Important Updates

Hi Jet Band Families,

We’re gearing up for an exciting Summer Band season, and with that comes a few important reminders and action items to help you and your student stay on track:

📅 Mandatory Parent Zoom

Date: July 14th

Time: 6:00 PM

Please make plans to attend this important meeting!

📝 Required Forms

• Physicals: All students must have a current physical uploaded to Rank One.
• ⚠️ Note: While UIL only requires a physical every 2 years, Katy ISD requires one every year—even if Rank One shows your student as eligible you must have one dated AFTER May 1 2025 and uploaded before summer band starts..
• All Required Forms: Please upload all necessary documents to Rank One.
• Commitment Form: This is uploaded to the Google Drive.

🔗 Visit our Summer Band Page on JetBand.org for links and instructions.

🎽 Required Gear

Make sure to visit our Summer Band Page for a full list of all needed items and also our REQUIRED Gear Page. Below are just some of the items that require purchase:

• Good tennis shoes (no sandals, Crocs, or slides)
• 64 oz water bottle
• White shirts for band students
• Color Guard: Specific required colors and items (listed on the Summer Band page)
• Additional gear available through our Logosoft Stores

🛍️ Order ASAP – Some items take a few weeks to arrive, so don’t delay! We suggest all items be ordered by July 30th to ensure they arrive ontime for Marchathon and our first game and contest.

🥪 Lunch Plans

Students should plan to pack or order lunch during Summer Band. More details on this service is below.

📆 Calendar & Sectionals- Reminder we do have 2 Calendars!

• The full Director Calendar is live and up to date.
• Your student should have already attended at least one sectional.
• All sectionals are now listed on the BoosterHub Club Calendar.
• Search by your student’s marching instrument to find relevant sectionals.
• Drum Majors are responsible for uploading these, and all parents/students have been tagged for visibility.

We’re looking forward to a fantastic season and appreciate your support in getting everything ready. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out!

– Your Jet Band Booster Board

Friendly Reminders:

Band Dues

June payments for Band and Color Guard were due on June 1 and are considered late after June 15. July Payments are now due.PLease ensure you are up to date on payments to avoid any late fees. Late fees will be assessed starting July 15th.

We know payment reminders aren’t fun—but timely dues are essential to keeping everything running smoothly for our students. If you need help, please reach out to President@jetband.org.

📝 Financial Aid & Payment Plans

• Need a payment plan or more time? Let us or a director know. Communication is key.

💳 How to Pay

• Payments can be made in the BoosterHub App under Store.
• To check your payment history, go to Tools → Accounting in the app.
• Everyone should have paid at least $225, unless you’ve arranged a payment plan.

Thank you for your attention and continued support! 

JET Band Gear & Spirit Stores Are Now Open!

It takes a lot to make a JET Band show take flight—and that includes making sure every student has the gear they need for a successful season! We’ve made it easy by organizing everything into one helpful place: the JET Band Gear Guide page on our website.

📘 Start Here:

Before you shop, be sure to check out the JET Band Gear Guide—your one-stop resource for everything your student needs and is required for the upcoming season:

👉JET Band & Color Guard Gear Guide

The guide includes important details about required gear, deadlines, quantities, and where to order. This newsletter is just a summary—we strongly encourage you to read the full guide carefully!

Our Store Page on BoosterHub now has several drop downs and we encourage you to explore them all.

🛍️ Where to Shop:

To keep things cost-effective, we’ve set up three main stores:

• The Booster Store (via BoosterHub):Pay band fees, buy decals, t-shirts, mum sales, and more. This is also where many campus-based items and events are handled. A lot of ColorGuards required gear is located here. But you can also find JET Band and Color Guard Merchandise for sale here that is optional.
• The Gear Store- REQUIRED Gear: Order performance gear like bags, hats, and practice shirts. This store helps us keep costs low and quality high.This is the only source for the required gear for Band Students.
• The Spirit Store powered by LogoSoftWear: Optional and Personalized-Show your JET pride with customizable apparel and accessories! Add names, graduation years, or change colors—plus, every purchase supports the band.

🛒 Some items may also be available via Amazon, and we’ll provide direct links when that’s the best option. You can view the list of required items here:https://jetband.org/about/11620

📅 Order Early!

We strongly encourage all orders to be placed before July 30th to ensure everything arrives in time for Marchathon. Some items are also needed for Summer Band, so don’t wait—get your orders in early!

