Week of May 3

Only 3 weeks of school left! 

In case you missed the Parent Meeting on Thursday, you can find the needed materials for the 2026-2027 school year here:

• Information Packet
• Registration Form

Students must be re-registered every year. The first fall payment is already due. The payment schedule can be found in the packet with some new options available this year. 

We will have the Information Packet available to hand out at this Thursday's Booster Meeting if needed.

Schedule this week

Monday
Percussion 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Wednesday
Guard 4:00 - 5:30 PM

Thursday
CB 3:50 - 5:00 PM
Guard 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Booster Meeting 6:30 PM

Booster Meeting

This is the final booster meeting of the year! If you have any questions about the end of this school year or the fall marching season, please be sure to bring them to Thursday's meeting. Several changes to the structure of sponsorships, fundraising, and concessions have been announced at previous meetings.

We will be discussing our first fall fundraiser on Thursday: PEACHES! This fundraiser is super important as we will be using the funds to purchase the uniforms for the for fall seasons, and we are planning to get new bibbers! 

Please note that the Disney meeting will be not be held this week since we found out some MJMS parents would be unable to attend. A future date will be announced shortly.  

Spring Concert

The spring band concert will be Thursday, May 14 at 6:30 PM in the school theater. The boosters will host light concessions prior to the beginning of the concert.

End of the Year Banquet/Slideshow

The End of the Year Banquet is coming up quickly! Join us in celebrating the end of the 2025-2026 band year (marching, concert, and all winter groups are invited). This celebration is for ALL FAMILY MEMBERS! We will be recognizing seniors, parents, and, most exciting of all, ending the evening with our end of the season slideshow followed by a sneak peek of next fall's marching theme!

• An email was sent out to submit photos for the end of the year slideshow. You can upload them here. See the email for more details. 

This is a potluck style event. Please sign up to bring something to the banquet. We are also looking for people to help with clean up after the banquet.

The banquet will begin at 6:00 PM in the cafeteria. 

Band Car Wash and Yard Sale

This year's band car wash and yard sale are on the same date and location! A flyer full of drop off information as well as items we are not allowed to take for the yard sale was included in the email with this week's blog post. We are looking for a couple of parents to help the day of the yard sale. We are also in need of some folding tables to use during the yard sale. If you have spares the band can borrow, please bring them to the band trailers during drop off times on the flyer.

Please sign up to help with the car wash! We always need a few adults and LOTS of students to make this a success! The car wash time is 9:00 - 1:00 PM

Both events will be at the held in West Wilson Middle School parking lot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

• May 7 - Booster Meeting 6:30 PM
• May 14 - Spring Concert 6:30 PM
• May 15 - Band Banquet 6:00 PM
• May 23 - Band Car Wash (9AM - 1PM) and Yard Sale at WWMS (7:30AM-1PM)
• May 26 - 30 Band Camp 
• May 30 - Parent Work Day 7:30 - 12:00 PM 

 

 

Week of April 26

I hope you've had a great week or two off of band because, guess what? It's time to start thinking about fall marching band!

Orientation camp is this coming week from Thursday - Saturday. Times can be found below. We also have an important parent meeting to discuss fall marching on Friday, May 1.

And, as is tradition, we will have a parent work day the morning of May 2 while the students are in orientation camp. Mr. Cox will create a list of tasks that need to be completed, so please come have some coffee and doughnuts with us and help us clean up the band room for the next season. 

We still have a lot of winter dues that have not been submitted. Updated invoices are going out this week. Please plan to pay ASAP. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule this week

Monday
Guard 4:00 - 5:30 PM

Tuesday 
CB 3:50 - 5:00 PM
Jazz Band 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Guard 4:00 - 5:30 PM

Thursday
Orientation Camp 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Friday
Orientation Camp 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Parent Meeting 6:30 PM

Saturday 
Orientation Camp 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Parent Work Day 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM 

Orientation Camp

Camp is Thursday - Saturday for ALL students interested in participating in the 2026 fall marching season. 

