Apr 27, 2020 | Color Guard, HS Band, Parents
Save the date! Monday, May 4th, at 7pm we will be having our annual Marching Band Informational Meeting and 2020 Fall Show Reveal.
Normally we all meet in the band room, but in this strange new environment, we will be meeting in a zoom meeting. Details for the sign in will be given next week, but keep this on your calendar.
This is a great time to ask questions, get the info for the fall, and hear the music we will be working on for next year’s show.
While there is still some uncertainty in what our future holds in light of COVID-19, we will still plan to be back to the business of music making together, in person. See you all there!
Apr 13, 2020 | 7/8 Band, 7/8 Orchestra, Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, Drumline, Fundraising, HS Band, MPA Board, Parents, Trips
- As with all non-profits and families alike, this time has become somewhat financially stressful. Thank you all for your donations throughout this year, but we still have some obligations to cover moving forward. If you have outstanding donations due for Band, Orchestra, 7/8, Drumline, and/or Color Guard, please consider still contributing. We know that the seasons for some was cut short, but expenses still remain. Thank you.
- We would encourage each of you, the next time you shop online from Amazon – which is pretty often these days – to use AmazonSmile. Amazon will donate a small percentage of each purchase to our Music Parents Association. (Look for La Canada High School Music Parents in the list.)
- Also, gift cards are another way to raise funds. All the information is below for purchasing them. Contact Ceci Nava if you have any questions.
- Booster Raffle Tickets are still available and can still be sold. Boosters are willing to still contribute the funds to our program for all tickets sold. Please contact Elizabeth Bohannon if you would like additional tickets.
- The New York trip has been rescheduled for March 5-9, 2021, provided we’re back to “normal” by then. Today is the deadline to fill out the google form. See this post for full information.
Apr 13, 2020 | Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, HS Band, Parents, Trips
Dear New York Trip Students & Families,
I hope everyone is safe in these crazy times. I know in my house we are all good, and completely crazy as our house gets smaller and smaller, but we are good and happy to see more of each other than we normally get to at this time of year.
Thank you all for your patience in trying to resolve the financial aspect of the New York trip. As I said earlier, it’s been a work in progress as Encore worked on our behalf with the airlines, who were not being flexible at first, and with all other aspects of the tour. The reason we continue to travel with Encore on our long trips is due to their professionalism and longevity in the travel game. I’m happy we are working with them as I know there are going to be some travel companies that won’t survive this unexpected situation.
Here are the two options that I need you to now choose from:
Option 1: Roll over to the same New York trip on March 5-9, 2021, $400 which will show as a non-refundable credit. Students will miss Friday, Monday, and Tuesday of school, but will be able to make up any missed work and such by Monday, March 15th (as per the State Education Code which will be backed from Mr. Cartnal).
Option 2: Refund the money for the trip. Refunds will be in cash, less a $400 travel voucher with Encore/ACIS, which is transferable to new participants. We will try to broker deals for vouchers to incoming Freshmen who will have the opportunity to join the trip in August. We will work through Seniors first, and then work down through Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen to cover vouchers either on the 2021 New York Trip or the 2022 Ireland Trip. Payments to Encore that were paid from the MPA student accounts will be returned directly to the student’s account as these funds were all from fundraisers and can not go back to an individual.
Please fill out the same form as before, but I need everyone to redo the form under these new conditions. Please have this filled out by Monday, April 13th. I will then send out a list to confirm that you are placed in the correct Option, prior to sending the lists on to Encore.
Thank you all again for your patience! I can’t tell you how much that has helped with this process.
If you have any questions, please email me and I will try to clarify any questions you have.
Thanks and Be Safe!
Jason Stone
Mar 30, 2020 | Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, Concerts, HS Band, Parents, Trips
Dear New York Trip Students & Families :
I hope everyone is in good health and good spirits during this crazy time. I would have much preferred to be writing you a final checklist like email rather than this email of “What’s next? What’s happening with the New York trip?”.
So here is the line from Encore as it sits today.
“As it currently stands, $1500 is non-refundable however we continue to work with Carnegie Hall to lower that for any participants that need to cancel. Those that cancel will receive all funds back in cash less $1500 which will be sent as a travel voucher that can be transferred to a new participant entering the ensembles in the Fall.
For those that can roll to 2021, we will transfer all of the monies in their account of which $1500 will show as a non-refundable credit.”
We are planning on rolling the trip to next year, with the most likely date, at this time, being February 12-16, 2021. Our spring break 2021 begins with Easter Sunday, so that and the trip planned by the Choral Department, makes the February date the best time to go with the least amount of missed school. I am checking on all the needs to clear everything with the district, but I am optimistic that it will eventually go smoothly.
