Band Notes | Mason Bands

Upcoming Events

Monday, October 14

Full Band: 1-9pm; MHS
- On-campus dinner break 4:30-5:30pm
Optional Rifle Clinic: 12-12:45pm; MHS

Tuesday, October 15

Color Guard Show Equipment Taping:12:30-12:50pm; MHS
Full Band: 1-9pm; MHS
- On-campus dinner break 4:30-5:30pm

Wednesday, October 16

Full Band: 3-6pm; MHS
Medication Turn-In: 5-6pm; MHS Staff Dining Room - sign up in BoosterHub

Thursday, October 17

Full Band: 6-9pm; MHS
Indy Chaperone Meeting: 6-7pm; MHS Staff Dining Room

Friday, October 18

BOA Indianapolis Super Regional - Preliminaries
- Full Band Rehearsal at Let’s Play (Wall 2 Wall)
  - Student leaders arrive at 8am; all other members arrive 8:30-8:45am
  - Students MUST be dropped off - they cannot park at Let’s Play!
- Family & Friends Band SEND-OFF as Buses leave for Indy: 10:30am-11:00am; Let’s Play
- Mason’s Preliminary Performance: 4:30pm; Lucas Oil Stadium
- Band returns home from Indianapolis: approximately 9:30pm; MHS
- Full Itineraries for the weekend:
  - Detailed Band Itinerary
  - Detailed Guard Itinerary

Saturday, October 19

BOA Indianapolis Super Regional - Finals
- Full Band Rehearsal at Let’s Play (Wall 2 Wall)
  - Student leaders arrive at 7:30am; all other members arrive 8:30-8:45am
  - Students MUST be dropped off - they cannot park at Let’s Play!
- Family & Friends Band SEND-OFF as Buses leave for Indy: 12:30-1:00pm; Let’s Play
- Mason’s Finals Performance: TBD; Lucas Oil Stadium

Sunday, October 20

Band returns home from Indianapolis: approximately 12:15pm; MHS

Future planned events can be found on the updated band calendar: Mason Band Calendar.

Parent To Do Checklist For This Week

Turn in any meds and DMS forms needed for the Super Regional Trip.
Purchase/sell car raffle tickets, and spread the word about this fundraiser.
Review proposed Bylaws updates sent 10/3 - any feedback due by 10/17.
Optional - Order your memory book for the season.
Optional - Get your plaid hat on Amazon and add “mason BAND” by OCD.
Optional - Purchase Invitational T-Shirt - Deadline tonight (10/13) at 11:59pm.
Optional - SENIOR FAMILIES - Order “That’s all Folks!” Shirt from OCD.

BOA Indianapolis Super Regional

Super Regionals Trip To Indianapolis

Hello Families! The week is here! Our first BOA Competition of the season. We are so excited to share our 2024 Competition Show with the world and show off the talents and hard work of our students, directors and staff! We know they are going to shine on this awesome stage at Lucas Oil Stadium! Now, down to Business! Below you will find all of the information you need to know to prepare your student to have the best travel experience possible.

ITINERARY

Student Itinerary - Click HERE (Band) and HERE (Guard) . Please note separate itinerary for Band and Guard.

IMPORTANT CHANGES TO NOTE!

Arrival time at W2W for ALL Leadership team on Friday, 10/18/24 is 7:30 AM to tape field!
Arrival time for rest of Band and Guard on Friday, 10/18/24 is 8:30-8:45 AM!
Spirit Sendoff on Friday, 10/18/24 is now 10:30-11:00 AM!
Return location on Friday, 10/18/24 is now MASON HIGH SCHOOL! All students must plan to be dropped off at W2W in the AM and picked up at MASON HIGH SCHOOL in the PM. NO CARS MAY BE LEFT AT W2W FOR THE DAY! THEY HAVE A VERY LARGE FESTIVAL ON FRIDAY EVENING! (Chaperones: We will talk more about this plan for cars on Tuesday at our meeting!)

PLEASE NOTE! The Itinerary is subject to change and we will communicate any important changes as soon as we know of them!

STUDENT DROP OFF/PARKING INSTRUCTIONS

The Band will be departing from Wall 2 Wall/Let’s Play Sports located at 846 Reading Rd (Rt. 42), Mason, OH 45040 on BOTH DAYS (Friday and Saturday) and returning to Mason High School Bus Circle (Friday Night and Sunday Afternoon).

Therefore NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO LEAVE THEIR CARS AT W2W due to a very large event they are having on Friday and Saturday evenings.

