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July 3 and 4 Parade Information

6/29/2015

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Friday, July 3
LVW will be kicking off the celebration for our Nation's Birthday with the Menomonee Falls Independence Day Parade on Friday, July 3. The parade start time is 7:00 PM.  This has been a great parade for LVW in the past, as there are MANY LVW family, friends, and alumni attending.  

Menomonee Falls Parade Route Map

Saturday, July 4


Happy Birtday, America!  Our day begins with the RACINE 4th Fest Parade.  Follow this link  to a very informational page for the Racine 4th Fest Parade. This parade is one of the top destinations in all of America for July 4th, as rated by USA Today. On this page you will find helpful information, including a great “beginner’s guide" to enjoying the parade.  Racine has become one of our favorite parades! It truly is an event worthy of it’s designation from USA Today. If you are able to attend, you will be treated to more Red, White, and Blue than you have seen in years. See you there!

The Racine Parade begins at the corner of Goold Street and Main Street, and runs south on Main until 14th Street.  This is our longest parade of the year, with a distance of 2.6 miles!  A link to a map of Racine is located on our Schedule page.

Follow this link to information for the Somers July 4th Parade. This will be a special parade, as it is the 50th Anniversary of their parade!  It will begin at 2:00 PM, and will run straight through Somers, home town of LVW member school Shoreland Lutheran HS!  The parade begins at Shoreland Lutheran HS, east on Somers Road (Hwy E) to 72nd Ave (ends at Somers Elementary School).  A link to a map of Somers is found on our Schedule page.

Finally, we head to the Hales Corners Fourth of July Parade, which begins at 4:00 PM.   A map of the parade route in included on the Hales Corners information link below.  Not to be outdone by Racine, Hales Corners also has a community celebration for the Fourth of July, and you can see what is happening there by clicking on the link below.

Hales Corners July 4 Schedule of Events

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New Berlin Eisenhower Show Information

6/29/2015

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New Berlin Eisenhower Tournament of Bands
Thursday, July 2
4333 S. Sunnyslope Rd
New Berlin, WI 53151


A link to the Google Map for this show is included on our Schedule Page.

Show Schedule

7:20 - Opening Ceremony
7:30 - Lutheran Vanguard of Wisconsin
7:47 - Green Berets
8:04 - Shadow Armada
8:21 - Break
8:40 - Sound of Sun Prairie
8:57 - Lighthouse Brigade
9:20 - Awards (DM only)

Spectator Information
Parking - Please refer to the MAP of the show site for additional parking information. The south entrance to the school is under construction and everyone must enter through the north entrance.
Tickets - $8 for adults, $5 for students 18 & under, children 6& under are free.
Concessions - will be available all night. Please help support us by purchasing food/beverage items at the concession stand

Complete Show Information for staff and bands
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Schedule and Information for July 1 - 5

6/29/2015

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Here is information for the LVW members and support staff as you prepare for the upcoming rehearsal and performance week.  It will be another "BIG WEEK" with one show, four parades and the DCI Whitewater Classic!  The show will be our fifth MACBDA show of the season at New Berlin Eisenhower on July 2.  The first parade of this next week will take place on Friday night, July 3, in Menomonee Falls.  We will also be participating in three parades on our nation's birthday, July 4, in Racine, Somers, and Hales Corners, WI.

PACK A BAG LUNCH for Wednesday, July 1.  Rehearsal begins at 10:00 AM at Kettle Moraine Lutheran HS (KML).  All other meals will be provided by LVW.

We will be staying at KML on Tuesday through Saturday when we depart for Whitewater, so all staff and LVW members are to pack accordingly.

Remember, you should pack for FOUR days (FIVE if you are staying for the Whitewater Classic), but again try to utilize small suitcases and duffel bags. We are traveling with school buses for this trip so space will be very limited.

