​ATTENTION: We will NEVER ask for payments to be sent to personal accounts.
We are a registered 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. 
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We only use cash apps in our E-Commerce Store,
CHARMS and LCHS-Bear Band Booster Club Sponsored events. ​

Welcome!

Welcome to La Cueva High School's Big Bad Bear Band website.
​Here you will find basic information about our program, our Boosters, and ways to help. Potential sponsors and craft show vendors will also find important information
​on this site.

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​Restaurant Nights 2023
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New location for December!

Don’t forget to include our unique code HKQJ3BL for your online order!

Students & families

Summer Newsletter
The 23-24 Summer Newsletter includes schedules, cost information, forms, and more.
Click here to download the 23-24 Summer Newsletter

Summer Newsletter

​Check Out Charms
The program is now using an online application called Charms Office as its central way to communicate with students and family members. Here are instructions on how to create your Charms Office login:

• Click on the "Parents/ Students/ Members tab. School Code: BearBand

Log InTo CHARMS Here

Required Registration
forms
Click on any of the following links to download required forms in PDF format;

​Band/Color Guard/Jazz Band

Registration Form

Band Booster Cost Assessment

Worksheet/Order Form

Uniform Measurement Form

Behavioral Form

APS Participation Consent Form

APS Code of Conduct

Consent to Treat Form

​Consent to Photograph
Optional:
Financial Assistance Request Form

Everyone should download and read the Student Handbook & Uniform Care

Student Handbook

Uniform Care

The Boosters
The La Cueva High School Big Bad Bear Band Boosters are parent volunteers who work to support the Big Bad Bear Band programs.

We are a registered 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Donations to the general account (not student accounts) are tax deductible under the IRS Code. 

To contact us visit the Contact page.

Donations
If your company participates in United Way or the Combined Federal Campaigns, please consider a donation to the Boosters. Donations can be made via payroll deduction. Any donations are always welcomed and appreciated.
United Way: write "La Cueva Band Boosters, Albuquerque, NM" in the designation box.
Combined Federal Campaign: our CFC number is 79004.

Volunteer

Just as important (if not more so) than financial donations are donations of your time. An award-winning band program needs a lot of support and that is provided by the band parents through the Band Boosters. In addition to coordinating fundraisers, parents:

• chaperone all performance events and trips;
• provide administration and maintenance of band uniforms
• build props for the marching show
• distribute drinks and supplies for all performances
• administer email and phone trees to broadcast important information
• help with fundraisers,
• help with the craft shows, and food sales
• help with many, many more tasks!

GET INVOLVED! A few hours of time from each parent adds up. Please contact the Booster Secretary as listed on the Leadership Page to volunteer.

Detailed information for students and families is being entered now on the Charms system. Please watch for emails regarding this application and your account. Please click the button below to find more information and log into your Charms account. 

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Log InTo CHARMS Here

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Please contact the Bear Band Secretary with questions regarding CHARMS:
​ bearbandsecretary@gmail.com

Email Mr. Velasco

Gabriel Velasco
​New LCHS Director of Bands

​​Gabriel Velasco was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from the University of New Mexico with degrees in Trumpet Performance and Music Education. He later attended the University of Utah as a graduate Teaching Assistant with the athletic bands where he earned a Masters of Music in Trumpet Performance.

After his completion of school in Utah, Mr. Velasco moved to Los Angeles, CA where he was an active freelance musician and educator. His teaching career began in Moorpark Unified School District at Moorpark High School and Mesa Verde Middle School where he served as the Assistant Director of Instrumental Music and eventually the Director of Instrumental Music at Moorpark High School. He was then the Director of Instrumental Music at Cibola High School in Albuquerque, NM from 2020-2023 before beginning at La Cueva High School.
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As a performer, Mr. Velasco was a member of the Blue Knights (05-07) and Cavaliers (08-09) Drum and Bugle Corps. He was a freelance musician in Albuquerque, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and Seattle on trumpet performing with various college, amateur, and professional groups.