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LHSOA

Lassiter High School Orchestra Association

Welcome, Orchestra Family!

Audrey Donahue

President president@lhsoa.org

Tonight’s Agenda

General Business Events Treasury Membership Fundraising Lassiter String Academy Communications & Outreach Q&A

2018-2019 LHSOA Board of Directors

It’s easy to contact LHSOA Board Members Find us at www.lhsoa.org/about-us/contact-us President: Audrey Donahue Secretary: Lisa Hudson Co-Treasurers: Shelley Espinosa, Jennifer Medley, Dinah Biggs Webmaster: Roque Marinho Communications: Suparna Poyapakkam LSA Coordinator: Karen Tuttle Orchestra Director: Carol Doemel Assistant Director: Michael Giel

Officers

2018-2019 LHSOA Board of Directors

It’s easy to contact LHSOA Board Members Find us at www.lhsoa.org/about-us/contact-us

Fundraising: Victoria Moller Membership: Denise Hazlett Hospitality: Sharon Powers Middle School Liaison: Stefanie Brown Uniforms: Belinda Enge Reserved Seating: Cathy DeBonis

Committee Leaders

Our Mission LHSOA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) parent-run booster organization established to:

• Support the Lassiter High School Orchestra Program
• Enhance music education
• Communicate with parents
• Encourage students at all levels of participation

How the LHSOA Supports our Orchestra What we do above and beyond regular classroom activities: Sectional Clinics Master Classes Two Seasonal Camps & Activities Social and Team Building Events Supplemental Educational & Performance Opportunities

Fall Camp 2018

Clinics Sectionals Team Building Leadership Seminar Intense Rehearsals, Sectionals, Clinics as Students prep for Large Group Performance Evaluations (LGPE)

Winter 2019 Camp

We Love Our Volunteers

Parent involvement matters! Join the fun!

SignUpGenius link events@lhsoa.org

Uniforms

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Order ASAP to avoid rush delivery charges

• Identify Lassiter HS Orchestra at check
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• First Formal Concert: October 18
• Tailor: Discounted alteration prices with

Best Alterations

Casual uniform is a T-shirt https://lhsoa.org/for-parents-and students

GIRLS: Ava Redi-Ship Gown BOYS: Basic Tuxedo Package

Formal Concert Attire

EVENTS: Calendar at a Glance (Concerts in Gold)

• Aug 10-11: Fall Camp
• Aug 13: LHSOA Parent Meeting
• Sep 18: Friendship Concert
• Oct 18: Fall Concert
• Oct 30: Rising 9th Grade Concert
• Nov 14: Poinsettia orders due
• Nov 29: Tri-M Concert
• Nov 30: Poinsettia pick up
• Dec 13: “A Night of Classics” Concert
• Jan 25-26 : Winter LGPE Prep Camp
• Feb 5: Pre-LPGE Concert
• Mar 13-16: Possible Spring Trip (TBA)
• Mar 28: Senior Breakfast
• Apr 11: LSA & Chamber Recital
• Apr 23: “A Night at the Movies!” Concert
• May 9: Tri-M Concert
• May 11: Orchestra Banquet

Treasury

Shelley Espinosa, Jennifer Medley, & Dinah Biggs

Co-Treasurers treasurer@lhsoa.org

• $32,000 budget
• Charms Office online store
• Credit/debit cards preferred
• Make checks payable to LHSOA

Budget & Payments

What is CHARMS?

• Platform for

Orchestra communications,

• nline testing, and

student payments

• Update student

and parent/guardian contact info

• Tell us about your

skills and profession

Membership

Denise Hazlett

Membership Committee Chair membership@lhsoa.org

Donor Participation & Recognition Levels

• Friend of LHS Orchestra <$150

We Need Your Help

• Professional Master

Classes

• Clinics with nationally

recognized

• Musicians
• Ensembles
• Conductors
• State-of-the-art

rehearsal facilities

• Instruments, repairs &

equipment

• Music, method books,

instructional materials

• Fall and Winter

Orchestra Camps

• Lassiter String Academy
• Social events and more!

Your investment will create a direct and lasting impact

• n the program

Our goal is 100% participation by all Lassiter Orchestra families!

• Your involvement is critical for the program to be successful
• Ensure your child’s greatly enhanced musical education
• Directly impact and enrich the musical growth and development of

ALL Orchestra students

• Every student participates and receives the benefits of the Board-

approved annual budget

• Donate at higher levels for added benefits
• 100% participation qualifies us for grants

Joining LHSOA is Easy!

LHSOA Registered and Paid Members by Class

Donations collected 8/12/18 $16,174 We need your help to meet out 2018-2019 Program Budget

Grade Total number of students in the class Number of students in the class who contributed Percentage Freshmen 82 38 46% Sophomores 48 23 48% Juniors 43 20 47% Seniors 38 15 39% Totals 211 96 45%

Fundraising

Victoria Moller

Fundraising Committee Chair fundraising@lhsoa.org

Key fundraising events

Yankee Candle

❖ starts fall 2018

❖ can order throughout school year

Poinsettias

❖ orders begin

Nov 2018 ❖ pick up Nov 30

Spring Fundraiser

❖ TBA

• 8 ½ x 11 Book
• Full Page, Half Page,

and Business Card size options

• Appears in all 4

major Concert Programs More info coming soon!