Here is a summary of our rehearsals and performances this coming week:

Wednesday, July 1 - Rehearsal day at KML

Thursday, July 2 – Rehearsal day, followed by the MACBDA Show in New Berlin, 7:30 PM
Friday, July 3 - Rehearsal day, and then Menomonee Falls WI Independence Day Parade, 7:00 PM

Saturday, July 4 – Racine Parade, 9:00 AM; Somers Parade, 2:00 PM; Hales Corners Parade, 4:00 PM
Sunday, July 5 – LVW and friends attend The Whitewater Classic show at UW-Whitewater, 5:00 PM

LVW will be housed at:
Kettle Moraine Lutheran HS
3399 Division Road
Jackson, WI 53073

Emergency contact information:
James Neujahr Cell Phone - 920-740-3924
Randy Kramer Cell Phone - 920-242-9835

Since this is a rehearsal, performance, and travel week, LVW members should remember to pack the following:

Sleeping bag and pillow
Air mattress (optional)
ONE suitcase (Remember, we are on School Buses this weekend)
All personal items as needed (towel, soap and shampoo, change of clothes, DEODERANT, etc.)
BLACK SHOES AND SOCKS, BLACK A-4 T-SHIRTS, BLACK GLOVES, GUARD APPAREL, ETC. (Note we have FIVE performances this trip!)
Instruments, music, etc.
Water jugs, sunscreen, bug spray, sunglasses, comfortable marching shoes, hats, etc.

Checkout Procedures for Saturday, July 4:

If you are going to be picked up following the Hales Corners parade, and are not staying with the group to attend the Whitewater Classic, the following procedures MUST be followed:

1.  Your parents must pick you up following the parade. That will be on Saturday night at the end of the Hales Corners Parade, or later when the band returns to KML. If you pick up your child after the parade, please pick up your child where the LVW buses are parked, as that will be where their luggage and other gear are located. Please be aware, if you are picking up your child, you must be there before the band is ready to leave. If you are not there when the band is ready to leave, your child will come with the band to KML and you can pick them up at that location.

2.  Your parents must check you out with the attendance chaperon from your bus. This must be done with you and your parent present.

3.   If your parents are not there when the band is ready to leave, you will come with us. We leave no one behind – EVER!

4.  You may not ride home with anyone else other than your parents UNLESS you have a written permission signed by your parents, and UNLESS that written permission is put into our hands. DON’T FORGET THE NOTE AT HOME, because there are NO EXCEPTIONS!

Itinerary for Wednesday through Sunday
Please note that show and parade information will be posted individually in the near future, including parade information and maps (when available), and Show information.  Google Map links to the stadiums are already included on our Schedule page.

Wednesday, July 1 (Follow the directions for your school until 9:30 when we all are at KML)
Rehearsal Day at KML

 SLHS/WLHS students – please note that there will be NO SLHS BUS for this rehearsal day

FVL Students: 
7:30 AM Arrive at FVL, load bus/trucks
8:00 AM Depart for KML

MLHS Students:
8:00 AM Arrive MLHS, load van
8:15 AM Depart for KML

KML, WLHS, LLHS, LHS, LPS, and SLHS will arrange for their own transportation to KML, as there will not be a Shoreland bus for this day.

Entire LVW
9:30 AM Arrive KML
10:00 AM Rehearsal
12:30 PM Lunch (All students are to bring a BAG LUNCH for this meal)
1:15 PM Rehearsal
5:30 PM Supper
6:30 PM Rehearsal
10:00 PM Devotion
11:00 PM Lights out

Thursday, July 2
Rehearsal Day at KML
MACBDA Show at New Berlin Eisenhower HS

7:30 AM Wake Up, Shower, Eat
8:30 AM Rehearsal
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Rehearsal
3:00 PM Pack and Load, Change into halves
4:15 PM Depart for New Berlin Eisenhower HS
5:00 PM Supper at show site
7:30 PM Show begins
10:30 PM Depart for KML
11:15 PM Arrive KML, Unload, change out of uniform
11:45 PM Lights out