The parent meeting will be Friday evening and is for the parents of ALL students participating in fall marching. We will have dues info, schedules, and a link to register your student for the fall season.

Saturday morning, we will host a parent work day to get the band room cleaned up and ready for fall. Please come help us tackle this task!

SENIORS!

If you are the parent of a senior, you should have received an email from Stephanie Hall regarding photos of your senior.

• Senior baby/toddler picture challenge
• Senior spotlight and photo  

Please see your email for more information. Feel free to reach out to Stephanie with questions or info. mjbogboostervp@gmail.com 

Spring Concert

The spring band concert will be Thursday, May 14 at 6:30 PM in the school theater. The boosters will host light concessions prior to the beginning of the concert.

End of the Year Banquet/Slideshow

The End of the Year Banquet is coming up quickly! Join us in celebrating the end of the 2025-2026 band year (marching, concert, and all winter groups are invited). This celebration is for ALL FAMILY MEMBERS! We will be recognizing seniors, parents, and, most exciting of all, ending the evening with our end of the season slideshow followed by a sneak peek of next fall's marching theme!

• An email was sent out to submit photos for the end of the year slideshow. You can upload them here. See the email for more details. 

This is a potluck style event. A sign up genius will be created and shared in next week's blog post.

The banquet will begin at 6:00 PM in the cafeteria. 

Band Car Wash and Yard Sale

This year's band car wash and yard sale are on the same date and location! A flyer full of drop off information as well as items we are not allowed to take for the yard sale was included in the email with this week's blog post. We are looking for a couple of parents to help the day of the yard sale.

We will be creating a sign up genius soon for the car wash. We always need a few adults and LOTS of students to make this a success! The car wash time is 9:00 - 1:00 PM

Both events will be at the held in West Wilson Middle School parking lot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

• April 30 - May 2 - Orientation Camp 
• May 1 - Orientation Camp Parent Meeting (All Parents) 6:30 PM
• May 2 - Parent Work Day (7:30 AM  - 12:00 PM) 
• May 7 - Disney Meeting/Booster Meeting 6:30 PM
• May 14 - Spring Concert 6:30 PM
• May 15 - Band Banquet 6:00 PM
• May 23 - Band Car Wash (9AM - 1PM) and Yard Sale at WWMS (7:30AM-1PM)

 

 

 

 

 

Week of April 19

Congratulations to the Winter Drumline on a great show at WGI in Dayton last week!

Congratulations to the Winter Winds for placing 4th in finals at WGI Worlds!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All winter dues should be paid at this time. Please be sure that you are current with your payment. 

Schedule this week

Tuesday
Concert Band 3:45 - 4:45 PM 
Booster Meeting 6:30 PM

Wednesday
Andy's Custard Spirit Day - Just mention the MJHS band when you order! 

Thursday 
Jazz Band 3:45 - 5:00 PM

Important Booster Meeting

On Tuesday we have an important booster meeting where we will be voting for next's year's board members. An email went out today regarding the need for nominations for some of the positions. Please consider volunteering your time for these important roles on the booster board.

Raise365

The results of our Raise365 fundraiser were a huge success!! A huge thank you to everyone who participated and donated. We ended the fundraiser by raising just over $19,000! This will go a long ways to supporting the band over the next few months.

Upcoming Events

• April 21 - Booster meeting 6:30 PM (VOTE)
• April 30 - May 2 - Orientation Camp 
• May 1 - Orientation Camp Parent Meeting (All Parents) 6:30 PM
• May 2 - Parent Work Day (7:30 AM  - 12:00 PM) 
• May 7 - Disney Meeting/Booster Meeting 6:30 PM
• May 14 - Spring Concert
• May 15 - Band Banquet 6:00 PM
• May 23 - Band Car Wash and Yard Sale at WWMS

 

 

 

Week of April 12

Congratulations to our Winter Guard at WGI last week! They made it through the first round of semi-finals and just missed going to finals by one spot. We are so proud of them and the amazing season they have had!

