Limestone Community High School Bands
2015-16 Spring Schedule
December 2015
Saturday 19
Pep Band
5:30 pm | Arrive at Band Room |
50/50 Ticket Sales
Wear gray band shirt
Monday 21
Booster Meeting Cancelled
7:00 pm | Meeting at LCHS Cafeteria |
Cancelled
LCHS Cafeteria
See you in January
January 2016
Friday 8
Pep Band
5:00 pm | Arrive at Band Room |
Tuesday 12
Pep Band
5:45 pm | Arrive at Band Room |
Thursday 14
Pep Band
5:45 pm | Arrive at Band Room |
Tuesday 19
Booster Meeting Date Changed
7:00 pm | Meeting at LCHS Cafeteria |
Date changed to Tuesday
LCHS Cafeteria
Note change to Tuesday
Wednesday 27
Freshman Preview Night
6:30‑8:30 pm | at by Snack Bar |
(selected students only)
Thursday 28 - Saturday 30
ILMEA All-State
Friday 29
Pep Band Cancelled
5:45 pm | Arrive at Band Room |
February 2016
Friday 5
Mid-Illini Jazz Festival
1:00 pm | Students load equipment at LCHS Band Room |
1:15 pm | Leave for Dunlap |
2:00 pm | Arrive at Dunlap |
3:00 pm | Performance (Approximate! Be early!) at Dunlap High School |
6:00 pm | Back at Limestone for Pep Band |
Friday 5
Pep Band
Jazz Band and Drumline only
5:45 pm | Arrive at Band Room |
Jazz Band and Drum Line only
Saturday 6
Pep Band Date Changed
5:45 pm | Arrive at LCHS |
Wednesday 10
Grade School Tours
Marching Band and Winter Guard
All Day
Marching Band and Winter Guard
Wednesday 10
Pep Band
5:45 pm | Arrive at Band Room |
Tuesday 16
Booster Meeting Date Changed
7:00 pm | Meeting at LCHS Cafeteria |
Date changed to Tuesday
Note change to Tuesday
Wednesday 17
Grade School Tours
Marching Band and Winter Guard
All Day
Marching Band and Winter Guard
Tuesday 23
Bradley Jazz Festival
Jazz Band
2:00 pm | Leave for Bradley University from 8th hour |
2:20 pm | Arrive and Check in |
2:25 pm | Warm-up |
2:50 pm | Performance - 2nd floor of BU Student Center |
3:10 pm | Clinic |
3:45 pm | Load buses for LCHS |
4:30 pm | Arrive at LCHS |
Jazz Band only
A non-competitive event where bands perform, receive comments,
and have a clinic with a professional jazz musician.
The performance will take place on the
second floor of the Bradley University Student Center.
Entry into this performance is free to
the public.
Thursday 25
Pep Band Cancelled
5:45 pm | Arrive at Band Room |
Friday 26 - Saturday 27
Jazz in the Meadow
Jazz Band
2/26 2:30 pm | Load charter coach |
2/26 3:00 pm | Leave for Chicago |
2/26 7:00 pm | Arrive at Geno's East |
2/26 9:00 pm | Head for Hotel |
2/26 11:00 pm | Lights out |
2/27 7:00 am | Check out and Load bus |
2/27 7:30 am | Leave for Rolling Meadows H.S. |
2/27 8:00 am | Arrive at Rolling Meadows H.S.; Warm-up |
2/27 9:00 am | Jazz Combo Performance in Art Room |
2/27 9:30 am | Jazz Band Warm-up |
2/27 10:30 am | Jazz Band Performance in Theatre |
2/27 11:00 am | Eat Lunch |
2/27 12:00 pm | Watch noon-time featured performance |
2/27 1:00 pm | Leave for LCHS |
2/27 5:30 pm | Arrive at LCHS |
Friday 26
Pep Band Cancelled
5:45 pm | Arrive at Band Room |
March 2016
Thursday 3
Color Guard Clinic
6:00‑9:00 pm | Clinic |
Limestone
Saturday 5
IHSA Solo and Ensemble Contest Cancelled
Location & Times TBA
Tuesday 8
Grade School Honor Band Rehearsal
6:00‑8:00 pm | Rehearsal at LCHS Cafeteria |
Wednesday 9
Butch's Pizza pickup
3:00 pm | Sorting (help wanted) |
3:45‑5:00 pm | Pickup at Cafeteria |
Orders MUST be picked up on time. The cafeteria is in use that evening, and the pizzas will begin to thaw.
