McKinney Boyd Band Newsletter
Week of 1/20-1/24
Weekly Announcements
Congratulations to All Region performers and Winter Guard
Congratulations to our 2019-2020 All region performers for putting in the hard work and having incredible concert performances at MHS on Friday evening!
Winter guard opened their competitive season earning 2nd place at the NTCA- Centennial HS contest. Incredible way to start out! We are proud of you, Congratulations!
All Region 2020 (Not all present)
NTCA- Centennial HS (Season Opener)
Movment Camp # 1 on January 23rd (Updated information!!)
We will be having our first Movement/Choreography camp on January 23rd from 6-8pm. Dinner is included for the students!! This event involves Incoming freshmen (8th graders), Current 9th, 10th and 11th graders only.
***Students, use this link to sign up for food by the END OF THE DAY MONDAY (MLK Day) so we can order the correct amount of food: https://forms.gle/h3Wv26HAC7RAAaPXA
We are going to hype up, build choreography vocabulary and build relationships with our new incoming members. We will be working with Mr. Fernandez and our Choreographer for next year. It will be a blast!!
The next camps to put on your radar are:
February 20th and March 26th.
**Side note to students/parents associated with Cockrill, defer to their concert for this night if you would like to go. and we will catch the kids up on 2/20 and 3/26. We were locked to when the indoor gym was available and apologize for this oversight.
Incoming Freshmen meeting ALSO on January 23rd (Updated information!!)
After the students finish eating and transition to the indoor gym, incoming parents will have a brief meeting in the Cafeteria from 7:00-8:00PM.
*** Incoming 9th grade parents join our remind for announcements/information:
To the number 81010 please send this message: @mbhs8to9
Our reasons for doing are two fold:
1. It encourages more incoming freshmen to be at our 1st Movement camp and have a stronger indication of next years numbers.
2. It prevents the Middle School students/parents from having to have even MORE things to do and schedule for multiple nights at the High school in January. (We'll transition them in slowly ;) )
****Side note to students/parents associated with Cockrill, defer to their concert for this night if you would like to go. We will work with Cockrill staff to make sure all information is available and given to you.
HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! THIS NIGHT IS CRUCIAL FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR PROGRAM!
Athletic Physical clinic dates are now set for the district
You can attend ANY date on ANY campus. Whatever is the most convenient for you!
They are at:
MHS on 4/16 from 3:00-6:00PM
MBHS on 4/18 from 7:00-11:00AM
MNHS on 4/22 from 3:00-6:00PM
Please take advantage of this opportunity and be all set for next year!
Sectionals continue this week for Honors, Sym 1 and Sym 2.
Please refer to the google calendar for the most up to date information for our sectional schedules (Sym. 1/ Sym. 2)
**Due to the unpredictable flexibility needed for Mr. Treadwell, the honors band most up to date schedule is available to students through their google classroom/ QR sign up link
Looking Ahead: Solo Contest accompanists
NOW IS THE TIME!
Solo contest seems like it is a ways out, but now is the time to make arrangements for piano accompanists.
It is highly encouraged that anyone wanting to participate in the March 21st MISD solo contest should do these two things before ASAP:
1. Look at our website and secure one of our approved accompanists. CLICK HERE
2. Order a hard copy of their solo through a music publisher (can take up to 6 weeks to arrive)
Here are two of our favorite music suppliers (PENDERS) AND (JWPEPPER)
If you have any further questions about securing a solo/accompanists, feel free to talk to a private lesson teacher or one of the Boyd band directors.
Cool Weather is here!
The cold weather has made an appearance and will likely appear again, students are only allowed to wear the following Boyd Band spirit wear items:
Boyd Band pullover hoodie $30
Boyd Band front zip hoodie $35
Boyd Letterman's Jacket
Boyd Band beanie $15
Boyd Band nylon jacket $35
Plan ahead and get these items early! Log on and order now! http://boydband.membershiptoolkit.com/
Online spirit wear orders will only be filled on Wednesdays. You may log onto your Membership Toolkit account (boydband.membershiptoolkit.com) and order any day of the week on Membership Toolkit. We will gather all of the orders, fill them from our stock and place them in a labeled box in the band hall for your student to pick up. We will send you an email once it is in the box. If we are out of the item you ordered, we will let you know.
Band Photos available on Smug Mug
All of the photos from this summer up to today are on the website!!
password: broncoband
All images are downloadable by clicking on the individual images, then to the left of the green "buy" button is a download arrow. If anyone wants to order prints or other products directly from smugmug, that is when you'd use the green "buy" button.
There is also a Smugmug app where you can see all the pictures!
After downloading the app, go to "find photographer" and search for boydhsband. After that they can enter the usual password and then have access.
Have questions??
Reach out to our Boyd Band Photographer at boydbandphotography@gmail.com
Calendar for the Week
Week 1/20-1/24
January 20th- MLK Day (NO SCHOOL)
January 21st- Other than Sectionals, no other planned activities
January 22nd - "Fiddler on the Roof" Pit Rehearsal 3:15-5:30pm, Sectionals
January 23rd- 1st Movement Camp 6:00-8:00PM (Start in Cafeteria), Incoming Freshmen parent meeting in MBHS cafeteria 7:00-8:00PM
January 24th- Other than Sectionals, no other planned activities
Looking Ahead
January 30-February 1st- "Fiddler on the Roof" Performance- 7:00PM
January 31st- "Fiddler on the Roof" Performance- 11:00PM
February 5th- Pete Tolhuizen Clinic during classes (All classes)
February 12th-15th- TMEA (Rehearse Ensembles in class)
February 18th- MBHS Ensemble Recital
February 20th- Movement Camp #2
February 22nd- Band Leadership Workshop- 9:00AM-5:00PM
February 29th- MISD Ensemble Contest
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: 469-302-3400
Facebook: facebook.com/mbhsbroncoband
Congratulations to our Region Performers and to our Winter Guard!
It was a wonderful weekend full of amazing performances and accomplishments.
Congratulations to all of our All region performers, you all performed amazing concerts and we hope that you had a blast!
Our Winter guard also opened up their competitive season and earned 2nd place in their division at Centennial HS. What an excellent way to start the season!