We had an amazing first home football game! Thank you to all the parents that showed up to help feed, do hair, get kids into uniforms, chaperoned, helped push on/off the field, and worked concessions.
It truly takes a village!!
Call for small waters (8oz)! We will need a lot of small waters this Friday and Saturday for students. We have ~200 but could use about 200 more. If you're able to purchase and drop off in the band room, we would really appreciate it!
We have a lot coming up this week. The following help is needed (Sign Up Genius):
Monday - Freshman/JV game
- Concessions help (band students not in after school practice are welcome to help! Sign them up!)
- This is will be a more limited concession stand, but we still need help
- Hospitality to help clean stands
Friday - Away football game (pep band only)
- 4 parent chaperones
- Someone to pull the black trailer to Beech HS (if you are interested, please reach out)
- Meal help
- Laundry helpers to wash black t-shirts
Saturday - Wilson County Exhibition
- 5 parent chaperones
- 2 trailer pullers (black and white - more info below on what is needed to pull the white trailer)
- Meal help (1PM arrival time)
- Help with students hair (2:30PM arrival time)
- Tote-n-tow helpers
- Laundry helpers to wash uniforms
Schedule this week
Monday
Percussion 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Jazz Winds 3:45 - 5:00 PM
Freshman/JV Concessions + Hospitality
Tuesday
Guard 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Winds 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
Surcheros Spirit Night - 4:00 - 8:00 PM - Eat dinner at Surcheros and 10% goes to the band!
Thursday
BoG 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Friday
Front Ensemble 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Guard 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Pep band (winds and battery)
Saturday
Wilson County Exhibition
Props
There will most likely be a call for props help sometime this week. If you are on the props committee, be on the lookout for an email. If you would like to be added to the props committee emails, send me a message.
On Saturday, our props chairperson spent a majority of the day painting the props, and they have come a long way from just a few days ago.
Band Trailers
We need parent help to pull the band trailers to football games and competitions. Trailers usually are loaded and ready to leave the school ~1 hour before the students load the buses and leave for competitions. Positions for pulling the trailers has been added to the Sign Up Genius.
- We need the black trailer on Friday to leave with the buses at 5:15 PM to go to Beech High School.
- We need both trailers to leave at 3:30 PM on Saturday to go to Green Hill High School.
Black Trailer (12ft Cargo)
- used for pep band, marching band extra capacity
- 2" ball, single axle, no brakes, 4 pin trailer connector
- estimated weight loaded 3,000-3,500 lbs loaded
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Mr. Cox is able to tow with his Honda Ridgeline, but often the trailer needs to leave before the students.
White Trailer (20 ft cargo)
- used for all marching contests and travels with semi
- 2 5/16" ball, double axle, brakes, 7pin trailer connector
- estimated weight 6,000-7,500lbs loaded
- modern 1/2 ton trucks okay, 3/4 ton+ preferred (tongue weight estimated greater than 500lbs)
Chaperones & First Aid Consent Forms
Please be sure that if you are interested in chaperoning that you are RAPTOR approved. Once approved, please forward the email that the district sends you to our booster secretary for her records. You can find all of the information needed on the band website.
We have First Aid Consent Forms that need to be filled out by each family. We have handed them out at the last 2 booster meetings. They are not medical forms, just forms that give our chaperones consent to give your students minor things such as band aids and electrolytes as needed. There is also extra space to add any type of medical information that you think we need to be aware of.
Band Buttons, Yard Signs, and Mums! Oh My!!
We are kicking off some of our fall fundraisers!
Band buttons have been updated and are ready for purchase! If you're new to the band, we have flair!
We sell 1.5" and 3" buttons with band themes, MJHS themes, and can even do a custom photo button of your child.
This year for the photo button, the booster board does not have access to Media Day photos (password is our school mascot with a capital first letter). At a minimum, you will need to purchase the $6 digital photo on the photographer's website to send to us to use for the button. The band does get 20% net profit of all photo sales from the photographer.
These are perfect for students AND parents. You can find the Google Form to order here. It includes a link to see all 95 band buttons available.
Band Yard Signs for 2026-2027 are now available!
We offer a BoG supporter yard sign as well as a senior yard sign. Get your orders in! We will place orders 1-2 times per month depending on demand.
You can find the Google Form to order here. BoG Supporter signs are $20 and Senior signs are $25.
We officially kicked off our annual mums sale at last Thursday's booster meeting. This is a big fundraiser for the band, and we have been doing it for years and years.
It would be great if every member of the band could sell at least 5 mums! Colored brochures should be coming home with your students this week. You can find a digital copy here.
Important things to know:
- Orders will be due September 14 and will arrive at the school September 23
- 5 mums colors available - Yellow, Orange/Bronze, Purple/Pink, White, Red
- Available in 3 sizes - 12-18" ($15), 18-24" ($20), and 24-30" ($25 and come in a decorative pot)
- Succulent bowl available to order in a decorative pot - $20
A link to submit orders via a Google form is coming.
Show shirts should be in the Swag Shop this week! We are super close to having them approved and ready for orders.
Show shirts are a great way for our students to find us in the stands at competitions (and parents to find fellow band parents!) and perfect for chaperones and tote-n-tow helpers to wear to show you're with the band. The band does get a small percentage of the sales from the Swag Shop.
When ordering from the Band Swag shop, if you put in "pick up" as your delivery method, our tshirt guy will drop your order off at the school, and you will ultimately be able to pick up your goods in Mr. Cox's office.
Surcheros Spirit Night
Wednesday is our Spirit Night at Surcheros! Help spread the word on social media that if you eat between 4 - 8 PM, 10% goes to the band. You don't have to say you're with the band or present a flyer. Just go eat! And their food is so good!
2026-2027 Band Facebook Page
Be sure you are a member of our private Facebook page (you must answer the questions to be allowed in). This is for students and parents only. We will post anything that needs to go out super fast and fun things that pop up.
We just shared a video of the seniors unrolling their senior banners and some pics of them with the banners.
To be sure you are getting the group notifications as they are posted:
- Go to the group Facebook page
- Look for the 3 dots ... (on mobile they should be at the top right, on your computer they are under the group photo on the right next to the search bar)
- Click on the 3 dots and select "Manage Notifications"
- Make sure "All Posts" is selected then save
Senior Fatheads
Senior parents have been emailed regarding ordering senior fatheads. Orders are due by this Thursday. Please check your email for details if you are a senior parent.