PLEASE NOTE: You MUST make plans to drop off your student at W2W/Let’s Play on Friday and Saturday morning and pick them up at Mason High School Friday Night and Sunday afternoon (see HERE (Band) and HERE (Guard) for Itinerary).

Students may park cars in their SCHOOL ASSIGNED spot at MHS on Friday and/or Saturday morning prior to getting dropped off at W2W to have access upon returning home to drive home! Please MAKE A PLAN to ensure you are on time on Friday morning.

CHAPERONES! We will discuss the parking plan for you at our meeting on Thursday, 10/17 at 6pm in the MHS Staff Dining Room!

PACKING LIST

NOTE: Each student will receive THREE travel tags for instrument/equipment bag, day bag and luggage on Thursday evening. (NO MORE LUGGAGE THAN ONE DAY BAG AND ONE OVERNIGHT BAG ON SATURDAY THERE WILL BE NO ADDITIONAL ROOM TO TRANSPORT.)

Instrument/Flags/Rifles with travel tags
Backpack or day bag for bus with travel tag (will receive Travel Lanyard on Friday upon loading buses.)
Water Jug FILLED ready for rehearsal each morning (This will go with you on the buses and be used on the trip!).
SAT Overnight Bag - will go under the bus on Saturday. MAKE SURE IT HAS A TRAVEL TAG AND BUS BAND SECURED!!
Performance Clothes (including WHITE tops and BLACK/DARK bottoms for underlayers!); Guard - Undergarments , Hair Supplies, Makeup and Tights!
DEODORANT
Casual Outfits, socks, underwear, shoes, for Friday and Saturday (to change into out of uniforms).
Mason Band Jacket/ Sweatshirt/hat
Overnight gear and toiletries (toothbrush, deodorant, brush, etc,)
Portable Charger for Phone
Snacks for bus/hotel - We will have VERY LIMITED water bottles available on the bus or at the hotel so please ensure students have a water bottle to fill. Ice machines are available at the hotel.
Clear Bag (if needed) and Spending money for Lucas Oil (Cashless so credit card or cash to card station required). Travel lanyard can be used to store money, credit cards and hotel key.

LUCAS OIL STADIUM INFO

Lucas Oil Stadium has a clear bag policy. Clear bags cannot exceed 12”x 6” x 12” or a 1-gallon size freezer bag.

Mason Bands Spirit is selling stadium-compliant clear bags. Please see Gina Marshall or email her at spirit@masonbandboosters.com
Small clutch bags or a purse approximately the size of a hand are allowed.

Medication/medical equipment bags are allowed but will be searched. (Students may not carry their own medication unless they have submitted appropriate documentation; please see below.)
Cameras are allowed but no tripods or video cameras.
Students will be provided with a passport-sized lanyard to store cash/cards/etc
Lucas Oil Stadium is a cashless facility.

Please keep this in mind when spectating and sending money for concessions/souvenirs with yours student.
There are cash-to-card machines located throughout the stadium.

HOTEL

Friday Night Return to Mason High School
Saturday Night: JW Marriott Downtown, 350 West Maryland street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46225
Will return to Mason High School on Sunday

TRAVEL WAIVERS

If you are planning to sign your student out in Indianapolis, you will need to complete the form below by 11:59 pm TONIGHT! Click HERE for the link to the form. Please be sure to join the Remind group as indicated in the form (For students and parents checking out in Indianapolis ONLY).

TICKETS

We encourage family and friends to make the drive to the Indianapolis Super Regional to cheer on the band! This is a ticketed event and tickets may be purchased on the Bands of America website. See links to purchase tickets below:

MEDICATIONS

Please contact medicalsecretary@masonbandboosters.com or registration@masonbandboosters.com with any questions or concerns regarding prescribed or over the counter medication during the trip. Please note that we will not be able to dispense over the counter medications to your student such as Ibuprofen, Tylenol, or Benadryl unless you have filled out the appropriate forms that are signed both by a parent or guardian and a physician.

Please fill out the appropriate Dispensing Medication at School (DMS) Forms found HERE.
Upload all completed DMS forms HERE. For tips on how to download the forms please click here.

Please read additional details below regarding medications.

TRIP COMMUNICATION

If you have not done so already, we highly recommend that you join the parent Remind group associated with your student’s section. This will be the main form of communication to parents throughout the trip.