Friday, July 3
Rehearsal Day at KML
Menomonee Falls Independence Day Parade

7:30 AM Wake Up, Shower, Eat
8:30 AM Rehearsal
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Rehearsal

3:30 PM Shower, change into halves
4:00 PM Supper
4:30 PM Load truck, buses
5:00 PM Depart for Parade Line Up (Bethlehem Lutheran Church, N84W15252 Menomonee Ave, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051)
7:00 PM Parade Begins
9:00 PM Load trucks and buses following parade
9:30 PM Return to KML, Unload, change out of uniform
10:30 PM Devotion
11:00 PM Lights out

Saturday, July 4 – Happy Birthday, America!
Parade Day!
Evening Fireworks!

6:00 AM Wake up, shower, eat
7:00 AM Depart for Racine
8:15 AM Arrive line up, unload, warm up
9:00 AM Racine Fourth Fest Parade begins
11:30 AM Depart for Shoreland Lutheran HS, Somers
12:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Somers July 4th Parade begins
3:00 PM Depart for Hales Corners
4:00 PM Hales Corners July 4th Parade begins
6:00 PM Return to KML to shower and change (Or students go home with parents if not going to DCI)
7:00 PM Band members have free time at Cedarburg until Fireworks (Supper TBD)
9:30 PM Fireworks in Cedarburg!
11:00 PM Return to KML
12:00 AM Lights out


Sunday, July 5
Church at Morning Star, Jackson
The Whitewater Classic 
 
6:45 AM Wake Up, Shower, eat 
7:30 AM Depart for Morning Star Lutheran Church (KML buses to church and back, not Lamers)
8:00 AM Worship begins 
9:00 AM Return to KML, Change clothes, pack, clean 
11:30 AM Depart for Brookfield Square, Brookfield (Lunch ON YOUR OWN)
2:30 PM Depart for Whitewater 
3:30 PM Arrive at Perkins Stadium, UW-Whitewater – watch corps “In the Lot”
5:00 PM The Whitewater Classic Begins! Supper at show site (ON YOUR OWN)
10:30 PM Depart for home (Most students will arrange for transportation home from UW-W)

Lamers bus will stop at Wisconsin Lutheran HS, Allenton Park and Ride, and FVL 
11:45 PM Arrive Wisconsin Lutheran HS 
12:15 AM Arrive Allenton Park and Ride (HWY 45 and 33)
1:45 AM Arrive Fox Valley Lutheran HS (Lamers Bus) 

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Bus Times for June 24

6/23/2015

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Tuesday, June 24, 2015
● 6:20 am Depart SLHS
● 6:40 am Arrive at Hwy K Pilot Gas Station, pick up Alissa Dubiak
● 7:20 am Arrive at Wisconsin Lutheran HS 330 Glenview Ave Milwaukee, WI 53213 ,
pick up WISCO students
● 7:30 am Depart WISCO
● 8:00 am Arrive at Allenton Park & Ride 6689-6699 County Rd W, Allenton, WI
53002, pick up KML students and directors
● 8:10 am Depart Allenton
● 9:45 am Arrive at Fox Valley Lutheran HS 5300 North Meade Street, Appleton, WI
54913 for rehearsal
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Oregon Parade and Show Information

6/20/2015

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Sunday, June 28
The Oregon Summerfest Parade begins at the corner of Lincoln Street and Main Street (See map posted below) and travels south along Main Street.  

Parade – 12:30PM
All Bands will depart from Oregon High School.  

Depart            Group Order (Bands Only)

Noon               Oregon Marching Band, Oregon, WI
12:10               Lutheran Vanguard of Wisconsin, Appleton, WI
12:20               Lakeside Lutheran Warrior Band, Lake Mills, WI
12:20               Sound of Sun Prairie, Sun Prairie, WI

Field Show Competition – 7:30PM

Tickets:  $9 individual, $25 family, available at the gate, cash or check (to Oregon Band Boosters) only.