At this point, all winter dues should be paid. If you are behind, please pay promptly. While we have raised the funds to get our winter groups to WGI finals, we still have other costs for the winter season, and dues is a large part of that. 

Schedule this week

Monday
Combined Concert 7:00 PM

Tuesday
MJW 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Wednesday
WDL at WGI Finals

Thursday
WDL at WGI Finals
MJW 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Friday
WDL at WGI Finals

Saturday
WDL at WGI Finals
MJW at WGI Finals 

Combined Concert

The combined concert with the middle school students has been rescheduled to this coming Monday. Come out and support our concert band students and see our winter groups perform their award winning shows. The event begins at 7:00 PM.

 Students need to provide their own dinner meal before the concert. 

We will have light concessions available prior to the concert as well as roses for sale. 

Raise365

Our Raise365 Fundraiser is still going! We met our original goal of $15,000, and Mr. Cox as upped it to $25,000. This will help us with costs for the remainder of the winter season. 

2026-2027 Band Booster Board Nominations

Band Booster Board Nominations are still open for the rest of this week. Please nominate who you think will be a good fit for President, VP, Treasurer, Secretary, Fundraising Chair, Media & Marketing Chair, and the Concessions Chairs. We have only had a few people fill out nominations so please fill it out!

No one is running for any particular job. Nominate who you think is a good fit for each position. All nominees will be notified prior to voting to see if they want to be on the ballot.

Upcoming Events

• April 13 - Combined Concert 7:00 PM
• April 21 - Booster meeting 6:30 PM (VOTE)
• April 30 - May 2 - Orientation Camp 
• May 14 - Spring Concert
• May 15 - Band Banquet 
• May 23 - Band Car Wash and Yard Sale at WWMS

 

 

 

 

Week of April 5

Congratulations to our Winter Drumline and Winter Winds on their achievements at SCGC Finals over the weekend! Both groups had amazing performances. 

I am super excited to announce that we have raised enough money in the last week to get ALL 3 WINTER GROUPS TO WGI FINALS!!!!!

The winter drumline has also reached their goal of raising funds for a charter bus to take to WGI finals!

Good luck to our Winter Guard as they head to WGI Worlds this week!! 

Our Raise365 texting fundraiser is still live and a lot of students have yet to send their texts. We are still fundraising to raise funds to finish out the rest of the winter season (bills and payroll) and get the fall season started in May.

The final round of student dues is due on April 9th. Please be sure you are up to date on payments. 

Schedule this week

Monday
WDL 5:00 - 8:00 PM
WG 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Tuesday
WG 5:30- 8:30 PM
MJW 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Quick Booster Meeting 7:00 PM 

Wednesday
WG at WGI Finals 

Thursday
WDL 5:00 - 8:00 PM
WG at WGI Finals 
MJW 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Friday
WDL 5:00 - 8:00 PM
WG at WGI Finals 
MJW 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Saturday
WDL 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
WG at WGI Finals 

Spaghetti Dinner & Show + Silent Auction

Our annual Spaghetti Dinner & Show was a huge success on Friday! 

Thank you to all the parents that helped set up, clean up, served food, and more! We could not have done it without you (Rachel, Saundra, Liz, Michelle, Brett, Heather, Theresa, and Cindy). Nicole Peters secured breadstick donations from Olive Garden and salad from Jason's Deli and delivered them to the school. 

And a big thank you to all the parents that donated drinks and desserts, as well as showed up for the dinner and brought friends and family with you. 

The Silent Auction was also a huge success! We had some amazing donations from a lot of businesses and wonderful handmade items from some of our very own band parents. Thank you to everyone that helped solicit donations on behalf of the band.

Thank you Stephanie Hall who put a ton of effort into running the Silent Auction from start to finish; soliciting donations, organizing items, working the auction itself, and taking care of closing the auction. Theresa for helping organize items for the auction. Nicole for soliciting a ton of great donations. Shannon for helping check people out after the auction.