Thursday 10
Mid-Illini Concert Band Festival
5:15 pm | Arrive at Limestone and load |
5:30 pm | Leave for Dunlap High School |
6:00 pm | Arrive and unload equipment |
6:30‑8:30 pm | Performances at Dunlap HS Auditorium |
7:15 pm | Performance (Approximate Time) |
9:00 pm | Arrive back at Limestone |
Wind Ensemble only
Friday 11
Setup for Stompin'
3:00 pm | Setup |
LCHS Cafeteria
Saturday 12
Stompin at the Savoy
9:00 am‑12:00 pm | Setup & sound check at LCHS Cafeteria |
6:00 pm | Dinner at LCHS Cafeteria |
7:00 pm | Concert |
Monday 21
Booster Meeting Date Changed
7:00 pm | Meeting at LCHS Library |
Wednesday 23
Grade School Band Festival
Rehearsal (all day) | |
6:15 pm | Students arrive |
7:00 pm | Concert at Main Gym |
Wind Ensemble, Grade School Bands
Saturday 26
Hat Cleaning Party-Part 1
6:00‑10:00 pm | Clean & sanitize hats |
Clean the hats in preparation for the 2016 marching season.
Contact Jeanie Towle for more info.
Sunday 27
Hat Cleaning Party-Part 2 (if needed)
1:00‑4:00 pm | Clean & sanitize hats |
(only if needed after the 26th)
April 2016
Wednesday 13
Uniform Prep
4:30‑8:00 pm | Uniform Prep at Band room |
No experience needed!
Contact uniforms@LimestoneBands for more info.
Wednesday 13
"and All That Jazz" ticket sales
3:00 pm | Sales begin at LCHS Cafeteria |
Thursday 14
Jazz Band @ Bartonville Christian
5:30 pm | Event begins |
Friday 15
IHSA Organizational Contests
Wind Ensemble
4:15 pm | Arrive at LCHS. Load buses and equipment. |
4:30 pm | Leave for Olympia High School |
5:30 pm | Arrive at Olympia High School |
6:05 pm | Warm-up |
6:30 pm | Performance |
7:30 pm | Leave for LCHS |
8:30 pm | Arrive home |
Monday 18
Solo & Ensemble Contest
Times assigned per student
at Limestone
Tuesday 19
Color Guard Auditions
6:00‑8:30 pm | Auditions at LCHS Main Gym |
LCHS Main gym
Tuesday 19
Booster Meeting Date Changed
Note: Moved from Monday to Tuesday. | |
7:00 pm | Meeting at LCHS Cafeteria |
(moved from Monday)
Welcome incoming Freshman.
Disney Trip introduction
Thursday 21
Spring Concert Date Changed
7:00 pm | Concert |
All Band Ensembles
Winter Guard
LCHS Main Gym
Friday 22
ISU Concert Band Festival Cancelled
Times and Participants TBA |
Saturday 23
Color Guard Auditions
9:00‑11:30 am | Auditions at LCHS Main Gym |
LCHS Main gym
Monday 25
Color Guard Auditions
6:00‑8:30 pm | Auditions at LCHS Main Gym |
LCHS Main gym
May 2016
Wednesday 4
Jazz Band - Kiwanis Banquet
5:30‑6:30 pm | Performance |
LCHS Cafeteria
Wednesday 4
Parking fundraiser @ Great Plains Orthopaedics
Done when parking lot is full | |
6:00 pm | Start parking |
Park cars for the concert at the Civic Center. Entrance Fee and Tips to go the band.
Contact: Melissa Henricks, hnrcks99@gmail.com or 357-4443
Thursday 5
Chicken Dinner pick-up
3:15‑4:40 pm | Cookie/Brownie drop-off |
4:00‑4:30 pm | Setup |
4:30‑6:30 pm | Pickup at LCHS parking lot |
6:30‑7:00 pm | Cleanup |
Friday 6
"and All That Jazz"
6:00 pm | Concert at LCHS Cafeteria |
Monday 16
Booster Meeting
7:00 pm | Meeting at LCHS Library |