November 16, 2025 Band Notes

Optional: MB Students: Submit applications for the Jacob Langbein “Me Second” Award and/or the Todd Peck Memorial Award by this Friday, November 21.
Optional: Order a BOA Grand Nationals Finalist shirt by November 30. (not associated with Mason Bands)
Senior MB Parents: Send pictures for the Senior Slideshow at Awards Night by this Friday, November 21.
Optional: Order a Memory Book by December 2.
Order poinsettias from our winter flower sale by November 30.

NEW INFORMATION

Take a Final Bow!

Congratulations to the William Mason Marching Band on an incredible weekend at BOA Grand Nationals! The band advanced to Finals for the 13th time in school history, and placed 10th out of 108 bands who competed in the 3-day competition!!! What an amazing conclusion to a fantastic season! We are so proud of all our students, and thankful for our top-notch directors and supportive families.

A huge thank you to our extensive Travel Team especially - Tiffany Williams, Tyler Buckner, Kristi Cetti, Sally McDonald, Kristen Frazier, Student Care Team, Uniform Crew, Color Guard Crew, and Pit Crew - for making this all possible. These trips always involve a lot of hard work, long hours, and pivots. We appreciate you caring for our students, keeping them safe, and helping them look and perform their best!

Thank you also to all the families who came out to support the band at our sendoffs, cheer them on in Indy, and welcome them home to Mason!

BOA Finalist Shirts

Grand Nationals Finalist T-shirt and hoodie are available to order from BOA on their website. These will have the names of the bands from Finals on the back. They are shipped to you. Order by November 30.

Note: These are available directly from Music for All / Bands of America and are not in any way affiliated with Mason Bands.

Awards Night - Save the Date

Please join us on Tuesday, December 2, at 6:30pm for this year’s Marching Band Awards Night. This will be a fun evening to celebrate each band member's achievements throughout the marching band season and to reminisce on all of the amazing moments we have all shared together. You won’t want to miss it! The event will take place in the High School Auditorium and Large Commons.

More details to come in next week’s Band Needs.

Awards Applications

Our program is honored to be able to present two memorial scholarship awards to marching band students in grades 9-11. Students can click the links below to find out more information and submit applications.

Jacob Langbein "Me Second" Award - CLICK HERE
Todd Peck Memorial Award - CLICK HERE

Medication Pickup

The Medical Secretary would like to remind parents that all student meds will be available to pick-up before and after the Awards night events. Watch band notes for timing.

REMINDERS

Poinsettia Sale

It’s time for our annual Mason Bands Poinsettia Sale! Place your order here between now and November 30th. The proceeds of this sale benefit all band students in grades 6-12.

We have poinsettias available in red, pink, or white this year, in two different sizes::

4.5-inch poinsettias - $10
6.5-inch poinsettias - $15

We also have $25 Natorp’s gift cards available.

In addition, save time by purchasing an end of semester teacher/staff gift (poinsettia and/or Natorp’s gift card ) that will be delivered directly to the teacher or staff member’s desk. Multiple options are available. This is available for any Mason City Schools Employee and will be delivered to their desk between December 10-12th.

Poinsettia pick-up will be Saturday, December 13th at the Mason Intermediate School building.

Please reach out to flowersale@masonbandboosters.com with any questions.

Senior Parents: Pictures Needed for Awards Night

We would like to recognize each of the seniors at our Marching Band Awards Ceremony planned for Tuesday, December 2, 2025. If you have attended this celebration in the past, you know that we like to put together a slide show of pictures submitted by each senior’s family. The family keeps the picture choices a secret from their student until the big night. So how can you help us?

Please start picking out your favorite pictures, usually 3-4 pictures from infancy to now. Please email them to: seniors@masonbandboosters.com.

Be sure to include the name of your student.

****We need pictures NO LATER THAN November 21, 2025****

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to seniors@masonbandboosters.com.

You can still order the standard Memory Book by December 2!

Every year, the Photo Corps puts together a memory book to celebrate the season, covering band camps, rehearsals, games, competitions, and behind-the-scenes moments. This year’s memory book will be a soft cover book with approximately 70 pages, priced at $55.

memory book