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Photos from a previous Lakota East swing dance event

The seventh annual Lakota East jazz swing dance will be held Friday Jan. 25, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Lakota East High School. All ages, students and adults, are encouraged to attend.

During the dance, the East freshman jazz band, East 2 o’clock jazz band and the Eastside jazz ensemble will be performing music of the big band era.

In addition, a dance instructor will be on hand to teach swing dancing throughout the night.

The event will also feature raffles. People who donate items for Reach Out Lakota will receive free raffle tickets, according to the event’s flier.

Presale tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students/seniors. Adults, who buy five tickets, will receive one free.

Refreshments are included in the cost of a ticket. Tickets will also be sold for $12 each at the door on the night of the event.

To purchase presale tickets, visit www.lakotaeastbands.org/swingdance. Tickets can be bought online using PayPal or through the mail. An order form can be printed off on the website.

All proceeds will benefit the Lakota East bands and color guards.

Lakota East High School is located at 6840 Lakota Lane in Liberty Township.

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The Lakota West Jazz Bands will perform at the school’s annual swing dance event this Friday from 8 to 10 p.m. The dance is for all ages and is open to the community.

Lakota West Jazz Bands perform at last year’s annual swing dance. Photo provided.

The dance will be held at the high school’s cafeteria, 8940 Union Centre Boulevard in West Chester.

Throughout the evening, party goers will enjoy dancing and listening to music from the big band era as well as holiday classics performed by the various Lakota West Jazz Bands.

In addition, guest dance instructors will be on hand to teach swing dancing. There will also be opportunity to compete in the “dance-off” towards the end of the night.

Tickets will be sold at the door for $10 each for adults and students, $5 each for children 3-10 years old and children under 3 will be admitted free. Refreshments are included in the cost of the ticket.

All proceeds will benefit the Lakota West bands and color guard programs.

The Lakota West Jazz Bands will also be collecting non-perishable canned food and personal items (toothpaste, shampoo, etc.) for Reach Out Lakota at the door. In return for your donated items, you will receive a raffle ticket for every two items you donate.

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A total 24 teams will compete this Saturday at the Thunderhawk Regional FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego League tournament in attempt to qualify for the iSPACE District Tournament.

The robot competitions, which will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., are free to attend and will be held on the Lakota East Freshman School, 7630 Bethany Lane.

While the competition will be for teams, ages 5-15, with small robots, there will also be larger robots on display. The Thunderhawks, a team comprised of local high school students, and Infinite Resistance, a team made up of local 7th and high school students, will be showing off their robots from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Both teams competed in the FIRST® Championship, held in St. Louis, Mo., at the Edward Jones Dome last April. The event featured athletes, celebrities and 12,000 students from 32 countries.

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Band members from Lakota East and Lakota West will be going door-to-door seeking donations next Saturday, Sept. 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The annual Tag Day fundraiser will benefit all bands at both high schools.

Donations will be used to purchase and maintain uniforms for the instrumental groups.

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Band members from Lakota East and Lakota West will be going door-to-door seeking donations next Saturday, Sept. 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The annual Tag Day fundraiser will benefit all bands at both high schools.

Donations will be used to purchase and maintain uniforms for the instrumental groups.

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Lakota West and Lakota East marching bands both ended their 2011 competitive seasons by earning superior ratings at the Ohio Music Education Association state finals Oct. 29 in Dublin.

For Lakota East, it was the 15th straight year that the band earned the highest possible ranking.

>>>PROVIDED PHOTOS OF LAKOTA BANDS AT STATE FINALS<<<

DVD and T-shirt order forms are available on lakotawestbands.org.

Pictures from the OMEA state finals have been provided by community members. To add your own pictures to the photo gallery, email photos to akiefaber@westchesterbuzz.com or share your photos through the Photos page.

There are also many other great moments captured on our Flickr photostream. And more West Chester and Liberty Township related photo galleries on our Photos page.

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Band members from Lakota East and Lakota West will be going door-to-door seeking donations this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The annual Tag Day fundraiser will benefit all bands at both high school and freshman campuses.

Donations will be used to purchase and maintain uniforms for the instrumental groups.

“Our marching bands are totally self-funded through student fees and community support,’’ said Jill Cleaves, chairwoman of Lakota East’s Tag Day.

“Both West and East high school bands greatly appreciate all the support provided by the community for this fundraiser and throughout the year.”

Lakota West and Lakota East could still use the help of adult volunteers (21 years and older) to transport students to neighborhoods. To volunteer for Lakota West email tagday@lakotawestbands.org with your name, address, phone number and size of vehicle. To volunteer at Lakota East, email Cleaves at jcleaves@cinci.rr.com.

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Band members from Lakota East and Lakota West will be going door-to-door seeking donations Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The annual Tag Day fundraiser will benefit all bands at both high school and freshman campuses.

Donations will be used to purchase and maintain uniforms for the instrumental groups.

“Our marching bands are totally self-funded through student fees and community support,’’ said Jill Cleaves, chairwoman of Lakota East’s Tag Day.

“Both West and East high school bands greatly appreciate all the support provided by the community for this fundraiser and throughout the year.”

Lakota West is currently seeking adult volunteers (21 years and older) to transport students to neighborhoods. To volunteer, email tagday@lakotawestbands.org with your name, address, phone number and size of vehicle.

Lakota East also needs drivers. To volunteer to be a driver for Lakota East bands, email Jill Cleaves at jcleaves@cinci.rr.com.

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The following students from Lakota East High School, Lakota East Freshman School, Liberty Junior School and Hopewell Junior School auditioned into several local, district and statewide bands for the 2010-2011 school year.

All-State Band
Samantha Hach, Laura Moak, Melissa Lower, Matt Nichols, Chad Whaley, Brendon Todahl, Christian Dawson (alternate), Colin Roose (alternate)

All-State Orchestra
Casey Clyde, Victoria Liang, Jacob Niederman, Blake Burrets, Krista Kavalauskas

All-State Jazz
Marie Knueven, Travis Martin, Megan Manley, Zack Schork, Michael Dudley, Alex Hannavan, Chris Griffin (alternate)

District honor bands include members from Butler and three other area counties.

Lakota East Main Campus District XIII Honor Band
Ryan Anderson, Brad Burrets, Austin Butikofer, Kevin Cleaves, Michael Dudley, Tai Enrico, Alex Fuhr, James Galtan, Katie Gooch, Sam Hach, Rachel Harris, Erica Kavalauskas, Sarah Kieny, Melissa Lower, Travis Martin, Laura Moak, Josh Omaits, Colin Roose, Erin Smiddy, Ali Stith, Brendan Todahl, Ian West, Zach Williams, Jeremy Bright, Blake Burrets, Devin Casey, Christian Dawson, Tori Eldridge, Adam Feltner, Savannah Fulmer, Meghan Gibbons, Chris Griffin, Nich Hach, Nick Hollon, Krista Kavalauskas, Denver Lilly, Megan Manley, Ashley Miley, Chris Nichols, Jacob Niederman, Raymond Peng, Laura Shrake, Jacob Stegeman, Aaron Todahl, Kyle Vanden Eynden, Chad Whaley, Jamie Yost (more…)

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The fifth annual Lakota East jazz swing dance, which was held Jan. 22, was a success according to the Lakota East Upbeat Club and the Jazz Swing Dance Committee. Proceeds from the event benefited the Lakota East band program and its color guard.

>>>PHOTOS OF THE SWING DANCE<<<

Additional donations can be made on the Lakota East bands’ website.

Lakotaeastbands.org also features the latest news and concert information from all of the Lakota East bands.

(Photos above are from the event – click to enlarge)

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