Dear Parents:

I feel honored to be the Head Band Director for McKinney Boyd High School! The McKinney district is well known for excellence in education, and I know that parent support has been an essential ingredient of that excellence. In order for the MBHS Band to reach its full potential, parent volunteer support will be needed. There will be a variety of opportunities for you to become involved at whatever level you feel comfortable.The most important reason for your son or daughter to participate in the high school band program is that the peer group will be very positive. The kids in the band program are from families, just like yours, in which the parents have an active role in the student’s development. The fact that parents will in some way be a part of every band activity means that somebody’s mom or dad will be on hand to encourage students to make good choices. The mere presence of parents tends to provide a tremendously positive influence on student behavior! Some of the areas where parent help will always be needed will be the following:

  • Uniforms – organizing, measuring students, and issuing uniforms

  • Fundraising – ideas and mobilization of fundraising events

  • Chaperones – parent supervision of events off campus

  • Hospitality – help with the serving and organization of meals for various events

  • Equipment – help with the moving and loading of equipment for various performances. This means you Dads!

  • Fund Raising – selecting events and organizing implementation

  • Publicity – take pictures, videos, help create archives to document the start up process and our progress

Additional committees may be needed, but these are among to most crucial. The continued success of the McKinney Boyd Band depends not only on your support but also on the unity of purpose between staff and the parent volunteers. The potential for success seems tremendous, and the opportunity ahead of us should provide great friendships and experiences we can cherish for a lifetime! I look forward to meeting and getting to know each of you in the near future.

Sincerely,

Travis Treadwell