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Upcoming Events

Sunday, April 20

Photo product orders due for this year’s graduating seniors

Monday, April 21

Pit Orchestra Full Cast Rehearsal: 3:30-6:30pm; MHS Auditorium
Winter Percussion: 5:30-8:30pm; MHS Band Room

Tuesday, April 22

Pit Orchestra Full Cast Rehearsal: 3:30-6:30pm; MHS Auditorium

Wednesday, April 23

Concert Green/Silver Rehearsal: 2:45-4:15pm; MHS Band Room
Pit Orchestra Dress Rehearsal: 6-9:30pm; MHS Auditorium
Band Booster Meeting: 7-8pm; MHS Band Room

Thursday, April 24

Pit Orchestra Performance: 6-9:30pm; MHS Auditorium

Friday, April 25

Pit Orchestra Performance: 6-9:30pm; MHS Auditorium
MB Leadership Training with Guest - Mr. Lambert: 6-9pm; MHS Band Room

Saturday, April 26

Pit Orchestra Performance: 6-9:30pm; MHS Auditorium
MB Leadership Training with Guest - Mr. Lambert : 9-12:30pm; MHS Band Room

Sunday, April 27

Pit Orchestra Performance: 1-4:30pm; MHS Auditorium

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

Parent To Do Checklist For This Week

Attend the Band Booster Meeting on Wednesday, April 23, at 7 pm in the Band Room.
Complete Marching Band registration forms.
Senior families: Submit your plans for post-graduation.
Senior families: Check out the senior banner form below for new products that you can order for celebrating this year - deadline is TONIGHT - Sunday, April 20.
Junior families: Sign up for your senior banner portrait photo session below!
Sign up to volunteer for After Prom.
Sign up to volunteer for spring flower sale pickup.

NEW INFORMATION

Mason High School Performing Arts Presents Hadestown: Teen Edition

On April 24, 25, 26, & 27, Mason High School Performing Arts will present the musical Hadestown: Teen Edition. Show time is 7pm on April 24, 25, and 26, and 2pm on April 27. Many of our band/guard students are involved either in the pit orchestra, up on the stage, or behind the scenes. We invite everyone to come out and support our students!

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students, children, and seniors. Seating is reserved, so buy early to ensure you get the best seats. Tickets can be purchased by following this link.

Hadestown: Teen Edition is rated PG for some adult situations, mild adult language, and some tragic moments. It is suitable for all but the youngest of audience members.

For Pit Orchestra students: please remember to check the schedule for this week here: CLICK HERE. Dress for the pit orchestra is dress clothes that fit with the Hadestown accessories available to us. Monday we will divide up the vests, hats, etc that the theatre department has made available to use

REMINDERS

Spring Flower Sale Pickup - Volunteers Needed

Pickup for spring flower sale orders will be on Saturday, May 10th, from 8:30am-12:30pm at the patio outside the Middle School Arena. Keep an eye on your email for any pickup updates.

Please plan to pick up your order at that time, as we are not able to store orders. If you need to have someone else pick up your order for you, please let Regina Devassy know at flowersale@masonbandboosters.com.

We are also in need of volunteers to help distribute flowers. Signups are now live in BoosterHub.

MARCHING BAND LEADERSHIP INFO/APPLICATION

Information and applications are now available for students interested in being part of the 2025 Marching Band Leadership Team.

LEADERSHIP TEAM APPLICATION - Due Monday, April 21

LEADERSHIP TEAM INFO DOCUMENT

Important Dates:

THIS WEEK - Important New Leadership Training for any student interested in leadership
- This training will be important information for some of the changes we are making to the leadership program. Anyone interested in being selected for the leadership team should attend the clinics.
- Friday, April 25, 6:00-9:00pm = Leadership Training Clinic with Mr. Lambert
- Saturday, April 26, 9:00am-12:30pm = Leadership Training Clinic with Mr. Lambert

Tuesday, May 6, 2:45pm-4:00pm = Leadership Meeting.
Tuesday, May 13, 2:45pm-4:00pm = Leadership Meeting.
Tuesday, May 20, 2:45pm-4:00pm = Leadership Meeting.
Monday, May 26, 1:00-3:00pm = Leadership Meeting/Mini Camp Prep

DRUM MAJOR CLINICS/AUDITIONS

Clinic This Week During Connect!

Drum Major Clinics for this season's drum majors to learn from last season's drum majors start next week! Sign up for Mr. Hinson's Connect in the Guitar Room if interested. (There is no Open Practice Time Connect this week). Attending the Clinics does NOT mean you are required to audition, but these are a great way to learn from our veteran drum majors to prepare for auditions.

Note: This first clinic is also Commencement Band rehearsal Connect for next year's Wind Symphony... so talk to a drum major from last year if you are interested but can't make the first clinic.

CLICK HERE: Drum Major Interest Form (25) - fill out for more info!