PARENT GROUPS
*Remind Group:*	*Code to text in the message to 81010:*
*Woodwind PARENTS*	@wwpar24
*Brass PARENTS*	@brpar24
*Percussion PARENTS*	@percpar24
*Guard PARENTS*	@ grdpar24

Indy Super Regional Travel Waiver Remind Group (For those picking up students in Indy on 10/18-10/20 ONLY):

Text @srtw2024 to 81010
Information on travel waivers can be found above

SECRET BUDDY

If your student has a secret buddy, they should plan to bring that on Friday, October 18, for Prelims. We will have a little more room on buses that day, and that way students can decide what from their secret buddy the want to bring with them for Saturday.

WATCHING FROM HOME - BOX5 TV

If you would like to watch Mason’s performance remotely, you can purchase a subscription through Box5 TV here: https://box5tv.com/bands-of-america/

You have the option to purchase an all-BOA Pro Pass, or just purchase individual events you want to watch. Mason will be (hopefully) performing in a total of 5 events, so plan/budget accordingly on what you plan to watch remotely. If purchasing for individual events, note that there are also combo options for each event.

Super Regionals Prelims #1 on Oct 18
Super Regionals Finals - this is on Oct 19, but appears to be listed on their site currently as Oct 19

These can also be purchased as a “Prelims/Finals” package

Grand Nationals Prelims #1 on Oct 14
Grand Nationals Semi-Finals on Oct 16
Grand Nationals Finals on oct 6

These can also be purchased together as an “All Events” package

Band Send Offs for Super Regionals

WHAT IS IT? The Send-off is an opportunity for families to cheer on the Band as they drive off in the buses to Indianapolis. This is optional, but also A LOT OF FUN!

Bring anything you can think of to send them off in Style! Ideas include: fatheads / signs / flags / balloons / noise makers. We are there to cheer them on and make them feel like the SUPERSTARS that they are!!

EVERYONE IS WELCOME - Family, Friends, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Etc. We would love to see as many people as possible.

WHEN IS IT?

Friday, October 18 - in the Let’s Play (Wall2Wall) Parking Lot (Do not go inside)

10:30 AM -11:00 AM

Come Early - If the band finishes lunch early they will leave early

Saturday, October 19 - in the Let’s Play (Wall2Wall) Parking Lot (Do not go inside)

12:30 - 1:00 PM

** Watch the band schedule as this gets closer. The times could still change!!!

If you have any questions about these events please contact Gina at spirit@masonbandboosters.com.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Families cannot go into Wall2Wall during this time. There are a lot of moving parts to get the band on the buses and moving ON TIME. We are there to cheer them on, but we cannot get in the way. Thanks!!

We don’t usually plan anything formal, but many parents bring items to welcome them home from Indy, too. (Balloons, flowers, more signs, etc.)

Attendance Reminders

Attendance is a vital component of a successful marching band program during these final weeks of the season. During these final weeks, there will be many changes and finishing touches to the show that will help students truly feel the energy and emotions that make a marching band show so memorable! Absences, no matter the reason, have a negative impact on the achievement and environment of the entire group since the students rely on the other performers in the ensemble for success.

As a reminder, here are the description of absences from the Marching Band Handbook:

Excused Absence Examples: Illness, conflicts approved by a Director (more than 2 weeks in advance), death in the family, private lessons.
Unexcused Absences Examples: Absent with no communication, homework/work, birthday dinners, fall vacations, family gatherings, concerts. Unexcused absences during the week of a performance can result in not performing that week.
Reporting: The student/family will communicate known absences at least 2 weeks in advance, and report absence due to illness prior to rehearsal. All absences must be reported to the section director.

The latest and most up to date calendar is always the Mason Bands Calendar. You should bookmark or sync this calendar and check it often: https://www.masonbands.com/calendar/

Continue to communicate with the director that works with your section as soon as possible if you have attendance concerns.

The Mason Invitational was a Big Success!

Yesterday we hosted 6 Marching Bands for our Mason Invitational. Although fewer than our usual number, we feel incredibly honored to have had these talented bands grace our field with their incredible performances. We are also grateful to be able to share our love of music and provide an opportunity to contribute to the performing arts education of hundreds of students from surrounding communities.

An event of this magnitude is not possible without the help of many hands. Special thanks to the following:

Mason Invitational Chairs and Shadows - A huge thank you for your leadership in planning and executing such a large and important event for our band program. We are so appreciative of all of you.

Jeanie Knuth
Hinrich Knuth
Ann Higdon Wiesman
Julie Chaney
Whitley Winstanley

Band Directors- We are grateful for your support and guidance throughout the planning phase of the competition and during the event itself.

