Performance Dress
All Langston Hughes Bands perform in uniform.  For all bands, the uniform is:

-    Boys: solid black dress pants, white long sleeved wing tip tuxedo shirt, bow tie and cummerbund (All items purchased from LHMS); black dress shoes, black socks,

-    Girls:  long black skirt white long sleeved wing tip tuxedo shirt, bow tie and cummerbund (All purchased from LHMS); black closed-toe dress shoes, black socks or hose.

Please make checks payable to LHMS. All money is due to Ms. Bergman by October 10, 2008.

Make sure you have all the pieces for your uniform before the first concert. Do not wait until the last minute to purchase your clothing. The full uniform will arrive to school before the first performance.

These uniforms will be used for all our formal concerts. Upon graduation from Hughes, you may elect to donate the outfit to the school if you so desire. Please contact Ms. Bergman if you need assistance with finding or buying any of these items.

Citrus Fruit Fundraiser
 

Dear Langston Hughes Middle School Band Community,

Now is the time of year when we ask for your support to help us provide quality resources which will enable the continued level of excellence that has made the LHMS Music Program what it is today.  This spring, the band will be traveling to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA for their spring festival and day trip. As of now, the cost per student is roughly $122. We would like to reduce the cost to at most $80 per student. .

To help us do that, the South Lakes High School Band Boosters have invited our band community to join them for the annual citrus fruit fundraiser.  It is our hope that the Langston Hughes students will raise enough money through this fundraiser to help reduce the cost of the spring trip.  Inside this packet, is a brochure that shows the citrus being sold this year, and the cost of each box. Along with the brochure are five receipts to get students started with selling.

The fundraiser will begin on November 5, 2008. The first turn in date for orders is Friday, November 14^th and all orders are due NO LATER than November 19, 2008.  Please have your student return this envelope with all receipts, payments and the brochure which includes a comprehensive order form which is on the brochure. 

Please remember when your student makes a sale to:

• — Have all checks made out to SLHS Band Boosters.
• — Fill in the receipt for the sale with complete information: name, address and phone number.
• — Leave the yellow copy of the receipt with the person ordering.
• — Fill in the comprehensive order form on the brochure with each person's full information: name, address and phone number.

Pick-up of the orders will be on December 13 - more information on time will come later.  Each student's family will be responsible for the pick up and delivery of their orders. If people would still like to support the fundraiser, but do not want the citrus fruit, they can purchase the fruit and you could donate it to local food shelters in the area (i.e. Embry Rucker Shelter, etc.)

As an incentive to motivate students to sell, we are offering the following prizes for top individual sellers.

            1^st Place - $100 gift certificate to Best Buy

            2^nd Place - $50 gift certificate to Target

            3^rd Place - $25 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble

In addition to an individual incentive, the class period that earns the highest profit and sells the most fruit as a class will be rewarded with a donut or pizza party provided by Ms. Bergman.

Your help is needed and I hope that each of you will be able to contribute.

Thank you, in advance, for your support on behalf of all Langston Hughes Middle School band students.

Musically Yours,

Jordanna Bergman

Updates/Changes to Band Calendar
The Tag Day Concert, originally scheduled for 10/30/07 has been changed, due to the SLHS renovations. The new date for this concert is Thursday, November 8th. THIS CONCERT IS FOR SYMPHONIC BAND ONLY! Please mark your calendars.

Updates to the rehearsal schedule:

• Thursday, Oct. 18th - Sym. Woodwinds Scale Test #1
• Monday, Oct. 22nd - Sym. Brass/Percussion Scale Test #1

• Thursday, Dec. 6th - Sym. Scale Test #2
• Thursday, Jan. 17th - Sym. Scale Test #2

• Thursday, Feb. 7th - Sym. Scale Test #3
• Thursday, Mar. 13th - Sym. Scale Test #3

Band Handbook
The 2008-2009 band handbook is available for your reference. All band students will receive a hard copy of the handbook during the first week of school. The signed parent slip of the handbook is due by September 12
Band_Handbook_2008-2009.doc