You made it to the end of a great school year! As I sit back and think of all the accomplishments from this school year, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the great memories and growth our students made this year. I am looking forward to a break, but excited for the things to come for the Muscle Shoals High School Band Program!
Dr. Frederick and Mr. Seay deserve many thanks for the work they do with our students at MSMS and MSHS every day. They are amazing teachers and people. Thank you both for all you do!
Dr. Frederick will be performing tomorrow at the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy at the University of Texas at Arlington. We commend Dr. Frederick for this great achievement!
This Week At A Glance:
Monday, May 19th: Review Day, No Band
Tuesday, May 20th: Exams, Clean band trailer/Truck at 1:00, Load band chairs at 2:30 (Loading Crew plus about 5 volunteers)
Wednesday, May 21st: Exams, Maybe set up chairs at Stadium (Weather depending) Loading Crew plus about 5 volunteers.
Thursday, May 22nd: All Students 8:40AM call time at Stadium for Graduation Practice, All Students 6:40PM call time at Stadium for Graduation (dress nicely). We will load chairs back onto the truck after graduation, and then we are done for the year!
Uniform Reveal
https://drive.google.com/file/d/126XIYA3svgp5S2ENq0VL3RDRN6D6gE-z/view?usp=sharing
Band Fees
All 2024-2025 band fees are past due at this time. Please get these taken care of ASAP! According to the MSHS school handbook, students cannot walk at graduation or receive their final report cards without paying all fees. Of course, if there are any hardships, please let me know through email, and I can help come up with a plan that works for you!
A reminder about band fees: CutTime is our bookkeeping program, not a place to pay fees. All fees must be paid on MySchoolBucks. We get reports every Monday of the previous week’s payments, then have to manually update CutTime to reflect changes. The school system will not bill band fees out on MySchoolBucks, so they may not show on your screen. You have to manually search for “Band” to see the 2 different links. 1. Band Fees Paid in Full, 2. Band Fees Miscellaneous. If you are paying a partial payment, you should select “Band Fees Miscellaneous.”
New Band Uniforms Have Arrived!
It was Christmas in the band room last week, as our new Marching Band Uniforms arrived way ahead of schedule. They look so awesome! An official photoshoot is scheduled to announce our new look. Now that the new uniforms are here, the old uniforms are officially for sale.
Step 1: complete google form: https://forms.gle/u1xosH6S3zA1EhrD9
Step 2: complete payment
Priority to purchase specific uniforms will be given to current MSHS students, then to alumni. The price to purchase old uniforms is $100 and includes the following: Jacket, Shako, Plume, Gauntlets and Bibbers. Old band uniform purchases should be made on MySchoolBucks under the “Band Donations.” link: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/prdembd…
After the form and payment is submitted, you will receive an email from Mrs. Hood to set up a pick up for your uniform!
You May Have Missed:
2025 Summer/School Band Calendar
Schedule of Events:
5/22 – Graduation
Have a great week, everyone! It’s been such a great year!!
