Lincoln High School Band

Borrowed Items: – must be returned or paid for.

Many items are borrowed from this season; some items remain borrowed from the 2008 season.  Please check the most recent Band Parent email for a list of students and items.

All items need to be returned to Kathy Waters or Kelly Tollefson for proper credit.  DO NOT lay them on the Carlson’s desk, in the band room or on the steps to the attic or you will not be credited.

A list for any items or money still owed at the end of the band season will go to the office and you will be unable to get final transcripts or diplomas until it is paid off.

Thanks for your assistance
-Chaperones

On a rainy day, following a rainy weekend, it seems like a good time to remind band members and families about uniform care.  Everything you do to take proper care of your uniform enhances your band’s appearance, and demonstrates pride in your band’s impression and colors.

- Always remove your uniform from the garment bag following a performance, whether wet or dry. 
- Hang all uniform parts separately on hangers–allow to air out/air dry completely.
- Turn the garment bag inside-out and also hang to air out/air dry.
- If wet, remove plume from the tube to air dry.  You may attach the metal clip of the plume to a hanger with a clothes peg, to allow the plume to dry upside-down.  When the plume and tube are dry, put the plume back into the tube, metal cup-end first.
- Remember to store hats upside-down in the hat box to avoid wear on the silver brim.
- Check that buttons and snaps are sewn on securely, and repair as required.    

Jim Pundmann, our representative with Stanbury Uniforms, confirmed this month that the replacement cost for an LHS uniform is $573.50.  The breakdown of cost per individual uniform piece is as follows:  Coat= $323.50; Bibbed trouser= $157.00; Sash= $32.75; Sequined Vestee= $60.25.  These costs are assessed to student ISA’s for uniform parts that need to be replaced.  A $15.00 charge is also assessed to ISA’s for pants that are returned frayed at the hem. 

One student had a sash that was too loose on her shoulder.  The button holes had become stretched and were too large for the buttons, causing her sash to fall off.  She resolved this by using white thread to sew the sash button hole sizes to be smaller.  Also, some students have made adjustments to their pant hems to avoid fraying at the bottom of the pants.  These are good things to check for when looking over your uniform in preparation for a performance. 

The uniform that you take care of this year might be your uniform again next season; if you move into a different uniform next year, it is good to know that it has also been well taken care of.  Everything you do as a band member reflects on your band. 

Thank you for your help with uniform care! 
      -The Uniform Committee

The 22^nd Annual Festival of Bands was held on Saturday, October 3, 2009.  Despite the cooler temperatures and rain, the festival was a huge success!  The day began with thirty-five bands marching in the morning parade.  Twenty-four bands then competed in the preliminary field competition at Howard Wood Field.  The top ten bands from the preliminary competition advanced to the finals and included performances from the four host bands – Lincoln, O’Gorman, Roosevelt, and Washington – as well as an exhibition performance from Parkston High School. 

Lincoln band parents were the official hosts of the finals competition and, once again, did an outstanding job!  With over 110 fantastic volunteers (not including LHS Chaperones and Roadies), the entire evening ran very smoothly as everyone pitched in to make our guests feel welcome. 

We want to thank all the Committee Chairpersons for the extra time and effort they put in before and at finals as well as the excellent work in organizing their volunteers.  We could not have done our part without you.

Thank You 
Aisle Monitor                      Nancy Harsh
Band/Gate Marshal            Nancy Krueger
Button/Program Sales       Kathe Nicolet
Judges’ Helpers/Runners  Dennis Kaufman
Parking/Traffic Control      Dan Westphalen
Registration                      Deb Marks
Water Stations                 Ted Brandner       
    
Thanks also to Steve Pfeiffer, our current President, who assisted us and answered all of our questions.  His willingness to “hang out” and do whatever was needed can not be overlooked.

Finally, we want to thank each and every volunteer who gave up his or her evening to help host this spectacular event.  We have had an opportunity to witness first hand why Lincoln band parents are the best.  Your willingness to work (even in the rain), your commitment, and your ongoing support of the LHS Marching Band is what makes this organization the best!  Thank you for being an important part in making this a wonderful and memorable event.  

