Week of November 1

I hope everyone had a great weekend off! It won't be long until the winter season takes over our weekends!

The fall marching season is now officially behind us so any unpaid dues and meal fees need to be paid ASAP so we can wrap up the band's fall finances. Follow up emails for band meals will go out in the next week. We're still waiting for final student statements to go out for fall.

A huge thank you to all of our parent volunteers who helped make the fall marching season such a success! Your time was well spent on this award winning band. Hopefully we will have the End of Season Celebration rescheduled soon. 

Schedule this week

Monday
WDL Open House (students only) 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Tuesday
No School

Wednesday
Winds Open House (students only) 4:30 - 6:30 PM

Thursday
Concert Band 3:50 - 5:00 PM
Winter Interest Meeting 6:00 PM

Winter Marching Season

This week is full of winter meetings. Winter Drumline instructors will meet with students on Monday, and Winter Winds instructors will meet with students on Wednesday.

There is a Winter Interest Meeting for parents on Thursday where winter registration, scholarship, and sponsorship information will be provided. Attendance does not mean you are committing to the program! Come learn more and ask questions. 

Contest of Champions

If you would like to purchase a thumb drive video of the CoC competition (Class AA prelims and all of the finals performances) please fill out this Google Form. Once the videos have been released, we will be able to distribute them.

Payment can be made via cash, check (made out to Mt. Juliet Band Boosters), or Givebacks. 

Veterans Day Parade

On November 11, the marching band will travel to Lebanon to participate in the Veterans Day Parade. We will need chaperones for this event. It is during school hours. Please sign up if you are available.

Upcoming Events 

 

Winter Interest Meeting - November 5 at 6 PM

 

End of the Year Celebration - TBD  

 

Veterans Day Parade - November 11 at 10:00 AM 

Winter Concert - December 10

Mt. Juliet Christmas Parade - December 12

Mt. Juliet Christmas Parade Booth - December 12 

 

 

 

Week of October 25

Congratulations to the Band of Gold for earning 1st place in Class AA, a superior rating, and 6th place overall at the Contest of Champions at MTSU! What a fantastic end to the 2026 marching competition season!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We need your candy! Please donate 2 bags of Halloween candy for Trunk or Treat! More info below.

We still have one more football game to attend, and probably at least 1 playoff game.

We need 2 more chaperones for this week's game at Green Hill High School.

Schedule this week

Monday
Band Picture 3:45 - 5:30 PM

Tuesday
Concert Band 3:50 - 5:00 PM

Thursday
Trunk or Treat 4:00 - 7:30 PM

Friday 
MJHS vs Green Hill High School

Contest of Champions

1. If you have not yet paid for your CoC tickets, please pay asap. Emails will go out to those who have not paid this week.
2. If you would like to purchase a thumb drive video of the CoC competition (Class AA prelims and all of the finals performances) please fill out this Google Form.

Trunk or Treat

The high school is hosting a Trunk or Treat on Thursday, October 29. The band boosters will participate with 2 parking spots.

• They are expecting 900 trick or treaters for this event! 

• We are asking each band student to donate 2 bags of Halloween candy.

• Candy can be dropped off in Mr. Cox's office.
• We need parent and student volunteers to help decorate and give out candy! Sign up here.
• Students will earn volunteer hours for helping.
• Bring a camp chair! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MJHS vs GHHS and Playoff Info

Chaperone Sign Up
Meal Sign Up 

Friday is our final football game of the regular season.  

We still need 2 more chaperones for this event and some meal help.

Come cheer on the team with the Band of Gold!

ALL MARCHING BAND STUDENTS are expected to attend the game, including the front ensemble and guard. This information is directly from Mr. Cox.

Playoffs: We are currently expecting the football team to participate in at least 1 playoff game which will be November 6. We are not currently anticipating that we will be hosting a playoff game (no football concessions). The band is planning to attend the playoff game to cheer on the football team. Chaperone signups for the playoff game have been added to the Sign Up Genius (we do not yet know where we are going).