Announcements / Opening Ceremony begins at 7:30PM

Class      Group                                   Gate Time              Show Time
Open       Green Berets                      7:40                         7:45
Janesville, Wisconsin
Open        LVW                                      7:57                         8:02
Appleton, Wisconsin
OPEN       Lighthouse Brigade          8:14                         8:19
Racine, Wisconsin
---------------------------------14 MINUTE BREAK ----------------------------------------
OPEN      Sound of Sun Prairie         8:45                          8:50
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
EXH         Shadow Armada                 9:02                          9:07
Oregon, Wisconsin
EXH          Kilties D&B Corps              9:19                         9:24
Racine, Wisconsin
FINALE                                                                                     9:40

There will be a DRUM MAJOR ONLY RETREAT for Finale.

AFTER FINALE, Oregon will enter the field for a short concert.

This link will take you to GOOGLE MAP DIRECTIONS to Oregon HS.
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Sun Prairie Parade and Show Information

6/20/2015

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Below you will find attached general information for Sun Prairie, including route and parking information that will help in your planning for the weekend.  Some of the links below are meant for the bands and not necessarily the general public, but it may help you with any questions you may have.  

Please note that the Flags of Freedom Field Show will take place at Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School at Ashley Field.  It is located at 220 Kroncke Dr., Sun Prairie, WI 53590.

Flags 2015 performance order for parade and field
June 27, 2015

Parade 2:00 pm start - a link to to a map of the parade route is included below.

Parade Line-up (Band Order)

Sound of Sun Prairie
Lighthouse Brigade Jr.
Lakeside Lutheran
Lutheran Vanguard
Shadow Armada

Show Line-up

7:30 pm       Opening Ceremonies
7:45 pm       Green Beret
8:02 pm       Lutheran Vanguard of Wisconsin
8:19 pm       Lighthouse Brigade
8:36 pm       Break  
8:53 pm       Shadow Armada
9:10 pm       Sound of Sun Prairie  
9:27 pm       Kilties
9:45 pm       Awards (DM’s only)

Click here for a MAP of the FLAGS OF FREEDOM PARADE ROUTE

These two maps are for parade line up and pick up areas:
Click here for a MAP of the PARADE STAGING MAP 
Click here for a MAP of the PARADE DISBURSEMENT MAP 
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Greendale Show Information

6/20/2015

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Show Schedule
7:00 - Janesville Green Beret
7:17 - Lutheran Vanguard
7:34 - Lighthouse Brigade
BREAK
8:10 - Sound of Sun Prairie
8:27 - Shadow Armada
8:44 - Pioneer
9:00 - Awards (drum majors only)

Gates—Gates for spectators will open at 6:00 PM, and the show will begin at 7:00.
Parking—please refer to the MAP link below. There are specific locations for spectator
parking and bus parking. There is also some street/grass parking available for overflow
traffic.
Tickets—All tickets are $8, students 18 and younger are $5, children 6 and under are free.
Concessions—Concessions will be available all evening, with a wide variety of offerings.
Please let your students know the concession stand will stay open for them to grab a bite
to eat for the bus ride home.

In the event of a heavy rain during performance time, the show will either be delayed or
held indoors. More information will follow if that scenario arises.

Here is a MAP of the Greendale HS Campus, showing spectator parking, stadium entrances, and so on.

This link will take you to GOOGLE MAP DIRECTIONS to Greendale HS.
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Information and Itinerary for June 23 - 28

6/17/2015

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The past few days of rehearsals have been very productive, with absolutely gorgeous weather and focused band members.  A good part of the opening number has been learned, with drill and music performed – on the field – on Wednesday evening.   As you know, we have the best kids in the world!

Here is information for the LVW members and support staff as you prepare for the upcoming rehearsal and performance week.

PACK A BAG LUNCH for Wednesday, June 24.  Rehearsal begins at 10:00 AM at FVL.  All other meals will be provided by LVW.

