We made it through our first week!
We had a wildly spectacular first week of the season brought to us by the letters A and F for adaptability and flexibility. As far as we know, we didn’t lose anything or anyone. Maybe a lone sock or some shampoo, but... Highlights included:
It was great! And now we have several matters of business to address, so buckle up, grab a snack and a comfy chair, and read carefully. It's a long one! We’re going to move in chronological order…
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CAMP #2 & CHILTON PARADE – Friday, June 19 - Sunday, June 21
Our second camp begins at FVL this coming Friday at 10:00am. Here’s the general schedule. If your child is going to miss part of camp, please fill out this form.
THINGS YOU NEED FOR CAMP
TRANSPORTATION: It sounds like the KML, WLHS, and SLHS people are all set for the bus, but just in case, check out this form. MLHS students should check with Miss Scharf.
CHILTON FATHER’S DAY PARADE
This parade is on Sunday, June 21 in Chilton. It begins at 11:00am. LVW will be busing the band to Chilton on Sunday for the parade.
The route begins at the corner of Madison and Chestnut St, and then proceeds 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 parade is known for its generous handouts. If you’re coming to watch, bring a couple of kids with a bag or two. You might gather enough to save on Halloween candy. Just make sure to eat the cheese sticks. Those most likely won’t be good in October.
RETURN AND PICKUP PROCEDURES
The buses will be returning to FVL following the parade by approximately 2:00 - 2:30pm. FVL parents may pick up your child at FVL when the buses return.
All of our non-FVL students are either riding with parents or will ride home with others from their area. For all other schools, check with your transportation coordinator for arrival times following the parade. There is NO KML BUS following the Chilton parade.
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:
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LVW CAMP #3 - START DATE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 26
More detailed information will come out next week regarding camp #3 and the Kenosha parade, BUT we do need to clarify that the camp will begin on FRIDAY, JUNE 26 and not on Thursday as indicated on the list of events on the website. The Google calendar is correct. We apologize for the confusion!
Transportation for FVL students: we will have a bus down to KML on Friday morning. Please fill out the form to indicate your travel plans. Parents of students planning to travel to KML by a way other than the bus should send an email to Mr. Kramer or Mrs. Wagner with that information.
Transportation for other students: you'll coordinate with your travel agent/director to get to KML and back that weekend.
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FRIENDS & FAMILY DAY - Saturday, June 27
This year we are providing all of the food for the meal (you just get to come!) BUT we are asking that each person pay $5 to help cover the cost of the food. More details about the meal are found in the form which we need everyone to fill out ASAP so we can order the food (by the end of the week would be great). If you are NOT planning to eat the meal, you do NOT have to fill out the form. LVW students also do NOT have to fill it out. The event starts at noon.
Questions can be directed to [email protected].
LVW Friends & Family Meal Form - due FRIDAY, JUNE 19
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CELEBRATION TOUR UPDATE
We are knee-deep in plans for the upcoming tour and will share them as soon as they are finalized. Until then, we have some updates.
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. There is a lot of information, especially if you are new. We try to be clear in what is needed, expected, or anticipated to happen, but it doesn’t always come across that way. We appreciate your assistance in helping us grow and improve! It is never an inconvenience for us when you ask questions and then remember another question and then another one... We want to help you be informed and comfortable with what's happening.
We are so excited for this season! It’s off to a great start with a bunch of great kids - and I’m not just saying that! You have some pretty awesome kids who worked really hard last week and showed that they are ready to have an outstanding season. It’s going to be amazing!
We are going to end there. I’m sure there’s something I forgot. Expect more emails in the coming days and weeks as we nail down details for the stuff that is to come and as I remember the things I forgot to tell you. Until then, God be with you!
Elisabeth Wagner
(& the other people who work hard to make all of this possible)
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P.S. Don't forget to check out the ways you can assist with donations and volunteering. Your help is appreciated!
P.P.S. Please share this with your kids! I don't have all of their email addresses, so I can't directly contact all of them. If you want to share their email address with me, I'd be happy to add them to the list. This info (minus phone numbers) will also be on the website.
We had a wildly spectacular first week of the season brought to us by the letters A and F for adaptability and flexibility. As far as we know, we didn’t lose anything or anyone. Maybe a lone sock or some shampoo, but... Highlights included:
- playing our chorale as the district convention attendees left to go home on Wednesday (what else do you do when it's raining?)
- Using the upstairs hallway for eating and color guard rehearsal (rain...)
- working corners in the gym (raining...)
- wandering like Moses and the Israelites from the main building to the field house and back, trying to find a place to rehearse visuals during the rain on Thursday evening
- Watching old DCI shows, corner videos, and more while waiting for the rain to stop (it didn’t)
- the little girls' reaction to our pedal tone exercise during warmup in Brillion (not raining!)
- The shorter Flag Day parade route (brilliant sunshine, a tad windy, no rain!)
It was great! And now we have several matters of business to address, so buckle up, grab a snack and a comfy chair, and read carefully. It's a long one! We’re going to move in chronological order…
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CAMP #2 & CHILTON PARADE – Friday, June 19 - Sunday, June 21
Our second camp begins at FVL this coming Friday at 10:00am. Here’s the general schedule. If your child is going to miss part of camp, please fill out this form.
