McKinney Boyd Band Newsletter
Week of 11/11-11/15
Weekly Announcements
Class of 2020
A salute to our Veterans!
We are grateful for the daily freedoms that we enjoy thanks to your service. We know that your sacrifice can never fully be repaid but we salute you and your families and want you to know that we appreciate you with all of our hearts!
Before school Honors band rehearsals resume this week.
All Region Entry payments due this week.
Please send your $15 entry fee with your student to place in our new lock box.
Checks can be made out to "MBHS Band Boosters"
**All Honors and Symphonic 1 students have been entered as per the handbook guidelines.
**9th graders, Symphonic 2 and Concert band have the option of also entering for this contest as well. A list is posted in the band hall for who has been entered based on student response/communication. Please help us in reimbursing the boosters for the entry fee as soon as possible. These fees were not collected as part of the students band fee.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED
We will be hosting 9th grade all region at Boyd and need:
2 Room Monitors for:
Flute
Euphonium/Tenor Sax
Please reach out to our volunteer coordinators if you are available to help!(boydbandvolunteers@gmail.com)
We appreciate your service in making this a successful night for Region 25 and representing the Bronco band.
Student Volunteer information for 9th grade auditions
Please wear your red dri-fit band shirt so that you can be easily identified as a volunteer.
Set up will begin as soon as we can after school. All student volunteers that work the first shift will meet in the band hall @ 3:00pm
MBHS Limited band T-Shirts for sale
Just as an FYI....we have a limited quantity of old show shirts for sale.
Ballet Ro (mediums, larges, XLs), Cathedral (smalls and XLs), Promise of Spring (smalls, mediums, larges, XLs and XXL) and Fireworks(one large) for $5 each shirt.
We are also selling our surplus of Splash of Genius for $15. We have mediums, larges, XLs and one 4XL. We have student shirts in all sizes also set aside for Splash of Genius.
Great for T-shirt quilts or just for fun!!
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 11/11-11/15
Monday 11/11- Veteran's Day (No School)
Tuesday 11/12- 9th Grade All Region Auditions @ Boyd
Wednesday 11/13- Full Orchestra Rehearsal 3:15-5:30pm
Thursday 11/14- Nothing Scheduled (Enjoy your evening)
Friday 11/15- Nothing Scheduled (Enjoy your evening)
Looking Ahead
November 20th- Full orchestra Rehearsal 3:15-5:30pm
November 24-30th- Thanksgiving Break
December 3rd-Spirit Night @ Pancheros
December 7th- All region phase 1
December 9th- All region phase 2
December 10th- 1st annual Holiday Spectacular (Full Orchestra/band/Choir) concert! 7:00pm
December 12th- Band Winter Concert 7:00-9:00pm
December 13th- Band Party
December 14th- Parade of Lights
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