Liberty Band General Booster Meeting

• Don't forget our General Booster meeting Tuesday, September 11th at 6:30 PM in the LHS auditorium.  
• Discover what our band family is about and become informed and involved.
• There were will be scrip and King Soopers cards available, and also spirit wear so bring your check book.  
• There will also be window decals available for ordering.

Regional Ads Opportunities

Hello Band Families,
I am coordinating advertisements for the souvenir program for the 2018 CBA Southern Region State Qualifying Marching Festival on Wednesday, October 17th, hosted by Liberty Band. This marching band competition is held at D20 Stadium and is a great fundraiser that benefits our entire band organization.

 I need your help in two regards.

First, for those that own a business, please consider buying an advertisement and sponsoring a trophy in our 2018 Regional program. To receive priority as Liberty Band affiliated advertisers just make a commitment as soon as possible. If it is appropriate for your business, coupons are encouraged with your advertisement to increase the value for both your business and the viewer. Please email me, Kerrie Weitzel (contact information at end) and do not reply to Mr. Hedding or the band boosters.

Second, I also need your help identifying additional businesses that could advertise. Please consider those you know who own a business (employers and friends), or if there is a business you love that you think others should know about. Please share a referral, and I can officially approach them about advertising.
The details for advertising are below.

Orders, advertisement, and payment are due by Wednesday, September 12, 2018.
 Please make checks payable to LHS Band and mail to Liberty Band Boosters, PMB 226, 3472 Research Pkwy, Suite 104, Colorado Springs, CO 80920. An invoice will be provided upon request.

Souvenir Program Advertising & Trophy Sponsor Rates:
Half page ad, B&W: $75 (4.75” wide x 3.25 high)
Full page ad, B&W: $100 (4.75” wide x 7.75” high)
 Full page ad, Color: $125 (4.75” wide x 7.75” high, very limited availability)
Trophy sponsorship: $200 – includes 3 trophies for one of the divisions (1A-5A) and a free color, full-page ad

Each ad image should be sent in either color or black and white as a .jpg file at 300 dpi. The program will be viewed by approximately 2,000 people at the competition, reaching people from the entire southern Colorado region. In addition to the ad in the program, advertisers will be given additional thanks as Liberty Band sponsors in all concert band programs throughout the year (approximately 12 programs). Your ad will also be featured once during the school year in the Liberty Band Boosters Facebook group.

The deadline for orders and payment of ads is September 12, 2018.

 Contact Information:
 Kerrie Weitzel
 kerrie_weitzel@msn.com

Band Concerts Date Change

Hello Band Families!

It was brought to our attention that there was a pretty significant error in our band calendar that was published on the band website, and further disseminated, and we wanted to make everyone aware as soon as possible in an attempt to give everyone as much time as possible to work any scheduling conflicts.

Our First Quarter Concerts will be the following Dates/Times:

Monday October 1st- Blue Day

Jazz Band 1, Jazz Band 2 Concert

7:00 Start Time

Tuesday October 2nd- Red Day

Concert Band 2, Symphonic Band

7:30 Start Time (Later start time to accommodate Marching Band students)

Wednesday October 3rd- Blue Day

NO CONCERT

Financial Aid Night at LHS in Auditorium

Senior parents should attend if your student is planning on Attending College

Thursday October 4th- Red Day

Concert Band 1, Wind Ensemble

7:30 Start Time (Later start time to accommodate Marching Band Students)

This calendar change has already been made to the Google Calendar on the band website, and I will update the formal band calendar document today (hopefully no later than LHS lunch time).

I'm so, so, so terribly sorry about this clerical error; it is entirely my fault and I can't apologize enough.  If this schedule change results in an un-resolvable scheduling conflict that will result in your student not being able to make their concert,  please let me know as soon as possible so we can work on a plan so your student's grade is not impacted.  

Lastly, I humbly request that you view the attachment that accompanies this email. (Posted in the next post)  It is in regards to advertising in the program that we sell at the Marching Regional (which we host).  The program is an important part of an important day, which is VERY profitable for the entire band program...while it is a marching band event, the proceeds benefit the ENTIRE band program.   

Again, I'm terribly sorry about the calendar.

Respectfully,

Sean Hedding

Director of Bands

Hey, they gotta eat sometime... and we could use your help

Hello Marching Parents,

Well we are getting close to that time where we will be having our first football game and thus our first marching performance.  We will be feeding the kids dinner between rehearsal and the football game on Aug 30th.   We need some parents to take food home for initial preparation, some parents to donate desserts & salad, and a crew to actually put everything together Thursday afternoon, serve dinner and a crew to serve and clean up. After clean-up, you'll have plenty of time to head into the stadium and enjoy the game. Please help where and when you can.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044dafa728a0ff2-football5

Thank you so very much!  I look forward to seeing you all at the game or before!

Reeda Baturevich

2nd VP of Programming

Liberty Band Boosters

Liberty.band

Beg. of the Year Band Info

Hello Band Families!

