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noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Lundin) — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 19:06:00 +0000

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Happy 2015

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Lundin) — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:41:00 +0000

Happy 2015 Everyone

Below you will find some important dates for Spring Semester 2015 and beyond.

If you have any questions please either call 815-754-2120 or email Mr. Lundin at

steve.lundin@d428.org

January 22 DHS Jazz Ensemble and Sycamore HS Wind Ensemble

Joint Concert, 7pm at DHS

January 23 Dist. 428 Faculty Recital, 7 pm at DHS

January 29-31 ILMEA All State, Peoria IL (Jazz Ensemble to perform on Jan. 29, 8 pm)

February 6 NIU Jazz Day (all day)

February 20 Senior Night (Final Pep Band performance for 2015)

March 17 Northern IL Big 12 (10) Band Festival- all day at Kaneland HS concert at 7pm

March 19, 20 Dist 428 Solo/Ensemble competition and Honors recital @ DHS

March 30-April 6 Spring Break

April 12 Transformation Through Rhythm 3 pm at DHS

April 18 IHSA Organizational Competition (all bands perform)

May 6 DHS Band Concert 7pm

May 14 Dist 428 Jazz Festival at House Cafe time TBA

May 19 Percussion and Steelband Concert 7 pm at DHS

May 22 DHS Band Banquet

May 25 Memorial Day Parade

June 6 Graduation

August 3-7 Band Camp

The Season Starts Today!

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Lundin) — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:38:00 +0000

Hello Marching Barb Fans!

Tonight marks out first official performance of the 2014 season. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm, meaning halftime will likely happen between 8:15 and 8:45.

For those of you getting students to rehearsals, please note that September is pretty different from our normal schedule. There were quite a few conflicts with the field and we have lots of Tuesdays and Fridays in there.

Come see DHS students perform with DCI

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Lundin) — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:58:00 +0000

If you are interested in seeing Garrett Farnum or Caitlynn DeLapp perform with the Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps on Saturday June 28 at 7pm in Madison, WI, please email Mr. Lundin right away at steve.lundin@dist428.org

Tickets are $12 and you can get me money at marching band practice on Thursday June 26.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 15:25:00 +0000

There are a few music events coming up that I wanted make sure you were all aware of. These are all on the calendar, but things always seem to get a little crazy once the weather finally starts to change, so I thought a reminder might be nice.

If your child registered for band next year, you should have received your band camp mailing. If you did not, please let us know asap. If you did get it, please return it to us as soon as you can. The work that needs to get done in the summer is so much easier if we have everyone's info in early. Thanks in advance for helping us with this.

April 12- IHSA Organizational Contest at Belvidere North HS. Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo will be performing. All 4 groups will be riding together and returning together unless a parent/ guardian plans on providing transportation. Please notify me in advance should you need to do this for any reason.
Call time at DHS is 8:30 and our performances all happen between 10:55 AM and 1:30 PM. We should be home before 3 pm.

April 16- Ford's Driver 4UR School Fundraiser for Music Boosters- 12:30-7:00 pm in the DHS parking lot. This is such a great fun and easy fundraiser. One person over 18 from each household should absolutely come out and test drive a Ford. The music boosters gets $20 for each person who agrees to take a test drive. It's right here at DHS and it's during the first day of parent teacher conferences. It only takes a few minutes and you will NOT BE HASSLED into feeling like you should buy a car. It's really a good will event where they're giving us money just to encourage people to come out and learn about their cars. We did it last year and it was lots of fun even on a really cold day. I've attached a poster if you'd like to help spread the word.
April 17- Parent/teacher conferences

May 8-DHS Band Concert- here at DHS at 7 pm

May 19- DHS Percussion and Steelband concert- here at DHS at 7 pm

May 20- Dist 428 Jazz Festival-time and location TBA

May 23- Band Banquet- here at DHS- more info coming soon

May 26- Memorial Day Parade

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions/ concerns.