Keep the Music Playing -- Sponsor the Orchestra with a Concert Program Ad!

Proud Sponsor of Lassiter High School Orchestra Shannon You bring beautiful music to our lives! With Love, Mom, Dad, and Will

Business Ads Student Tribute Ads

Effortless Giving from your Daily Shopping

• Goodbye plastic cards!
• Starting Oct 1st, going digital
• Enter phone # at cashier
• Create account: https://www.publix.com
• Get the CARD
• Register the card at

krogercommunityrewards.com

• LINK your Amazon account with Lassiter

High School Orchestra

• ALWAYS shop using smile.amazon.com
• Make sure that supporting Lassiter High

School Orchestra Association is always showing below the search box

Learn more at lhsoa.org/fundraising

Lassiter String Academy

Karen Tuttle, Program Coordinator

stringacademy@lhsoa.org

Private Lessons at Lassiter High School

Benefits to LHS Musicians

• Practice more effectively
• Stay motivated
• Keep up with their peers in

group settings

• Minimize frustration
• Maximize progress
• Encourage excellence

How it works

• For Lassiter orchestra &

feeder school students

• Pay $25 registration fee

(new students only)

• Select an appropriate

teacher

• Pay in advance each month

for lessons

Submitting Lesson Payments is Easy!

Drop checks in the LSA payments box located in the practice hallway

For Details on LSA Policies & Instructors

https://lhsoa.org/string-academy

• Overview
• Pricing & payment
• Guidelines
• Online registration
• Instructor biographies

Communications & Outreach

Lisa Hudson, Secretary Stefanie Brown, Middle School Liaison Roque Marinho, Webmaster Suparna Poyapakkam, Newsletter & Facebook

Documents, Forms, and Lots of Stuff!

• We maintain all of the LHSOA’s records and assist the
• rchestra directors to track:
• Rosters
• Registrations
• Payments
• Paperwork for field trips and other activities
• We maintain the CHARMS database
• We update our information annually

Outreach to our Feeder Schools

• Improve communication and

cooperation

• Coordinate tasks
• Support transition for rising 9th

graders

Stefanie Brown

Middle School Liaison msliaison@lhsoa.org

www.lhsoa.org The Hub for Info You Need

• Find the latest info

about LHS Orchestras in one place

• Connect with us on

LHSOA activities

• Tightly coupled with

“The Week Ahead” E- Blast Newsletter

Roque Marinho

Website webmaster@lhsoa.org

Navigating LHSOA.ORG

For Parents & Students Fundraising Volunteering

• For Parents & Students: Info

hub for all forms and upcoming events

• Registration & Fundraising

pages shows all the ways you can help contribute to the LHSOA

• Volunteering page lists our

needs for permanent and temporary help

• We are still adding content

and pages

LHSOA Calendar on your Smartphone or Desktop

1. Go to http://lhsoa.org/for-parents- and-students 2. Pick your calendar 3. Follow directions Calendar is automatically sync’ed with the LHSOA event schedule to your phone, Outlook, G+, or Apple Calendar Printable calendar available

• http://lhsoa.org/for-parents-and-

students

Finally, you will know before your child surprises you about the concert tonight!

iPhone Go into the Settings app Touch “Mail, Contacts, Calendars” Under Accounts, touch “Add Account” On the Add Account screen, touch “Other” Under Calendars, touch “Add Subscribed Calendar” For the Server value, enter the URL of the public calendar: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/calsynct.asp?s=LHSOrch Android Under “Other Calendars” click the Add link. Select “Add by URL” Enter the following URL: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/calsynct.asp?s=LHSOrch Click “Add Calendar” Google will begin to sync your calendar, and it will appear on the screen. Click “Settings” Change the long name of the new calendar to something you will remember such as “Charms Calendar” Your phone should automatically be set to sync with your Google calendar. On your phone: Click on “Calendar”, then bring up the settings for the calendar. Click on Calendar Sync. You should see your google account listed already. Make sure Auto-Sync is checked.

TWA: The Week Ahead

• News for upcoming

week (and beyond)

• Cuts down on the

plethora of emails

• Hotlinks to key

LHSOA.org web pages Subscribing is Easy!

Suparna Poyapakkam

Newsletter & Facebook communications@lhsoa.org

Let’s Get Social!

Facebook

@lassiterorchestra

• Up-to-the-minute cool

happenings

• Concert photos and

footage

• Fun music facts

Our Phenomenal Orchestra Directors

Carol Doemel

Director of Orchestras carol.doemel@cobbk12.org

Michael Giel

Assistant Director of Orchestras michael.giel@cobbk12.org

REMIND CLASS UPDATE (TEXT 81010)

• Freshman Philharmonic Text 81010 and write: @fresh-phil
• Sinfonia Text 81010 and write: @lhssinfon
• Chamber II Text 81010 and write: @chambertwo
• Chamber I Text 81010 and write: @lhscham-1

Thank you!