Hope you had a relaxing break and are ready to get back in action!
Last Chance to register
If you or your group are planning to join the 2016 OrchFest. . . the time is NOW to get those applications in!! UGA, still accepting applications.
To send by snail mail:
UGA OrchFest, HHSOM, 250 River Rd, Athens, GA 30602
or by fax: 706-542-2772
or by pdf email: orchfest@uga.edu
Link to UGA Orchestra Festivals
MTSU Visit
True Blue Tour
Register Here.
Located 35 minutes from Nashville, the MTSU School of Music houses an acclaimed faculty of 36 full-time and 40 adjunct artists/educators teaching more than 400 undergraduate and graduate music majors and minors. Our faculty are internationally active in all aspects of music, from South Korea to Costa Rica to Rome. The School’s low student-to-faculty ratio enables a high quality of personalized instruction, interaction, and learning.
News from the Lassiter String Academy
October lesson payments are now due. Please ensure your student’s payment is dropped in the LSA box near the practice rooms prior this week’s lesson. There are five Monday lessons and four lessons this month for the other weekdays.
Please ensure checks are payable to the LHSOA.
Questions? Email Amy at StringAcademy@lhsoa.org
Spirit Night
Our 1st Chick-fil-A Spirit Night – Oct 10th, 6pm – 9pm. Come enjoy supper at the Lassiter Chick-fil-A on Shallowford Road, for some FUN-draising, and a very special musical surprise by our students! More…
First Concert on Oct 18th
Hope you have placed your Concert attire order or have it ready.
Ordering Information for Boys
Ordering Information for Girls
Yankee Candle Fall 2016 Fundraiser
Final Results
Brochure sales: $6,897.00
Internet sales: $3,144.00
Total: $10,041.00
Our profit:
Brochure Sales: $2,758.80
Internet Sales: $1,257.60
Total LHSOA Profit: $4,016.40
Very successful fundraiser! Thank you to all who participated. Great effort put in by our students!
Update on Cruise trip
The Lassiter Orchestra Spring Cruise Trip is scheduled for March 29 – April 3, 2017.
We are setting the roster for the trip. Anyone who has not registered for the trip at this point will be placed on a waiting list.
For those that have registered and paid online, your payments will be credited to your child’s name and we will move forward with remaining payment being made to the LHSOA. Please refer to the payment plan below.
Please make all checks payable to LHSOA with your child’s name in the memo and a payment coupon, and turn in to the brown drop box it in the front of the orchestra room or mail them to:
LHSOA
Attn: Spring Cruise Trip
P.O. Box 671345, Marietta, GA 30066
Payment Plan for Spring Cruise Trip 2017:
Non-refundable $200 due by September 21 (extended from September 9)
Payment #1: $200 due by October 14
Payment #2: $200 due by November 11
Payment #3: $150 due by January 13
Final Payment: $100 due by February 10
Students will be rooming in quad-occupancy rooms and they will begin signing up for rooms next week.
More info on 2017 Spring Trip Hub.
Trip Memo
Scroll to 2017 Spring Cruise Payments here to pay online.
Questions? Send them to the Orchestra Directors at Carol.Doemel@cobbk12.orgor lassiterorchestras@gmail.com
GMEA All-State Auditions
String Days at Kennesaw State University
A day of instrument-specific instruction for each of the orchestral string instruments this year:
Viola Day—10/8
Cellobration—10/22
Bass Fest—10/22
More…
Kennesaw State University Concert Invitational Nov 4-5. Apply here.
LHSOA Registrations
Thank you families for your registrations and your generous donations!
If you haven’t made a contribution yet, please make a donation today so we can do-it-up bigger and better for the kids rest of the year!
Re-enroll here. Dollars accumulate starting Sep 1st. Takes a couple minutes to set up and it keeps giving every time you shop for the next year!!
Simple swipe while you pay for shopping at Publix.
The Publix at Highland Plaza has Lassiter Orchestra Partner cards at the Customer Service Desk. Please scan the card at checkout and help the Orchestra.
You shop. Amazon gives. smile.amazon.com
See the Parent and Student Webpage for more details. Contact LHSOA Communications for any questions. Click here to subscribe to the Lassiter Orchestra Newsletter. To unsubscribe just scroll down to the bottom of the email and click on unsubscribe from this list.