LW Marching Arts Update
November 12-18, 2023
This week in the LW Marching Arts:
Sunday, November 12
Monday, November 13
Tuesday, November 14
5:30-6:00pm - If you need more candy bars to sell, volunteers will be at LW CENTRAL during this time. Enter in the field house entrance and look for the volunteers by the band room.
Wednesday, November 15
4:30-7:30pm - All Winter Guard Rehearsal at LW EAST
4:30-9:00pm - Indoor Percussion at LW CENTRAL
Thursday, November 16
Friday, November 17
4:30-7:30pm - All Winter Guard Rehearsal at LW WEST
Saturday, November 18
10am-2pm - Winter Guard Staging Camp #1 at LW NORTH
3pm-9pm - Winter Guard Staging Camp #2 at LW NORTH
11:00am - Home Playoff Game at LWE - this is mandatory for LWE students (with the exception of students participating in the ILMEA festival). LWW and LWC students are invited to join us for this game. Please message Taylor via Remind if you will join in on the fun!
Call time is 11am in the LWE Band Room ready to rehearse the fight song, anthem, stands tunes, and cadences. Plan to park on the west side of the school. Attire will be spirit wear or East colors, jeans and gym shoes. Kickoff is at 1:00pm.
Upcoming:
Friday, Nov. 24 - Register for the Rose Parade by this date, so you can begin your payments on Dec. 1.
Saturday, Nov. 25 - Possible state championship game for LWE at 7pm at Illinois State University. Required for East Band members and Central and West students are invited to attend as well. Stay tuned for more info once we know if the team will advance to the championship game.
World's Finest Chocolate
If you are in need of candy bars to sell, log on to your LWMB Charms account and click online store. Please purchase your candy through the LWMB Charms store, take a screen shot of your receipt and text one of the following volunteers to arrange your candy pick up:
Jen Clark (East) - 708-860-2434
Michelle Obrecht (Central) - 708-932-3887
Crystal Christopherson (West) - 630-452-5575
Raise Right
Sign up for Raise Right to start earning money on your every day purchases or on gift cards that you will purchase for the upcoming holidays.
Get signed up here: https://www.raiseright.com/
The Raise Right code for LWMB is X9J23NJITRRT.
With advance planning on your purchases, you can raise hundreds or thousands of dollars to help pay for your Rose Parade trip. Sign up today!
Note to families already in Raise Right through your individual school music boosters: You can still raise funds to be used for the LWMB through your music booster Raise Right. No need to switch to the LWMB Raise Right.
Rose Parade Documents
If you are looking for the slides from the presentation, the chaperone interest form, and the Bob Rogers IPS document (this document explains how to register for the trip), please click the following link to access the information: https://www.lincolnwaymusic.org/roses.html. Finally, don't forget to register your child for the trip by Nov. 24, so you can begin the payment plan on Dec. 1.
How to stay informed with the LWMB:
Please take advantage of the many different forms of communication we utilize to help keep you informed. If you have not done so yet, please join our Rose Parade Remind group by texting @roses24 to 81010.
We encourage you to also join our LWMB Families facebook page. This group is a great place to ask questions about fundraisers, etc. and it is also where we share hundreds of photos from rehearsals and performances. Finally, please don't hesitate to reach out to a veteran family or one of our parent liaisons if you have questions. Our veteran families are a wealth of knowledge and are happy to help answer any questions you might have.
Contact a LW Marching Arts Parent Liaison with Questions!
Angela Brown
Crystal Christopherson
Jen Clark
Lynette Delatte
Laura McGivern
Michelle Obrecht
Ben Salgado
Need Help with Charms?
Email lwmbcharms@gmail.com