Seniors (and senior parent Chaperones), we are still working out the details for your use of the $1500 voucher at this time. Please be patient. The initial idea is to try and transfer that to new participants entering in the fall who wish to go on the trip. By what mechanism, that is yet to be determined.
In order to help Encore, please fill out this form letting me know what your desired intentions are for the trip.
Thank you all for your patience in this matter. It will all get resolved soon, hopefully like all the other insanity going on around us.
Take care,
Mr. Stone
Mar 13, 2020 | 7/8 Band, 7/8 Color Guard, 7/8 Drumline, 7/8 Orchestra, Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, Concerts, Drumline, HS Band, Parents, Rehearsals, Trips, Weekly Schedule
Thank you all who were at our festival concerts last night. It was a great night of music and I am so happy that we got to share what we’ve been working on for the last 3 months.
In light of recent events, I have to be the bearer of bad news. In accordance with public health recommendations about the coronavirus, La Canada Unified School District has requested that we look into the upcoming events for the next month. On top of that, the organizations that sponsor our outside events have also taken these same recommendations and have made some announcements as well. SCSBOA (our festival sponsor), WGI (Guard and Drum Line), SCPA (Drum Line) and WGASC (Color Guard) have all cancelled any remaining events for the rest of this season. This means that all drum line and color guard shows, as well as our festival next Friday, have been cancelled.
This is a sad and surreal situation which saddens me by the loss of such great events we had planned for our students. However I know that all of these organizations and our district treat our student safety as priority number one and that is where all these decisions are rooted. While we all are grieving the loss of the events, which is completely normal, we also have to act for the greater good in this moment.
What does that mean for the rest of our year? As this is a dynamic situation, I can’t predict the future beyond Spring Break at this time, but I do know we will continue to teach, learn, grow and challenge each other to be better musicians, performers and friends.
We will try to keep you up to date on all instrumental rehearsals and events as we find out new information. Please be patient with us and the speed in which we send out our statements and information since we are trying to make sure we are separating the truths from the rumors.
Thank you all for your support in this wild and uncertain time.
Jason Stone
Director of Instrumental Music
Mar 13, 2020 | Drumline, Parents, Trips
Dear Winter Drumline Families:
So sad to see the Winter Drumline season end so suddenly, especially after our students have been working so hard in anticipation of competing at Dayton, Ohio. Additionally, we spent many hours planning all the logistics for this trip and are now spending many hours undoing all that hard work and we are working on getting refunds from WGI and Southwest Airlines as the MPA has already paid for the flights and the event registration and tickets for our students.
Regarding Dayton Trip refunds to parents, we have families that have paid in full or partially for the Dayton, Trip. We would like to offer the following options in terms of reimbursement.
- The amount you paid will be moved to your student’s account for future contributions and trips for the program.
- We can reimburse you directly with a check for amount you paid to date for Dayton, Ohio trip.
- Apply part of the reimbursement to cover your student’s contributions of $500 for the Winter Drumline program and reimburse to you the remainder.
We have many students who have not paid the $500 contribution for this season. We can apply part of your reimbursement to offset those dues. Please keep in mind that although our season is ending early, we have incurred most of the costs of the program. This includes the instructor costs, new uniforms, registration fees, new stage floor, new props, transportation, and equipment. While we are asking each family to pay $500 per student for the season, this does not cover the full cost of the Winter DL program to the MPA. Therefore, we appreciate your support and contributions to support not just Winter Drumline but the Instrumental Music Program overall.
Additionally, for those families who have not paid for Dayton and have not paid for the Winter Drumline program, we ask that you please send in a check for $500 made out to “LCHS MPA.” The checks can be dropped off in the black lockbox in the band room or mailed to:
LCHS MPA
P.O. Box 1307
La Cañada, CA 91012
If you cannot remember what you have paid with regard to the Dayton Trip and Winter DL contribution please reach out to the MPA Treasurer, Marshall Bohannon and he can email you your student balance to date. Please put “Winter Drumline Contributions” in the subject line.
Thank you for your continued support of the LCHS Instrumental Music Program.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Bohannon
LCHS MPA Board President
Mobile: 818-257-1210
Mar 11, 2020 | Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, Concerts, Drumline, HS Band, Parents, Trips
As many of you already know, both the NYC trip and the Dayton trip were cancelled today. We are very sorry as our students have worked very, very hard for both of these trips and were really looking forward to performing and competing.
We know you have many questions regarding the trip payments and we are working on solutions for both trips. We will provide an update in a few days once we have more information.
