BRIGHTON BAND BOOSTERS
Most Recent Newsletter
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Need to pay for 2026 Band Camp? Please click HERE​​ (Make sure to check OTHER before checkout for Zeffy donation)​
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Do you have a student who will be absent from a band event?
1. Fill out this Google Form: Absence Request - Google Form
2. Parent emails Mr. Swinkey confirming explanation of absence
3. Link to paper copy of the form to print and sign​​​
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May 3, 2026
Please vote YES on the Tuesday, May 5, 2026, Bond Proposal; it encompasses 170+ projects including a purpose-built Band Room and only corrects the millage rate by 1.08 to a total of 4 mills, which will still be the lowest in Livingston County. Thanks to all our SMS & BHS Band, Choir & Orchestra students who performed in last Thursday's “Yes for Music” event at the AMP!
Thanks to all who helped make the 2026 Band Camp meeting a great success! Staff, volunteers, and prepared parents and students helped to make the evening informative and effective, which bodes well for the BHS Bands in the coming year. If you still need to make a payment, here is the Zeffy link, Reach out to Karen or Christine with questions regarding balances.
Seniors are asked to complete this form for the Senior Slides presentation during Band Awards Night. Parents can submit photos (baby, younger band self, senior photo) with their senior’s response or email directly to Laura Zizka-Wright! Please make sure photos are labeled with the student’s name, and get these submitted prior to May 15.
This Week:
Monday, May 4: 5/7 PM - Lacrosse Concessions. 7 PM - Monthly Band Boosters Meeting. We will be electing officers for 2026-2027 at this meeting! Nominate yourself or someone else by emailing me, Karen, or Christine!
Wednesday, May 6: 5-8 PM - Drumline Rehearsal (M/W, except on performance dates).
Friday, May 8: 5/7 PM - Lacrosse Concessions.
Next Week:
Monday, May 11: 5/7 PM - Lacrosse Concessions.
Tuesday, May 12: 7 PM - Scranton 7-8 Spring Band Concert.
Wednesday, May 13: 5/7 PM - Lacrosse Concessions. Because of the BHS Spring Concert, we need SMS families to sign up, please! 7 PM - BHS Spring Band Concert.
By Friday, May 15 - Submit responses and photos for Senior Slides.
Upcoming:
Monday, May 18: 7 PM - Maltby 5-6 Spring Band Concert.
Tuesday, May 19: 7 PM - Band Awards Night.
Thursday, May 21: 7 PM - Wind Ensemble + Symphony Orchestra Concert. Additional parent volunteers are needed prior to the concert to help sell flowers in conjunction with the Orchestra Boosters. Please email me if you can help!
Monday, May 25: 9 AM - Memorial Day Parade.
If you haven’t yet completed our brief Talent Survey please do so. I’m feeling feisty and may just assign roles on my way out!
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JuliAnne Diesch
President of the All-Volunteer
Brighton Band Boosters
president@brightonbandboosters.org​​​​​
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Supporting the BAS band programs at
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Brighton High School, Director Joseph Swinkey
Scranton Middle School, Director Jennifer Evans
Maltby Intermediate School, Director Michael Osborn
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If your child is in a BAS band you are automatically a member of the Boosters
Welcome!
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The Brighton Band Boosters is a non-profit organization of parents and care-givers dedicated to working in partnership with our Band Directors to create a one-of-a-kind experience for our band students. We support all aspects of the band including the marching band, drumline, and color guard, as well as the multiple concert bands at all three schools.
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The Boosters are run by a board of volunteers elected by our members each year. We provide all band parents and guardians the opportunity to actively support our amazing band programs by helping with things such as chaperoning events and student socials, helping to move band equipment and distributing uniforms, assisting with concert publicity, fundraising, and more. Our goal is to keep things running smoothly so the band directors can focus on the students and the music. Our fundraising efforts, most notably the sale of concessions during BAS sporting events, provide valuable financial support to the bands.
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The Boosters meet once a month. Meetings are open to parents and care-givers from BHS, Scranton and Maltby and include information concerning the future of the band programs, upcoming events, and areas of concern or need. Throughout the year you will receive email newsletters from the Boosters with event updates and volunteer opportunities. To learn more about how you can contribute to the on-going success of our band programs please contact the Booster President JuliAnne Diesch or attend one of our upcoming meetings.
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Go Dogs!
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