💬 Questions?

We know it can feel like a lot—especially for new families. Don’t hesitate to reach out to the executive board or our Freshman Mentor at mentor@jetband.org. We’re here to help!

Let’s gear up for an amazing season! 💙🎶

Communication Channels & New Blast Schedule

Each week, you’ll receive the unified Blast Newsletter from the Boosters and Directors. It’s designed to be clear, concise, and packed with everything you need to successfully launch your student each week.

These updates will be organized into sections by team and topic, known as Squadron Briefings, continuing our fun aviation theme. ✈️

Please be sure to read each blast in full so you don’t miss any important updates, reminders, or deadlines.

🗓️ Calendars- Yes we have 2!

Our BoosterHub calendars are always up to date with rehearsals, events, and deadlines. Any last-minute changes are rare, but if they do happen, they’ll be communicated directly through Remind by the directors.

🎺Sectionals and Section Events: We’re excited to share that sectionals have now been added to our BoosterHub Club Calendar!

Please take a moment to check it out—this is a great tool to help your family stay organized and support your student’s success.

🔔 Reminders & Communication

• If your student is tagged and expected to attend a sectional, BoosterHub will send a reminder to both parents and students at least one day in advance. Make sure your subscribed and using this tool.
• Section leaders have already communicated these dates directly to students, so this calendar is simply an additional resource to help with planning—especially for things like arranging rides or coordinating schedules.

💬 Encourage Student Communication

Please remind your student to stay in touch with their section leaders via GroupMe. Open communication is key to staying informed and showing up prepared.

📲 Stay Connected

• Remind: Make sure you're subscribed to director and your child is subscribed to their student and section leader remind channels.
• GroupMe: Students should be active in their section chats.
• Facebook: Join our parent group for quick answers and community support.

NOTE: Freshmen may need help getting used to these platforms—please encourage them to check messages regularly. Texting is rarely used unless it’s an emergency. If you think its been awhile since you heard from their section, ask your student to check. They should ask questions to their section leaders here and let their section help them. 99% of their questions can be handled here.

Freshman Parents: Have a question? Freshmen Mentor Parent, Amy Solomon can help. You can reach Amy at mentor@jetband.org or you can reach out to our Executive Board.

🛫 Squadron Briefings

Your weekly updates from Directors, Booster Leadership and support teams:

Flight Deck – A message from Mr. Ary, Head Band Director

Reminder that all Brass and Woodwind Students had a assignment due July 1! All students should be getting out and being physical and acclimating to the heat. All brass, woodwind, and battery percussion students were given a video assignment of Up in 4/Down in 4 that is due July 1st. If your student is new to marching band or if they are a returner who did not previously earn a performance position in the show, they really should be watching and participating along with the Zach Carrasco youtube videos we have shared with the students. If your student doesn’t know what to practice musically or visually, they should reach out to their section leader and ask for help. July 21st will be here soon, so let’s make sure everyone is doing their part to make this a fabulous year.

Reminder: We have a Mandatory Parent Zoom Meeting on July 14th at 6PM.

Cadence Command – Mr. Fruge, Percussion Director & Ken Hix- Percussion Parent Liaison

Our Percussion Jersey is now live! Just a reminder this required gear and there is a deadline to purchase at this time of July 30th.Here is the link to order: We also still have several parents who need to make their mallet and percussion camp payments. Please take care of those payments as soon as possible.

The Spin Zone – Mr. House, Color Guard Director & Tabitha Sonne, Color Guard Liaison

Make sure your getting all your gear orders in and start getting all your items together for Summer Band, The Color Guard Leadership Team will send out a list to all guard members soon or required and recommended items for surviving Band Camp. But don't forget you can get ahead start by visiting our summer band page!

NOTE: All orders for guard gear must be placed before July 30th in order to ensure all items arrive on time for our first football game and competition. 

Questions on Gear or anything Guard? Ask Tabitha Sonne guard@jetband.org

Ground Crew Updates

From our Executive Board & Committee Chairs: Look here for donation needs, volunteer calls, and behind-the-scenes updates.

Jet Fuel- Candy McAllister our JET Fuel Leader is looking for parents to help her lead and feed our students. Interested? Reach out to her arjetfuel@jetband.org. She will also need help with feeding the students during summer band so look for volunteer opportunities to open soon!