Band Dues & Band Meals

All band dues should now be turned in. We are still waiting for final statements to be sent out. If you have questions about your account, please reach out to our accounts receivable treasurer, Tracy, at mjbogartreasurer@gmail.com. 

Emails regarding band meal payments went out last week. Please get caught up asap.

Winter Interest Meeting

There will a winter marching band interest meeting on November 5 at 6:00 PM. 

If your student is interested in participating in the winter marching program, is curious about the program, or if you want to just learn more about it, please plan to attend.

Attending does not mean you are committed. Come to the meeting to learn more about it and ask any questions you might have.

As with fall marching, the boosters offer scholarships and discounts for those wishing to participate. 

Upcoming Events 

 

BoG Picture Day - October 26 from 3:45 - 5:30 PM

 

Trunk or Treat - October 29 from 5:00 - 7:30 PM (setup at 4PM)

 

MJHS vs Green Hill High School (AWAY) - October 30 (ALL students participate)

 

Winter Interest Meeting - November 5 at 6 PM

 

Playoff Game (location TBD) - November 6 

 

End of the Year Celebration - TBD  

 

Veterans Day Parade - November 11 at 10:00 AM 

Winter Concert - December 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week of October 18

Congratulations to the Band of Gold on winning 1st place in their class in prelims and Reserve Grand Champions in finals yesterday at the Blue Devil Invitational! If you were there, I hope you stayed warm because it was CHILLY!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can join the PhotoCircle for the event to find photos of the band and awards ceremonies using the QR code below. They are currently still adding photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you to all the parent volunteers that helped yesterday and Friday! We just squeaked by on having enough help for concessions thanks to some parent volunteers from an outside group and teacher volunteers. 

The marching season is NOT OVER. The band still needs your support. 

We have our final competition of the season this week. The following help is needed (Sign Up Genius):  

Friday - CoC Practice at Tennessee Tech

• 5 parent chaperones

Saturday - Blue Devil Invitational

• 5 parent chaperones
• Pull black trailer (leaves the school at 9:30 AM)
• Meal help - 1 meal at school, 2 onsite at MTSU
• Tote-n-tow help
• Laundry helpers to wash uniforms 

Schedule this week

Monday
BoG 4:30 - 7:30 PM

Tuesday
BoG 4:30 - 7:30 PM
Disney Meeting - 7:40 PM (for parents and students) 

Thursday
BoG 4:30 - 7:30 PM
Load trailers after practice 

Friday
CoC Rehearsal at TN Tech

Saturday
Band room opens at 7:30 AM
Contest of Champions - prelims 1:30 PM

Band Dues

All fall marching bands dues should be turned in at this point. If you have not paid in full, please do so ASAP. Payment statements should be going to out for all students next week. If you have questions about your account, please reach out to our accounts receivable treasurer, Tracy, at mjbogartreasurer@gmail.com.

Disney Meeting

We have a very important Disney meeting after band practice on Tuesday. This meeting is for parents AND students so if you have planned to go to Disney or are still interested in going to Disney during fall break, please plan to attend. 

Band Meals

We still have a lot of unpaid band meals. I will be sending out emails this week to let parents know how much they owe. We still have at least 4 more meals to go this season, with possibly 1 or 2 more if we have any football playoff games. 

Contest of Champions Rehearsal

Students will eat lunch at school on Friday then board charter buses at 11:30AM to travel to TTU for CoC rehearsal. The current plan is for them to arrive back at school at 8:30PM. If that changes, Mr. Cox will let you know.

We do need 5 chaperones for this event. We will also be feeding the band students a meal before they come back that evening. 

Contest of Champions

• If you pre-purchased group tickets and did not pick them up at the booster meeting last week, they are in Mr. Cox's office. If you have not paid for your tickets, be sure to bring a check. Mr. Cox will not give out tickets that have not been paid for (envelopes are marked). You can still purchase tickets at the gate for this event. 
• Contest of Champions 2026 Schedule
• The MTSU stadium does have a clear bag policy in effect. You can read more about it here. There are no outside food/drinks allowed in the stadium. Umbrellas are also not allowed in.
• Parking for spectators is in the green circled lot on Greenland Drive.
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• Band Meals - We will be providing 3 band meals to students on this day. 