It's been an exciting start to the School Year with lots going on!  Of course, the Marching Band is very busy, and we are happy to have Ms. Sarah Romero on the team this year!  She brings a lot of fresh energy to our Band Program, and is very excited to be a part of our Band Family.

Just a few administrative things, and one very important announcement.

• Students have received a LOT of information about Course Expectations, Syllabi, Handbooks, and of course, OneNote.  This is also true for band.  Please review the Band Handbook and Syllabus, available on the band website under the Documents page (www.liberty.band), and then print, sign, and return the "Band Contract" to school with your students.
  
  • This will go in the Grade Book as an Assessment grade, and is due August 28th.  
• Students NOT enrolled in Marching Bard/Color Guard, need to complete an online information form, which is also on the band website (also on Documents page).  The online form should take 10-15 minutes to fill out, and provides us with a LOT of pertinent information to take care of your student including: health information, dietary needs (we feed your students often!), emergency contact information for trips, and so on.  MARCHING BAND students have ALREADY DONE THIS.

Lastly, the big news this year in the Band Program is a trip we are taking to Dallas, in April of 2019.  The trip is a requirement as part of the course expectations for Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, however, we are opening up the trip to the entire band program; students in ANY of the concert bands are allowed to attend.  Students in Concert Band 1 and Concert Band 2 mayjoin us on this trip, however will not perform with the Symphonic Band or Wind Ensemble...their trip would be for fun and exposure to very high level performance quality from bands around the country (and EVERYTHING is bigger in Texas), as well as supporting their band family at their performances.  Tentative events on the trip include: the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble performance, attending a performance by the world-renown Dallas Winds (professional Concert Band), attending a performance by the Dallas Symphony, a day at Six Flags-Dallas, Dallas Aquarium, Go-Kart Racing Experience, and time at the 6th Floor Museum (Assassination of JFK).  These are just some of our options, and could change.

We are hosting an informational meeting on MONDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 6:30pm in the Auditorium.  Our travel agent, Ken Ovrebo (who we've traveled with to Indianapolis, and is the State Chairman of Marching Band Activities) will be in attendance to discuss with us our basic itinerary, cost, and options for parents to travel with us as well.  Because our time at Back-to-School Night is so short, we will NOT spend any time discussing the trip on that evening.

If you can at all make it, please join us on Monday night so you can be as informed about the trip as possible.  

Respectfully,

Sean Hedding and Sarah Romero

Band Directors

Liberty High School

2018 Regionals Advertising

Hello Band Families,

I am coordinating advertisements for the souvenir program for the 2018 CBA Southern Region State Qualifying Marching Festival on Wednesday, October 17^th, hosted by Liberty Band.  This marching band competition is held at D20 Stadium and is a great fundraiser that benefits our entire band organization.

I need your help in two regards.

First, for those that own a business, please consider buying an advertisement and sponsoring a trophy in our 2018 Regional program.   To receive priority as Liberty Band affiliated advertisers just make a commitment by Friday, August 24^th.  If it is appropriate for your business, coupons are encouraged with your advertisement to increase the value for both your business and the viewer.

Second, I also need your help identifying additional businesses that could advertise.  Please consider those you know who own a business (employers and friends), or if there is a business you love that you think others should know about.  Please share a referral, and I can officially approach them about advertising.

The details for advertising are below.

Orders, advertisement, and payment are due by Wednesday, September 12, 2018. 

Please make checks payable to LHS Band and mail to Liberty Band Boosters, PMB 226, 3472 Research Pkwy, Suite 104, Colorado Springs, CO 80920.  An invoice will be provided upon request.

Souvenir Program Advertising & Trophy Sponsor Rates:

Half page ad, B&W: $75 (4.75” wide x 3.25 high)

Full page ad, B&W: $100 (4.75” wide x 7.75” high)

Full page ad, Color:  $125 (4.75” wide x 7.75” high, very limited availability)

Trophy sponsorship: $200 – includes 3 trophies for one of the divisions (1A-5A) and a free color, full-page ad

Each ad image should be sent in either color or black and white as a .jpg file at 300 dpi.  

The program will be viewed by approximately 2,000 people at the competition, reaching people from the entire southern Colorado region.  In addition to the ad in the program, advertisers will be given additional thanks as Liberty Band sponsors in all concert band programs throughout the year (approximately 12 programs). Your ad will also be featured once during the school year in the Liberty Band Boosters Facebook group.

The deadline for orders and payment of ads is September 12, 2018.

Contact Information:

Kerrie Weitzel

kerrie_weitzel@msn.com

719-465-7541

October will be here soon...

Happy Friday afternoon everyone!

I know we just started school but before you know it, it will be the beginning of October and which means concert time.   Time is ticking  so we need to get a jump start on fitting concert uniforms, so that those who need to order have plenty of time to do so. More information will come home with your kid next week.   Also we would very much appreciate several volunteers next week to help us fit concert uniforms.  If you could please spare a couple hours and help us, it will go a long way in helping us get this kids fitted in efficiently and minimize their time away from class.   Click on the link below to sign up

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044dafa728a0ff2-concert5

Thank you so much!