Competition Committee Leads- Special thanks to all of you for taking on the task of running specific areas of the Invitational! The day ran smoothly due to your leadership, flexibility, and the hard work you put in all day.

Jason Langbein - Announcer
Kate Davis - Ticketing
Jim Mills/Johanna Chasse - Concessions
Peter Huisman/Avious Jackson - Tabulations/Judges
Hinrich Knuth/Zach Hinson - On Field Staging, Control & Exit
Chris Minniear - Band Guides, Band Check-in, and Watering Station
Chris Riva - Guest Parking
Miranda Kennedy/Christine Capobianco - Bake Sale
Gina Marshall/Mindy Tebbe - Program Designer and Spirit Table
Johanna Chasse/Jennifer Livingston - Hospitality
Howard Pinsky/Blake Norfleet/Aaron Smith - Truck and Bus Parking
Whitley Winstanley - Car Raffle
Kate Bubak - Volunteer Check-In
Lee Chaney - Ushers
Jennifer Rodway - Sponsorship
Becky Kosina - Awards

Uniform Crew- This team is filled with miracle workers! You managed to complete fittings for 200+ students in just 3 days. You also had the difficult task of a quick turnaround from the black uniforms on Friday to the white uniforms on Saturday. Let’s also not understate the skill it took to style all of that hair and make all of the necessary alterations to the uniforms. As always you worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure our kids looked sharp and pristine out on the field!

Pit Crew- You not only took care of our props and equipment but were some of the latest to stay Friday night after the game and were there first thing in the morning to help with all the heavy lifting of set up and tear down of the event. The Pit Crew also took the lead in making sure all the trucks and buses of the visiting bands were parked safely and assisted other bands with any needs they had.

Color Guard Crew- Thank you to the dedicated volunteers who have spent the past few weeks fitting our color guard into their competition uniforms and headpieces! Sewing, snapping, velcroing, and don’t forget the alien tape- thank you for making sure our color guard members are taken care of and look great on the field.

Announcer- Thanks to you for being the voice of the competition and making sure everyone had the information they needed throughout the day.

Photo Crew- Words cannot express how wonderful it is to have you capture the special memories of the competition so the rest of us can simply enjoy the day. Your photos are simply breathtaking!

Financial Team- Thank you for taking on the difficult task of keeping our finances in order and keeping track of our profits we make from such a large event. Your job is often unseen by others but is incredibly time consuming and important to our organization.

Tabytha Lopez
Angie Anthos

Booster Board- You all did so much behind the scenes these past several weeks. Hopefully you are able to get some much deserved rest this next week until our next big event.

Band Aids and Chaperones- Thank you for taking care of our kids. We can always trust our kids are in good hands and well cared for with you.

Every Volunteer- Thank you to all the parents, alumni, extended family, and friends who stepped up to volunteer a shift, multiple shifts, and in some cases the entire day to make sure we filled all the critical spots we needed to make the day run smoothly. We are also grateful to those who contributed yummy food and drinks for both the bake sale and for hospitality.

Trophy Sponsors- Thank you to all the families who sponsored trophies for the invitational! We especially appreciate the amazing response we got when more trophies were added last minute!

School administrators, facility coordinators, janitors, and other school staff- Your support and behind the scenes work did not go unnoticed.

Students- Most importantly thanks to you for putting on a fantastic performance and making us so proud! You are the reason everyone listed above goes to so much effort.

We are looking forward to doing this all again in a few weeks! More information about that will be coming soon.

Thanks again!

LAST CHANCE - Invitational T Shirts Orders

Did you miss your chance to order an Invitational T-Shirt this weekend? You can still place your order here through TONIGHT (Oct 13th) at MIDNIGHT. This is a wonderful keepsake of the exciting evening.

Options include Short and Long Sleeved T-shirts, Crewnecks, and Hoodies.

https://www.fridaythreads.com/store/mason-band-invitational

Invitational Programs still Available

Invitational Programs are still available to purchase. They are $10 each and contain all the senior spotlights. So these are wonderful souvenirs for Senior families.

Use this jotform to place your order: https://form.jotform.com/242857600221147

Contact Gina Marshall - spirit@masonbandboosters.com with questions.