Trunk or Treat 

The high school is hosting a Trunk or Treat on Thursday, October 29. The band boosters will participate with 2 parking spots.

• They are expecting 900 trick or treaters for this event! 

• We are asking each band student to donate 2 bags of Halloween candy.

• Candy can be dropped off in Mr. Cox's office.
• We need parent and student volunteers to help decorate and give out candy! Sign up here.
• Students will earn volunteer hours for helping.
• Bring a camp chair! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poinsettia Fundraiser 

We will be kicking off a poinsettia fundraiser next month. These funds will go towards winter marching events, however, you do not have to be a part of winter marching to participate in the fundraiser.

Winter marching tends to be much smaller groups so raising funds can be difficult. If ALL band students participate, it helps the groups immensely! 

Upcoming Events 

 

Disney Meeting - October 20 at 7:40 PM

 

Contest of Champions Rehearsal - October 23

 

Contest of Champions - October 24 at 1:30 PM

 

Trunk or Treat - October 29 from 5:00 - 7:30 PM

 

MJHS vs Green Hill High School (AWAY) - October 30 (ALL students participate)

 

Winter Interest Meeting - November 5 at 6 PM

 

End of the Year Celebration - TBD  

 

Veterans Day Parade - November 11 at 10:00 AM 

Winter Concert - December 10

 

 

 

Week of October 11

I hope everyone has had a great fall break! Whether you went on an adventure or stayed closer to home, I think we can all agree that it has been some much needed down time away from school.

There is still time to order your Boleros swag before our final two competitions!

We have a lot coming up this week. The following help is needed (Sign Up Genius):  

Friday - HOME football game

• 4 parent chaperones
• Tote-n-Tow help
• Meal help
• Help with student hair (4:20 PM arrival time) 
• Laundry helpers to wash uniforms and bring back SATURDAY morning
• Concessions help 

Saturday - Blue Devil Invitational

• 5 parent chaperones
• Pull black trailer (leaves the school at 10:30 AM)
• Meal help - 2 meals at school
• Help with student hair (10:30 AM arrival time) 
• Tote-n-tow help
• Laundry helpers to wash uniforms 

Schedule this week

Tuesday
BoG 4:30 - 7:30 PM

Thursday
BoG 4:30 - 7:30 PM
Booster Meeting 6:30 PM 

Friday
MJHS vs Wilson Central High School 7:00 PM

• Middle School Band Night 

Saturday 
Band room opens at 7:00 AM
Blue Devil Invitational - Prelims 2:30 PM

Football Concessions

We have our final home game this Friday (providing we do not host any playoff games). Please help us make this last night a big success for the band by donating your time! 

Booster Meeting

We have our final booster meeting of the marching season this coming Thursday at 6:30 PM.

Please plan to attend for important information regarding the rest of the season.

I will also have pre-purchased CoC tickets available to hand out. If you cannot attend the meeting to pick up your tickets, you or your student may pick them up from Mr. Cox's office.

Blue Devil Invitational

Our competition this coming Saturday is at Lebanon High School. They run their competition differently than our previous competitions. 

Not only do they host preliminaries and finals, but they also have schools perform in reverse order according the class size. Therefore, our preliminary performance on Saturday is at 2:30 PM. The top 5 scoring bands will return for finals which begins at 7:30 PM.

Our band students will return to MJHS after their preliminary performance for downtime and a meal before, hopefully, loading back up and returning to LHS for finals.

The band students will be served 2 meals for this competition: 1 before they leave for prelims and 1 after they return to the school. 

If you KNOW you are attending this competition, I urge you to purchase a ticket in advance. Tickets purchased before Saturday are $20, whereas at the gate the price will be $25. Students with a WCS student ID can get in for $5. 

Small Waters

Please keep donating those small waters!

