Los Altos High School

 

 

Note: The concerts will be held in the Eagle Theatre at half capacity, information for reserving your seat will be coming soon. Marching band shows will be at the football field. 

 

Join our elists to stay informed about instrumental music events at LAHS. From the LAHS homepage, select “E-Lists” from the navigation menu and check the box for elists #21, #22, and #23 on the subscription management screen to join the Instrumental Music and the Marching Band/Color Guard group e-lists. Direct link to elist page: 

 

If you would like to see past messages, see the archive page for the Instrumental Music Elist and Marching Band Color Elist.

 

All parents of instrumental students are Instrumental Music Booster members! It's a great way to meet other parents and be involved in your student's high school life. 

 

Share your ideas, hear the Music Director’s update, and learn what our current activities and needs are. Meetings are generally held the first Monday of the month at 7:00 PM. This year our meetings are virtual.  

 

Instrumental Music Boosters is the sole parent and community source of funding for the instrumental music department and pays 95% of the department’s expenses. We do not hold major fundraising events, but rely primarily on our Direct Appeal Campaign for donations from the parents and community. Donations can be made through the “Parent Membership and Donation Form” that will come in the school-wide mailing from LAHS OR directly paid to the Music Boosters. To pay directly, please make check payable to: "LAHS Instrumental Music Boosters" (Memo: “Direct Appeal 2021-22”) and mail to: LAHS Instrumental Boosters c/o Gwen Byard, 1560 Thomas Court, Mountain View, CA 94040

 

The LAHS Instrumental Music Boosters is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, EIN #77-0525170. Your contribution is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For federal income tax purposes, you can deduct the contribution amount less the fair-market value of any gift you may have received.

 

You can also support us (almost) automatically by adding Instrumental Music Boosters as your beneficiary while you shop! 

 

Add us to your Amazon Smile Account. It is super easy and now you can shop directly from your Amazon App! Click this link to add Instrumental Music Boosters to your Amazon Smile Account. 

 

The eScrip family of rewards provides various ways to contribute. If you‘re not already signed up with eScrip, please visit https://www.escrip.com/ and follow the instructions. Sign up to contribute to LAHS Instrumental Music Boosters, (Group ID 137629167.)

 

Another fundraising solution is Benefit Mobile. Download the free Benefit Mobile App on your phone and add  Los Altos High LAHS Instrumental Music Boosters as a beneficiary from the “schools” category. Benefit Mobile can be used to pay for many everyday purchases at Target, Starbucks, Safeway, REI and elsewhere. A percentage of your purchase goes directly to the Music Boosters!

 

We encourage parents to help and join the fun. Whether you are a Marching Band/Color Guard parent or not we would love to have you volunteer to help at events, rehearsals and competitions as well as behind the scenes! It is a great way to connect with other music families. Volunteer calendar and signup sheet.

 

Information about fundraisers and parental opportunities are posted on our website: From the LAHS homepage click “Performing Arts”, “Instrumental Music”, then “Instrumental Music Boosters.” We also send out information via the school’s e-lists.

 

Please check the Instrumental Music Department website. Everyone is welcome. No music, marching or dance experience is required for MBCG! Auditions may be required for other ensembles. 

 

Each season of Marching Band and Color Guard qualifies for one semester PE exemption during the 10th through 12th grade years. 

 

Finally, the Music Boosters has an extensive Board made of parents representing each music ensemble. They’re ready to help you navigate the music department. Find out who they are here. If you feel like joining us in any of the roles, please reach out to us! We are committed to making this year both successful and enjoyable for all. :)