June 23, 2024 Band Notes

The safety of our students is our top priority! We have over 250 students arriving for practices, many student drivers/new drivers, and students and volunteers unloading and equipment and moving it through both parking lots - nothing is more important than keeping them all safe!

During on-campus band rehearsals, please:

Drive SLOWLY through the back parking lot, watching for pedestrians.
The parking lot is ONE WAY, counter-clockwise (see arrows in image). Do NOT drive the wrong way, even for a short distance.
Do NOT drive or park in the bus circle before/during/after band practices, even if it looks like there is no one there.
Do not drive on the ramp between the parking lot and bus circle (see picture) - it is for band instruments, props, and equipment only, it is NOT to be used by an automobile as a crossing.
When dropping off students, please PULL UP as far as possible along the building to speed up drop-off for everyone - do not stop right by the door.
If your students need to get items out of the back of the car, or you are changing drivers, please PARK. This not only speeds up drop-off, but reduces the risk of cutting around dangerously.
When picking up students, you MUST PARK - do NOT pick up at the curb. Note that you can park in the staff lot outside B Pod (the other side of the bus circle) as well as in the Band Lot.

Thank you for your cooperation!

REMINDERS

Volunteer Opportunity: RAKE Days

RAKE Days – Random Acts of Kindness Everywhere, Everyday are volunteer activities to help us give back to our community through great organizations like The Comet Cupboard and Sleep In Heavenly. The Comet Cupboards and Comet Closets are in-school food pantries inside of Mason City Schools to help food insecure students with food, personal supplies, spirit wear, clothing and more!

Join MHS Soccer, MHS Band & Color Guard, and MHS Girl Scouts to help build beds for those who live in Warren County and will be receiving their first time bed. During this event, we will be cutting wood, sanding wood, using the drill press, staining the wood, and more. It is a packed day that will result in us building 40 beds that will be delivered later this year.

The build will take place on Saturday, July 20th in the Mason Middle School Parking lot. Please come out and join us to help make a difference in the life of your peers and their families. Here is the sign up genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B45ABAA28A6F94-49971999-2024

Marching Band Woodwind/Brass - Summer Director Updates

Mr. Hinson and Mr. Jackson sent out Mini Camp wrap up emails with information about the required summer Smart Music assignment for Woodwinds and Brass and other important information for the summer leading up to band camp. Links to the emails are below:

Woodwinds - CLICK HERE
Brass - CLICK HERE

Band Camp T-Shirts

This year’s Band Camp t-shirts are now available to order!

Click here to place your order through Friday Threads. The deadline for orders is Sunday, July 7th. NO ADDITIONAL SHIRTS WILL BE ORDERED.

Available in t-shirt, drifit, men’s tank, and women’s tank. Optional personalization is available for an additional charge.

The T-shirts are optional for students but are useful on the rehearsal nights the band directors request the students to wear white T-shirts.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is NOT the shirt you purchased in your consumables fee.

Volunteer Information

It was great to see so many people attend our annual Volunteer Fair! If you weren’t able to make it or didn’t have a chance to fill out the interest form, click here to fill one out.

We are the largest organization at Mason High School, and it takes an army of volunteers to keep things running smoothly and provide a fantastic experience for our students! Every family is required to volunteer, and with our wide range of opportunities, there is truly something for everyone.

If you would like more information on any of the committees, the Band website has some great information:

List of Committees
Detailed Descriptions:

Each committee has a booster email address you can use to contact the chair for questions or to join the committee.

Committee Chair Positions

If you are able, please consider helping out as a committee chair or co-chair. We have a number of positions still open for this season, and others where we need someone to shadow a chair whose student is graduating. We are in particular need of the following positions:

Concert Band Festival
Competitions (shadow)
Car Raffle
Concert Uniforms
Tag Day (shadow)
Spirit (shadow)
Awards Night
Registration
New Member
Alumni

Mini Camp Photos on SmugMug

Check out the latest photos on SmugMug! Keep checking the site throughout the season for the latest and greatest from our amazing photographers!

For login instruction, see the SmugMug Information sheet in BoosterHub, or email Smugmug@masonbandboosters.com.

Sign Up for Your 2024 Remind Group

Remind groups are live for 2024 - sign up now to make sure you stay informed throughout the season!

Remind is the system our marching band uses each year to send out timely notifications to students and parents. The directors use Remind to communicate important rehearsal updates, changes due to weather, travel updates, and other important updates.

Groups are set up by section, with separate groups for students and parents. See the MB 2024 Remind Information guide for instructions on how to join and codes for each group.