The online store is open! Orders will be accepted until midnight on Sunday, September 27, 2020. Check out the great selection and support your favorite grenadier with something from the store! Orders will be available for pickup at the end of October (date and time TBD). Contact Chris by text (610-730-2107) or email cevansgartley@gmail.com with any questions
Announcements
Band Parent Meeting
The Liberty High School Grenadier Band & Orchestra Parent Club (LHSGBOPC) meeting will be held virtually on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 7:30pm. The link for the meeting is
https://zoom.us/j/97780822817?pwd=MHNxRlFOK1pPeEUwZjQzeWNwSlFFZz09
Passcode: Grenadier
Three fundraisers kick off 2020 school year
At this time we are able to roll out a few fundraisers to start the year. Fundraisers are a way to pay the student fair share and bank quota for future individual band/orchestra expenses (for example, trips, extra gloves).
Blue Mountain Candles – 24oz Jars and wax melt 6-pack are available in 20 different scents. Orders are due by midnight on Sunday, September 27, 2020. Delivery will be in mid October, date TBA.
Wawa Shorti Coupons – Shorti coupons are available for purchase. Coupons are $4.50 each.
Gertrude Hawk Candy Bars – Boxes of 48 candy bars will be available for purchase. Boxes are $48 each. Candy bars are sold for $1 each. Boxes must be paid for at the time of pickup.
We are also looking for any new fundraising ideas as well as anyone interested in running ones that have already been established.
Procedures for Returning to Band
Drop-off: Please drop students off on Grenadier Blvd. or in the big faculty parking lot off of Fairview Ave. We ask that you avoid using the Student Activities lot to limit the congestion.
When you arrive: All students MUST wear a mask upon arrival. You will not be screened by the trainer, as self-screening should take place before leaving your house. If you feel ill, please stay home. Please do not congregate by the Student Athletic entrance. Most sectionals will be held in the outfield of the baseball field, so students can begin making their way down. Remember to keep distance as you are waiting for your sectional to begin.
Pick-Up: Please pick up students where you dropped them off. Again, please avoid the Student Activities lot. Students should not remain on campus to socialize after their sectionals.
Parking: For students who drive, please park on Grenadier Blvd. Please do not park in the teacher parking lots.
Click here to download and read this PDF with additional information.
We look forward to seeing everybody this coming week!
Mr. Long and Mr. Frank
Updated Band Information from the Directors-Aug. 6, 2020
Over the past week, many new policies and safety measures have been established as we draw closer to the start of summer band and the school year. The district, the school, and we, as your directors, have been working hard to make sure everybody is safe, while still being able to create a rehearsal schedule that allows the LHSGB to move forward in this very unique situation. Please read this document carefully to become aware of the new schedule, as well as some answers to the questions we have been receiving concerning the school year.
Thank you for your patience, understanding, and support throughout all of this. As tough as this is, much of the success of this school year is about perspective. We will do our best to make the most of all of this and continue to uphold the commitment to excellence that is associated with the Liberty High School Grenadier Band.
Sincerely,
Kevin Long, Director klong
Allen Frank, Assistant Director afrank
2020-21 Summer Band Packet
The directors have supplied the Summer Packet with information for students for the upcoming school year, you can click and download the document here. This document includes necessary information and the BASD Return to Music Health form, our summer rehearsal schedule, as well as upcoming Fall, Winter, & Spring rehearsal and performance dates for BOTH band & orchestra, along with grading policies and rules & regulations.
If you have any questions please contact Mr. Long (klong
2020-21 Band Information
LHSGB Members,
Hello! I know you have all been patiently awaiting information and music, and we thank you for that! We are doing the final touches on the schedule and, after countless meetings, feel confident that we will have the best and safest plan for summer band. Rehearsals will begin on Monday, August 10th at 8am!
Below are two links that will get the ball rolling. More detailed information about summer rehearsals, as well as the yearly LHSGB information packet, will be coming out in the very near future.
To get everybody started, we are asking that you take a look at the two links provided.
#1 – Google Form – Member Information
This form will be used to get contact information, double check section rosters, and to compile a list of incoming students who need school-owned instruments. Please fill this out completely and submit. Thank you!
#2 – Music and Part Assignments
We are loading the music onto a Google Drive, which will allow you to access the parts you need. In this drive is a file entitled “LHSGB Part Assignments”. Please open this file first, find your name, and find your part assignment. This initial list will be a starting point, but is always subject to change.
