All-Region Auditions – Congratulations to the following students on making the All-Region Honor Band! Carson Plamondan, Brandon Cole, Jack Bedell, and Judah Bass! Matthew Howard advanced to the Area contest and will audition for All-State in January! This is a huge accomplishment for these students. The band directors are very proud of every student who auditioned for the All-Region bands. It takes a lot of guts to go play in front of other great students.
Concerts – Thank you to everyone for coming out to our fall band concert last Wednesday. Our final concert is this Tuesday at Lamar Baptist Church. The full orchestra will be performing along with the Lamar Choirs. This is a long standing LHS tradition and we know you will enjoy this beautiful holiday concert.
Band Holiday Party – This Wednesday after school, early release at 11:35, we will have our annual holiday party! There is a flyer that the band council posted in the band app. All are welcome, no obligation to participate in the white elephant gift exchange. $5 for pizza, freshmen bring desserts, sophomores bring chips or salty snacks, juniors bring drinks (canned sodas, not bottles), seniors bring extra goodies. Best Christmas outfit wins a prize! The white elephant gift exchange has a $10 limit and gifts must be school appropriate and no live animals. Yes, one year a student brought a goldfish.
The Break – The winter break is a much needed halftime for the school year. A chance to rest and relax. It is also a great time to recalibrate and prepare for an even better spring semester. I look forward to relaxing and spending time with my family. I will however also be looking forward to and planning for next semester. I would like all students to take home their instruments AND practice over the break. We will have solos and concert music to work on. Scales and other fundamentals are also very important. We have a lot going on in the spring and we want to get off to a running start on January 4th.
Dec 12-15
Monday – B day
Tuesday – Full Orchestra & Choir Holiday Concert 7:00pm @ Lamar Baptist Church
Wednesday – 11:35am-1:00pm Band Holiday Party in the Band Room
Thursday – Last Day of the semester! TAKE HOME INSTRUMENTS
Friday – No school or practices
For Percussion, Jazz, or Color Guard calendars, email
Kolby Kelly, kkelly4@aisd.net
Zack Riley, zriley1@aisd.net
Midori Eng, midori.lwe@gmail.com
Amazon Wish List – The Lamar Band has an Amazon wishlist. Check it out when you get a chance. Also, make sure you have signed up for the Lamar Band Boosters Amazon Smile account before you do holiday shopping!
Attendance Policy – ALL before and after school practices are required. There will be a participation grade in the gradebook. A Lamar Band Absence Request Form must be filled out and on file. For emergencies, a text or email to a director is fine.
Band Activity Fees – Pay your fees online here. https://tinyurl.com/BandFeesVFND
Communication
Alan Lang, dlang@aisd.net | Kolby Kelly, kkelly4@aisd.net
Zack Riley, zriley1@aisd.net | Midori Eng, midori.lwe@gmail.com
Band App – Students and parents all need to set up their Band App accounts. We communicate primarily through this app. ALL the links can be accessed here
Booster Club, lamarbandboosterclub@gmail.com
Lamar Band News Blog
Lamar Band Website
Lamar Band Weekly Announcements 12/11/2022
All-Region Auditions – Congratulations to the following students on making the All-Region Honor Band! Carson Plamondan, Brandon Cole, Jack Bedell, and Judah Bass! Matthew Howard advanced to the Area contest and will audition for All-State in January! This is a huge accomplishment for these students. The band directors are very proud of every student who auditioned for the All-Region bands. It takes a lot of guts to go play in front of other great students.
Concerts – Thank you to everyone for coming out to our fall band concert last Wednesday. Our final concert is this Tuesday at Lamar Baptist Church. The full orchestra will be performing along with the Lamar Choirs. This is a long standing LHS tradition and we know you will enjoy this beautiful holiday concert.
Band Holiday Party – This Wednesday after school, early release at 11:35, we will have our annual holiday party! There is a flyer that the band council posted in the band app. All are welcome, no obligation to participate in the white elephant gift exchange. $5 for pizza, freshmen bring desserts, sophomores bring chips or salty snacks, juniors bring drinks (canned sodas, not bottles), seniors bring extra goodies. Best Christmas outfit wins a prize! The white elephant gift exchange has a $10 limit and gifts must be school appropriate and no live animals. Yes, one year a student brought a goldfish.
The Break – The winter break is a much needed halftime for the school year. A chance to rest and relax. It is also a great time to recalibrate and prepare for an even better spring semester. I look forward to relaxing and spending time with my family. I will however also be looking forward to and planning for next semester. I would like all students to take home their instruments AND practice over the break. We will have solos and concert music to work on. Scales and other fundamentals are also very important. We have a lot going on in the spring and we want to get off to a running start on January 4th.
Dec 12-15
Monday – B day
Tuesday – Full Orchestra & Choir Holiday Concert 7:00pm @ Lamar Baptist Church
Wednesday – 11:35am-1:00pm Band Holiday Party in the Band Room
Thursday – Last Day of the semester! TAKE HOME INSTRUMENTS
Friday – No school or practices
For Percussion, Jazz, or Color Guard calendars, email
Kolby Kelly, kkelly4@aisd.net
Zack Riley, zriley1@aisd.net
Midori Eng, midori.lwe@gmail.com
Amazon Wish List – The Lamar Band has an Amazon wishlist. Check it out when you get a chance. Also, make sure you have signed up for the Lamar Band Boosters Amazon Smile account before you do holiday shopping!
Attendance Policy – ALL before and after school practices are required. There will be a participation grade in the gradebook. A Lamar Band Absence Request Form must be filled out and on file. For emergencies, a text or email to a director is fine.
Band Activity Fees – Pay your fees online here. https://tinyurl.com/BandFeesVFND
Communication
Alan Lang, dlang@aisd.net | Kolby Kelly, kkelly4@aisd.net
Zack Riley, zriley1@aisd.net | Midori Eng, midori.lwe@gmail.com
Band App – Students and parents all need to set up their Band App accounts. We communicate primarily through this app. ALL the links can be accessed here
Booster Club, lamarbandboosterclub@gmail.com
Lamar Band News Blog
Lamar Band Website