Freshman Mentor- Freshman Parents: Have a question? Freshmen Mentor Parent, Amy Solomon can help. You can reach Amy at mentor@jetband.org or you can reach out to our Executive Board.

Mumma Mia's- We are accepting donations of old Taylor High School Mums which we can recycle. It does not matter how old or what colors, we will use what we can! Please contact Becky Frazier for pick up or drop off information at mums@jetband.org

Optional Summer Band Lunch Orders – Deadline Info & Details!

Summer Band is almost here, and we’re excited to kick off the season! As a reminder, the first two weeks of Summer Band will be full-day rehearsals, and students will need to bring lunch each day.

To make things easier, we’re offering an optional lunch service for those who would like to pre-purchase meals. This is a convenience option only—students are always welcome to bring their own lunch instead. These meals are NOT part of your Dues.

🍽️ Lunch Schedule

Here’s what’s on the menu:

• July 21 (Mon): Chick-fil-A
• July 22 (Tue): Jason’s Deli
• July 23 (Wed): Hungry Howie’s
• July 24 (Thu): Whataburger
• July 25 (Fri): Chick-fil-A
• July 28 (Mon): Jason’s Deli
• July 29 (Tue): Hungry Howie’s
• July 30 (Wed): Whataburger
• July 31 (Thu): Chick-fil-A
• August 1 (Fri): Jason’s Deli

Each meal includes 1 sweet and 1 salty treat and the main entree that they select. Drinks are NOT included,✅ Students may purchase more than one meal per day if they’d like.

⏰ Important Deadlines

• All lunch orders must be placed at least one week in advance of the week you are ordering for.
• No extra meals will be available for purchase on-site. We will only order what has been pre-purchased.

🛒 How to Order

• Orders are now open in the Jet Band Store.
• Be sure to include your student’s name and section with your order so we can deliver meals correctly.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Candy McAllister at jetfuel@jetband.org.

We can’t wait to see all the new and returning faces—let’s make it a great season!

_Candy McAllister- JET Fuel Chair

Support for Our Student Leaders – Parent Meeting Info

Dear Drum Major & Section Leader Parents,

We know your students are stepping into important leadership roles this season—and with that comes added responsibility, pressure, and challenges. They’re being asked to:

• Get peers signed up and engaged
• Set up events and lead practices
• Build a strong section culture
• Handle difficult conversations and situations
• Be role models for their peers

Not all of them have the training or experience to navigate these responsibilities just yet—and that’s okay. That’s where we come in.

As a parent-led organization, the Booster Board recognizes the unique needs of our student leaders and the vital role you play in supporting them. That’s why we’re excited to launch a Parent-Led Support Group this year—designed specifically to help you help them succeed and grow through this leadership opportunity.

🗓️ Mandatory Parent Meeting for our Section Leader and Drum Major Parents – July 14

We will be hosting a mandatory meeting for all parents of student leaders:

• Date: July 14
• Time: Immediately following the main Parent Zoom Meeting
• Location: Online (Zoom link will be provided)

This meeting will introduce the support group, outline resources, and give you tools to help your student thrive in their leadership role.

📬 A separate communication with full details will be sent directly to you soon—stay tuned!

Thank you for everything you do to support your student and the Jet Band family. We’re looking forward to a great season of growth, leadership, and music

_Liz Johnson- President and the Mom of our current Tuba Section Leader and Former Trumpet Section Leader.

JET Band & Colorguard Spring Break Trip Announcement! 🎶🌆

Every four years, the JET Band takes an unforgettable journey—and this year, we’re thrilled to announce that we’re heading to Washington, D.C! Over Spring Break, we’ll be flying out to explore our nation’s capital, packed with history, culture, and exciting experiences for our students. This trip is completely optional but strongly encouraged To help answer your questions, and to have a easy place for you to reference all the information, we have built a specific landing page on jetband.org to help. Have a question? Please reach out to Mr. Ary or Liz Johnson to help.

Upcoming Reminders and Events:

• June Fees are late.
• July Fees are due on July 1 and late on July 15th- Late Fees will apply
• Mandatory Parent ZOOM Meeting is July 14th at 6 PM
• Drum Major and Section Leader Parent Meeting July 14th following the zoom Mr. Ary has scheduled
• Booster Meeting August 5th