4/8/24 - Marching Band Registration Reminder

Hello Band Families,

This is a friendly reminder that registration for Marching band is open until  April 12th (THIS FRIDAY). Please go to our amazing  booster page and follow the links to marching band for access to the current calendar, handbook, registration, and additional information!

If submitting fees through our booster website, please allow paypal a second to process the payment. There is a slight delay once the payment is submitted before it's processed by paypal. 

Interested in color guard or percussion? We have intro meetings for you to attend and give it a test run before officially registering. This is not a try out, as we do not cut members. It's an opportunity to show your skills and try out your interests. 

Percussion:  4/11 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm in the high schoolbandroom

Colorguard: 4/8-4/11 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm meeting in the high schoolbandroom

Please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have to  erothacker@mcpasd.k12.wi.us  

4/4/24 - Important Band Reminders

1. Marching Band Registration -- Due 4/12

Registration for next year's marching band is due next Friday!  Don't miss out!  Leadership applications are due the day before registration closes (Thursday 4/11).

2.  Jazz Tracs -- 4/19, 7:30pm

Don't miss the annual spring jazz concert on Friday, April 19.  Show starts at 7:30pm.  Students: don't miss your last two jazz rehearsals on April 8 and 15.

3. Summer Camp Registrations - due May 15th.

More info here.

4. Color Guard Intro Sessions -- next week

April 8, 9, 10, and 11 from 4:30-6:00 pm.  If you're considering color guard next year, make sure you attend!  It's not a commitment - you can just check it out.  Wear clothes to move in.  Can't make it?  Contact our color guard coach Kasey Graff, at  graffkasey@yahoo.com

5. Marching Percussion Intro Sessions -- Thursdays

April 4 and April 11 from 7:00-9:00 pm.  If you're planning to play any percussion instrument in next year's marching band, show up with your sticks/mallets.  Can't make it?  Contact our percussion coach, Patrick Coughlin at  prcoughlin@uwalumni.com 

6. Spring Band Concerts -- May 7th/8th

Our end-of-year band concerts are coming quickly!  Both concerts start at 7:30.  Student report time is 6:50.

• Tuesday, May 7  - Cardinal Band, Concert Band, Chamber Winds

• Wednesday, May 8  - Symphonic Band, Chamber Winds, and senior recognition

7. Memorial Day Observances -- May 27th

Our annual Memorial Day performances take place from about 8:00 am-1:15 pm in Cross Plains and Ashton.  All band students are expected to participate; a make-up assignment is available for those unable to attend.  Students should log 6 service learning hours.

8. WSMA State Honors Congrats

Congratulations to the 23(!)  MHS music students who qualified for the WSMA state honors ensembles - more than double any other school in the state! 

--

Michael Ver Voort

4/2/24 - Marching Band 2024 Registration Now Open!

Hello Band Families,

Marching Band Registration is now open for the 2024 season! We're excited to announce the new show "Lined with Gold" with custom music and drill to highlight our amazing students with music from "Everything In Its Right Place," "Hymn of Acxiom," "The Bridge" and Philip Glass' "The End of Dracula." The marching band has no prerequisite other than for instrumentalists to be registered for band at the high school in the fall. The exception is with members of the colorguard. The group is the largest activity in numbers within the district, and we'd love for you and/or your student to be involved as we will have an incredible show this upcoming year! 

Many students and families receiving this email have participated in the past, and we also welcome new members during any year of their time in high school. Every year, we have students try marching band for the first time, either looking for more resume opportunities, more experiences with their friends, or just trying a new thing! We have had students join later in 10th-12th grade years, switch instruments for the season, or opt to make a switch between percussion, winds, and colorguard. You name it, someone's done it. We welcome all who would like to participate. 

RegistrationforMarchingbandopens April 1st - April 12th. Please go to our amazing booster page and follow the links to marching band for access to the current calendar, handbook, registration, and additional information! If this is your first time, the process is numbered for your convenience. The process can seem a little daunting, particularly for new members, so the most important thing is the Google Form registration so we are aware of your interest and intent to participate.

Interested in color guard or percussion? We have intro meetings for you to attend and give it a test run before officially registering. This is not a tryout, as we do not cut members. It's an opportunity to show your skills and try out your interests. 

Percussion: 4/4 & 4/11 7-9 pm in the high school band room (1211)

Colorguard: 4/8-4/11 4:30-6:00 pm meeting in the high school band room (1211)

Please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have at erothacker@mcpasd.k12.wi.us.  We pride ourselves on being a non-auditioned group with no cuts that has many student athletes also involved! From clubs to sports, to travel teams, to hobbies - you name it - someone has done it along with marching band. We want your students to be involved in all the activities they enjoy.

Hope to see you soon!