Weekly Band Email - March 17, 2025

TL:DR - Meet our new band director March 20, We Are Lanier event March 22; Leadership Training Dates in April; Band Banquet tickets available now; Board nominations accepted;

In this email you will find info on Winter Guard and Indoor Drumline competitions, Band Banquet, Board elections, fundraising info, and more!

Be sure you check the website and read all emails in their entirety to get the latest info! www.lanierlonghornband.com  

Meet our New Director, Mrs. Katy Wilson-Fields!

We are so excited to welcome Mrs. Katy Wilson-Fields as the Lanier Longhorns Band Director this summer!

Please join us to get to know Mrs. Wilson-Fields at our upcoming Meet & Greet event!

Thursday, March 20 2025 - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

The Eagle Theatre in Downtown Sugar Hill

We Are Lanier

The Lanier Jazz Band and Drumline will be performing at the We Are Lanier event in downtown Sugar Hill on March 22. The event starts at 11:00 AM.

Lanier Athletic Association Cheer - 11:00 AM

White Oak Elementary School Band - 11:20 AM

LMS Fine Arts - 11:35 AM

LHS Jazz Band - 12:15 PM

LHS Drumline - 12:30 PM

LHS Musical Preview - 12:55 PM

International Spotlight - 1:30 PM

Marching Percussion Clinic and Audition Dates (these dates are being updated in the BoosterHub calendar)

May 7 and May 9 Audition Clinics 4:15-5:45pm

May 14 Drumline Auditions 2:30-4:30pm

Leadership Trainings and Interviews (these dates are being updated in the BoosterHub calendar)

April 21 Leadership Training 4:15-5:45pm

April 22 Leadership Training 4:15-5:15pm, Leadership Interviews 5:15-6:15pm

April 23 Leadership Interviews 4:15-6:15pm

April 25 Drum Major Auditions 4:15-5:30pm

Band Booster Board Elections

Nominations must be submitted by 9:00 PM on March 30, 2025 to be considered.

Elections will be held at the Parent Meeting in April 2025, date TBD.

All roles are open for election. For more information about roles, visit: https://app.boosterhub.com/webmaster/builder/10106 

To nominate, visit https://forms.gle/kn8c1YKekCEgQGNt6 

Band Banquet

Join us on April 28th at 6:00 PM for the 2024-2025 Band Banquet Dinner! Dinner will be a Mexican Taco Bar including: Premium ground beef, shredded chicken, hard and soft shells, Mexican rice, refried beans, tortilla chips, and all the toppings!  Dessert and awards ceremony will follow, starting at 6:45 PM.

-Cost per person - $20.00

If you don’t think you can make it for dinner, join us for just dessert and awards!  We will have a dessert bar starting at 6:45 PM, followed by the awards ceremony at 7:00 PM.

-Cost per person - $5.00

Get tickets here: 

Dinner and Dessert Booster Hub

Dessert Only Booster Hub

Winter Guard - Be sure to check Band App!

Rehearsals 

• Thursday, March 20 -  2:30 PM - 4:30 PM 
• Friday, March 21 - 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM
• Saturday, March 22 - 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Competitions

• WG SAPA Competition - March 22 - arrival - 4:00 PM; Performance 6:08 P
• WG SAPA Championship - March 29-30

Indoor Percussion

Congratulations to the Lanier Indoor Percussion ensemble on their 3rd place finish at the WGI Regionals this past weekend.

The next (and last) competition will be on Saturday 3/29 at South Forsyth High School.

Indoor Percussion will be professionally recording and filming their 2025 show in the Eagle Theatre Thursday afternoon starting at 2:30pm. Please have your percussionist come to the theatre after school Thursday prepared to change into their “show blacks” and record.

NOTE: This is a closed set. Please no visitors or spectators (including those coming for the meet and greet) until the Percussion Director gives the “all clear”.

We are tentatively planning for everyone attending the meet and greet to be the audience for the last run through at approximately 6:15pm

The Lanier marching drumline will perform on Saturday 3/22 12:30pm at the Sugar Hill Bowl as part of the “We Are Lanier” school cluster event. Look for details from Mr. Arrowood.

Rehearsals 

• Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
• Professional Recording - March 20

Competitions

• GIPA Championship - March 29

Support the Tingle Family

Many of you are aware of the challenges the Tingle family is dealing with. Our band director needs our support! Please consider donating to the GoFundMe below. You can also help by sharing on social media.

https://gofund.me/a381dc9f

SENIOR PARENTS

Senior parents, we need you to send us your photos. Please send pictures of your senior as a baby, their senior photo, senior band photo. Photos can be emailed to Teresa Harrison or Carey Harrison.

Have you volunteered this year?

If you volunteered in any way this year with the Lanier Band, we want to hear from you. Email  Teresa Harrison with your name and where you volunteered. (Ex: Teresa Harrison - Band Camp, Chaperone, Pit Crew.)

Other Upcoming Dates: Stay up to date on all events at LanierLonghornBand.com

Fundraising

RaiseRight

How does it work?

• Buy pre-paid gift cards from over 300 retailers
• Use the gift cards to make purchases
• 50% of the earnings go into your student's account and 50% go straight to the band

How do I get started?

• Visit www.raiseright.com or the mobile app: RaiseRight
• Click Register 
• Join a program
• Enter the Enrollment Code: 9B6221EL4L1L4 
• follow the steps to create your account

Don't forget to enter your student's name. Family and friends can also register and enter your student's name, and help earn funds for your student as well.

Kroger Community Rewards

Sign up for Kroger's Community Rewards program! Visit Kroger's website to sign up. Search for Lanier Band Booster Association. 4% of your weekly Kroger spend on groceries will be donated to the band automatically!

Spirit Store

Get your Longhorn Band gear at our Spirit Store!

Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LanierHighBand

A new Facebook page was created to better utilize social media for the band! The original page is now titled "Legacy" and will remain published. 

Please direct all email to lanierbandhelp@gmail.com