We will be staying in camp host homes for Wednesday night. On Thursday and Friday nights, we will be staying overnight at FVL, and on Saturday night we will be staying at Eastside Lutheran Church and School in Madison, so all staff and LVW members are to pack accordingly.

Remember, you should pack for FIVE days, but try to utilize small suitcases and duffel bags. We are traveling with school buses for this trip (Saturday and Sunday), so space will be very limited.

Rehearsal camp will take place on Wednesday and Thursday morning. We will be leaving Thursday afternoon for the Greendale show, returning to Appleton for Friday, and will leave again on Saturday and Sunday which will culminate at the Oregon Show on Sunday night.

LVW will be entering our first weekend of competitive parades and field shows of the 2015 season. Rehearsals and Performances this weekend include the following:

Wednesday, June 24 - Rehearsal at FVL
Thursday, June 25 – Rehearsal and evening Field Show at Greendale HS, 7:30 PM
Friday, June 26 – Rehearsal and 2015 Vanguard Classic Home Show at FVL, 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 27 – Sun Prairie Flags of Freedom Parade (2:00 PM); Field Show at Cardinal Heights Upper MS, 7:30 PM.
Sunday, June 28 – Oregon Summerfest Parade, 12:30 PM; Oregon Field Show, 7:30 PM 

LVW will be housed in the following locations this weekend:
Wednesday night – Host Homes
Thursday and Friday nights – FVL 
Saturday - Eastside Lutheran Church and School, Madison

Emergency contact information:
James Neujahr Cell Phone - 920-740-3924
Randy Kramer Cell Phone - 920-242-9835

Since this is a rehearsal, performance, and travel week, LVW members should remember to pack the following:

Sleeping bag and pillow
Air mattress (optional)
ONE small suitcase (Remember, we are on School Buses this weekend)
All personal items as needed (towel, soap and shampoo, change of clothes, DEODORANT, etc.)
BLACK SHOES AND SOCKS, BLACK A-4 T-SHIRTS, BLACK GLOVES, GUARD APPAREL, ETC. (Note we have SIX performances this trip!)
Instruments, music, etc.
Water jugs, sunscreen, sunglasses, comfortable marching shoes, hats, etc.
Good Casual Dress for church. Ladies and gentlemen MAY wear NICE DRESS SHORTS FOR CHURCH. Ladies, no spaghetti strap dresses. We are witnesses in our dress as well.

On Sunday, we will be worshiping in the 8:00 AM service at Eastside Lutheran Church in Madison. This may be a communion service, and if so, we are all invited to participate.  

Eastside Evangelical Lutheran Church and School
2310 Independence Lane Madison, WI 53704 
Phone: 608-244-3045; info@eastsidelutheran.org

Checkout Procedures for Sunday, June 28:
If you are going to be picked up following the Oregon Field Show, and are not returning on the bus or with your school’s designated transportation, the following procedures MUST be followed:

1.  Your parents must pick you up where we are changing out of uniform. For this weekend, that will be on Sunday, at Oregon HS (456 N. Perry Pkwy, Oregon, WI 53575). Please be aware, if you are picking up your child, you must be there before the band is ready to leave. If you are not there when the band is ready to leave, your child will come with the band.

2.  Your parents must check you out with the attendance chaperone from your bus. This must be done with you and your parent present.

3.   If your parents are not there when the band is ready to leave, you will come with us. We leave no one behind – EVER!

4.  You may not ride home with anyone else other than your parents UNLESS you have a written permission signed by your parents, and UNLESS that written permission is put into our hands. DON’T FORGET THE NOTE AT HOME, because there are NO EXCEPTIONS!

Itinerary for Wednesday through Sunday
Please note that show and parade information will be posted individually in the near future, including parade information and maps (when available), and Show information, including line ups.   Google Map links to the stadiums are already available on our Schedule page.

