Feb 16, 2020 | 7/8 Band, 7/8 Orchestra, Concerts, Parents
Just nine days to go! On February 25th, all 7/8 Band and Orchestra students will be traveling to Disneyland, which means NOW is the time to turn in your field trip form and $100 which covers Disneyland entrance, transportation, and the recording session.
7/8 students will rehearse and record various tracks of Disney movie scenes and be conducted by a Disney recording session conductor! All checks should be made payable to “LCHS MPA.”
Please contact Mr. Myers with any questions.
Feb 10, 2020 | 7/8 Color Guard, 7/8 Drumline, Color Guard, Concerts, Drumline, Fundraising, Jazz Band, MPA Board, Parents, Rehearsals, Volunteers, Weekly Schedule
Monday, February 10th
- Gift Card Orders Due
- 7pm: MPA Meeting – Band Room
- 8pm: Dinner Show Committee Meeting – Band Room
Tuesday, February 11th
- 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 12th
- 6:30-9pm: Jazz Band Rehearsal
Thursday, February 13th
- 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
Friday, February 14th
- No School
- Last day for early bird Dinner Show Tickets
- Last day for Senior Tribute purchases for Dinner Show
- Last day for Sponsorship program recognition & advertising for Dinner Show
Saturday, February 15th
Concert & Marching Drumline Competition – Monrovia High School
- 8am: Call time – rehearsal
- 9:30am: Load truck
- 10:50am: Depart LCHS
- 11:20am: Arrive Monrovia HS, Unload truck
- 1:37pm: Marching performance
- 2pm: Load truck/lunch
- 3:41pm: Awards for Marching Scholastic A
- 4:49pm: Concert unloads
- 6:49pm: Concert performance
- 7pm: Load truck
- 7:50-8:34pm: Watch shows
- 9pm: Awards for Concert
- 9:30pm: Depart Monrovia HS
- 10pm: Arrive at LCHS, Unload truck
Location:
Monrovia High School
845 W. Colorado Blvd.
Monrovia, CA 91016
Tickets: $10
Volunteers: We need parents to help out at this competition. Please contact Dina Lorenzana and let him know if you’re available.
Jan 27, 2020 | 7/8 Band, 7/8 Color Guard, 7/8 Drumline, 7/8 Orchestra, Color Guard, Concerts, Drumline, Fundraising, Jazz Band, Parents, Rehearsals, School Musical, Volunteers, Weekly Schedule
Monday, January 27th
- 6:30-9pm: Musical Pit Rehearsal
- 7pm: Dinner Show Committee Meeting – Lynskey Home
Tuesday, January 28th
- 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
- 8pm: Winter Guard Parent Meeting
Wednesday, January 29th
- 6:30-9pm: Jazz Band Rehearsal
Thursday, January 30th
- Deadline to Register for Practice Test Fundraiser
- 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
Friday, January 31st
- Last day to purchase 7/8 Dinner Show tickets at reduced rate.
Saturday, February 1st
- SAT/ACT Practice Test Fundraiser, if you registered.
7/8 Dinner Show
- 6pm: Call time at La Canada Presbyterian Church
- Concert Wear
- Bring instrument & music
- 6-7pm: Eat dinner
- 7pm: Performers meet Mr. Myers in Chapel for warm ups
- 7:30pm: All guests move to Chapel for concert
- 7:45pm: Concert Begins
- 8:30-9:30: Desert in the main hall
Jan 27, 2020 | Color Guard, Concerts, Parents, Rehearsals, Volunteers
Welcome to 2020 Winter Color Guard! Welcome to our new members! It’s going to be a great year!
What is Winter Guard?
Winter Guard performs a show to pre-recorded music on a basketball court-size floor. We perform with flags, rifles, and sabers just as we did on the field during marching season.
Competition Dates
- Saturday, February 29th: Monrovia HS
- Saturday, March 7th: Rancho Cucamonga HS
- Friday, March 20th: Golden Valley HS
- Saturday, March 21st: Rancho Cucamonga HS
- Friday, March 27th: Chino Hills HS
- Saturday/Sunday, April 18th & 19th: Championships, location TBD
Rehearsals
We will have rehearsals every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.
Costs
This year, costs for Winter Guard will be $600 per student. This includes instruction, competition fees, transportation and costume.
Additional costs may include shoes, gloves, undergarments and make-up.
Funds may be earned through the various fundraisers offered by the program and funds in student accounts may be used towards the costs of the program.
Financial Assistance is available. Please complete the Financial Assistance form.
Staff
Leticia Alcuran
Danny De Luna Martinez
Parent Rep
Michele Jones
Volunteers Needed
We will need volunteers for every competition to ride the bus and provide snacks for the students. Please consider helping, it’s a great experience!
Click here for volunteers sign-ups.
