New London High
School Band
Adam
Hardt is currently the high school band director in the New London School
District where he has taught for 14 years. A graduate of the University of Stevens Point,
he studied percussion performance and music education. Adam currently is
playing with the Bay City Swing big band in Green Bay as well as other assorted groups.
As an educator Adam is a clinician and music camp coordinator throughout the
state. He has been coordinator and rhythm section coach for the Wisconsin State
Honors Jazz Band for three years, and music director for the Lawrence
University Jazz Camp.
First
Semester student teachers will be…..Ken Wiele and Kelly Eschbaugh. They will be assisting Mr. Hardt with our
band students throughout the semester.
We welcome them!!
The
Band Boosters are a group of parents whose role is to support the high school
band program through organizing events and provide Mr. Hardt with help
throughout the school year.
Meet
our board President Kim Fassbender, Vice-President Carrie Karow, Secretary
Monica Koeller, and Treasurer Joan Kjos.
Band
Booster Calling committee
During
the year, you will be receiving phone calls for opportunities to volunteer
through helping out at events or providing food donations for various
functions.
Freshmen - to be determined, Sophomores
- Sandy Renner, Juniors - Monica Koeller, and
Seniors - Linda Knuth.
First
Semester Band Events
Mark
your Calendars!
SEPTEMBER
8 and
9- Uniform organization and Hand-out
SEPTEMBER 11 - Fall
Family Festival - Downtown
New London
Band
Boosters set up a booth beginning around and ending when the festival closes. We sell chicken
sandwiches and beverages. We have openings available for the following shift
times: ,
, to close (usually between
3 and )
SEPTEMBER 17 - Parent/Alumni Band Night
Parents, former band
students, parents of former band students and current band members are invited
to this potluck picnic. Band boosters provide brats, hotdogs, beverages,
condiments and dinnerware. Everyone else attending is asked to bring a dish to
pass and their instruments. They will perform a song at halftime on the field.
SEPTEMBER 18 - Readfield Parade
OCTOBER 15 - Homecoming - the band will be performing in the parade in the
afternoon as well as the halftime show at the game that night.
OCTOBER 23 - Big Band
Dinner Dance (A Night At The Cotton Club)
The
Jazz Band sells tickets to this sit-down lasagna dinner and performs big band
music. There is a dance floor for guests and there is generally another band that
performs as well. Jazz II students serve tables during the evening. Band
boosters provides dinner setup, kitchen support and cleanup for this event.
This event will take place at the High School.
OCTOBER 27 - Parent/Teacher conferences - stop by and meet Mr. Hardt. If you
cannot make it on the 27th, there are additional conferences on November 15 and
18.
NOVEMBER 8
through 23 - Band Fruit sale**
NOVEMBER
23 - Appleton
Christmas parade
DECEMBER 3
- New London
Christmas parade
DECEMBER
13 - Music Department Winter Concert
Things All Band
Parents Should Know…
1. There is a
$10 uniform cleaning fee that needs to be paid ASAP. After the 1st
semester, there will be an additional
$5 late fee assessed if not paid.
2. White
gloves are needed for parades. These can be purchased at Island Music in New London. Santa hats
are needed for the Appleton
and New London Christmas parades.
3. There will
be some early morning marching practices in October to prepare for the
Homecoming show.
4. Attire
for band concerts are white tops and black bottoms, black socks, and black
shoes.
5. Bus transportation
is provided for all events. Departure
times for all of the events will be posted on the website.
Spring Band
Trip---Orlando Florida
This year,
the Band will be taking a trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida,
April 6 -12, 2011. Look for more information to come as
the year progresses.
Fund Raising Opportunities
**Fruit
Sale --- All band
students are asked to sell fruit. A
portion of
funds raised
by the band students can be put towards their band trip expenses.
Please SAVE
and SEND the following items to school to help support the
band program!!
Milk Caps from Kwik Trip, Morning Glory, Golden
Guernsey, Kemps, and Swiss
Valley
Piggly
Wiggly Receipts
*** A VOLUNTEER IS
NEEDED TO COUNT AND ORGANIZE MILK CAPS –
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,
PLEASE CONTACT US – THANKS! ***
New London High
School Jazz Bands
NLHS is
fortunate to have 2 jazz bands that perform throughout the school year. Jazz
I rehearses every morning at
during early bird class time and will be performing at the Fall Family Festival
on September 11 and Big Band Dance and Dinner on October 23, as well as at
festivals at Lawrence
University, UW-La Crosse,
UW Stevens Point, and Sun Prairie. Jazz II rehearses every Tuesday from to and will take part in concerts.
Check us out on the
web!!
We are
excited to have our own website -PLEASE VISIT us at nlhsband.com
where we post important information regarding upcoming events, contact
names, as well as minutes from our Band Booster meetings. All parents and
students are also encouraged to post photos and videos from band events on our
website as well!! This is a GREAT place to go when your kids forget to tell you
things J We are also on FACEBOOK!
Band Booster
Meetings…
We
warmly welcome you, our
parents, to become involved in Band Boosters!!
Our Band Booster meetings are held the 2nd Monday of each month at in the band room. We are always looking for input
and new ideas from ALL of you!
We look
forward to a great year with our highly talented NLHS band department! If you
have any ideas, suggestions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to
let any one of us know!
Band Director
Adam Hardt
982-8420,
extension 1099
Kim
Fassbender, President
982-3525
Carrie Karow,
Vice-President
982-2332
Monica
Koeller, Secretary
982-6235
Joan Kjos,
Treasurer
982-6851