Wednesday, June 23
8:30 AM Rehearsal begins at FVL
12:00 PM BAG LUNCH
1:00 PM Rehearsal
5:00 PM Supper
6:00 PM Rehearsal
9:00 PM Closing and dismissal to host homes

Thursday, June 24
8:30 AM Rehearsal at FVL
11:30 AM Lunch
12:15 PM Rehearsal
1:15 PM Pack and Load
2:00 PM Buses arrive at FVL to load
2:30 PM Depart for Greendale HS, 6801 Southway, Greendale, WI 53129
5:00 PM Supper at Greendale HS
7:30 PM Show begins (at Greendale HS)
10:30 PM Depart for FVL 
12:30 AM Arrive FVL

Friday, June 26
8:00 AM Wake up, shower, eat
9:00 AM Rehearsal
12:00 PM Lunch
12:45 PM Rehearsal
5:00 PM Supper
5:45 PM Show prep
7:30 PM Lutheran Vanguard Classic begins at FVL
10:30 PM Overnight at FVL

Saturday, June 27
8:00 AM Wake up, shower, eat
8:45 AM Clean facilities, Pack and Load luggage, equipment, Change into half uniform
9:15 AM Load buses, equipment
10:00 AM Depart for Sun Prairie Westside School, 1320 Buena Vista Drive, Sun Prairie, WI 53590
12:00 PM Arrive Sun Prairie and Lunch (bag lunch at parade warm up)
2:00 PM Flags of Freedom Parade begins (LVW # TBD) - Parade Pick up to be discussed with drivers
4:00 PM Travel to Sun Prairie Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School (220 Kroncke Dr, Sun Prairie, WI) to rehearse, relax, eat supper, prepare for show
7:30 PM Flags of Freedom Show begins at Cardinal Heights UMS.
10:30 PM Depart for Eastside Lutheran Church and School, 2310 Independence Ln, Madison, WI ‎
10:50 PM Arrive Eastside Lutheran Church and School

Sunday, June 28
6:30 AM Wake Up/Breakfast/Dress for Church
8:00 AM Attend service at Eastside Lutheran Church
9:15 AM Pack and clean facilities, change into half uniform
9:45 AM Load buses
10:15 AM Depart for Oregon, WI (Oregon HS – 456 N Perry Pkwy, Oregon, WI 53575) for Parade
11:00 AM Arrive Oregon HS, WI (Bag lunch)
12:30 PM Parade begins (LVW # TBD) - Post parade pick up to be discussed with drivers.  After parade return to Oregon HS to change, rehearse, relax, and prepare for evening show

Supper will be served at Oregon HS.  

7:30 PM Show begins at Oregon HS
11:00 PM (Time approximate) Load and Depart from Oregon HS (Travel times and destinations vary for each school)

FVL (Lamers Bus) FVL students – directly to FVL
1:15 AM – Arrive Fox Valley Lutheran High School

MLHS (Brandt Bus) will meet at Oregon HS to transport KML, WISCO, and MLHS students
12:30 AM – Arrive Wisconsin Lutheran HS
1:00 AM – Arrive Grafton WI Target
2:15 AM – Arrive Manitowoc Lutheran HS

SHLS, LLHS, and LHS will go home with parents

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Whitewater Ticket Update

6/17/2015

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The link to the DCI Whitewater ticket order has been closed.  We have placed our order.  The LVW group has reserved 131 tickets to The Whitewater Classic!  
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UPDATE - Information for June 16 - 21

6/17/2015

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I want to first congratulate everyone for a job well done this past week!  Thanks to Barb Rivers, Holly Kubek, Julie Krause, and our army of volunteer support staff for making sure the kids were fed, to Betty Manske, Janet Behm, Sarah Meyer, Bob Kramer and our uniform crew for helping them look awesome, to those who walked with the band on the parade routes, and to our equipment crew who prepared the truck, and loaded and unloaded the truck several times in the past few days.  Without our support staff, our members would not be able to accomplish the things they do.