Thanks so much,
Mr. L

Fwd: basketball help on Jan. 28/other band stuff

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 01:57:00 +0000

Begin forwarded message:

> From: <STEVE.LUNDIN@dist428.org>
> Subject: basketball help on Jan. 28/other band stuff
> Date: January 24, 2014 at 2:30:35 PM CST
> To: <kgraddy@gmail.com>
> Reply-To: STEVE.LUNDIN@dist428.org
>
> This email is regarding: KELAN GRADDY.
> Class: MARCHING BAND Prd: 13 Teacher: LUNDIN
> -----------------------------------------------
> Hi everyone:
>
> This is just a quick note to ask for some help with selling concessions at the Jan. 28 Basketball game at DHS. The Pep Band is performing, the DHS Winter Guard is performing and the Music Boosters are selling concessions. With so much going on, we're hoping that many of you might be coming to the game anyway and might be willing to help with concessions (which of course raise funds that come right back to DHS music programs). If you are able and willing please contact Carol Lee Duffin at:
> duffincl3@yahoo.com or 815-754-1479.
>
> Also, this is a quick note for those of you have tried to get in touch in the past few days. I'm sorry I haven't been able to respond. I'm in Peoria with our All-State music students, who are making our program proud (very possibly the best results with audition placements we've ever seen), but I promise to answer any of your unanswered emails early next week.
>
> Good luck braving the cold and hope to see you either next Tuesday, or next Friday at the Castle Challenge.
>
> -Mr. Lundin
>
>
>
> District: DeKalb Community Unit School Dist. 428
> District Web Site: http://dist428.org
> State: IL
> District Code: 0194280
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Fwd: basketball help on Jan. 28/other band stuff

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:57:00 +0000

Fwd: make up for basketball

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 02:47:00 +0000

Begin forwarded message:

> From: <STEVE.LUNDIN@dist428.org>
> Subject: make up for basketball
> Date: February 3, 2014 at 2:04:37 PM CST
> To: <kgraddy@gmail.com>
> Reply-To: STEVE.LUNDIN@dist428.org
>
> This email is regarding: KELAN GRADDY.
> Class: MARCHING BAND Prd: 13 Teacher: LUNDIN
> -----------------------------------------------
> Hi all:
>
> The black band pep performance cancelled on Saturday has been rescheduled for tomorrow with a call time of 6:00 pm. Since I'm sure the late notice will make it difficult for some members of the black band to attend, please consider attending if you are able, even if you normally play with the orange band.
>
> Thank you,
> Mr. L
>
>
>
> District: DeKalb Community Unit School Dist. 428
> District Web Site: http://dist428.org
> State: IL
> District Code: 0194280
>
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>

Fwd: basketball help on Jan. 28/other band stuff

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 02:45:00 +0000

Fwd: Basketball help one more time

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 17:14:00 +0000

Begin forwarded message:

> From: <STEVE.LUNDIN@dist428.org>
> Subject: Basketball help one more time
> Date: January 31, 2014 at 11:13:58 AM CST
> To: <kgraddy@gmail.com>
> Reply-To: STEVE.LUNDIN@dist428.org
>
> This email is regarding: KELAN GRADDY.
> Class: MARCHING BAND Prd: 13 Teacher: LUNDIN
> -----------------------------------------------
> Hello everyone,
>
> The music boosters are seeking volunteers to sell concessions again tomorrow at the 2:30 make up basketball game (the band is not playing this game- only the evening game). If you are able to help please contact Carol Lee Duffin at duffincl3@yahoo.com or at tel:815-754-1479.
>
> thank you and we hope to see many if you tonight at the castle challenge,
> Mr. Lundin
>
>
>
> District: DeKalb Community Unit School Dist. 428
> District Web Site: http://dist428.org
> State: IL
> District Code: 0194280
>
>
>

Fwd: basketball help on Jan. 28/other band stuff

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:42:00 +0000

Fwd: basketball help on Jan. 28/other band stuff

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 00:39:00 +0000

Fwd: basketball help on Jan. 28/other band stuff

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 15:41:00 +0000

Fwd: basketball help on Jan. 28/other band stuff

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 21:36:00 +0000

Fwd: basketball help on Jan. 28/other band stuff

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 20:33:00 +0000

Fwd: fruit sale pickup

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 16:25:00 +0000

Begin forwarded message:

