June 1, 2025 Band Notes

Upcoming Events

Sunday, June 1

• Marching Band School Fee 3 $400 due

Saturday, June 14

• Dine & Donate at Skyline (Bardes Rd location)

Monday-Friday, June 23-27

• Color Guard & Percussion Camp

Sunday, July 6

• Band Camp T-Shirt Orders due

Monday, July 21

• First day of Band Camp

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

Parent To Do Checklist For This Week

1. Pay MB School Fee 4 by TODAY, Sunday, June 1.
2. (Optional) Order 2025 Band Camp shirts by Sunday, July 6 (click here).

NEW INFORMATION

2025 Band Camp T-Shirt Orders

This year’s Band Camp shirts are now available to order! 

Click here to place your order through Friday Threads. The deadline for orders is Sunday, July 6th. NO ADDITIONAL SHIRTS WILL BE ORDERED. 

Available in cotton 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 Fair Follow-Up

It was great to see so many people attend our annual Volunteer Fair on Friday! We hope it was helpful for everyone. 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:
• Student Experience Committees
• Fundraising Committees
• Event Committees
• Organizational Committees
• Volunteer opportunities

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

Executive Committee Shadows Needed

Our Executive Committee (Board) needs shadows for several key positions. The current board members for these will “graduate” at the end of the school year, and it makes the job a lot easier if we are able to work with the next person throughout the year.

• Travel
• Secretary
• Treasury
• President

Committee Chairs & Shadows Needed

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 who whose student is graduating. We are in particular need of the following positions: 

• Car Raffle
• Music for All Festival
• Tag Day (shadow)
• Spirit (shadow)
• Uniforms (shadow)
• Flower Sales (shadow)
• Seniors (shadow)
• Awards Banquet
• New Member
• Concert Uniforms
• Alumni
• Registration

Volunteers Needed

If you are not able to take on a board or committee chair position, there are still many ways to help. The volunteer survey enables you to select committees you are interested in and/or tell us about your skills and interests so we can match you up with an opportunity that works for you.

You are also welcome to email any board member or committee chair to ask questions or sign up.

Note that each family is expected to help with Tag Day, the Mason Invitational, and the MSBA Championships. Those shifts are in addition to the volunteer role(s) you choose to meet your requirement.

Mini Band Camp Wrap

The 2025 Marching Band season is officially underway! Mini Band Camp was a huge success despite the rather damp weather! We are thrilled the rain stopped in time for our students to to put on their Friday evening performance and show their families what they learned throughout the week.

We hope students and parents are excited about this year’s show theme! Just a reminder that we won’t publicly reveal theme until fall, so please don’t share it outside our band family until the directors give the ok.

Check out pictures on SmugMug from Mini Camp and our Web social. Be sure to check back throughout the season, as our amazing Photo Corps are constantly adding to the galleries.

• 2025-26 Season home page
• Mini Band Camp
• Band Picnic and Volunteer Fair
• Social at The Web

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

Memorial Day Parade

We had fantastic weather for the Memorial Day Parade! Thank you to all the families who came to watch the band! Check out the pictures on SmugMug from our amazing Photo Corps.

Memorial Day Parade

Marching Band Woodwind/Brass - Summer Director Updates 

Be on the lookout for Mini Camp wrap-up emails from Mr. Hinson and Mr. Jackson. These have 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 - Coming Soon

Guard and Percussion Camp

Guard and Percussion Camp this year is Monday-Friday, June 23-27. Rehearsals will be 1-9pm at the high school, with a break for dinner from 4-6pm each day. Students must go off campus for dinner.

From Medical Secretary: If your Guard or Percussion student has medication needs for this week, please reach out directly to Sally McDonald at medicalsecretary@masonbandboosters.com to arrange a drop off. 

As a reminder all DMS forms submitted for 24/25 season are now expired. You may submit a new form for the 25/26 season at any time. 

Woodwinds and Brass do not have rehearsal that week.

REMINDERS

It’s Skyline Time!

Our next Dine and Donate will be on Saturday, June 14th, at Skyline at 5214 Bardes Road. The fundraiser is good 11:00am-10:00pm. Just bring this flyer, and Mason Bands will get 15% of sales for the day.

Pit Crew

We are looking for volunteers to join the Mason Bands Pit Crew. This role is perfect for anyone eager to support our students and be close to the action, no prior experience needed. If having the opportunity to see the excitement on your child’s face up close as they walk of the field from a performance excites you, then the Pit Crew is for you. By moving performance equipment, building props and loading trucks, you'll be right there with the whole band. For more information and to sign up, please visit our Pit Crew page and become an integral part of our band community.

Uniform Crew

Do you want to be part of one of the most active and involved groups of volunteers for the marching band?

Do you want to interact with your student and their fellow band members right before their performances?

Do you want a front-row seat to the behind the scene workings of the marching band?

Then join us! The Uniform Crew is looking for volunteers. We handle all uniform-related activities both on and off the field. We are a fun, friendly group of volunteers who truly enjoy helping our students! It takes an entire village to make sure nearly 180 instrumentalists are dressed to perform! No experience or sewing skills necessary!!!!

Email Emmy Weiss at uniforms@masonbandboosters.com to sign up, or if you have any questions.

Photo Corps

Get in front of the action and be part of our photo team! 

• Captures photos at all Mason Bands events including concert band, marching band and guard
• All experience levels welcomed
• High-end camera not required
• Creative, encouraging group dedicated to growing together while serving

If you have questions or would like to join, contact Angie Gdovin at smugmug@masonbandboosters.com or Nancy Riley at photo@masonbandboosters.com.  

Student Care Team

🎶 Join the Band—Be a Hero Behind the Scenes! 🎶

Are you passionate about supporting students and love being part of something exciting? We're looking for enthusiastic volunteers to become Chaperones & Band Aids—the heart and soul of our Student Care Team!

Whether you're a returning member or brand new, we’d love to have you join us! This is your chance to make a meaningful impact while sharing in the unforgettable experiences that come with being part of our band family.

Ready to learn more? Visit our Chaperone & Band Aid Info Page for all the details on how to get involved and what the roles include.

First Steps:

• Everyone—new and returning—should fill out the Band Aid Interest Form to get started!
• You will also need an extended background check.
• Keep an eye out for information on upcoming training sessions.

Step up, show up, and be part of something amazing…   The band can’t do it without you!

2025 Marching Band Next Steps

Marching Band Registration Next Steps:

• Registration Guide is now live.
• Due TODAY, June 1:
• Band School Fee #3, $400 via PaySchools Central or check to Mason City Schools
• 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
• Consumables Form and Payment
• Instrumentalists
• Color Guard
• FINAL FORMS
• Fill out all forms
• Upload a current physical
• 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
• Accept BoosterHub Invite

Other Marching Band Documents: 

• Marching Band Summer Dates 2025 - One Pager
• Marching Band Summer Dates 2025 - Packet
• 2025 Marching Band Drop Form
• 2025 Marching Band Handbook
• Color Guard Handbook Extension

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. 

Members of Our Band Family Need Us

Thank you to those that donated so far. Fuz and the Burton family have greatly appreciated your support. You can still donate  to the GoFundMe.