- Friday - 10:00am - 9:00pm
- Saturday - 9:00am - 9:00pm
- Sunday - 8:00am - after Chilton parade
THINGS YOU NEED FOR CAMP
- Sustenance - bring a lunch for Friday!
- Sleeping stuff - some of you kept this at FVL, but just in case, you still need a pillow, air mattress/cot, bedding, pajamas, and things you need to get a good night’s sleep
- Self-care stuff - things to get clean and smell good and a towel to get dry… and clothes. Don’t forget those.
- Street stuff - longer black socks, marching shoes, black compression shirt, gloves, instrument/flag, music, etc. Sunglasses, hats, sunscreen, water jug, and something to mark the parking lot for drill are also highly recommended.
- Saturday Church stuff - we’ll be worshipping at Mount Olive on Saturday evening. Please bring some nice clothes to wear to church.
TRANSPORTATION: It sounds like the KML, WLHS, and SLHS people are all set for the bus, but just in case, check out this form. MLHS students should check with Miss Scharf.
CHILTON FATHER’S DAY PARADE
This parade is on Sunday, June 21 in Chilton. It begins at 11:00am. LVW will be busing the band to Chilton on Sunday for the parade.
The route begins at the corner of Madison and Chestnut St, and then proceeds 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 parade is known for its generous handouts. If you’re coming to watch, bring a couple of kids with a bag or two. You might gather enough to save on Halloween candy. Just make sure to eat the cheese sticks. Those most likely won’t be good in October.
RETURN AND PICKUP PROCEDURES
The buses will be returning to FVL following the parade by approximately 2:00 - 2:30pm. FVL parents may pick up your child at FVL when the buses return.
All of our non-FVL students are either riding with parents or will ride home with others from their area. For all other schools, check with your transportation coordinator for arrival times following the parade. There is NO KML BUS following the Chilton parade.
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:
- Students may be picked up at St. Martin Lutheran Church (717 Memorial Drive, Chilton, WI 53014) where we are changing out of uniform and eating lunch.
- Parents must be there when the band is ready to leave.
- If a parent is not there when the band is ready to leave, the student will ride back with the group to their return school location. We leave no one behind – EVER!
- Parents must check students out with the attendance chaperone from the student’s bus.
- Students may not ride home with anyone other than their parents UNLESS they have a written permission signed by their parents that is put into our hands OR an email or text to Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Hohenstein, or Miss Scharf with that information.
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LVW CAMP #3 - START DATE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 26
More detailed information will come out next week regarding camp #3 and the Kenosha parade, BUT we do need to clarify that the camp will begin on FRIDAY, JUNE 26 and not on Thursday as indicated on the list of events on the website. The Google calendar is correct. We apologize for the confusion!
Transportation for FVL students: we will have a bus down to KML on Friday morning. Please fill out the form to indicate your travel plans. Parents of students planning to travel to KML by a way other than the bus should send an email to Mr. Kramer or Mrs. Wagner with that information.
Transportation for other students: you'll coordinate with your travel agent/director to get to KML and back that weekend.
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FRIENDS & FAMILY DAY - Saturday, June 27
This year we are providing all of the food for the meal (you just get to come!) BUT we are asking that each person pay $5 to help cover the cost of the food. More details about the meal are found in the form which we need everyone to fill out ASAP so we can order the food (by the end of the week would be great). If you are NOT planning to eat the meal, you do NOT have to fill out the form. LVW students also do NOT have to fill it out. The event starts at noon.
Questions can be directed to [email protected].
LVW Friends & Family Meal Form - due FRIDAY, JUNE 19
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CELEBRATION TOUR UPDATE
We are knee-deep in plans for the upcoming tour and will share them as soon as they are finalized. Until then, we have some updates.
- We no longer need to stay overnight at Shoreland on June 30. We will begin our adventure bright and early on July 1. We are working through the exact start location(s) in an effort to help families and students not have to travel great distances and figure out parking and such to get started. Expect this information to be announced in a separate email in the coming days. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
- The Salute to Independence Parade in Philadelphia will be streamed. This means family and friends back home and around the country should be able to watch! Again, we’ll send information when we know more.
- Return trip from Traverse City - we are also working to get one bus to go north and one to go south in an effort to get students home as soon as possible. It would be extremely helpful if you could fill out the form for your student to let us know your plans. (We apologize for another form! It really does help us plan and organize - promise!)
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. There is a lot of information, especially if you are new. We try to be clear in what is needed, expected, or anticipated to happen, but it doesn’t always come across that way. We appreciate your assistance in helping us grow and improve! It is never an inconvenience for us when you ask questions and then remember another question and then another one... We want to help you be informed and comfortable with what's happening.
We are so excited for this season! It’s off to a great start with a bunch of great kids - and I’m not just saying that! You have some pretty awesome kids who worked really hard last week and showed that they are ready to have an outstanding season. It’s going to be amazing!
We are going to end there. I’m sure there’s something I forgot. Expect more emails in the coming days and weeks as we nail down details for the stuff that is to come and as I remember the things I forgot to tell you. Until then, God be with you!
Elisabeth Wagner
(& the other people who work hard to make all of this possible)
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P.S. Don't forget to check out the ways you can assist with donations and volunteering. Your help is appreciated!
P.P.S. Please share this with your kids! I don't have all of their email addresses, so I can't directly contact all of them. If you want to share their email address with me, I'd be happy to add them to the list. This info (minus phone numbers) will also be on the website.
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