> From: <STEVE.LUNDIN@dist428.org>
> Subject: fruit sale pickup
> Date: December 3, 2013 10:16:10 AM CST
> To: <kgraddy@gmail.com>
> Reply-To: STEVE.LUNDIN@dist428.org
>
> This email is regarding: KELAN GRADDY.
> Class: MARCHING BAND Prd: 13 Teacher: LUNDIN
> -----------------------------------------------
> Hello everyone:
>
> Please see the following note from DeKalb Music Boosters regarding fruit sale pick up.
>
> We hope to see you all next Wednesday for our DHS Winter Band Concert at 7 pm.
>
> thanks,
> Mr. L
>
> Fruit for the Music Boosters Fruit Sale will arrive at DHS Tuesday, December 3. (Sorry for the short notice---we just found out today.)
>
> Fruit may be picked up at the DeKalb High School black box theater at the following times:
>
> Tuesday, December 3, 3:00-4:30 pm (maybe longer; I'll send another email in the morning if hours can be extended)
> Wednesday, December 4, 3:00-6:30 pm
> Thursday, December 5, 6:30-8:00 pm
>
> Those who cannot pick up at any of those times should send an email to dekalbmusicboosters428@gmail.com, and we will contact them to make other arrangements.
>
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> District: DeKalb Community Unit School Dist. 428
> District Web Site: http://dist428.org
> State: IL
> District Code: 0194280
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>

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 21:25:00 +0000

Hello Everyone:

Just a few final reminders before Thanksgiving.

First of all- we've heard from IHSA that students may assist with selling programs at the football championships on Saturday. There is a great opportunity and we still need people to donate some time. Please check out the volunteer info below. Students please think about asking a friend and working a 3 hour shift where you can mostly talk to the people you sign up with.

Here's the info:

Name of Volunteer(s):
Phone number:
Email:
Shift preference:
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
12 p.m. – 3 p.m.
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

If you can help, please send a return email to:
ahrobertsclark@yahoo.com<mailto:ahrobertsclark@yahoo.com> OR dekalbmusicboosters428@gmail.com<mailto:dekalbmusicboosters428@gmail.com>

Or call Amy Clark at (815) 520-0295

Also, I'm attaching a field trip permission slip for the midwest band and orchestra clinic on Dec. 19. If your student would like to attend, it needs to be returned next Monday, Dec. 2. I'm sending this digitally because many students were absent today and I did not get it to all of the classes yesterday.

A final reminder that we hope to see you all at the House Cafe tonight at 7 pm.

If we don't see you, please have a happy and safe Thanksgiving,

Mr. Lundin

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 19:17:00 +0000

Hello Everyone:

First of all I'd like to thank everyone who participated in making the ILMEA district VIII music festival a huge success last weekend. I cannot tell you how many people truly enjoy coming to DHS and making music for a day here. Thanks to all of you for helping to provide such a positive experience for so many young people.

That said, there are still plenty of things happening with here with our bands. For example, next Tuesday, Nov. 26, the DHS Jazz Ensemble will be performing at the House Cafe in its annual Fall concert at 7pm. This promises to be an especially exciting concert as we will be hosting NIU Professor of Jazz studies Ron Carter as a guest soloist. Professor Carter is a world-renowned jazz artist and educator and this year marks his last year at NIU. We're very excited to have him share his talents and expertise with the students here at DHS. It's an event not to be missed and a great way to kick off Thanksgiving break. Please spread the word and come ready to swing. I should also note that the House is opening just for us that evening as they're not officially re-opened yet and I'm told they do not think that the revamped kitchen will be prepared to serve meals yet (so grab a bite before you come please).

Additionally, our music boosters has received a tremendous opportunity to raise some serious money (potentially thousands of dollars) for our programs through helping IHSA host the state football tournament at NIU after Thanksgiving. It's easy work that requires a minimal time commitment and is sure to make money for our programs. Please consider helping. See the following note from our boosters or check out the attached document to volunteer:

Music Family Volunteers Needed for Saturday, November 30 — Selling Programs at Huskie Stadium

Music Boosters will sell programs during the IHSA State Football Championship games at NIU after Thanksgiving and will receive a portion of the sales to boost our coffers. We need volunteers who can work a 3-hour shift on Saturday, Nov. 30. Shifts start at 9 a.m. and will run through 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. We welcome help from any parent, music enthusiast or alumni and prefer volunteers be at least 18 years of age.

Check out more details in the attached document. Or, email us by November 30 the following info:

Name of Volunteer(s):

Phone number:

Email:

Shift preference:

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

If you can help, please send a return email to:

ahrobertsclark@yahoo.com OR dekalbmusicboosters428@gmail.com

Or call Amy Clark at (815) 520-0295

Thanks again for all you do and we hope to see you all soon.

