Jul 30th, 2012
LAKE WALES – Band Camp activities start Monday (Aug. 6) for many students in the Lake Wales Highlander Marching Band.
Practice begins Monday (Aug. 6) for the Scottish Unit, Color Guard, freshman and new band members, and students who hold leadership positions in the Lake Wales Highlander Band.
The Scottish Unit will practice 8:30 a.m.-noon, Monday, Aug. 6 through Thursday, Aug. 9.
Leadership and Color Guard members, both current and newly interested, should report to the Band Room at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 6 through Thursday, Aug. 9.
“Mini Camp” for freshmen, other new members and Leadership will take place from 1-4 p.m. Aug. 6-9.
New band director Kenneth Evans will host a Leadership Briefing at noon Monday, Aug. 6.
The regular day-long Band Camp for all band students is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13 through Friday, Aug. 17 at the high school.
Students should come prepared for heat, with water in jugs or bottles, which can be re-filled with drinking water on-site. Students should wear comfortable shorts, t-shirts, tennis shoes, and hats. (Students may not wear flip-flops or indecent/revealing clothing.) Students should bring sunscreen, sack lunches, and good attitudes.
Questions about Band Camp may be emailed to jenny.medlock@lwcharterschools.com or call the high school at 678-4222.
LAKE WALES – Lake Wales High’s Special Olympic track and field relay team qualified and participated in the State Summer Games May 17-18 at ESPN Wide World of Sports.
LAKE WALES –– Hillcrest Elementary kindergarten students are celebrating the end of school by reading their own copies of “Change The World Before Bedtime” by Mark Kimball Moulton, Josh Chalmers and Karen Good.
LAKE WALES – Age and experience triumphed over youth and energy when Janie Howard Wilson staff faced fifth graders in the elementary school’s annual spring softball game last week. The adults won the game 22-8.
