Please join us tonight at 7pm as the McKinney Boyd High School Band presents their final concert of the year. All four bands will be performing tonight. We will also be honoring our seniors as they get ready to graduate next week. We appreciate all of our parent support throughout the year and hope to see you there!
Parents,
If your student needs a sample sports program to show prospective businesses, you can get one for $3 (last year’s book) at the band hall (when directors are available) or you can come to come to my house to pick one up (still $3). Call me and we can arrange a time.
Susan
h – 972-529-9456
c – 214-450-9453
Susan Armstrong
Boyd Band fundraising coordinator
Congratulations to Ben Wilson, 2012 McKinney Boyd Concerto Competition Champion! The three 2012 Concerto Competition Finalists from McKinney Boyd (from left to right): Michelle Dulock (flute), Ben Wilson (percussion), and Ryan McMullin (trombone)
Congratulations to all of the band students who participated in this year’s Concerto Contest Prelims!
The top three soloists who will perform at this year’s McKinney ISD Concerto Finals Contest are:
Michelle Dulock
Ryan McMullin
Ben Wilson
Receiving Honorable Mention this year were:
Caitlin Champiny
Eamon Dowd
Gretchen Eggers
Will Griffith
Hunter Heinrichs
Alex Howley
Jessica Piechotta
Praveen Satarasinghe
Ryan Sinclair
Rajat Suresh
Josh Yancey
Sarah Yanniello
This year’s preliminary competition was by far the most competitive to date! Great job to all of our hard working students!!
Congratulations to all of the band students who took part in Saturday’s annual MISD Solo Contest. This year 101 McKinney Boyd Band students earned first division ratings!
In addition, McKinney Boyd earned 6 of the 14 Outstanding Soloist Awards.
Outstanding soloists were:
Taylor Evans, Flute
Eamon Dowd, Alto Saxophone
Rajat Suresh, Alto Saxophone
Ryan Sinclair, Trumpet
Hunter Heinrichs, Tuba
Ben Wilson, Percussion
Please congratulate the members of the McKinney Boyd Color Guard! Our JV and Varsity winter guard’s competed in the NTCA Winter Guard State Championships and brought home the Bronze medal!! Our JV guard finished third in their class and was awarded the Bronze medal in the Scholastic AAA class. The Varsity guard competed amongst the very best guards in the state and country and placed 7th in their class!
This is the third championship medal earned by the color guard in the past four years. This year our guard members made history by earning the most trophies ever in one year! The guard placed a record 7 times in one season with 3 second place finishes, 3 first place finishes, and a bronze medal at championships. In the past four years the MBHS Color Guard has earned a total of 18 top three placements including 3 state medals! Please congratulate the ladies of the guard on one of their most successful seasons ever!
Please click on the two links below for our New York trip guidelines and our itinerary.
In the coming months, the MBHS bands will be involved with many different concert band competitions and concerts around the area. Below are the itineraries for these events. Some events involves all four bands, and some events only involve one or two of our concert bands. Please look at your child’s band calendar to see if your child will be participating in one or more of these events. If you have any questions, please contact your students band director.
Congratulations to the ladies of the McKinney Boyd Color Guard! The guard opened the winter guard season by competing in the Arlington Martin Winter Guard Competition this past Saturday. The Varsity Winter Guard had an extremely strong first performance of the season and earned a first place finish in the Scholastic A class. The Junior Varsity Winter Guard put on an amazing performance and finished 2nd in the Scholastic AAA class. This is the highest placement ever for our JV guard in the Scholastic AAA division. Congratulations to all the ladies of the MBHS Color Guard! We are so proud of you!!