-Mr. Lundin

Fundraiser pickup

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 20:51:00 +0000

Hello everyone:

If you or your child sold anything through the Fall Catalog Fundraiser, those items will be available for pickup tomorrow from 1:30-5:30. Please remind your child to pick up their box(es) as it is very difficult for us to store anything that's not picked up (especially cookie dough). Pick up will be in the DHS Black Box theatre.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

thank you,
Mr. Lundin

One last call for volunteers and pie

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 02:00:00 +0000

Hello Everyone:

This is just a final call for some extra volunteers to work tomorrow for the ILMEA District 8 music festival here at DHS. We are in particular need of some help for lunches between 10:30-1:30. To volunteer, please contact Carol Lee Duffin at duffincl3@yahoo.com

Also, this is a final reminder that you can still order pie until midnight tonight! We've done really well so far, but we're still a little short of our goal, so please consider helping, if you've not do so already. The only way to order now is to visit www.marketday.com and search for school 21072.

Thanks for all that you do to support our kids,
Mr. L

Marching Band Schedule

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 15:00:00 +0000

Date: October 21, 2013 9:59:56 AM CDT

Hello Everyone:

It's hard to believe, but in one week's time, our marching band season will effectively be complete for the year. With that said, there is still quite a bit going on this week and through to the end of the semester. It seems as though people having been successfully using www.dhsband.org to follow the calendar. That said, many of you have probably noticed that this week is quite bizarre. We were unable to secure the stadium on either of our normal nights, so we are practicing on Tuesday and Thursday (which unfortunately creates conflicts for all of our choir/ orchestra students). I understand that the students all need to attend their concerts and am asking everyone to attend our practice for as long as is manageable. Luckily, we should have ample time to teach what little new material is needed before Friday night in this time frame. We will allow students to perform on Friday if they have to leave early for their concert on Thursday.

Beginning next week, we will start practicing from 3-5 pm on Mondays and Thursdays (with some exceptions, so again please continue to follow the calendar). We begin our transition to a basketball pep band at this point. We will explain all necessary information during our first meeting, so I'd ask that you wait until after that meeting before emailing questions (hopefully I can answer most of them next Monday).

Finally, our last event of the year is the Sycamore Pumpkin Parade on Sunday. The DeKalb Music Boosters have always been gracious enough to feed the band after this event and I am forwarding the following message on their behalf:
*October 27, Pumpkin Parade Lunch

Music Boosters provides a hot dog lunch for the marching band and color guard (DHS, HMS, and CRMS) after they march in the Pumpkin Parade. We need volunteers to help serve that lunch. Time is roughly 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and you will be able to see the bands in the parade. We need approximately 4 people at 11 a.m., and 8-10 the remaining 3 hours. Please contact Jen Conley at 815.762.4585 or musicandhealing@yahoo.com.


Thank you everyone for your continued support. As always, please feel free to call or email if you have any questions.

Mr. Lundin
815-754-2120
steve.lundin@dist428.org

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 22:07:00 +0000

Hello Everyone:

I've received a number of questions about the band's schedule this weekend, so I wanted to make sure everyone knows exactly what our plan is.

Tonight we have a regularly scheduled football game with a 5:45 call time. We will try to expedite going home as many students have an important day on Saturday. We will however, stay till the end of the game as we usually do, but we plan on cleaning and getting out of there very quickly though.

For Saturday, students who are taking an IMEA audition should plan on arriving at DHS at 10:00 AM. For those few students who are auditioning before lunch (12:00 and earlier)- you should arrive at DHS by 7:00 AM. It is totally ok if you parents plan on driving their child to Sterling HS for their audition, but if that's not the case, please make sure you arrive on time, the buses cannot afford to wait for you.

Sunday is of course or big day as a marching band. The call time for the day is 11AM. The Cortland town parade steps off at 1pm. The students are fed a small meal as part of this event. When we're done, we're coming back to DHS just repack our equipment and maybe practice for a few minutes. We are planning on getting to Marengo in time for the students to be able to watch some of the other bands who perform ahead of us. It is recommended that students bring either a bagged dinner or some money to buy food before we perform at the competition. We perform at 8 and I predict we'll get home between 10-10:30. We're all then very happy to not have school on Monday.

I am attaching a performance schedule and some information regarding Sunday's event.

Please feel free to call or email if you have any questions,

hope to see many of you this weekend,

Steve Lundin

steve.lundin@dist428.org

815-754-2120

noreply@blogger.com (Karin) — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 19:42:00 +0000

Hello Everyone:

I'm emailing this morning because I have some updated information for some upcoming events. I also wanted to throw out a quick reminder for new families that we always meet at DHS whenever we have a performance. We also then always bring everyone back to DHS once we are done.

