Band Summer Camp Monday through Friday
Color Guard and percussion start Monday Aug 16
First year marchers start Thursday, Aug 19
Everyone else start Monday, Aug 23
Sep 2
Bruin Blast 4:00 pm
Sep 3
Parent Marching Band Show at LBSS - 11:00 am
Sep 3
Marching Band home football game performance - 7:30 pm
Sep 4
Car Wash - Kings Park Exxon - 10:00 am
Sep 7
After-school marching band rehearsals begin - 3:00 pm
New Photos were just posted to the site. See pictures taken during the two most recent car washes, Marching Band Camp, Ice Cream Social, and Leadership Camp. See photos.
Spirit Wear: Final order of the marching season. Order must be in the purple box in the LB Band Room by SEPT. 9th. Please make checks payable to CCI. Click here for more information, and to view samples of Spirit Wear and the order form.
Tag Day 2010 will be held on Saturday, September 11th, with Saturday, September 18th as the rain date. All Band and Guard students, dressed in their uniforms (but wearing comfortable walking shoes!), will spend the morning canvassing homes within the Lake Braddock School District, asking for tax-deductible donations in support of the band program. The day begins about 7:00 AM when students arrive to check out uniforms, and ends around 1:30 PM with a pizza lunch for students and all volunteers. Our goal is to contact every home in our district (more than 12,000) either in person or by a follow-up mailing. We still need a few more parent volunteers (especially drivers) to support this effort. Follow this link for more information and how you can help on Tag Day
The August issue of The Bruin Band Stand is now available right here on the band website. Remember -- we've gone green and will not be mailing the newsletter home anymore. The current issue as well as previous issues are available on the Publications page.
China DVDs: The DVDs from the China spring trip are done and available from David Bandman at a cost of $5 to cover expenses. Please contact him to reserve your copy!
Marching Band DVDs: Dave Gray is now in charge of LB Marching Band DVD sales and distribution. If you had ordered the 2009-2010 Marching Band yearbook DVD and had not been picked it up, contact Dave at DVDs@lbband.org.
Summer Band Camp and 2010/2011 Band Season Forms Past Due. If you have not already completed the forms necessary to participate in pre-school summer band rehearsals for the 2010/2011 school year, please complete and turn in all required forms.
The band has returned from a very exciting trip to China where they performed six concerts, and had a great experience exploring Beijing. See photos and videos from the the trip to China. If you have additional contributions that you would like to make to the site, please forward them the webmaster.
On Tuesday, March 18th, Fairfax County Supervisor John Cook (Braddock District) paid a visit to a China Band rehearsal. Given the chance to lead the band during part of the rehearsal, he leapt at the opportunity. We were honored to have him visit our school. Thank you Supervisor Cook! Click here to view a segment of the rehearsal.
Music and Memories: The alumni concert on January 9, 2010 may be just a memory at this point, but you can still get copies of this incredible performance where where sixty-three of Lake Braddock’s alumni returned for a benefit concert to help raise money for the trip to China. The evening included nineteen individual and small ensemble performances and concluded with three selections by a 61-piece wind ensemble. Click here to order CDs, DVDs and historical collections.
Help save Strings and Band in elementary schools. The Fairfax County School Board is considering the elimination of band and strings programs in elementary schools. The Fairfax Arts Coalition for Education (FACE) is addressing the impact of these budget cuts on band and strings programs at all levels in Fairfax County schools. Click below for discussions, updates, board meetings, and contacts. www.faceadvocacy.org
On A Slow Boat to China: Thank you to our many donors of items for our auction – both individuals and many local businesses and organizations for their generosity. They made this event possible. Click here to see the businesses who donated. If you get a chance please thank them yourselves, too, with an appreciative comment or your patronage. (Nov 20, 2009)
Recent Alumni updates reveal how their Lake Braddock high school band experience influenced their musical futures. (Oct. 23, 2009)
An UPDATED Scrip Order Form is now available. There are many more choices to order scrip with percentages ranging from 3% to 17%. Take a look. For future reference, scrip info can be found on the Fundraisers page. (Aug 24, 2009)
The 2009 Lake Braddock Bruin Band Parents' Guide is now available! Get the scoop on everything you will need to know about being an active and informed band parent. For future reference, the Parents' Guide can be found on the Publication's page of the website. (Aug 14, 2009)
Red Apple Channel 21 spotlights Mr. Holder and the Lake Braddock Band as a result of Mr. Holder's Teacher of the Year
