October 22, 2023 Band Notes

Full Band 6-9pm; HS
Band Aid and Chaperone Mental Health Training 6:30pm; Mason Intermediate Cafeteria
Portrait package pick up at the end of band practice if they have arrived on time.

Wednesday, October 25

Color Guard 6-9pm; HS
Last day to order Memory Books With Custom Pages (Please see below)
Dine and Donate at Culver’s (Details below)

Thursday, October 26

MB Woodwinds and Brass Rehearsal 3-6pm; HS
Percussion Rehearsal 6-9pm; HS
Booster Meeting 7:30pm; Middle School Large Commons (Please see below)
Portrait package pick up before Booster Meeting at 7:15p.m.

Friday, October 27

Full Band Rehearsal 3-6pm; HS

Saturday, October 28

Full Band Rehearsal 1-9pm; HS

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

Parent To Do Checklist For This Week

Sign up to volunteer for the MSBA Regional Championships
Band Aids and Chaperones attend the mental health training on Tuesday at 6:30pm in the Mason Intermediate cafeteria.
Let Culver’s do the cooking this Wednesday! (Please see details below)
Attend booster meeting this Thursday at 7:30pm in the Middle School Large Commons
Pick up Portraits Tuesday or Thursday this week. Please see below for details.
Order Memory Book (Please see below for details)

NEW INFORMATION

Additional Volunteers Needed For MSBA Regional Championship

Once again we are in need of volunteers for the Mid-States Band Association (MSBA) competition taking place on our campus Saturday, November 4th.

As before, we cannot pull off an event of this magnitude without the help of every single band family. This is another important event for our program, community, and most importantly the students who benefit from its success. These are a few of the many reasons we include it as a parent volunteer requirement in our Commitment & Financial Agreement Form.

Below you will find a list of the links to sign up for each volunteer area. Job descriptions can be found there as well. Presently we have about 49 volunteers slots still to fill.

More details coming soon on the competition itself and the schedule for the students that day.

Bake Sale Donations (Does not count towards volunteer hours)

Band Guides and Check-In-5 open spots

Concessions-14 open spots

Extra Helpers-4 open spots

Guest/VIP Parking-14 open spots

Hospitality Donations (Does not count towards volunteer hours)

Spirit Booth-2 open spots

Ticketing-5 open spots

Truck and Bus Parking-4 open spots

Ushers-1 open spots

If you have any questions, please contact our competitions team at competitions@masonbandboosters.com. Thanks again for your help in making the MSBA Competition a fun and successful event!

Congratulations Marching Band!

Congratulations to the William Mason High School Marching Band on a fantastic performance at the Bands of America Indianapolis Super Regional. The band earned 3rd place during their finals performance out of 66 bands that attended the competition. Please tell your family and friends that there is one more local opportunity to see our band in competition performance on Saturday, November 4th at Mason High School. Details will be coming soon!

Special thanks to everyone who traveled with the band and helped the trip to be successful and run smoothly from start to finish. As always we cannot provided these opportunities without the support of many. We are thankful for our Pit Crew, Uniform Crew, Chaperones, Band Aids, Staff, and everyone who watched the performance both in Indianapolis and at home. Special thanks to the entire travel planning team and especially to Shannon Wielinga for coordinating the weekend. We are looking forward to doing it all again in a few weeks for Grand Nationals!!

Band Spirit Merchandise

Are you interested in buying Band merchandise themed for "Enchanted Promises" or the Rose Parade? You may have seen Fan Flags, Stickers or Magnets floating around this season. To purchase items for yourself please order using this Jotform.

https://form.jotform.com/Masonbands/mason-band-product-order-form

More items are added to this form throughout the season so bookmark this link so you can find it again quickly.

If you have questions, contact Gina using the email Spirit@masonbandboosters.com.

Individual Portrait Package Update!