Drum Major Clinic/Audition Dates

Wednesday, April 23 Connect = student led clinic
Tuesday, April 29 = student led clinic
Wednesday, April 30 = Connect = student led clinic
Thursday, May 1 = student led mock audition
Friday, May 2 = 2025 Drum Major Auditions

REQUIRED INFO FOR NEXT YEAR’S WIND SYMPHONY

Everyone in the 2025-2026 Wind Symphony should have received an important message from Mr. Jackson this week about: Commencement Band and Progress Check Audition (All State Music)

Please Read over this information and let Mr. Jackson know if you have questions. The first rehearsal for Commencement Band is Connect this upcoming week, so be sure to sign up for Mr. Jackson’s session.

Senior Banner Photos + New Senior Products!

For BOTH graduating and rising seniors! Because there are multiple new products this year to decorate your graduation celebrations, the form is open to THIS year’s graduates as well.

For rising seniors, it’s time to schedule your senior banner portrait appointment! This year’s portraits will be after the first day of Mini Band Camp, Tuesday, May 27!

(For some students, now is a good time to decide if you want to let your hair revert to its natural color or if you are going for a statement look. You can look amazing either way, but let it be a deliberate choice with no regrets.)

Order deadline for graduating seniors is April 20 to have products back before graduation.

The official Jotform order form is currently down, but you can submit your intent to order here so that I can get your order in production in time for graduation. I’ll email you when the official form is back up so we can complete your order!

https://form.jotform.com/251086104563149

Scheduling deadline for rising seniors is May 20. The ordering form is currently down, but hopefully will be up soon!

https://form.jotform.com/Masonbands/2025-marching-band-senior-banners

MHS Concert Bands - Spring Concert Information

As a reminder, spring concerts are coming up in just a few weeks! Attire for students can be found in the info from earlier this Year: Attire. Students will be provided with a bow tie upon arrival. The itinerary can be found below:

Tuesday, April 29th: Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Concert Winds
Wednesday, April 30th: Concert White and Concert Silver/Green

Senior Parent Medication Pick Up

Sally McDonald, Medical Secretary will be present at both concerts from 6:30-6:55 pm to allow for pick up of your senior’s medications that we still have. Pick up of medications for grades 8-11 will be at the Activities Fair during Mini Band Camp at the end of May. If this timing will not work for you or if you have any questions please contact Sally directly at MedicalSecretary@masonbandboosters.com.

2025 Spring Concert Itineraries - MHS

Times		Wind Symphony - Tuesday, April 29th
500pm		C13 Doors open for students to enter.
700pm		Be in the Band Room warming up on your own in concert attire (Mr. Jackson will meet you in the band room)
700pm
725pm		Warm up in the Band Room in concert attire with Mr. Jackson
750pm		Move to the Auditorium Stage
755pm		Wind Symphony performs
830pm		Return equipment to the band room/dismissed

Times		Symphonic Band - Tuesday, April 29th
500pm		C13 Doors open for students to enter.
530pm		Students report to band room to get concert attire and materials.
545pm		Warm up in the auditorium in concert attire with Mr. Sandomierski and Mr. Jackson
630pm		Break to use the restroom
650pm		House Doors open for audience members
700pm		Symphonic Band performs
725pm		Move to the audience to watch Concert Winds
730pm		Concert Winds performs
750pm		Move to the audience to watch Wind Symphony
755pm		Wind Symphony performs
830pm		Return equipment to the band room/dismissed

Times		Concert Winds - Tuesday, April 29th
500pm		C13 Doors open for students to enter.
545pm		Students report to the Band Room for warm up in concert attire and get bow ties.
600pm		Warm up in the Band Room with Mr. Hinson and Mr. Sandomierski
645pm		Move to the audience to watch Symphonic Band
700pm		Symphonic Band performs
725pm		Move to the stage
730pm		Concert Winds performs
750pm		Move to the audience to watch Wind Symphony
755pm		Wind Symphony performs
830pm		Return equipment to the band room/dismissed


Times		Concert White - Wednesday, April 30th
515pm		C13 doors open for students to enter.
545pm		Students report to the band room for warm up in concert attire and get bow ties.
600pm		Warm up in the band room with Mr. Hinson and Mr. Sandomierski
645pm		Move to the auditorium to watch Concert Silver/Green w/ Mr. Hinson
700pm		Concert Silver/Green performs
725pm		Move to the stage
730pm		Concert White performs
755pm		Return equipment to the band room/dismissed

Times		Concert Silver/Green - Wednesday, April 30th
515pm		C13 doors open for students to enter and report to the Auditorium.
545pm		Warm up in the auditorium with Mr. Hinson, Mr. Sandomierski, Mr. Jackson
630pm		Use the restroom, and put on bow ties w/ Mr. Jackson
650pm		House Doors open for audience members
700pm		Concert Silver/Green performs
725pm		Move to the audience to watch Concert White
730pm		Concert White performs
755pm		Return equipment to the band room/dismissed

After Prom - Volunteer Slots Live

Each year, Mason Band Boosters sponsors the Temporary Tattoo Parlor at Mason’s After Prom. The event this year is on Saturday, May 3.

