April 2025

Band Families,

I hope you have had a relaxing Spring Break and are ready to dive into the last nine weeks of the school year. While there are not many performances this month, there are several deadlines as well as some extra opportunities that I want to bring to your attention, including information about summer and fall marching band.

SSC Jazz Festival
Thursday, April 10, Jazz 1 will participate in the South Suburban Conference Jazz Festival at Farmington High School. We perform at 1:30pm that day. There is also a mid-day performance by our clinicians that we will need to leave earlier to attend. Students will be dismissed at 10:15 and we will leave at 10:30. We will be back around 3:00pm. Students can bring their lunch or they can buy lunch there. If you want to buy lunch there, I need your name by Wednesday, April 9 at 3pm. Lunch cost is $5. If a member from Jazz 2 would like to attend as an audience member, please let me know by Wednesday, April 9 or ASAP. Dress is all black with red accent.

Leadership Applications
Student leadership is the backbone of the LNHS band program. Students on the leadership team have a chance to get to know your fellow bandies more, build the band culture, and work to create the best band experience for everyone. Any of the current leadership team would be happy to talk to you more about being a leader in the band. You can find more information, as well as the leadership application form HERE. Current members of the leadership team need to resubmit an application each year. Applications are due April 17 and we will begin reviewing applications the following week.

Summer Band & Fall Marching Band
Summer Marching Band is right around the corner. Note that the following link has information and sign up forms for both summer band and fall marching band. Please make sure to fill out both form if you are interested in participating in one or both. LINK

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 2.

Scholarships
Class of 2025,
The LNHS Band Boosters will be awarding two $500 scholarship to two seniors. Please take the time to read this information and make sure to apply by  May 1st. All scholarships are available via the Google Form links below. Please reach out to the boosters via email if you have questions.

LNHS Band Booster Scholarship Application

D’Addario Discount
Before break, we had a clarinet professor work with our students. She graciously provided a special link to get 50% off of up to 5 items on the D’Addario website. This is for any any of our students at Lakeville North. Here is the information on how to get the discount.
1.create a Player’s Circle account 
2. select items to go to checkout
3. apply the code DCLINIC24  at checkout. 
If anyone runs into any trouble, please let me know and I can work with the clarinet professor to help them out. 

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