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Spooktacular 2016! ?
We did it again! 2nd successful “Spooktacular” clinic! 6th graders from the Mabry and Simpson, Middle School orchestras came to Lassiter to work with proficient string instructors and had fun participating in a Donut Run, Musical Chairs, Costume and Cupcake contests. Our own Lassiter students volunteers were there assisting clinicians and coordinating all the games and activities.
Upcoming 9th Grade Nexus Concert on Tue, Nov 1st
The Freshman Phil and Chamber I orchestras will be performing along with the Mabry and Simpson 8th Grade Orchestras. Call time is 6:40pm. Concert attire is Orchestra t-shirts and jeans. All Lassiter Orchestra members are invited to attend to support our future orchestra members! Harrison Cook, cellist and Simpson’s new assistant orchestra director, will be performing “The Swan” from St. Saens Carnival of the Animals. We will take a mass picture on stage with ALL students following the concert so everyone wear your orchestra shirt. Don’t miss it!
Lassiter Orchestra 2nd Semester Auditions Wed, Nov 9th
Students will be assigned an audition time for this evening. In order to properly evaluate our young musicians, we hire a large number of adjudicators for this event. Please let the directors know right away if there is an issue with your child attending their time that evening as it’s extremely difficult to “make up” a missed audition.
Email – lassiterorchestras@gmail.com or Ms. Doemel.
Links to Auditions
Scales Requirements
Violin Audition Packet, Viola Audition Packet
Cello Audition Packet, Bass Audition Packet
If your child is not currently with an LSA instructor, now is a great time to start lessons!
Happy Practicing!!!
String Academy
LSA payments for November are due on Tuesday. There will be no lessons on November 8 and the week of Thanksgiving. There are three Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday LSA November lessons and four Wednesday lessons.
Questions?
Email Amy at StringAcademy@lhsoa.org
To email the directors: lassiterorchestras@gmail.com
 Field Trip
The Lassiter Orchestra has been offered a special opportunity to attend a closed rehearsal of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on November 10th. Our students will be observing the ASO in rehearsal with Maestro Robert Spano and Concertmaster David Coucheron as soloist. You can view the program here.
Forms and moneys were due Fri, Oct 28th. Please ensure it is turned in before school Monday morning.
Field Trip Permission form
Dress code for the trip is business casual…no jeans, t-shirts.
We are so appreciative for the long-standing support of our Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians and administration!
Fundraising
JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!!
Earn money for your spring trip! All students have Honey Baked Ham order forms and should be out there generating sales. There are many people in our area who serve HBH foods for the holiday – this should be an easy sell, and is a great way to earn money towards your trip. 20% of revenue generated from individual sales is directly applied to each student’s trip account.
effective. The LHSOA Honey Baked Hams gift card sale runs Friday, October 15 and runs through Friday, December 23.
Click Here for details to Order
Online Ordering now available. At checkout please mention the student’s name receiving the credit for the sale.
Click to order online
Fall Poinsettia Fundraiser 
Our annual poinsettia fundraiser is one of our biggest of the year, which also brings the joy and spirit of the holiday season into our homes, businesses, and places of worship. These beautiful plants are grown locally and maintain both their integrity and beauty during the holiday season and beyond.
5 colors to choose from: red, white, pink, marble and jingle bells.
Top Quality Flowers – Grown Locally – $10 each!
Click here for details to order
New Website link active
We have a new easy to remember website name lassiterorchestra.org besides lhsoa.org. You can now type any of the following and get to our site
http://lassiterorchestra.org
http://www.lassiterorchestra.org
https://lhsoa.org
http://www.lhsoa.org
CPA Needed for LHSOA Financial Audit
The LHSOA Board of Directors is seeking a CPA with audit experience to perform an audit of our finances as required by our organization’s by-laws. We would prefer to have a CPA provide this service to us pro bono, or a reduced fee so that our monies can be used for programming for the kids instead of professional services.
Please send a note expressing interest to Jonathan Warner at president@lhsoa.org.
Update on Cruise trip – next payment due Nov 11th, Trip meeting Nov 15th!
The Lassiter Orchestra Spring Cruise Trip is scheduled for March 29 – April 3, 2017.
Carnival Cruise Spring Trip Meeting Tuesday November 15th 7pm.
For students & chaperones making this trip
It is highly recommended those traveling internationally possess a valid U.S. Passport, even though the rules require only a birth certificate and a photo ID for cruises sailing a closed circuit from the U.S. (meaning the ship departs and arrives back to the U.S. following all port calls). Having a passport will make life a lot easier if the ship needs to travel to a different port other than what is on the itinerary due to weather, or if a flight home from Nassau becomes necessary in the event of an emergency. Applying for a passport is easy and can be done online here.
It is also recommended that travelers have a passport photo taken by AAA Auto Club on Gordy Parkway, another travel agent, or a drugstore such as Walgreens or CVS for around $10. The State Department website has a self-photo tool, but it is a challenge to use and there have been instances of applications being returned due to invalid photos. For those who have a passport, please ensure it does not expire within 6 months of our return from the trip. It takes about 6 weeks to process a passport application.
Please make all checks for the trip 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
Download Payment Coupons Here
Students will be rooming in quad-occupancy rooms and they should have already signed-up for rooms last week.
More info on 2017 Spring Trip Hub.
Trip Memo
Scroll to 2017 Spring Cruise Payments here to pay online.
GMEA All-State Auditions
LHSOA Registrations – Its Never Too Late!
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! We received company matching contributions from Wells Fargo. Thank you!
Do you have Kroger plus card? Please re-enroll annually: Lassiter’s Kroger Community Rewards – #68865.
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.
 
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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.
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