In total, we raised over $6,000 that evening! AND we got to see some amazing kids do what they love. It doesn't get any better than that!

Thank you all so much for showing up for the Band of Gold!

Quick Booster Meeting - April 7, 7:00 PM

On April 7 we will have a super quick booster meeting to vote for a new AR Treasurer. This is a very important position on the booster board, and we need to get it filled asap. Please meet us in the band room on Tuesday so we can vote on this important matter. 

2026-2027 Band Booster Board Nominations

Band Booster Board Nominations are still open for the rest of this week. Please nominate who you think will be a good fit for President, VP, Treasurer, Secretary, Fundraising Chair, Media & Marketing Chair, and the Concessions Chairs. We have only had a couple of people fill out nominations so please fill it out!

Raise365 Fundraiser

The Raise365 Fundraiser kicked off last Wednesday. We are currently sitting at ~84% of our goal. There are still a lot of students who are signed up for the fundraiser that have not sent out the texts. They must be sent out individually by the student but it's just a matter of hitting a button in the Raise365 app. Please be sure your student has sent out their texts.

Combined Concert

Our combined concert with the middle school students has been postponed to April 13. We also had a booster meeting scheduled for this date so that we can vote for next year's board members. This will be postponed to the following Tuesday, April 21.

Upcoming Events

• April 7 - Quick Booster meeting 7PM
• April 13 - Combined Concert
• April 21 - Booster meeting 6:30 PM
• April 30 - May 2 - Orientation Camp 
• May 23 - Band Car Wash and Yard Sale at WWMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week of March 29

Did you hear the amazing news?? The MJHS Band of Gold Winter Guard took top place in their class at SCGC finals in KY this weekend with a whopping score of 91.4!!! WOW!!! Congratulations, ladies!! A job well done!

There is a lot of info about fundraisers that are going on this week in this post. These are super important as we are counting on them to raise the money the winter groups need to get to WGI Finals next month. We also need to have a quick booster meeting (5 minutes!) before the combined concert. Details below!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule this week

Monday
WDL 5:00 - 8:00 PM 

Tuesday
WG 5:30 - 8:30 PM
MJW 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Wednesday
MJW 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Papa Johns Fundraiser
Raise365 Fundraiser 

Thursday
Quick Booster Meeting - Details Below
Combined Concert 7:00 PM

Friday
Spaghetti Dinner (Silent Auction) 5:00 PM
Winter Shows 7:00 PM

Saturday 
WDL & MJW at SCGC Finals at WKU

Booster Meeting - April 2, 6:30 PM

On April 2 we need to have a super quick booster meeting to vote for a new AR Treasurer. This is a very important position on the booster board, and we need to get it filled asap. Please meet us next to basketball concessions at 6:30 PM before the combined concert so we can vote on this important matter. 

2026-2027 Band Booster Board Nominations

Band Booster Board Nominations are still open for the rest of this week. Please nominate who you think will be a good fit for President, VP, Treasurer, Secretary, Fundraising Chair, Media & Marketing Chair, and the Concessions Chairs. 

Raise365 Fundraiser

The Raise365 Fundraiser is kicking off on Wednesday. Please check the email with full details that went out on March 20. Please be sure your student is signed up in the fundraiser app and has phone numbers of friends and family to use.

Papa Johns Fundraiser

Wednesday is our Papa Johns Fundraiser! Purchase any pizza from any Papa Johns in the area and use code MJHSB at checkout or over the phone for the band to receive credit for the order. Feed your church group, your club, your sports team!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combined Concert

WWMS will join us on Thursday for our big Combined Concert evening. The concerts will begin in the theater at 7:00 PM. At 8:00 PM we will begin our Winter Shows in the gymnasium.

The band boosters are feeding students after school. Please send $7 for a meal. 

The basketball concession stand will be open for light snacks and drink purchases before the show.

