Ardrey Kell High School Band Boosters - Marching Band 2025 Student Info & Commitment

Please complete this form if your child is committing to be a member of the Ardrey Kell Marching Band for the fall 2025 season.

If you have more than one student committing to marching band, please complete one form per student.

Do you have more than one child signing up for marching band?

Please complete one form per child.

New or Returning Band Member

Student's First Name

Student's Last Name

Student ID Number

Student's Street Address

The following three fields will auto-populate; however, if any of these do not match your child's current city, state, or zip code please delete the provided information and replace with the correct data.

City

State

Zip Code

Student's Home Phone Number

Student's Cell Phone Number

Student's E-Mail Address

Student's Birth Date

Enter MM/DD/YYYY

T-Shirt Size

Parent/Guardian's First Name

Parent/Guardian's Last Name

Relationship

Parent's Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

Parent/Guardian's Home Phone Number

Parent/Guardian's Cell Phone Number

Parent/Guardian's E-Mail Address

At lease one parent/guardian's email address is required. The email address you enter will be used to allow you access to your band account on our web site. If an additional parent/guardian's email address is added in the next section, that will allow access to the other parent/guardian using their own email address. An email will be sent to all parent/email addresses once access is available (note: if your child is currently a marching band student you should already have access).

(2) Parent/Guardian's First Name

(2) Parent/Guardian's Last Name

(2) Relationship

(2) Parent/Guardian's Street Address

(2) City

(2) State

(2) Zip Code

(2) Parent/Guardian's Home Phone Number

(2) Parent/Guardian's Cell Phone Number

(2) Parent/Guardian's E-Mail Address

Current School (2024-2025 school year)

Grade Next School Year (2025-2026 school year)

Concert Band Instrument(s) ** Include years of experience for each instrument listed

Please enter N/A for color guard students that are not enrolled in class band

All District Band Member or Winter Winds/Guard/Percussion?

Do you own the instrument that you plan to use in marching band?

In marching band, the competitive halftime show is designed months in advance of band camp. It is orchestrated and choreographed to fit the numbers of students in the band in each section. The show design costs the band program $20,000-$25,000 each year. When a member decides to quit, the show must be rewritten and often at an additional cost to the band. If a member quits during the season after the drill has been learned then that student’s spot will remain vacant if an alternate is not available and the empty spot becomes a liability for the marching band during competitions. If a student quits after July 31st the full amount of the marching band fees will be expected to be paid to cover costs of rewrites and for items already ordered (drill, music, costumes, etc.).

Our band program, like all in CMS, is self-funded. Therefore it is a necessity for us (like most band programs) to implement a fee program. This will help cover the overall band cost for things like clinicians, music, equipment, transportation, music rights, show design, etc.

The payment schedule for this season's band fees is as follows:

- 4/22/2025: $250

- 5/22/2025: $250

- 6/21/2025: $350 installment or alternatively the remaining fee of $600 (fees must be up to date after the first day of marching band camp)

- 9/1/2025: $250

Please feel free to contact Mr. Francis if you have any additional questions/concerns:andrewr.francis@cms.k12.nc.us.

Payments by credit card or debit cards can be made through your account on our website (an email will be sent to all families once payments can be made. For returning families that have credits on their account, they can apply their credit to their fees once they receive this email.) or payments can be mailed to:

Ardrey Kell Band Boosters
c/o UPS Store
9935-D Rea Road, Box 205
Charlotte, NC 28277

If you need financial assistance please complete the Financial Aid form found on the Marching Band page of our website.

Parent/Guardian's Signature

By entering my name above, I understand the information and are signing this form stating that my child is committing to be a member of the Mighty Knight Marching Band for the full length of the season - band camp through the final play-off game in November/December and all local, regional, and national competitions (attendance at all competitions is required). I understand that there is a $850 fee for marching band and $250 for an overnight trip for this season. The $1,100 total DOES NOT cover shoes, gloves, certain required attire and other personal marching band items, as well as any food or meals for competitions and travel related costs for national competitions.

Thank you for signing up for the AKHS Marching Band! We are looking forward to a fun and successful season!!