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