McKinney Boyd Band Newsletter
Week of 4/22-4/29
Coming this week!
1. Leadership Auditions and Band Audition placements happening this week! All information has been given to students during classes or at trainings but below is another copy of our Wind Player audition letter AUDITION LETTER AND RESOURCES HERE
2. Parents! 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
3. 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?
4. SENIORS: It is that time! 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
5. 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)
6. All about that Jazz!! MISD Jazz showcase, free swing dance lessons and Big Band Dance are coming up the next few weeks come out and join the festivities for these awesome events/performances.
7. Guard interest and audition camps coming up on April 25th @ the MBHS Gym 2 from 4:30pm - 6:30pm.
For more information and to sign up, please follow the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/123g-8AK9VypUJrCM7bfxhdUxpi8Xwj4YYbgLhGfBbyM/edit
8. 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!
Serve on our booster board!
Positions that have openings and need to be filled!:
Volunteers - I have had someone express interest in becoming a co-chair with someone. If you would like to learn together with someone else what the board does this is a great opportunity to do this together with another band parent. Please reach out or fill out the form if you are interested.
Hospitality Co-Chair- Hospitality takes a two man team to make things run smoothly. We are looking for a hospitality co-chair for next year.
Revenue- We have someone that has expressed interest in revenue but it would be great to have a co-chair in this position as well
Concessions- Band is required to participate in concessions and we need a person that can help coordinate with the BAB. This job is mainly active in the Spring when Band has to run concessions
Event Liaison- We need a great party planner to help plan all of our awesome band parties. If this is you please let us know!
Banquet Committee- We need two individuals that would be willing to help set up our banquet for next year. It truly is an amazing event for our kids and we could use some amazing parents to help put it together!
Videographer- We need one or two people that would be willing to film the band during their marching performances. We have the equipment, we just need someone that will go to the press box during halftime to film it so the directors are able to watch the film and correct anything that needs to happen.
Thank you for volunteering for the 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)
Class of 2024 Seniors
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)
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
USE THIS LINK TO JOIN NEXT YEARS BAND APP.
DON'T GET LEFT OUT AND MISS ANY INFORMATION OVER THE SUMMER
This Week's breakdown
Tuesday (4/23): Brass/Percussion Leadership auditions, Kris Berg Jazz clinic in class
Wednesday (4/24): Drum Major Leadership auditions,
Thursday (4/25): Wind players Fall 2024 band placement auditions during classes, Color Guard interest camp
Friday (4/26): Wind players Fall 2024 band placement auditions during classes
Monday (4/29): Bad Weather day (NO SCHOOL)
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.
4/22-4/24: Leadership Auditions
4/25-5/3: Band Audition Listening (Current 8th-11th graders)
4/30: MISD Jazz Showcase @ The HUB
5/1: Swing dance lessons @ Boyd 3:30-4:30pm
5/9: Big Band Dance
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