? If you do, then you are in luck, we would love for you to volunteer to be a Band Chaperone for our games this year! You can chaperone for 1 or all 6 of our games, it is up to you. Please go to the following website: https://risd.voly.org/ and fill out the RISD Volunteer forms.

Sign-Up Genius to volunteer for a game:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094EA5A92EA20-lhhs

Tickets for this week’s Football Game

https://richardsonisd.brushfire.com/berkner-football/478732

The link will open on Monday morning.

Visitors code – Lake Highlands participant’s families will still use their student ID#-date of game (123456-1113) as your access code for 4 tickets

Football Game Date Change

Our Football schedule has been adjusted!

The home game previously scheduled for Friday, November 27 (after Thanksgiving) is now on Wednesday, November 25 (before Thanksgiving) at 1:00pm.

IF any RISD teams have to quarantine and a game has to be rescheduled, then the game currently scheduled for Friday, December 4th would move to Monday, November 30th and the make-up game would occur on Saturday, December 5th. We will notify you if this ends up happening!

Uptempo Fundraiser Update

THANK YOU to everyone who has supported our Uptempo Fundraiser so far!

We have raised over $30,000! We are getting SO CLOSE to our goal of $35,000.

We appreciate our Band families sharing the donation link with family/friends and on Social Media!

Eligibility – If you failed a class at the Nine Weeks, you are still expected to attend ALL rehearsals.

Important Dates

Tuesday, 11/10: Deadline for TMEA All-Region Phase 1 Entry (Flute/Clarinet/Trumpet) – please turn in $16 to the Safe! Checks made payable to LHABC.

Friday, 11/13: Football Game vs. Berkner @ Wildcat-Ram (Visitor), 7pm

Tuesday, 11/17: Virtual LHABC Meeting, 7pm

Wednesday, 11/25: Football Game vs. Richardson @ Wildcat-Ram, 1pm

Thursday, 12/17: Virtual LHABC Meeting, 6:30pm

If you think you have a conflict with ANY Football Game date listed above, please email your Band Director ASAP.

Week of 11/3 – Game vs Pearce

Band Registration Forms/Fees

Reminder: Band Registration forms have been sent out through DocuSign.

All forms were FIRST sent to the student e-mail address provided.

Once the student has completed their part of the paperwork, it will automatically be sent to the parent to complete.

All Band fees have been assessed in Charms. Please login and make payments ASAP! Thank you to all of our Marching Band students for making sure at least the Marching Band uniform fee was paid.

If you are utilizing the payment plan, at least the first payment must be made in Charms before your student will receive the Marching Band uniform.

If you need more information regarding logging into Charms, click here: https://lhabc.org/charms/

THANK YOU Mr. Martinez!

Please join me in thanking Mr. Martinez, our Colorguard Director, for single-handedly putting together our jackets for the Marching Band! He volunteered to do this to help curb the cost of our marching uniforms and we are SO thankful! The Band looked great on Friday night!

Weekly Schedule

In-person Marching Band rehearsals:

Thursday/Friday

7:00am-8:15am

Thursday AM

ALL – Parking

Friday Rehearsal locations:

ALL – Stadium

You MUST have your Flip Folder!

Football Game vs. Pearce – 7pm @ Wildcat-Ram

Uniform:

Red LH Band t-shirt

Red LH mask

Black joggers/Grey LH Band jacket

Athletic Shoes

Materials needed:
Flip Folder

Water Bottle

Call time: 6:00pm (be in the building by 5:45pm)

Brass – Stage

Woodwinds – Band Hall

Color Guard – Orchestra Room

Percussion – Percussion Room

Tickets for this week’s Football Game!

Here is ticket information link for the Varsity football game LHHS vs Pearce on 11/06/2020 – https://richardsonisd.brushfire.com/lakehighlands-football/478749

Tickets will be available to families of all participants to purchase starting on Monday morning at 12:01am until Tuesday night at 11:59pm. This code is only valid for a one time to purchase tickets – you may NOT use the code a 2nd time to purchase additional tickets! You will need to be ready to buy all the tickets you need when you enter the code the first time! REMEMBER: you must have all their information ready to go before you enter the code!

Parents will use the code: student id – date of game (ie 12345-1106)

Football Game Date Change

Our Football schedule has been adjusted!