Thanks also to our director staff for their attention to detail and providing our kids with excellent instruction!  In just a few short days, they steadily brought the band from a collection of inexperienced students from many schools to the entertaining group we know as Lutheran Vanguard of Wisconsin!  The transformation is truly remarkable, and will continue throughout the season in a forward direction.

Last, but certainly not least, thanks go to the members of LVW!  Their focus and energy to learn was outstanding.  It really is amazing to see how quickly they can improve!  The Friday parade in Brillion was a good beginning - a little tentative and manageable, but a good start.  The band really started to perform on Saturday with entertaining performances that left the audience cheering for more!  Even the threat of scattered showers could not keep LVW from doing their best.  It will be a great summer, and the improvement from now until July 18 will be extraordinary!

This week will be a rehearsal week as we begin to focus more on the field show.  A few set for the first movement were learned this past week, but we have a lot of learning to do.  So this week is vitally important to the rest of the summer, as this will be the last dedicated rehearsal week with several days in a row to learn and improve the show.

Rehearsal will begin on Tuesday at 10:00 AM.  Times for this week are basically the same as they were last week for the first week of camp.  The week will conclude following the Chilton Father's Day Parade on Sunday afternoon.

All students should bring a BAG SUPPER for Tuesday lunch.  We will be staying in host homes on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night, and will stay at FVL on Friday and Saturday night.  Students should remember to pack everything needed for six days of camp.  The packing list for this past week will be a good reference for this week as well, with the main difference being we have one parade instead of two.

Students should also make sure to take care of themselves before returning to camp.  They were instructed to drink plenty of water so they can be fully hydrated.  It may be much warmer this week than it was this past week, and more humid as well. Students should also remember especially to bring sunscreen (at least SPF 30), sunglasses, and hats as we will be spending the majority of our time outside on the parking lot and soccer field.

The Chilton Father's Day Parade is Sunday!  Parade start time is 11:00 AM, and will begin near the county fairgrounds at the corner of Madison Street (Hwy 57) and Chestnut Street.  It will proceed north on Madison, west on Main, north on State, east on School, south on Madison, and east on Main where it will end near Adams Street.  There are a lot of corners in the middle of the parade, since it goes around a block in the downtown area.  This has been a great parade for us in the past. Lots of parents, groupies, and family members are on hand to cheer us on! In addition, it gained a reputation as a “CANDY” parade, so if you have little ones going along (or big “Kids” at heart), bring along bags and buckets! There is no reviewing stand in this parade, and no judging, so if you want to gather with other LVW family, I would suggest somewhere along the beginning of the route on Madison Street, since it is nice and wide, and very straight. Once there, find the groupies!  Here is a map of the Chilton Parade Route (This is from previous years - sorry for the "low tech" look to the scanned map - it is still the same route!)

LVW will be busing the band to Chilton on Sunday for the parade.  The buses will be returning to FVL following the parade by approximately 1:30 - 2:00.  For all other schools, check with your transportation coordinator for arrival times following the parade. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL NOT BE A SHORELAND BUS following the Chilton Parade.  All of our students are either riding with parents or with ride home with others from their area.  If you will be picking up your LVW member following the Chilton parade, the pick up point will be St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 717 Memorial Drive, Chilton, WI 53014.

Checkout Procedures
If you are going to be picked up following the parade, and are not returning on the bus or with your school’s transportation, the following procedures MUST be followed:
1.  Your parents must pick you up where we are changing out of uniform. For this weekend, that will be on Sunday, at St. Martin Lutheran Church, Chilton. If you are picking up your child at St. Martin, you must be there when the band is ready to leave. If you are not there when the band is ready to leave, your child will come with the band.
2.   Your parents must check you out with the attendance chaperone from your bus. This must be done with you and your parent present.
3.  If your parents are not there when the band is ready to leave, you will come with us. We leave no one behind – EVER!
4.  You may not ride home with anyone else other than your parents UNLESS you have a written permission signed by your parents, and UNLESS that written permission is put into our hands. DON’T FORGET THE NOTE AT HOME, because there are NO EXCEPTIONS!

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