Each musical selection has a separate folder. Open each piece, find your assigned part, and you can download or print the part. In the event that you are unable to print, please reach out to one of the directors so we know how many copies to have in August.
Not all of the music will be loaded at one time, so be sure to check the Google Drive periodically for more music. There is also a chance there could be some missing parts. At this point, work on the music that is available to you and we will provide the missing parts when we can retrieve them from the school.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Mr. Long (klong@basdschools.org) or myself. We look forward to seeing you all very soon! Stay tuned for more information as we approach our first rehearsal in August!
Mr. Frank (afrank@basdschools.org)
Update on Summer Band from Mr. Long
I hope all of you are doing well and enjoying the summer. The nontraditional end to our school year has certainly impacted how we carried out finishing our year of band and beginning the next together.
Mr. Frank and I have been busy attending meetings and discussing regularly, “How will summer band rehearsals look for this year?” Here is the news you have been waiting for! Please plan for the LHSGB to begin summer rehearsals for the 2020-21 school year, August 10th at 8am.
In the next week or two, you will receive the annual “summer packet” for band. As in past years, it will include the rehearsal/performance schedule, music selections, rules and regs, and uniform care information. New to the packet this year, will be the necessary and mandatory procedures for socially distanced rehearsals.
Please remember as a band we are moving into new, and possibly, uncharted territory. Flexibility and understanding will be key to making our year a success.
Nulli Secondus,
Mr. Long
Updated Uniform Collection Information
Administration has changed the times for the collection on Wednesday, June 10. The time slots will now be 90 minutes. Mr. Frank has made the time corrections in Schoology.
The (updated) collection times are as follows:
11am – 12:30pm…SSC 400 (A-D)
12:30pm – 2pm…SSC 800 (E-L)
2pm – 3:30pm…SSC 103 (M-RI)
3:30pm – 5pm…SSC 112 (RO-Z)
Also, students who have left instruments or belongings in their instrument lockers WILL be able to enter the building to pick up those items up after they have returned their uniforms. Students will have access to the Band Room ONLY. They will not be permitted to enter other areas of the school. If you need access to your band locker on Wednesday, please email me, Mr. Frank, at afrank@basdschools.org so that he can create a list.
Lastly, refunds for the concert tickets will be handed out at the uniform collection. If you sold any tickets and had already turned in the money, we will have that ready to return to you.
Thank you for your understanding and patience with all of this! See you soon!
Band/Orchestra/Chorus Uniform & Instrument Collection-Time slots updated
Hello to all of the students of the LHS Music Department!
On Wednesday, June 10, Liberty will be conducting the collection of senior materials and issuing caps and gowns and diplomas. Along with the seniors, the collection of uniforms and instruments from ALL students grades 9-12 will also take place. ALL students of the Chorus, Band, and Orchestra are asked to read the information laid out below to know the process and to make this as successful as possible.
Attached are forms for Chorus/Orchestra, Grenadier Band, Bagpipes, and Majorettes. Please print the appropriate form(s) and fill them out as detailed as possible. If there is a number attached to a uniform piece, please list it. If there is no number, simply check the line to acknowledge you have it. If you are not able to print the forms, blank forms will be available that day.
Along with the uniforms, we ask that you return all other items. Folders, mutes, straps, swords, maces, etc…everything needs to be accounted for. Underclassmen with school-owned instruments will keep theirs. Seniors and non-returning members MUST return school-owned instruments that day.
On the day of the collection, there are time slots for each Student Service Center. PLEASE adhere to these times. When you arrive at Liberty, you will enter the parking lot on Fairview Avenue, then follow instructions from there.
The (updated) collection times are as follows:
11am – 12:30pm…SSC 400 (A-D)
12:30pm – 2pm…SSC 800 (E-L)
2pm – 3:30pm…SSC 103 (M-RI)
3:30pm – 5pm…SSC 112 (RO-Z)
It is important that we collect all materials next week. If you have an extenuating circumstance that will not allow you to return your items next Wednesday, please reach out to one of the directors to set up a time for collection of your items.
We thank you for your patience, flexibility, and attention. Moreover, we are extremely proud of each and every one of you for your dedication to the programs and your efforts during these times. We look forward to seeing you all next Wednesday!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Wydrzynski, Mr. Long, Mr. Frank