Customized Hats - SHOW THEME - For Fans

Did you see these hats at the Invitational? Do you want one? This is a great way to show our Mason Pride at the remaining competitions this year. To get your personal hat it is a two step process:

FIRST - Order your own hat on Amazon (or other) and have it delivered to your home. These are the links to the hats that many of us have ordered, but you can select any hat that you like. https://a.co/d/aWY7cDY or https://a.co/d/52oFCJ6

After the hat arrives…

SECOND - Contact Kathleen at OCD unlimited to place your order directly from her. She is charging only $5 per hat to put the band logo on the front and the text on the side. (Kathleen Martin • ocdunlimited@yahoo.com) Kathleen will let you know how to drop the hat off and when you can pick it up from her.

Contact Gina Marshall - spirit@masonbandboosters.com if there are any questions

Early Order Discount for Marching Band Memory Books

Each year, our talented photo volunteers put together a beautiful memory book filled with the many moments of our season including rehearsals, football games, parades & competitions.

This is a beautiful, 8.5x11 inch, soft cover photo book with about 72 pages.

You have the option of adding custom pages to your book that you design with your own pictures. The first two custom pages are free, and additional pages are available for a small additional cost. If you choose this option, you agree to have your child’s name and your email address shared with the book company, Tree Ring, so you can personalize the pages in the book associated with your student’s name.

This option is only available for books ordered by October 27, 2024 and all pages must be finished by December 4, 2024, along with final book orders.

Place your Memory Book order HERE by October 27 to receive the early order price of $50 and the option to do custom pages.

Orders placed between October 28 and December 4 will be at the regular price of $55, without the option of the custom pages.

Contact Nancy Riley at photo@masonbandboosters.com for questions.

SENIOR FAMILIES - That’s all folks!

After four years of hard work supporting your senior, this is the chance to show off your pride in your senior!!

While they are available, you can get one of the "That's all Folks!" shirts that you may have seen at senior night. We now have designs for the rest of the family (not just moms).

Please contact Kathleen at OCD unlimited to place your order directly from her. (Kathleen Martin • ocdunlimited@yahoo.com)

Kathleen needs the following details from you in your message to her: 1. Item Selected, 2. Size needed, 3. Quantity ordered, and 4. Payment amount.
You may send your payment directly to her with the above information to either VENMO: @OCDunlimited or PAYPAL: ocdunlimited@yahoo.com

We just ask that you complete your order before Monday, October 14th.

Contact Gina Marshall - spirit@masonbandboosters.com if there are any questions.

REMINDERS

Mental Health Awareness Week

The Jake Langbein memorial is proud to sponsor Mason Bands partnership with Hilinski’s Hope this year in providing mental health training modules for marching band students and staff. Mrs. Langbein visited the band this week to talk about the partnership and provided some bracelets, stickers and other items for students to raise awareness about mental health in student athletes and performers. Students and staff were provided access to modules to work through in small groups to learn tools to help deal with mental health issues and anxiety. In addition, the band is the FIRST band in the country to participate in the Student Athlete Mental Health Week with Hilinski’s hope. SAMHW is October 5-12. Please visit the website for more information on Hilinski’s hope about SAMHW: CLICK HERE

The instructions for logging into the modules were provided during band camp, but if students were not able to access them during band camp here are the instructions:

1) Go to https://preventionstrategies.brainier.com/
2) Your username is your school email in all lowercase
3) Your password is your last name in all lowercase. You can change your password when you first log in.

Rifle Clinics

See below for the rest of the Rifle Clinic dates for the current season. You will need to bring your own rifle, and will be split into groups catered to your skill level - beginner, intermediate, and advanced. These clinics are optional, but strongly encouraged to those who hope to begin rifle upon completion of this marching band season. All are welcome!

Monday, October 14th 12-12:45pm
Wednesday, October 23rd 5-5:45pm
Wednesday, October 30th 5-5:45pm

Save the Dates!

Please mark your calendars for a couple key dates that were recently confirmed.

Next Booster Meeting: Monday, October 28 in the Large Commons

Topics include MSBA Championships and BOA Grand Nationals

Marching Band Awards Night: Tuesday, December 3 in the Auditorium and Large Commons

National Concert Band Festival Trip - Payment #1 PAST DUE

Congratulations to our Wind Symphony on being selected to perform in Music For All’s 2025 National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis!

The first payment for the National Concert Band Festival trip is now PAST DUE. All payments can be paid electronically using this link: CLICK HERE

The slides from the meeting are here: CLICK HERE

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Mr. Jackson.

The trip Thursday, March 13 through Sunday, March 16, 2025.

Car Raffle Is Here!!!!