Spaghetti Dinner & Show + Silent Auction

We have had some great items come in for the Silent Auction! I can't wait for everyone to see what we have available.

The Spaghetti Dinner starts at 5:00 PM. Tickets can be purchased online or with cash at the door. 

We need parent help the night of the even with set up/clean up and bringing drinks and desserts. Please sign up to help.

At 7:00 PM we will move to the gymnasium to watch the Winds, Guard, and Drumline Winter Shows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COC Videos

If you purchased a COC video, the thumb drive is available to be picked up in Mr. Cox's office this week. They will be in labeled bags with your student's name in the blue basket in his office.

Upcoming Events

• April 1 - Papa Johns Fundraiser 
• April 2 - Quick Booster Board meeting 
• April 2 - MJHS & WWMS combined concert
• April 3 - Spaghetti dinner & a show (including a silent auction)
• April 13 - Booster Meeting (VOTE) 
• April 30 - May 2 - Orientation Camp 
• May 23 - Band Car Wash and Yard Sale at WWMS

 

 

 

 

Week of March 22

Congratulations to the Winter Guard and Winter Winds this weekend! They both placed 2nd in their respective competitions.

Invoices went out last week. If you are not caught up on dues, please plan to catch up asap. We have a lot of band expenses coming up (travel and payroll) that we are struggling with in April. Band dues are the main way the band is able to participate in the activities that it does as well as hire exemplary instructors.

Schedule this week

Monday
WDL 5:00 - 8:00 PM 

Tuesday
WG 5:30 - 8:30 PM
MJW 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Thursday
WDL 5:00 - 8:00 PM
WG 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Friday
WDL 5:00 - 8:00 PM
WG 5:00 - 9:00 PM
MJW 4:30 - 7:30 PM

Saturday
WG 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
MJW 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

2026-2027 Booster Board Nominations

Booster Board nominations are LIVE! Follow this link to nominate those you think will be great additions to the band booster board next year.

Nominees will be contacted before the next booster meeting to see if they are willing to accept a position for voting.

Please plan to attend the April booster meeting on MONDAY, April 13 at 6:30 PM to vote. Voting must be done in person at the board meeting. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raise365 Fundraiser

An email went out about this fundraiser last week. Please take the time to read through it.

Students need 25 phone numbers of family and friends by this coming Thursday.

On Thursday at 3:30 PM Wednesday, April 1, a representative from Raise360 will meet with students in the band room to help kick off this texting fundraiser. To make this fundraiser super successful, we need as many students to participate as possible!

Yard Sale

Head's up! The band will be hosting a Yard Sale at WWMS on May 23. If you have items you have been thinking about giving away, please save them for the yard sale. More info to come on when drop offs and sign ups will be available. 

Spaghetti Dinner & Show + Silent Auction

Our annual Spaghetti Dinner & Show is set for Friday, April 3 at 5:00 PM.

Tickets can be purchased through GoFans or purchased with cash at the door. 

Mr. Cox is challenging each student to sell at least 10 tickets!

We need parent help the night of the even with set up/clean up and bringing drinks and desserts. Please sign up to help. 

Our VP, Stephanie Hall, sent out an email last week with information about the upcoming Silent Auction.

We are asking each winter group to donate to a themed basket (minimum $10):

• Drumline - Summer Fun
• Guard - Bath & Body
• Winds - Movie Night 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Papa Johns Fundraiser 

On April 1, Papa Johns is hosting a fundraiser for the Band of Gold! We will receive 20% of sales made using the code MJHSB at checkout.

This is good for ANY Papa Johns in the Nashville & surrounding areas so share, share, SHARE this flyer on social media!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

• April 1 - Papa Johns Fundraiser 
• April 2 - MJHS & WWMS combined concert
• April 3 - Spaghetti dinner & a show (including a silent auction)
• April 13 - Booster Meeting (VOTE) 
• April 30 - May 2 - Orientation Camp 
• May 23 - Band Car Wash and Yard Sale at WWMS