This year’s theme is “Decades,” and our booth is the ‘70s, so our station will be extra groovy this year!

As always, we can’t provide this incredible experience for our students without your help. You can donate temporary tattoos for the booth here.

We are also looking for volunteers to work the event. It’s a late night, but a ton of fun for both students and volunteers! The After Prom Committee is expecting record attendance this year, and we always have long lines of students waiting to receive their tattoos. We need your help! Signups for volunteer shifts are now live in BoosterHub.

Booster Executive Committee Elections

We will be voting to elect the next Booster Executive Committee at our Booster Meeting on April 23rd. We are pleased to announce that the following individuals are running for the listed positions.

Andy Weiss- President
Tabytha Lopez - Treasurer
Laura Minniear - Recording Secretary/VP of Communication
Carrie Upchurch - VP of Marketing
Kristen Robiglio - VP of Membership
Tiffany Williams - VP of Travel
Tyler Buckner - VP of Student Experience
Jennifer Rodway - VP of Fundraising

To learn more about each candidate, please read the bios found HERE.

2025 Senior Plans

Attention Seniors!! It’s time to celebrate YOU!! We would love for you to create a senior shoutout slide so our band family can celebrate you and your accomplishments! Please click here for instructions. Please submit as soon as possible.

Next Booster Meeting

Our next General Band Booster Meeting will be THIS Wednesday, April 23 at 7pm in the Band Room.

Booster Executive Committee Elections will be held at this meeting

We hope to see you there!

2025 Marching Band Next Steps

Marching Band Registration Next Steps:

Registration Guide is now live.
Booster Meeting: This Wednesday, April 23 at 7pm in the Band Room
Due by May 1:

Consumables Form and Payment

FINAL FORMS

Fill out all forms
Upload a current physical

Complete Student Care Forms

Accept BoosterHub Invite

PAST DUE:

2025 MARCHING BAND COMMITMENT & FINANCIAL AGREEMENT
Band School Fee #1, $400 via PaySchools Central or check to Mason City Schools
Band School Fee #2, $400 via PaySchools Central or check to Mason City Schools

Other Marching Band Documents:

New Member Meeting Slides 2025 & 2-10-2024 Booster Meeting Slides - includes full season calendar draft
New Member Meeting Handout 2025
Marching Band Summer Dates 2025 - One Pager
Marching Band Summer Dates 2025 - Packet
3-19-2025 Booster Meeting Slides

IMPORTANT: For all payments by check - please include the student’s name and student ID and the fee you are paying on the memo line of the check. Example: “Jane Doe 987654 Band Fee 1”

School fees are available in PaySchools Central. You will find the fees under Performing Arts. Scroll to the bottom of that section and look for the ones that start with "NEXT SEASON". All three school fees are live and payable, with the due date for each listed in the name.

Step 1	Complete: 2025 Marching Band Commitment and Financial Agreement Pay: $400 MB School Fee 1 to Mason City Schools via PaySchools Central	By MAR 1 PAST DUE
Step 2	Pay: $400 MB School Fee 2 to Mason City Schools via PaySchools Central	By APR 1 PAST DUE
Step 3	Pay: Consumable Fee to Mason Band Boosters 2025 Band Consumables Form Link 2025 Color Guard Consumables Form Link	By MAY 1
Step 4	Review, Complete, and Digitally Sign all forms in FINAL FORMS. Mason City Schools 2025-2026 Health & Medical Forms Field Trip Permission Form, Tag Day Agreement, and Marching Band Handbook Agreement	By MAY 1
Step 5	Upload a current Physical (PPE) to FINAL FORMS. Required to participate!	By MAY 1
Step 6	Complete Student Care Forms: HWBP: Health And Wellbeing Profile SCP: Student Care Plan and Upload SCP Electronically DMS: Dispensing Medication at School and Upload DMS Electronically	By MAY 1
Step 7	Get Registered in BoosterHub: Invitation pushed to both Students and Adults. Please be sure to read band notes and all associated emails for further BoosterHub instructions.	By MAY 1
Step 8	Pay: $400 MB School Fee 3 to Mason City Schools via PaySchools Central	By JUN 1
Step 9	Pay: $400 Student Experience Fee 1 to Mason Band Boosters Invoice to be sent via email from: quickbooks@notification.intuit.com	By AUG 1
Step 10	Pay: $400 Student Experience Fee 2 to Mason Band Boosters Invoice to be sent via email from: quickbooks@notification.intuit.com	By SEPT 1
Step 11	Pay: $400* Student Experience Fee 3 to Mason Band Boosters Invoice to be sent via email from: quickbooks@notification.intuit.com *Exact amount to be announced in July.	By OCT 1

MHS Winter Percussion Information

See the attached schedule from Mr. Scharf for more information: 2025 WINTER PERCUSSION SCHEDULE. These dates are also now on the Band Website calendar. Email Mr. Scharf with any questions: scharfj@masonohioschools.com