Band Families,

Happy Music in Our Schools Month! Each year, March is set aside to celebrate the wonderful opportunities music brings within schools. It is fitting that we have concerts celebrating the students artistry, growth, and dedication to music. Here is some more information on our performances this month.

Almost Spring Concert (all bands)
Our main mid-year concert will be held in the Lakeville North auditorium on Tuesday, March 12. The concert will begin at 7pm. When I scheduled the concerts last year, the ACT was scheduled for another week; however, the date of the ACT was changed and now falls on our concert date. Because of this we will need to adjust our call times so both groups can have sound checks in the auditorium. I am working with admin to set times and will send those out as soon as I hear back.

*Please review the concert dress guidelines  here

South Suburban Conference Festival (Symphonic Band)
The SSC festival is our conference festival where we have the chance to perform for and listen to the other bands in our conference. We also have the opportunity to work and learn from a guest clinician. This performance takes place at Shakopee High School on FRIDAY, March 17 at 1:25. We should be back to LNHS around 3pm. Family members are allowed to attend the concert.

Summer Marching Band
Thank you for your patience with the summer band calendar. I have been waiting to hear back from people to finalize a parade date, as well as confirm the spring drumline and color guard camps. I will hopefully those dates by the April update. More information about how and when to sign up will be sent out next month, but I wanted to pass along a tentative schedule so you can start getting dates on the calendar. Also on the tentative schedule are the dates for our Fall Marching Camp. Like last year, we are holding our fall camp the week before sports tryouts. This gives us more flexibility with spaces and schedules. Since we are holding camp earlier, we also have several Monday dates that we will meet before school begins. SCHEDULE

Lettering
Students can letter in band! In the past most points were earned attending pep band games, but many students have been earning points by attending outside concerts. You can find the lettering form on  lnhspantherband.com/resources. Lettering forms are due Friday, May 3.

Be Bold, Be Brave, Be Kind,
Dr. Wanken