June 8, 2025 Band Notes

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 Two Steps:

Everyone—new and returning—should fill out the Band Aid Interest Form to get started!
Mark calendars for Student Care training at 7pm on Thursday, June 19 in MHS Small Commons (enter from back Music doors).

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

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.

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.

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.

Volunteer Fair Follow-Up

It was great to see so many people attend our annual Volunteer Fair! 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:

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.

2025 Marching Band Next Steps

Marching Band Registration Next Steps:

Registration Guide is now live.
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

Band School Fee #3, $400 via PaySchools Central or check to Mason City Schools
FINAL FORMS

Fill out all forms
Upload a current physical

Complete Student Care Forms

Accept BoosterHub Invite

Other Marching Band Documents:

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.

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

By MAY 1