Welcome to the Lancer Band Website!
Quick Links: Booster Board Contacts - Updated Calendar - Buy Scrip
Calling All TOHS Band Alumni!
Former Students and Boosters
Maybe you miss everything about band competitions and being involved behind the scenes. Perhaps you just want to stay informed. Or, maybe it's somewhere in-between. Regardless, this message is for you! The Lancer Band is building a new roster of former TOHS Band students and boosters who are interested in the Lancer Band's future. It's easy and painless to get on this roster. Just fill out our new Alumni Survey, and we'll send you email messages about future band activities. If you want to volunteer, we'll find ways that you can help. Fill out your survey response soon!
A Reminder: Please fill out forms and surveys for the
2009 - 2010 School Year
If you are a parent of student who is planning to be a member of the TOHS Band next fall, and you have not filled out the required forms and surveys yet, please do so. It helps us tremendously get through all the planning and logistics needed for our very busy fall schedule. Forms can be found on our recently updated Forms Page. Links to the surveys can be found on our Lancer Band Orientation Page.
Pictures Now On-Line From
All District Band Festival
Pictures from the All District Band Festival have now been uploaded to our Band's Smugmug website, where you can view all the pictures and order a print of your favorite musician for your own. As always, 100% of all profits from these picture sales are donated directly to the TOHS Band Boosters. Click here for a direct link to the All District Band Festival Gallery.
Contact the Lancer Band Staff
Many of the Lancer Band staff have TOHSBand email addresses. If you have a question that needs to be asked, and you keep forgetting to tell them when you see them, drop them an email message. Follow this link for a complete list of email addresses for the Lancer Band staff.
Lancer Band Photo Processing now available at
http://photos.tohsband.org
Now you can order your own 4x6 glossies, 5 x 7s, 8 x 10s, a complete photo album, or even a coffee mug from many Lancer Band pictures featured on the TOHS Band website. Through an arrangement with SmugMug, the Lancer Band now offers picture processing for services at http://photos.tohsband.org.
We have many sets of photos on line now including field show competitions, football games and concerts. There are thousands of high resolution photos ready for you to view and purchase, if you want.
If you have a particular photo of interest or a general question, please let us know at photos@tohsband.org. No profit is derived from this site. All proceeds from the sale of products at http://photos.tohsband.org are donated to the TOHS Band Boosters.
Planned Band Absences MUST be Pre-Approved
Prior notice is required to any planned band absences. Parents, please be sure to file a Prior Permission for Absence form before every planned absence. Forms should be submitted at least one week before any planned rehearsal absence and two weeks before any planned performance absence.
Band Payments
Reminder: Payments for new band season are now being collected. Payments can be mailed or placed in the white box during Wednesday band camp.
ESPRIT DE CORPS - what's it all about?
The Lancers received a top honor at the 2005 Bands of America Grand Nationals competition: the "Al Castronovo" Memorial Espirit de Corps Award! This award is bestowed on one band at each Grand Nationals competition, the one band that best exemplifies the best qualities of what the Bands of America program is all about: "pride, spirit, enthusiasm, friendliness, and unity of purpose." The Lancer Band is very honored to receive this award. Congratulations Lancers!
We have more information about the Esprit de Corps Award, its history and past award winners. Follow the link for more information.
Things to check out:
Be sure to check back frequently for more content!
Our web development team:
This website has been designed by a committee headed by booster alum, Steve Friedman, who always wanted to see this site become more informative and helpful. To make this happen, Steve has had lots of help from many new internet friends (see the links page). They provided insight and helped clean up things when it didn't work out quite so well. Several members of the booster family helped as well including Betsy Connolly, Jerry Tessendorf, and Scott Fouse. And, it couldn't have been done with out the help and encouragement of Marty and Mary Anne Martone.
Shop Using Scrip and Build Your ISSA Funds
One of the easiest ways to earn funds for your Individual Student Savings Account is simply by buying Scrip (Gift Cards). It's fast, it's simple, and in involves no added expense. The Boosters offer three ways to purchase scrip. In-stock scrip, which is scrip we keep on hand for immediate purchase, can be obtained by contacting Kay Tallman at scrip@tohsband.org. Special-Order Scrip can be ordered online 24/7 and is available for pick up weekly. Contact Cindy Fullerton at scrip-orders@tohsband.org, for questions regarding Special Order Scrip. Corporate Scrip is a new service being offered by our supplier Great Lakes Scrip.
Complete information and instructions on all our Scrip programs is available at our Buying Scrip information page.
2008-2009 Booster Board Contact List
Do you need to contact a member of the Band Booster Executive Board? Just click on the link provided, to see latest email addresses. Links to our two co-presidents and our band vice president are listed to the right. Email addresses of other Executive Board officers are found on the Executive Board list.
New Booster Meeting Schedule
We now have a new day for our monthly booster meetings. All booster meetings are conducted on the second Thursday of each month. All booster meetings start at 7:30 PM in the TOHS Band Room. Note, no meeting is planned for the month of December.