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 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
Jan 6, 2020 | 7/8 Color Guard, 7/8 Drumline, Color Guard, Concerts, Drumline, HS Band, Jazz Band, Rehearsals, Weekly Schedule
Monday, January 6th
- 10am-5pm: Winter Marching 9-12 Percussion Rehearsal
Tuesday, January 7th
- 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 8th
- 6:30-9pm: Jazz Band Rehearsal
Thursday, January 9th
- 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
Friday, January 10th
9-12 Marching Spartans to Disneyland
- 7:15am: Load truck
- 8am: Depart LCHS
- 9am: Arrive Disney
- 2:55pm: Meet at the Compass in the Esplanade (the space between the entrances of the two parks)
- 4:50pm: Parade begins
- 6:30pm: Dismissed back into the park
- 9pm: Meet at the Compass in the Esplanade (the space between the entrances of the two parks)
- 10pm: Depart Disney (after watching fireworks from the parking lot)
- 11pm: Arrive LCHS, unload truck
- Students need to bring everything for a marching performance:
- marching shoes
- long black socks
- instruments
- shako
- gloves
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.
Dec 15, 2019 | Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, HS Band, Parents, Trips
If you are planning to use any of your student funds for the NYC trip you MUST:
- Email Marshall Bohannon by December 19th!
- Please put Attn: STUDENT ACCOUNT – NYC in the subject line!
The MPA has to mail the check with all students funds to ENCORE TOURS before the end of the year.
We will not be able to apply any student funds to the NYC Trip after December 19th. Thank you for your cooperation!
Dec 9, 2019 | 7/8 Band, 7/8 Color Guard, 7/8 Orchestra, Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, Concerts, Drumline, Fundraising, HS Band, Jazz Band, Parents, Rehearsals, Volunteers, Weekly Schedule
Monday, December 9th
Tuesday, December 10th
- 11am-2pm: Poinsettia Deliveries
- 3-6pm: Poinsettia Pickup
- 3:30-4:30pm: 7/8 Color Guard Rehearsal
- 5:30-8:30pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal
- NO Front Ensemble Rehearsal (9-12 Winter Marching Drumline)
- 7:30-9pm: Shortened Battery Rehearsal (9-12 Winter Marching Drumline)
School Board Meeting Performance
- Meet at District Office at 6:45pm
- Bring instrument
- Wear black Band sweatshirt
- Finished at approx. 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 11th
7/8 Band and Orchestra Winter Concert (with ALF)
- Call time: 4:45pm – Band Room
- 5pm: Band eats in Cafeteria / Orchestra rehearses on stage
- 6pm: Orchestra eats in Cafeteria / Band rehearses on stage
- 6:45pm: Doors open
- 7:00pm: Concert Begins
Thursday, December 12th
9-12 Band and Orchestra Winter Spectacular
- 6pm: Call time for Band – on stage ready for rehearsal
- 6:30pm: Call time for Orchestra
- 7pm: Concert begins
Dec 2, 2019 | 7/8 Band, 7/8 Color Guard, 7/8 Drumline, Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, Concerts, Drumline, Fundraising, HS Band, Jazz Band, MPA Board, Parents, Rehearsals, Volunteers, Weekly Schedule
Monday, December 2nd
- 7pm: MPA Meeting
- 8pm: Dinner Show Committee Meeting for both 9-12 & 7/8
- 8pm: Drumline Meeting
- For all students and their parents interested in being a part of Winter Drumline
Tuesday, December 3rd
- 3:30-4:30pm: 7/8 Color Guard Rehearsal
Wednesday, December 4th
Thursday, December 5th
- Deadline for student credit for Poinsettia Sales
- 3:30-4:30pm: 7/8 Color Guard Rehearsal
Friday, December 6th
- 9-12 Marching Spartans and 7/8 Color Guard should take instruments, uniforms, and equipment home after school in prep for the Montrose Christmas Parade.
Saturday, December 7th
Holiday Open House – 9-12 Orchestra
MPA parent and realtor, Monika Song, invites you to a Christmas Pot Luck Party to fundraise for the LCHS Instrumental Music Program!
- Time: 4:30-8pm
- Address: 10046 La Canada Way, Shadow Hills 91040
- Dress: holiday attire – ladies can wear something danceable
- Things to Bring: your favorite dishes to share; two chairs if you have them
- Program:
- LCHS Orchestra performance at 6pm
- holiday art show and paintings sale
- professional model coaching catwalk class 5:30-6
- dance show: salsa class, 7-8 folk dance, tango class
- All night Karaoke and cards!
- There will also be a telescope observatory with a rotating dome and large 10″ telescope to check out, too!
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Montrose Christmas Parade – 9-12 Marching Spartans & 7/8 Color Guard
- 5:15pm: Call time for 9-12 Marching Spartans and 7/8 Color Guard
- Students should be dropped off at the corner of Honolulu and La Crescenta Ave. for parade staging.
- Full uniform – NO SHAKO – festive holiday hats are encouraged.
- Students should take instruments and uniforms after school on Friday.
- Instrument cases and/or flag bags should be left in the car – we will not return to the staging area.
- Dismissal is at the end of the parade which is at the corner of Honolulu and Ocean View.
- Parade website