 

If you find yourself at the grocery store or Costco or BJ's, please consider grabbing a pack of 8 oz. waters for the band kids. 

Upcoming Events

Band Booster Meeting - October 15 at 6:30 PM

 

MJHS vs Wilson Central High School (HOME) - October 16 at 7:00 PM

• Middle School Night

Blue Devil Invitational - October 17 at 2:30 PM

 

MJHS vs Cookeville High School (AWAY) - October 23

 

Contest of Champions - October 24 at 1:30 PM

 

Trunk or Treat - October 27 

 

MJHS vs Green Hill High School (AWAY) - October 30

 

End of the Year Celebration - November 7  

 

 

 

 

Week of September 27

Congratulations, BoG, on a near clean sweep at last night's competition at Liberty Creek! We missed out on the overall music award by just 0.25 points. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The band won all of the awards in Class A, and Overall Guard, Percussion, Visual, General Effect, and Best Overall Large Division. How proud are we of these kids?!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With fall break looming ahead, we do NOT have any competitions coming up next weekend. 

We DO, however, have a home football game on Friday night, and it is Senior Night which means we need a LOT of parent help in the concession stand and chaperoning. Senior parents will NOT be available to help with any pre-game volunteering needed for the band.

How you can help this week (Sign Up Genius):

Friday - HOME football game

• 4 parent chaperones
• Tote-n-Tow help
• Meal help
• Help with student hair (4:20 PM arrival time) 
• Laundry helpers to wash uniforms
• LOTS of concessions help 

Schedule this week 

Monday
Concert Band 3:50 - 5:00 PM

Tuesday
Concert Band 3:50 - 5:00 PM
Band Concert 6:30 PM

Wednesday
BoG 4:00 - 6:00 PM

Thursday
BoG 4:30 - 7:30 PM

Friday 
MJHS vs Gallatin High School 7:00 PM

Mums

The mum sales were a HUGE success for the band! Thank you to all that participated and helped raise funds for some new instruments for the band room. Thank you to everyone who helped unload and sort. We'll announce how much we raised at our October 17th booster meeting.

Band Concert

There is a band concert on Tuesday at 6:30 PM. You can pre-purchase tickets on GoFan or purchase through GoFan on the day of. This is a combined band and choir concert.

The band boosters will be selling light concessions and roses prior to the concert. 

CoC Ticket Orders

Contest of Champions ticket orders are due THIS WEDNESDAY. Payment is due on Wednesday as well. If you would like to purchase CoC tickets for $15 instead of $20 at the gate, please get your orders in ASAP. Please refer to the email that was sent out on September 15 about Contest of Champion tickets for more information.

Senior Night

Senior parents, let's plan to meet in the band room no later than 6PM on Friday. We can walk to the stadium together and be ready to line up at the field at 6:15 PM for the festivities.

Friday Night Football

If you are not a senior parent, please try to volunteer with the band this coming Friday. We have a LOT of senior parents that help in concessions that simply will not be available to help this Friday until after the Senior Night festivities are over. 

Small Waters

Please keep donating those small waters!

 

We have at least 6 more events were we will need a lot of water to keep these band kids hydrated.

 

If you find yourself at the grocery store or Costco or BJ's, please consider grabbing a pack of 8 oz. waters for the band kids. 

 

Upcoming Events

Band Concert - September 29 at 6:30 PM 

CoC Ticket Orders/Payment Due - September 30 

MJHS vs Gallatin High School (HOME) - October 2 at 7:00 PM

• Band Senior Night

Band Booster Meeting - October 15 at 6:30 PM

 

MJHS vs Wilson Central High School (HOME) - October 16 at 7:00 PM

• Middle School Night

Blue Devil Invitational - October 17 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week of September 20

Our Band of Gold students were on FIRE yesterday, and not just because of the heat. Congrats, band, on the following accomplishments at the Station Camp Marching Invitational!

