Mountaineer Middle Band Boosters

September 27 – Buckwheat Festival
October 2- UHS Homecoming Parade
October 7- UHS Band Showcase 6:00
October 18 – WVU Homecoming Parade
November 11 – Veterans Day Parade
December 9- Morgantown Christmas Parade

All uniforms and helmets due by December 13, 2024
*All dates and times are subject to change. I communicate electronically through Remind (@mmsbandb) and Schoology. Please make sure to check regularly

Meeting will take place at the Mountaineer Middle School cafeteria at 5pm

Agenda:

• Opening:  Welcome & Introductions
• Uniforms- All band members have been fitted and alteration are happening now.
• New Volunteers
  • Booster Board member duties explanation and on attached form
• Fall Performance Schedule
  • Attached and on Schoology
• • October Band dance?
• Band Fees vs Fundraising
  • What are band fees for?
  • Fundraising ideas
• Open floor- questions and comments

MONDAY JULY 8TH

If you still need to purchase pirate tickets or t-shirts, please see the forms page for the order form. There are still tickets available for purchase and forms can be turned in the 1st day of band practice.

• Meet at MMS no later at 8:30; Busses start loading at 9:00 am.
• Arrive back at MMS around 5pm. If there are delays we will use the Remind app to communicate our arrival time back at MMS after the game. To sign up for our Remind, text @mmsbandb to 81010 :
• Band t-shirts and family tickets will be passed out at practice on July 1st & 2nd.
• NEW THIS YEAR: TICKET INCLUDES A $5 CONCESSION VOUCHER
• Students will wear the Summer Uniform: black Dinkles shoes, black crew socks, black shorts (see Monongalia County Schools dress code for appropriate shorts length), and blue band t-shirt. Band commanders, majorettes, and silks should wear the Summer uniform as decided by their director.
• Students need to bring a packed lunch with them on the bus. When we arrive at our parking places, the kids will eat their food and then get ready to go to the check-in area. It will be quite a while before they get into the stadium and are able to get concessions, so please don’t forget the packed lunch. WATER ONLY, No sugar drinks, please. PNC Park Policy:Guests are permitted to bring bottled water and food. Each guest is permitted to bring a bag 16x16x8 or smaller. Water bottles should not exceed 24 ounces in size, and must be clear, plastic, sealed and disposable.
• Students who are not riding the bus home will need to sign out with Mr. Cox before they can leave. Please remember that buses will be locked and instruments will be taken back to the school after the game. Please make arrangements to meet the bus back at the school or have someone else get it for them. Each student is responsible for their own instrument.

PNC Protocols

• PNC is 100% CASHLESS. PNC Park will not accept any cash at all: not for concessions, souvenirs, etc. If your child would like to buy snacks/drinks/souvenirs at the ballpark, they will need to use a Debit/Credit card. Consider purchasing a prepaid visa gift card to send with your child for concessions and souvenirs. There are reverse ATMs at the ballpark but we are not sure how convenient and/or timely those stations will be to access from our seats.
• For additional park information, bag polices and a know-before-you-go outline: Please visit: https://www.mlb.com/pirates/ballpark/information/gameday

Buckwheat Festival September 29th, 2023

Bring your uniforms to the Band room as you come into school. Be sure to have your band shoes, socks, hat and uniform. Students will wear their band shirt on the bus and under their uniforms. After you drop your uniform off, you will go to first period.

Schedule

Load bus at 9:00 Time at Fair from 10:00-1:00; Uniforms 1:00 Parade 2:00 If you want to sign your student out, you must do so after the Band finishes the parade. If you are going to sign out a student other than your child, their parents must send a note to the school prior to Sept 28th. We should be back at school by 5:30-6:00 Students are required to stay on the fairgrounds during free time. They will need money for lunch, rides, and snacks or they may bring a lunch or ask Mr. Shaffer to have the school provide a lunch.

UHS SHOWCASE OF BANDS October 9, 2023

Meet at UHS in uniform with instruments out of case @5:00pm. we will perform at 6:05. Students will be dismissed to their parents after the show.

UHS HOMECOMING PARADE October 10th, 2023 on High street.

MMS Marching band will be performing in the Preston County Buckwheat Festival on September 29th. Busses will depart the middle school around 9am and return around 5:30 pm.

• Students should bring uniforms/instruments/equipment to school with them on Friday morning. Bring them to the band room as you come to school then go to first period
  • Band T-shirts should be worn to school the day of the buckwheat festival
  • Uniform pants, uniform jacket should be in garment bag and black socks, black Dinkles shoes in a grocery bag hanging on a hanger and helmet. ( Uniforms will be handed out soon)
  • Majorettes should bring their uniform as decided by their instructor.
  • Students will need money for lunch, games, snacks & rides

If you wish to take your child with you after the parade, you will need to meet the band at the buses, retrieve your child’s items from the bus, and SIGN OUT with Mr. Shaffer. If you plan to sign out a student other than your child, that student’s parents/guardians must send in a note to Mr. Shaffer by September 25, 2022.

Itinerary:

• 9:00 a.m. Load bus at Mountaineer Middle School.
• 1:00 p.m. Lineup for parade.
• 2:00 p.m. Parade
• 5:30 p.m. (approximately) Return to Mountaineer Middle School. (return time will depend upon our placement in the parade.

For more information regarding the Buckwheat Festival go to: Buckwheat Festival