Individual portrait prints, ornaments, keychains, and magnets will most likely be ready for pick up by students or families after practice Tuesday, October 24, in the stadium. They will also be available for pick up at 7:15 in the MMS Large Commons prior to the Band Booster Meeting on Thursday, October 26.

Please note: group pictures, such as the section photos, the all-band pano, and the accordion books will not be available for pick up until the end of the season, because they are dependent on pictures we take at our competitions.

Smug Mug Photos - Check Them Out!

Our amazing Photo Corps captured some great photos this week! These photos are available for you to view/download for free from our SmugMug Site. Check out these recent galleries:

Check back often. The photo corps typically tries to get photos uploaded within a week of the event, but with multiple photographers the photos trickle in over that time period.

If you need the password, send an email to smugmug@masonbandboosters.com with your student’s name, student ID and section.

REMINDERS

Mental Health Matters To Us

As the season ramps up and the demands of school typically increase, we want to make sure all of our families have access to any mental health or wellness resources they may need. Details can be found in the Marching Band Mental Health Resource Guide page. We are also fortunate to be working in partnership with the High School Psychologist, Mr. Schlaeger, who will be serving as our mental health liaison as we travel. He can be reached at schlaegerj@masonohioschools.com. Thank you to the Langbein family who made this partnership possible through the Jake Langbein Fund. We appreciate their continued efforts to make mental health a priority for our band.

Urgent or Immediate Needs

See Something? Step Up & Say Something!

To help safeguard our school community, our district uses SafeSchools Alert, a tip reporting service that allows students, staff, parents and community members to submit safety concerns to our administration four different ways:

Phone: 513-972-4910
Text: 513-972-4910
Email: 1059@alert1.us
Web: http://1059.alert1.us

You and your child can easily report tips on bullying, harassment, biased-based incidents, drugs, students at risk of self-harm, vandalism or any safety issue you're concerned about through SafeSchools Alert. When you submit a tip, be sure to use our district’s identification code: 1059 in your communication.

Every tip SafeSchools Alert receives about our district is immediately logged in the system and our administration is notified so that they can investigate and take appropriate action. And, tips may also be submitted anonymously if you prefer.

Save The Date, Booster Meeting October 26

Please join us for our next booster meeting on Thursday, October 26th at 7:30pm in the Middle School Large Commons. Please bring a dessert to share. We will be talking about the latest details of Grand Nationals, Rose Parade, MSBA Competition, and more. We hope to see you there!

Come early at 7:15 to pick up your portrait package if you ordered one. More details in the photo section below.

Dine And Donate At Culver’s On October 25th

Please join us for our next dine and donate event at Culver’s on October 25th

Location: 5742 Tylersville Rd, Mason, OH 45040
Time: 10am-10pm
What: Mason Band will receive 10% percent of proceeds from all purchases made when this flier is presented.

We hope to see you there!

Attention Band Aids and Chaperones

Attn Band Aids and Chaperones: Please remember to attend the mental health training session this Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 6:30pm in the Mason Intermediate cafeteria.

Disney And Band Fest Update

The Band’s Rose Parade Committee received official confirmation this week from the Tournament of Roses Music Committee that we will indeed be performing in Bandfest on December 29th. The event begins at 2:00pm. We do not yet have confirmation of performance order for our block.This does mean we will be marching through Disneyland on December 30th. We will update the itineraries with more exact times of our band’s performances on those days as they become available.

The updated itineraries can be found HERE. Please see bullet point #4.

Time To Order 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 90 pages. Orders for books without custom pages must be received by January 10, 2024.

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 this Wednesday, October 25, 2023 and all pages must be finished by January 10, 2024 along with final book orders.

Place your Memory Book order HERE.

Marching Band Next Steps

Next Up

November 15th- Remaining Rose Trip Balance Due. Payment can be made to Bob Rogers Travel

Please contact medicalsecretary@masonbandboosters.com with any questions regarding medications or physicals. If you have any questions regarding fees, please email Mr. Sleppy at sleppyj@masonohioschools.com.