We are so excited to announce the launch of our 2024 Mason Bands Car Raffle! Mason Band Boosters is partnering with Audi Cincinnati East to raffle off a 2024 Audi Q5 or a cash prize. This fundraiser is a very important one for our organization as it helps provide some much needed funds to help with the expenses of our program as well as allows us to reach outside of our band family and community to help raise funds!

We Need Each And Every Family To Help Reach Our Goal Of Selling 5,500 Tickets And To Give Away This Fabulous Vehicle Or A Cash Prize!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW

Raffle Period - Raffle runs NOW until November 8th at 5 pm OR until 5,500 tickets are sold...whichever comes first!

Drawing - Saturday, November 9th, 2024 at the MSBA AAAAA Championships, hosted at Mason. Need not be present to win!

Prizes -

Grand Prize - 2024 Audi Q5 or a cash prize!
2nd Place Prize - $1000 cash
3rd Place Prize - $500 Cash

Car Raffle Rules And Regulations - Please Click Here for complete Car Raffle rules and regulations. Must be 18 years of age or older and a Resident of Ohio to purchase or be named on the ticket.

Ticket Prices - 1 ticket-$25 or 5 for $100 (to same individual)

Note: If purchasing a bundle, all tickets in the bundle must have the same name, address and phone number with them.

Ticket Purchases - Tickets can be purchased two ways:

Online via the 2024 Car Raffle Ticket Order Form
In person at home football games and the Mason Invitational

Band Family Sales - We are NOT distributing paper tickets to band families this year, but we are still asking each family to sell (or buy) at least 10 tickets to help make this a successful fundraiser.

Please share the link and QR code with family and friends. Feel free to share it via social media as well.

Information regarding the Car Raffle can be found on our website Here.

Questions? - Please direct those to carraffle@masonbandboosters.com.

Office Hours with Mr. Jackson

As another avenue for connecting with parents and addressing our needs, Mr. Jackson will host weekly office hours. CLICK HERE to sign up for a time. These will be open to all parents with a student enrolled in a Mason Bands program class.

Marching Band Secret Buddy Reminders

We are glad so many students chose to participate in Secret Buddy this year! Here are the dates for the rest of the season to bring secret buddy items:

Football Games

Oct 25

Competitions

Oct 18 Super Regional (Friday)
Nov 9 MSBA Champs
Nov 14-16 Grand Nats (TBD which day)

2024 Marching Band Next Steps

Marching Band Registration Next Steps

2024 Registration Guide
Past Due
- Experience Fee 2 - $400
  - Invoice sent on 7/10/24 via email from: quickbooks@notification.intuit.com
- Marching Band School Fee #3 - $400
  - Payment can be made in Payschools or via check made out to Mason City Schools.
  - Payschools is the system that replaced EZPay earlier this year district-wide. It is the same system used for paying your student’s school fees. Click here to view the district’s guide to Payschools.
Due November 1 - UPDATED
- Experience Fee #3 - $300
  - Invoice sent on 10/13/24 via email from: quickbooks@notification.intuit.com
Your student must have an ACTIVE physical on file in order to participate throughout the season
- Examination must have been performed within the past 13 months
- Medical Eligibility Form must be completed in its entirety signed and dated by the healthcare provider
Dispensing Medication at School (DMS) forms may be submitted any time throughout the season via masonbands.com >> How To Submit Forms
- All student medications taken during marching band activities require a DMS form (both OTC and Prescription)
- Must be signed by parent/guardian AND healthcare provider
- Only valid for up to one full season
- Marching Band DMS forms are separate from any other DMS forms submitted through Mason City Schools administration or nursing staff
- Medication Drop-Off: Review the medication check-in process in the 2024 Marching Band Registration Guide for more details.
- Medication Drop-Off Events:
  - October 16th 5:00-6:00pm - MHS staff dining lounge
  - November 12th 5:30-6:30pm - W2W near Band Aid station
  - See BoosterHub Volunteer section to sign up for a drop-off time
Travel Medication Schedule Meds
- Super Regionals
  - Friday - lunch, afternoon, dinner meds
  - Saturday - lunch, afternoon, dinner, bedtime meds
  - Sunday - breakfast meds
  - As Needed - when requested by student
- Grand Nats
  - Thursday - lunch, afternoon, dinner meds
  - Friday - lunch, afternoon, dinner, bedtime meds
  - Saturday - breakfast, lunch, afternoon, dinner, bedtime meds
  - Sunday - breakfast meds
  - As Needed - when requested by student