News and Notes May 9-13

​Good Afternoon, Band Family! And….a very Happy Mother’s Day to all of our Mom’s who have worked all year volunteering their time to make sure we can do what we love to do!
I want to say “wonderful job” to all who performed last week, especially to our seniors who are now officially done performing with the Loara Band. What a journey you’ve been on over the last four years. You came into the program pre pandemic and got two fall seasons in before we went away for 18 months. I honestly don’t think the Loara Band Family would have a future as bright as it is without your dedication and perseverance. You have been a link to our past while helping set the standard for our future. You leave behind a legacy of kindness, hard work, loyalty, responsibility, trustworthiness and have done it all with a tremendous amount of joy. We will miss you so much.

We will spend some quality time saying goodbye to our seniors in a few weeks. Next Friday, May 20th we will have our end of the year banquet. It will be at the Anaheim Community Center (250 E Center St) from 6pm-10pm. There will be food, awards, dancing, and announcements of next years leadership team, along with seniors receiving their stories and graduation cords. The banquet is open to all family and friends of the Loara Band program. Tickets are $30.

The next day, May 21, we will have Senior a candlelight at Huntington Beach. The plan is to be there all day near tower 9. We will begin the ceremony itself at 7pm. All members are encouraged to attend to hear the seniors last words before they head off to their futures.
In the meantime, we are all in getting ready for next year. There are open Color Guard rehearsals and clinics on Monday at 5pm. This is open to the general population for folks looking to join the team. We also have a new staff member to introduce, Marc Young. He will lead the battery next year. He comes to us with great experience teaching groups regionally as well as the Impulse Drum and Bugle Corps. We will have open Drum Line clinics this Thursday and next Thursday from 3:30-5:30pm to set the line before we leave for summer. These clinics are open to all LHS students and no experience is necessary.
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The final announcement is that we will have our New Member Orientation this Thursday at 7pm in the Band Room. While this will mostly target incoming freshman, it is open to all students and parents who may want an overview of next fall, especially since we haven’t had a typical fall season since 2019.