Thank You

Ann Allender, Sandi Baumgartner, Linda Bell, Tami Bennett, Linda Betzler, Michelle Bierstedt, Dana Brandner, Ted Brandner, Shar Chester, Dave Christenson, Jeff Clauson, Ilse Clayton, Kim Cunningham-Foster, Laurie Dale, Julie Dellman, Rhonda Denney, Randy Doty, Patricia Eirinberg, Dennis Fixsel, Jane Fixsel, Meredith Foster, Ben Gertner, Ruth Gertner, Bradley Giebink, Mary Giebink, Madonna Graanstra, Mike Graanstra, Martha Gregg, Julie Grossman, Kendall Harsch, Nancy Harsh, Tim Harsh, Doris Haugen, Dan Haushild, Ronda Haushild, Dave Hemmer, Dan Hoffman, Doug Hoffman, Pam Hoffman, Sandra Hoffman, Shelley Hoffman, Beth Hughes, John Hughes, Jim Jaton, Lisa Jaton, Margie Jensen, Lisa Johnson, Dennis Kaufman, Mary Kaufman, Geraldine Keller, Rex Keller, Linda Koepsell, Loren Koepsell, Nancy Krueger, Paul Linde, Deb Marks, Denise Martin, Greg Martin, Beth McLaughlin, Susan Metz, Jamie Metzger, Kent Metzger, Kristi Miller, Mike Miller, John Mogen, Sue Mossefin, Wayne Mossefin, Lori Mohs, Wanetta Munce, Jeff Murray, Mary Jo Murray, Yukie Naoe, Joel Nevin, Kathe Nicolet, Nicole Nicolet, Jared Olson, John Olson, Matt Olson, Wayne Palmer, Janiece Peterson, Brian Petty, Jennifer Petty, Gina Pfeiffer, Steve Pfeiffer, Joan Rensch, Dona Reiffenberger, Tim Reiffenberger, Laurie Rhoades, Steve Rye, Sandy Schulz, Lon Semansky, Ron Sisk, Sheryl Sisk, Terry Slagle, Jon Sogn, Colleen Sorensen, Tim Sorensen, Chuck Stanga, Cindy Stanga, Dick Stanga, Tom Stritecky, Cheryl Swanson, Richard Swanson, Yvonne Thornton, Mike Thury, Sarah Thury, Joyce Uthe, Dean Versteeg, Dawn Wallace, Dan Westphalen, Roger Wood, Teresa Wood, Wayne Wosje, Pattie Yennie, and any other parent or student volunteers we may have missed.

Leon & Brenda Olson
LHS Festival of Bands Representatives

It certainly wasn’t the weather we’ve had the past two weekends, but we were able to work through the rain and the cold and put on another great performance. The season continues to wind down ever so quickly. The hours of remaining rehearsals continue to dwindle, and the rain days continue to shave even more time off of our rehearsal time outside. Right now we’re looking at 21 rehearsal hours left for the season!  This is time of year where we have to push very hard to maintain what we have produced, and push even harder to make the product better. We are going to make this product better. This has been quite the journey thus far this season and we can’t wait to see it these last three weekends.

Our “on field – off field” race against the clock that we have to deal with when we perform in Des Moines will be one of the main rehearsal points this week.  They have very stringent rules regarding time, and we will be doing a modified field entrance and exit so as to avoid getting penalized for going over time. The weather looks to be very similar to what we experienced this past weekend at FOB, so in that regard we had a good dress run through. Hopefully it holds, the wind stays calm, and MAYBE the temperature will be a few degrees warmer than what they’re predicting. Regardless, we’ll continue to put our best foot forward.  The weather conditions look to be tough this week for rehearsals, but we’re coming off of a year during which we rehearsed in SNOW getting ready for the Macy’s parade, so this weather should be no tough feat to work though for these students.  We’re looking forward to ending this season strong, so students, bundle up and come ready to work.  We have no doubt you will!