McKinney Boyd Band Newsletter
Week of 4/30-5/9
All that Jazz and MORE......
1. SENIORS: It is that time! 3 things due soon for you!
- Fill out THIS FORM for recognition at Spring Concert/Band Banquet. You should have also received from the senior liaisons/scholarship committee your applications for scholarships to be presented at the band banquet. ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE DUE BEFORE FRIDAY MAY 3RD
- Wind/Percussion FA Graduation Cord Form -Due by May 10th
- Color Guard FA Graduation Cord Form- Due by May 10th
2. Jazz, Jazz and More Jazz- Come see jazz perform tonight at the HUB, Free Swing Dance lessons for all tomorrow @ 3:30-4:30, Big Band Dance on Thursday May 9th!
3. Parents, Volunteer needs below and please Consider being on our booster board next year. See the current open positions below where we need help! Fill out THIS FORM to declare your interest
4. EUROPE TRIP SUMMER OF 2025!!!: Please fill out this RSVP for the May 15th informative meeting so I can plan to set up enough chairs.
Interested in a trip of a lifetime to visit 6 European countries over a 2 week period? Our amazing trip will have an informative, no pressure, no commitment meeting on May 15th @ 6:30PM! SAVE THE DATE. This trip is not just for band students (Current 7th-12th graders) but for any parent or family member (over 13 yrs old) who is interested in also attending (NO CHAPERONE DUTIES, just great sights, food and culture to enjoy). Interested? See you at the meeting on the 15th?
5. MISD Color Guard Showcase @ MHS on Friday May 3rd at 6:45pm.
Interested in being in guard? For more information and to sign up, please follow the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/123g-8AK9VypUJrCM7bfxhdUxpi8Xwj4YYbgLhGfBbyM/edit
6. All MISD physical events are complete, please bring your forms in (if you have them) to Mr. Cook when they are complete. The deadline to have your physical in is by Friday May 17th so you can participate in our mini marching camp (Required for all non-seniors)
7. Google calendar is the ONLY place you need to find times/outlines/itineraries. It is almost constantly being updated. Always check the google calendar first!
Instructions on how to snyc our calendar to your calendar can be found below!
Class of 2024 Seniors
TOP 3 DUE BY THIS FRIDAY MAY 3RD!!
1. Fill out this form before Friday May 3rd to be recognized at Spring Concert and Band banquet!
2. Send (or have your parents do it) your graduation and baby photos to the senior liaisons (boydbandseniorliaison@gmail.com). Same deadline as the form above.
3. Submit your scholarship applications directly to Mr. Treadwell before May 3rd. (Senior liaison's/scholarship committee sent on your senior band remind)
THIS ONE DUE BY FRIDAY MAY 10TH
4.
Wind/Percussion FA Graduation Cord Form -Due by May 10th
All that Jazz! 3 awesome events coming your way!
MISD Jazz festival @ The HUB in McKinney 4/30
Free Swing Dance Lessons @ Boyd (hype for big band dance) May 1st 3:30-4:30pm
Big Band Dance in Boyd Cafeteria 5/16pm
Serve on our booster board!
Hello Band Families!
I am so excited for our Seniors who are going to be graduating in less than 30 days!!!!
We also have our final volunteer opportunities that are coming up where you will be able (if you haven't already) to receive your $300 volunteer credit against your band fees this year! After May 20th, volunteer hours will start over for the 24-25 school year and will not be applied to this year.
The final opportunities are listed below:
Big Band Dance 5/9 Many opportunities that you can volunteer here: We need volunteers to bring us cookies, brownies, and other treats! We need someone to come help us set up, check in families, monitor the front door, and tear down after the dance. Many opportunities here!
Middle School Uniform Fittings 5/10-5/15 We need help getting our 8th grade incoming students fitted for their uniforms. Times and details on the volunteer website!
Band Banquet 5/17 Our Band banquet is a great time to celebrate our students and all of the hard work that they do all year long! We need help setting up, checking in families, and tearing down after the banquet.
Mini Marching Camp 5/21- We will need chaperones for the Mini Marching Camp party Time TBD
We are also still in need of board members. We are slowly starting to fill up the board but we still have some key positions that we need to get filled. See below and if you haven't filled out your interest form please do so now. Here is the link: Board Interest form: https://forms.gle/TFS1xkoVqvimwjL39
Positions still needed:
VP-Volunteers or Co-Chair: Looking for someone that would be willing to take this position or co-lead it with another person who has already expressed interest
Hospitality Co-Chair- We still need someone that would be willing to co-lead with our hospitality team
Concessions Liaison- Help to work with BAB and help coordinate when the band has to run our concession stand
Band Event Coordinator- Want to plan our band parties? This is a great opportunity to help make our events as fun as they can be for our band.
Very Important Information
To sign up for volunteers, log into boydband.membershiptoolkit.com and click on volunteer. It will show you all of the possible opportunities you can sign up for.
Also in toolkit is where you can purchase your volunteer shirts! Just got to "My Account" And "My Account/Forms" Then scroll down to "Spirit Wear 23/24. You can scroll down from there to purchase either your Red "Official" volunteer shirt Remember these are the only shirts that are allowed. All of the older shirts should not be worn.
Thank you,
McKinney Boyd High School Band Boosters
Europe trip meeting: Save the date May 15th @ 6:30pm (and fill out the RSVP)
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This Week's breakdown
Wednesday (5/1): Swing Dance Clinic 3:30-4:30
Thursday (5/2): Concerto Contest Listenings after school
Friday (5/3): MISD 2024 Color Guard Showcase @ MHS 7:00-9:00pm
Saturday (5/4): Flute Recital Hosted @ MBHS
Monday (5/6): Percussion Audition Camp 4:30-6:30pm
Tuesday (5/7): Booster Board Meeting
Wednesday (5/8): BBD Dress rehearsal
Thursday (5/9): Big Band Dance 2024 Event: Big Swing Face!
Looking Ahead.....
***This list is not a substitution for the google calendar. The GC is the #1 most accurate calendar we use and follow. Always assume the GC is correct.
5/13: MBHS Percussion Individual Auditions, MISD Concerto Contest
5/15: Music Adventures International European tour Information meeting
5/16: Spring Band Concert
5/17: Band Banquet
5/20-5/21: Mini Marching Camp
5/24: Graduation
5/25: Incoming member registration (8th grade coming to 9th graders)
5/21: Mini marching camp performance/incoming parent meeting
McKinney Boyd High School Bronco Band Social Media/Contact
Email: ttreadwell@mckinneyisd.net
Website: boydband.com
Location: 600 North Lake Forest Drive, McKinney, TX, USA
Phone: 469-302-3514
Facebook: facebook.com/mbhsbroncoband