The home game previously scheduled for Friday, November 27 (after Thanksgiving) is now on Wednesday, November 25 (before Thanksgiving) at 1:00pm.

Because of this, we need to know how many Band students will be able to attend the game.

If the date change means you will be absent from the game, it WILL be excused but please fill out this Google Form by Monday, 10/26: https://forms.gle/ivKEzhSEZkvwiRkq5

IF any RISD teams have to quarantine and a game has to be rescheduled, then the home game currently scheduled for Friday, December 4th would move to Monday, November 30th and the make-up game would occur on Saturday, December 5th. We will notify you if this ends up happening!

Homecoming Mums

THANK YOU to all of the parents and students who helped spread the word about Mums for Homecoming. We appreciate your support!

Uptempo Fundraiser Update

THANK YOU to everyone who has supported our Uptempo Fundraiser so far!

We have raised over $28,000! We are getting SO CLOSE to our goal of $35,000.

We appreciate our Band families sharing the donation link with family/friends and on Social Media!

Eligibility – If you failed a class at the Nine Weeks, you are still expected to attend ALL rehearsals.

READ THIS LIST – part 3!

If you are on this list, you have NOT filled out the Registration Contact info link – this is the ONLY way we can electronically send you Band Registration forms.

Please fill out the form linked below ASAP:

https://forms.gle/YRJxjtnatyKjWTr27

Victoria Ayomide

Elizabeth Carranco

Enrique Casillas

Julian Chapman

Jalen Coleman

Hoang Do

Gabriel Espindola

Mia Garner

Raymond Henry

Sara Hernandez

Temple Iyeke

Joudi Kharchou

Carlos Macias

Ella Murray

Jesse Njuguna

Luis Oregon

Natalia Ortiz

Jaeden Quilca

Da’Kyrie Ragland

Abraham Rios

Larissa Rivera

Chelsea Rush

Talitha Torres

Chris Valesquez

Sherrilyn Villareal

COVID updates

Please make sure you are continuing to follow social-distancing protocols at all times! We have had more issues with students not following the 6-foot rule, especially when we are transitioning from outdoors to indoors and vice-versa.

We are seeing an increase campus-wide in quarantining and positive cases. Let’s all do our part!!

REMINDERS:

Early Morning arrival of Marching Band students on a Rehearsal day: All materials NOT needed for rehearsal must be placed in lockers (Brass/Color Guard), on your assigned spot in the Band Hall (Woodwinds) or spaced out in the entryway between the Band Hall and Percussion Room (Percussion).

All students will be released from morning rehearsals at 8:15am and will return to the Band Hall. Only F2F students will be allowed back in the building and locker rooms (1 at a time – please move quickly)

From there, students will be dismissed to Athletic Locker Rooms (H-Building: Boys and Girls PE Locker Rooms). If you are using the Athletic Locker Rooms, masks must be worn at all times unless showering. You will need to move quickly through the Locker Room as you’re getting ready for the day – no congregating! If you are not using the Athletic Locker Rooms, you may not walk through any part of the building unless you are heading to the Hub or Auditorium after 8:30am.

Once you are dressed for school, ONLY 1st period Band students will be allowed to remain in the Band Hall and must be on their assigned spot with all materials needed for class. Non 1st-period Band students will need to follow the School Entry plan and remain in the Auditorium or Hub after dressing.


Band Lockers are assigned and will be used only for band materials.

Percussion: On days with morning rehearsal, Percussion will continue to rehearse 8:20-9:20 for 1st period. On Mondays and Wednesdays, virtual students will be let out early in order to get home for the rest of their virtual school day.

Important Dates

Friday, 11/6: Football Game vs. Pearce @ Wildcat-Ram, 7pm

Tuesday, 11/10: Deadline for TMEA All-Region Phase 1 Entry (Flute/Clarinet/Trumpet) – please turn in $16 to the Safe! Checks made payable to LHABC.

Friday, 11/13: Football Game vs. Berkner @ Wildcat-Ram (Visitor), 7pm

Tuesday, 11/17: Virtual LHABC Meeting, 7pm

Wednesday, 11/25: Football Game vs. Richardson @ Wildcat-Ram, 1pm

Thursday, 12/17: Virtual LHABC Meeting, 6:30pm

If you think you have a conflict with ANY Football Game date listed above, please email your Band Director ASAP.