Parent Meeting
We will be having a parent meeting on Tuesday, January 28th at 8pm in the band room. Please join us and bring any questions you may have.
Jan 21, 2020 | 7/8 Color Guard, 7/8 Drumline, Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, Drumline, Fundraising, Jazz Band, Parents, Rehearsals, Trips, Volunteers, Weekly Schedule
Monday, January 20th
Tuesday, January 21st
- 3:30-4:30pm: 7/8 Color Guard Rehearsal
- 3:30-5pm: Winter Concert 7-12 Percussion Rehearsal
- 5:30-8:30pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal
- 6-9pm: Winter Marching 9-12 Percussion Rehearsal
Wednesday, January 22nd
- Concerto Concert Auditions after School
- 6:30-9pm: Jazz Band Rehearsal
- 7pm: Dinner Show Committee Meeting – Thuss House
Thursday, January 23rd
- 3:30-4:30pm: 7/8 Color Guard Rehearsal
- 3:30-5pm: Winter Concert 7-12 Percussion Rehearsal
- 5:30-8:30pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal
- 6-9pm: Winter Marching 9-12 Percussion Rehearsal
Friday, January 24th – Sunday January 26th
Jan 20, 2020 | Advanced Orchestra, Parents, Trips
As we prepare for the Winter Retreat, we’re looking for families to sign-up to help out with the snacks. Please click on the link and sign-up! The students are always so appreciative of the snacks!
Also, if you still need to pay for the Winter Retreat, please do so. It just makes everything easier if you are paid and ready to go.
Please click on the link check the box for Winter Retreat and pay online or with a check made payable to LCHS MPA and placed in the black locked box in the Band Room.
If you have questions, please contact Ms. Munday or Yvonne Lim.
Jan 13, 2020 | 7/8 Color Guard, 7/8 Drumline, Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, Concerts, Drumline, Fundraising, Jazz Band, MPA Board, Parents, Rehearsals, Volunteers, Weekly Schedule
Monday, January 13th
- 7pm: MPA Meeting – Band Room
- 8pm: Dinner Show Committee Meeting – Band Room
Tuesday, January 14th
- 3:30-4:30pm: 7/8 Color Guard Rehearsal
- 3:30-5pm: Winter Concert 7-12 Percussion Rehearsal
- 5:30-8:30pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal
- 6-9pm: Winter Marching 9-12 Percussion Rehearsal
Wednesday, January 15th
- 6:30-9pm: Jazz Band Rehearsal
Thursday, January 16th
- 3:30-4:30pm: 7/8 Color Guard Rehearsal
- 3:30-4:30pm: Winter Concert 7-12 Percussion Rehearsal
- 5:30-8:30pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal
- 6-9pm: Winter Marching 9-12 Percussion Rehearsal
9-12 Orchestra to California Adventure
- 7:15am: Arrive in Concert Attire, Load truck (instruments and clothes for the day)
- 8am: Depart LCHS
- 9am: Arrive Disney/Security
- 11:30am: Performance at California Adventure stage
- 12:30pm: Dismissed back to the park (CA Adv. or Disneyland)
- 7pm: Meet at the Compass in the Esplande (the space between the entrances of the parks)
- 7:30pm: Depart Disney
- 8:30pm: Arrive at LCHS, unload truck, dismissed
- Students need to bring everything for a concert performance:
- Concert Wear
- Black socks
- Dress shoes
- Instrument
- Music
Dec 18, 2019 | Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, HS Band, Parents, Trips
Encore Tours, the company arranging the New York trip, has indicated that some participants have only paid the deposit of $200. Please go to the website and make a payment of $1000 prior to December 22nd to be sure your student has an airline seat.
After December 22nd, all participants that have not paid a total of $1200 will be dropped from the trip.
If you are planning on using funds from your student’s account, please email Mr. Stone and let him know so he can communicate that to the tour company. (And be sure to let Mr. Bohannon know that you are planning on using the student account. The deadline for that is December 19th.)
For questions, please contact Mr. Stone.
Dec 16, 2019 | 7/8 Color Guard, Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, Drumline, Parents, Rehearsals, Trips, Weekly Schedule
Tuesday, December 17th
- 3:30-4:30pm: 7/8 Color Guard Rehearsal
- 5:30-8:30pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal
- 6-9pm: Winter Marching Percussion Rehearsal (9-12)
Thursday, December 19th
- Deadline to use Student Funds for NY Trip
- Orchestra Retreat Payment Due
- 3:30-4:30pm: 7/8 Color Guard Rehearsal
- 5:30-8:30pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal
- 6-9pm: Winter Marching Percussion Rehearsal (9-12)
Friday, December 20th
- 10am-5:30pm: Winter Marching Percussion Rehearsal (9-12)
Dec 16, 2019 | Color Guard, Concerts, HS Band, Parents
If your student is planning to go, please send in $100 to cover costs. Checks can be made to LCHS MPA.