Best Guard Division A

Best Percussion Division A

Best Visuals Division A

1st Place Division A

Best Guard Large Division

Best Percussion Large Division

Best Visuals Large Division

Large Division Grand Champions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you, parents, for showing up to help with meals, chaperoning, tote-n-tow, driving, uniforms, and painting props! You are truly the village that supports this band program!

We have a lot coming up this week. The following help is needed (Sign Up Genius): 

Monday - Freshman 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 adult cashiers and grillers.

Saturday - Liberty Creek Wolf Pack Invitational

• 5 parent chaperones
• Meal help
• Help with student hair
• Tote-n-tow help
• Laundry helpers to wash uniforms 

Schedule this week

Monday
Percussion 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Freshman/JV Football Concessions  

Tuesday
Winds 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Guard 5:00 - 8:00 PM 

Wednesday
Concert Band 3:50 - 5:00 PM
Mums Pickup 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Thursday
BoG 4:00 - 7:00 PM
Craft Night! 5:00 - 7:00 PM

Friday
BoG 4:30 - 8:00 PM

Saturday
Band Room Opens at 
Liberty Creek Wolf Pack Classic 7:00 PM

Freshman/JV Concessions

Please consider volunteering yourself or your student for our final Freshman concessions tomorrow! We need adults to work as cashiers and work the grill. Some of our band students who do not have practice after school on Mondays have been volunteering to work and have been AMAZING! We DO give volunteer work hours to our student volunteers!  

 

Please sign up on the Sign Up Genius so we know to expect you!  

 

Pickup Mums on Wednesday!

Mums will be arriving at school on Wednesday! If you are available to help sort mums after school, please come by the greenhouse (across from the band room).

Mums can be picked up from 5:00 - 8:00 PM. We CANNOT hold mum orders.

If you have arranged with Stephanie to pay tomorrow, please do not forget to bring your payment. 

Craft Night

On Thursday, we are looking for parent help to make quivers and arrows for the marching show.

 

Come help out from 5:00 - 7:00 PM. I am not sure where we will meet, but most likely in A168 (down the hall from the band room).

 

Bring scissors and glue guns if you have them! We have ~50 to make so we definitely need help to get them done! 

 

Liberty Creek Wolf Pack Classic

On Saturday the band heads to it's 3rd competition of the season at Liberty Creek High School. You can find a copy of the event schedule here. MJHS is scheduled to perform at 7:00 PM.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the gate with cash or card.

The band room will open at 8:30 AM on Saturday. We will be feeding the band students twice ($14) - a meal in the afternoon before they leave and a brown bag lunch on the bus on the way back to school.*

 

* Please note that it is a bit chaotic in the parking lot after a competition, and we do not take the time to mark off everyone who eats so we just assume everyone finds something they want to eat. 

 

You can find the parking situation below. Please note that handicap parking is on the other side of the stadium from spectator parking. There are a LOT of stairs to climb from the spectator parking lot to the stadium. If you or other family members attending have a handicap tag and/or cannot manage the stairs, please try to park in the handicap lot. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Night

Senior Night is quickly approaching! Senior parents, please be sure to submit senior info by September 25th. Please refer to the email from our Booster Vice President for more information. 

CoC Tickets

An email went out regarding the purchase of CoC tickets in advance. MTSU offers us the opportunity to purchase discount group tickets ahead of time for $15 each. They are $20 at the gate. Orders and payment are due by September 30.

Please refer to the email for more information. 

Small Waters

You all have been amazing at donating small waters for the band students! This heat dome is no joke and these kids are THIRSTY.

 

We should have enough waters to get us through the upcoming competition on Saturday, but after fall break we are back to Friday night football games followed by Saturday competitions, and the band goes through a LOT of water. 

 

If you find yourself at the grocery store or Costco or BJ's, please consider grabbing a pack of 8 oz. waters for the band kids. 

