• Supplemental instruction through workshops, clinics, and fall/winter camps
• Equipment such as tuners, shoulder rests, batteries, rock stops, rosin, cloths, steel wool, etc.
• Yearly purchase of new music for orchestra and small ensembles, method books
• Guest instructors, performers, or clinicians for sectionals
• Bus transportation on some orchestra field trips (not the spring trip)
• Entry fees and recording fees for performance evaluation or other performances
• Fees for performance sites and maintenance
• Student recognition awards – certificates, medals, and orchestra letters
• Food on competition days, after concerts, for workshops, and hospitality events
• Assist with purchases of new instruments and equipment
• Instrument and bow repairs and replacement
• Students receiving their Lassiter Orchestra T-Shirt
• Student admission to the annual awards banquet

This fee may be tax deductible, as the LHSOA is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.  Check with your tax advisor.  LHSOA does not provide tax advice.