It takes a lot to keep the Lyman High School Marching Greyhounds marching! The Band, Color Guard & Dance Teams are largely self-supporting through fees and fundraising efforts throughout the year. Our operating budget last year was roughly $75,000 and band fees cover only about half of that. Our expenses include section instructors, buses, truck rental, costumes and props, band uniform cleaning, music, flags, T-shirts, instrument and equipment maintenance, festival fees, supplies and the list goes on…

Please note: There is a discount offered for full payment of fees by August 15th. If you elect to make partial payments, the first one is due by July 15th.

Fees go toward our general operating fund for overall Band, Color Guard and Dance Team expenses. Fees are as follows:

Group	Student Status	Single Payment		Partial Payments					Forms
Group	Student Status	Amount	Discount if Paid by August 15th	Jun 15	Jul 15	Aug 15	Sep 15	Oct 15	Forms
Band	New	$230	$220	$50	$50	$50	$50	$30	Download Click Here
Band	Returning	$190	$180	$40	$40	$40	$40	$30	Download Click Here
Color Guard Dance Team	New	$580	$560	$120	$120	$120	$120	$110	Download Click Here
Color Guard Dance Team	Returning	$380	$360	$80	$80	$80	$80	$60	Download Click Here

Instrument fee for using a school-owned instrument: $100 full year, $50 half-year (marching OR concert season only) (more info below)

Fees can be paid in full by August 15th for a discounted amount, or in monthly partial payments, beginning June 15th. All partial payments should be completed by October 15th. Please speak to Mr. Muse, Mr. Porter or to a Band Board officer if other payment arrangements are needed.

Note: if fees are not paid, the student will be added to the school's debt list. There are ample opportunities to “offset” fees through fundraisers this year.

There is also a “drop box” located in the band room. We cannot be responsible for cash payments that do not reach us, so only checks or money orders, please!

Please write the student's name on each check and note how the monies are to be distributed (fees, shoes, instrument fees, personal account, etc.). Be sure to retain cancelled checks until the end of the school year to insure funds are correctly credited to your student.

Each member must have properly fitting shoes (marching shoes for band, dance shoes for CG/DT). MARCHING shoe fitting will be done during band camp. If you have a returning student, please make sure their shoes from last year fit them comfortably. New MARCHING shoes are purchased through the school for $27.00 (see attached coupon). Shoe payments are due no later than August 8th (end of Band Camp), so the complete shoe order can arrive before the first football game in August.

Purchases of new DANCE shoes are handled through Mr. Porter. Fitting will be done at the CG/DT summer rehearsals.

This is necessary to keep school-owned instruments in good repair. If your student uses a school-owned instrument for the entire year, the fee is $100; if they use it only for marching season or concert season, the fee is $50 (see attached coupon). Instrument fees are due no later than AUGUST 15th. (Bottom line: if your student does not own/rent the instrument he/she plays, the fee is owed.)

Band students have the ability to raise money from specific fundraisers that will be designated for that student's use in Band-related ways. Monies from these individual student accounts can be used toward any Band or auxiliary costs or expenses that the student designates. If a student wishes to use the money from their account to cover an expense such as Band fees, shoe fees, instrument repair fees, trips or Band banquet tickets, they must notify the Treasurer of the withdrawal amount and purpose.

The balance in the student account carries over from year to year as long as the student participates in Band. A student may not receive cash back from their individual account. When a graduating student has a sibling participating the next school year, the monies can be transferred to the sibling's account by notifying the Treasurer. Otherwise, the remaining funds will be considered legacy donations and transferred to the Band's general operating account.