 

Upcoming Events

Freshman/JV Concessions - September 21 

Mum Orders Arrive - September 23 

Craft Night - September 24 

Liberty Creek Wolf Pack Classic - September 26

Band Concert - September 29 at 6:30 PM 

MJHS vs Gallatin High School (HOME) - October 2 at 7:00 PM

• Band Senior Night

 

 

 

Week of September 13

Congratulations to the MJHS Band of Gold on their excellent performance at the Hendersonville Golden Invitational last night! We are so proud of you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our students walked away with the following awards:

1st Place - Class A Percussion

1st Place - Class A Guard

2nd Place Overall - Class A

1st Place Percussion - Large Division

1st Place Guard - Large Division

2nd Place Overall - Large Division

 

Thank you to all the parents who fed, clothed, chaperoned, pushed equipment, sweated it out in concessions, and provided support to the band last week!

 

Our thoughts are with Sydney and her family as she recovers from her injury at last night's performance. ♥

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 adult cashiers and grillers.

Saturday - Station Camp Marching Invitational

• 5 parent chaperones
• Pull white trailer
• Meal help
• Help with student hair
• Tote-n-tow help (Station Camp give an award to the Best Pit Crew!)
• Laundry helpers to wash uniforms  

Schedule this week

 

Monday

Percussion 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Freshman/JV Football Concessions 

 

Tuesday

Winds 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Guard 5:00 - 8:00 PM

 

Thursday

BoG 5:00 - 8:00 PM 

 

Friday

BoG 5:00 - 8:00 PM

 

Saturday 
Band Room Opens at 7:00 AM

Station Camp Marching Invitational 8:00 PM 

 

Mums Orders Due MONDAY

 

Mums orders are due on Monday, September 14.

• Fill out this Google Form to submit your order.
• Pay in Givebacks or via check made out to the Mt. Juliet Band Boosters.  
• Mums will be delivered on September 23rd. Time is TBD. 

Unpaid mums orders will NOT be purchased. Even if you have not collected money for mums from your customers, you must still pay for them at the time orders are due.

 

Freshman/JV Concessions

 

Please consider volunteering yourself or your student for our Freshman/JV concessions tomorrow! We need adults to work as cashiers and work the grill. Some of our band students who do not have practice after school on Mondays have been volunteering to work and have been AMAZING! We DO give volunteer work hours to our student volunteers!  

 

Please sign up on the Sign Up Genius so we know to expect you! 

 

Station Camp Marching Invitational

 

Next Saturday, we head to Station Camp High School for our next marching band competition. You can find a copy of the competition schedule here. MJHS is currently scheduled to perform at 8:00 PM.

 

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased with cash or card at the gate.

 

The band room will open at 7:00 AM on Saturday. We will be feeding the band students twice ($14) - a meal in the afternoon before they leave and a brown bag lunch on the bus on the way back to school.*

 

* Please note that it is a bit chaotic in the parking lot after a competition, and we do not take the time to mark off everyone who eats so we just assume everyone finds something they want to eat.  

 

Station Camp does award the best pit crew, so if you're working with tote-n-tow, it will be your time to shine!

 

Show Shirts, Band Buttons, and Yard Signs

It was great seeing all of the Boleros shirts on Saturday! If you haven't ordered your show shirt yet, there is still plenty of time.

Get your band button orders in by Wednesday to have your student bring them home on Friday!

Our first round of yard signs came in and they look AMAZING. If you want one, get your order in now. I will be placing another order September 21.

ORDER BAND SWAG HERE!

Liberty Creek Wolf Pack Classic

Liberty Creek is offering tshirt sales online for their upcoming competition which we will be attending on September 26. If you are interested in ordering a shirt, please do so by the of today.

You can also purchase tickets to the competition ahead of time online or at the gate. Tickets are $15. 

Upcoming Events

Freshman/JV Concessions - September 14

Mum Orders Due - September 14 

Station Camp Marching Invitational - September 19

Freshman/JV Concessions - September 21 

Mum Orders Arrive - September 23 

Liberty Creek Wolf Pack Classic - September 26

Band Concert - September 29 at 6:30 PM 

MJHS vs Gallatin High School (HOME) - October 2 at 7:00 PM

• Band Senior Night