The Liberty North Band Boosters are a group of parent/guardian/supportive adult volunteers, organized to:

• Support the students, directors, staff, and families.
• Create a sense of community and encourage parent/guardian and student engagement in band and guard activities.
• Raise funds to financially support band and guard programs.
• Promote the program within the community.

The Boosters support ALL of our Band Family, grades 6-12.

Please contact Booster President Amy Konkle with questions, ideas, or to find out ways to get involved! libertynorthband@gmail.com. Please see section 9 of this newsletter ("Contact Information") for information on joining their Remind messaging group!

• Thurs., 10/5 - Nest Fest parade (6:30 p.m. at LNHS)
• Fri., 10/6 - LNHS homecoming football game (7:00 p.m. at LNHS)
• Wed., 10/11 - LNHS 1st hour Advanced Band video auditions/playing test due by 11:59 p.m.
• Fri., 10/13 - LNHS home football game (7:00 p.m. at LNHS); Senior night!
• Sat., 10/21 - Cameron "Marchfest" Marching Band Festival (times TBA)
• TBA - MSHSAA post-season football games
• Fri., 11/3 - LNHS bands to UMKC Crescendo event at Kauffman Center
• Sat., 11/4 - Middle School, High School, Jazz - All-District Auditions (all day at LHS)

• New Eagle Band attire for the Directors/Coaches/Staff - Help us dress for success! (We cannot use our school budget money for this, so we would welcome funding for new polo shirts, matching staff jackets, hats, etc.)

• Batteries - 9V, AAA, AA (You would be surprised how many of these we burn through in a year!) - Cost varies by unit
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• Recruitment wristbands, stickers, candy, etc. - Cost varies by unit (contact Kelsee.Gardner@lps53.org to help with bracelets and/or stickers!)

• Gift cards - The Boosters/Directors can always use gift cards to local stores to benefit students for trips, special events, performances, equipment, etc. (e.g., Walmart, Target, Hy-Vee, Price Chopper, Amazon, etc.)

• Vending machine for LNHS band room (to include reeds, oil, marching gloves, flip folder pages, etc.) - Cost unknown

• Semi trailer for transporting instruments, uniforms, etc. - Cost unknown

• Scholarship funding for HMS/SVMS/LNHS students - specifically, funds for summer band camps, honor ensemble participation, private lessons fees, etc. (These are NOT currently in place, so we would be looking for someone to help create them AND acquire ongoing funding for them.)

• Korg TM-60BK Tuner/Metronome Combo - approx. $30 each (goal = 25 units)

• New 6' silver flag poles for the guard - approx. $500-600 for 30 poles

• Two tarp carts for winter guard floor tarps - approx. $250 each

William Jewell Upcoming Events

"Jewell Journey Day" (Friday, October 6) for juniors and seniors interested in doing music in college. There will an opportunity to sit in on ensembles and take a free trial lesson. Register here: https://jewell.edu/join/visit.

Saxophone players may be interested in the Northland Youth Orchestra's first annual KC Saxophone Christmas. The event will be on Sat., Dec. 16, and registration will open in a few weeks.

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KC Metro All-District Band / Missouri All-State Band

KC Metro All-District Band auditions (for both middle school AND high school; concert band and jazz band) will occur on Sat., Nov. 4 at Liberty High School.

The Eagle Bands have an incredibly strong tradition of excellence at the District and State levels. For the past two years, we've had more students make the All-District Bands AND the All-STATE Band than any other schools in the state!! Let's keep the streak going!!

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS - Check out this YouTube channel from MU for audition help and examples!

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Northwinds Symphonic Band Young Artist Concerto Competition

The Northwinds Symphonic Band has an annual Concerto Competition for students in grades 9-12. The winner of this competition not only gets to perform with this semi-professional band on one of their concerts, but they also win a cash prize of $1,000.00! (Dr. Doss has had 4 former students win this competition over the years, though I take ZERO credit for their success in this event! I say this only to let you know it is VERY possible to win!)

Information may be found here. Deadline is January 24, 2024.

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Northland Symphony Youth Orchestra and Sinfonia

www.northlandsymphony.org/youth

Youth Symphony of Kansas City

https://youthsymphonykc.org/

Fountain City Youth Brass Academy

https://fcyba.net/

LNHS Band Website - libertynorthband.org

• LNHS Concert Band (all grades) - @ln2hr2324
• LNHS Seniors - @lnband24
• LNHS Juniors - @lnband25
• LNHS Sophomores - @lnband26
• LNHS Freshmen - @lnband27
• LNHS Varsity Guard - @lnvguard

Remind Codes for Band Boosters

• 23-24 Juniors, Seniors - @lnhsbandb2
• 23-24 Sophomores - @lnhsbb2026
• 23-24 Freshmen - @lnhsbb2027
• 23-24 8th Grade - @lnhsbb2028