Tomorrow, for the homecoming parade, we've pushed the call time back from 4:00 to 4:30. We're using a new format this year and I have honestly not seen an approximate end time yet, so I'm encouraging everyone to use the extra 30 minutes to grab a bite to eat, in case it runs a little late. For those of you new to the band, we never eat in uniform as the potential dry cleaning costs make it prohibitive. Also, if you plan on attending the parade. It steps off at 6 pm and travels through downtown DeKalb, similar to the route we follow on Memorial Day.

Also, we are hosting a chili dinner fundraiser and are still in need of donations of pop/water to help defray our costs for the fundraiser. If you are able to donate a 12-pack by tomorrow, it would be greatly appreciated.

Finally, I'm attaching the official information from NIU regarding the competition on Sep. 28. We will not be following all of those instructions as we'll be using DHS as a warm-up site. Our call is at DHS at 4:00 pm and we will be staying to watch all of the bands that perform after us. There is spectator information in the attachment and hopefully this will help answer any questions that you might have,

Please free to call or email if there's anything you need,

thank you,

Steven Lundin

Director of Bands, DeKalb HS

noreply@blogger.com (Karin) — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 05:32:00 +0000

Hello Everyone: This email is your official welcome letter to the DHS Marching Band season. As I'm sure you're aware, we begin our season Friday night at the Castle Challenge. Although it might seem that we've not done too much yet, the next few weeks are going to be quite busy. For those of you new to the program, if you've not yet found our online calendar, please check out the following link: http://www.dhsband.org/index.html Our Calendar is imbedded on the lower right hand portion of the page. I've done my best to put as much information about specific events as possible on the calendar. If you'd like more information about an event, click on the calendar to open the larger google calendar view and then click on that specific event. For events where we have a specific performance time, I will post that in the comments section, along with other pertinent information. Otherwise all posted times on the calendar are call times for the students to arrive. Some information arrives very late and I will email periodically whenever there are significant developments in the schedule. Additionally, Homecoming is next week already (wow) and we are going to continue our tradition of hosting a chili dinner during the coronation ceremony. However the plan is very different this year from previous years and we're excited about how we're bringing the dinner closer to all of the excitement (and the band will be performing during the ceremony). We are always in need of help during the event and we do ask all families to donate a 12-pack of soda or water to help support the fundraiser. An attached letter has more information about the chili dinner. Please take a moment to open it and consider donating some time. For those of you new to the program, when things get busy here, it can seem a little crazy. Please feel free to get in touch with either by email (steve.lundin@dist428.org) or phone (815-754-2120- if you leave a message it will get forwarded directly to my cell phone) whenever you have any questions or concerns about your child. We work really hard to ensure a positive experience for your child while sharing a strong band with the community in and around DeKalb. I realize we've come a long way already and I want to thank you for all you've done. Really we're just getting started though and the next weeks will be pretty busy, but hopefully also very rewarding. looking forward to a great season, thank you, Steven Lundin Director of Bands, DeKalb High School

noreply@blogger.com (Karin) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:16:00 +0000

Hello Everyone: This is just a quick note to thank everyone for making this past year such a success for the DHS Band program. I know getting the kids to everything and keeping them involved can be a challenge, so I wanted to make sure I thanked you all for everything you do. As the year wraps up I wanted to just get some final information out. Students have been told all of this, but I know the end of the year can be crazy, so I thought I'd send a reminder. Graduation practice will be held tomorrow at the NIU convocation center from 12:00-1:00. We do have a bus traveling from DHS to NIU. Students who'd like to ride with us need to be at DHS by 11:30. Percussionists and students who are willing to help load equipment need to be at DHS by 10:00. The ceremony on Saturday begins at 10:00, but we need the band to provide music beforehand. We'd like everyone ready to play by 9:15 (students can either be dropped off in back by the loading dock or park behind the convocation center, near the dock). Also, as the year winds down, please make sure that all students returning to the program next year turn in registration paperwork for next year's band camp. We were hoping to have those all turned in by today, but I would be happy to collect those from students tomorrow during the graduation practice. I am attaching a copy of those papers for anyone who needs them. If you can't get it in by tomorrow, please do try to turn them in as soon as possible. Students who purchased tickets for the DCI show at NIU will be receiving a call regarding ticket pick up within the next two weeks. As always, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me (even during the summer). Have a safe, restful and enjoyable summer (and students don't forget to practice and remember that it's a great time to take some lessons or attend a camp and get yourself ready to shine next year). Thanks everyone, Mr. Lundin