Thank you for your patience and continued support of the LCHS Instrumental Music Program.
Elizabeth Bohannon
MPA President
Mobile: 818-257-1210
Mar 9, 2020 | 7/8 Band, 7/8 Color Guard, 7/8 Drumline, 7/8 Orchestra, Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, Concerts, Drumline, Fundraising, HS Band, MPA Board, Parents, Rehearsals, Trips, Weekly Schedule
Monday, March 9th
- Gift Card Orders Due
- 7pm: MPA Meeting – Band Room
- 8pm: NY Trip Meeting – Band Room
Tuesday, March 10th
- 3:30-4:30pm: 7/8 Color Guard Rehearsal
- 3:30-5pm: Beginning Drumline
- 5:30-8:30pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal
- 6-9pm: Winter Marching Percussion Rehearsal
Wednesday, March 11th
Festival Concerts
- 6:15pm: Call time for 7/8 Orchestra
- Concert Wear, per Mr. Myers’ instructions
- 6:30pm: Call time for 9-12 Orchestra
- 7pm: Orchestra Concert Begins
- 7:15pm: Call time for 7/8 Band
- Concert Wear, per Mr. Myers’ instructions
- 7:30pm: Call time for 9-12 Band
- 8pm: Band Concert Begins
Thursday, March 12th
- 3:30-4:30pm: 7/8 Color Guard Rehearsal
- 3:30-5pm: Beginning Drumline
- 5:30-8:30pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal
- 6-9pm: Winter Marching Percussion Rehearsal
Feb 26, 2020 | 7/8 Color Guard, 7/8 Drumline, Color Guard, Concerts, Drumline, Jazz Band, Parents, Rehearsals, School Musical, Volunteers, Weekly Schedule
Monday, February 24th
- 6:30-9pm: Musical Pit Rehearsal
Tuesday, February 25th
- 3:30-4:30pm: 7/8 Color Guard Rehearsal
- 3:30-5pm: Beginning Drumline
- 5:30-8:30pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal
- 5-6pm: Winter Concert Percussion Rehearsal
- 6-9pm: Winter Marching Percussion Rehearsal
Wednesday, February 26th
- 6:30-9pm: Jazz Band Rehearsal
Thursday, February 27th
- 3:30-4:30pm: 7/8 Color Guard Rehearsal
- 3:30-5pm: Beginning Drumline
- 5:30-8:30pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal
- 6-9pm: Winter Marching Percussion Rehearsal
Saturday, February 29th
Winter Guard Competition – Monrovia High School
- 2:30pm: Meet at Band Room
- 4pm: Load bus
- 4:30pm: Depart LCHS
- 5pm: Arrive Monrovia HS, unload
- 7:31pm: Performance time
- 9:15pm: Awards
- 9:45pm: Depart Monrovia
- 10:05pm: Arrive at LCHS, unload, go home
Location:
Monrovia High School
845 W. Colorado Blvd.
Monrovia, CA 91016
Tickets: $15
Volunteers Needed: Please click to sign-up. If you have any questions, please contact Michele Jones.
Feb 17, 2020 | 7/8 Color Guard, 7/8 Drumline, Color Guard, Concerts, Drumline, Fundraising, HS Band, Jazz Band, Parents, Rehearsals, Volunteers, Weekly Schedule
Monday, February 17th
Tuesday, February 18th
- 3:30-4:30pm: 7/8 Color Guard Rehearsal
- 3:30-5pm: Beginning Drumline
- 5:30-8:30pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal
- 5-6pm: Winter Concert Percussion Rehearsal
- 6-9pm: Winter Marching Percussion Rehearsal
Wednesday, February 19th
- 6:30-9pm: Jazz Band Rehearsal
- 7pm: Dinner Show Committee Meeting – Lynskey Home
Thursday, February 20th
- 3:30-4:30pm: 7/8 Color Guard Rehearsal
- 3:30-5pm: Beginning Drumline
- 5:30-8:30pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal
- 6-9pm: Winter Marching Percussion Rehearsal
Saturday, February 22nd
Dinner Show
- 10am: Load percussion/equipment in band room
- 10:30am: Move Silent Auction items to Country Club
- 11am: Set up at La Canada Country Club
- 3:30pm: Sound set-up
- 5pm: Volunteers arrive
- 5:30pm: Doors Open
- 6:30-7:30pm: Dinner is served for all performing students
- 8pm: 9-12 Symphonic Band performance
- 8:45pm: 9-12 Symphonic Orchestra performance
- 9:30pm: Jazz Band After Party
