You can click on the "Marching Band Music" link on the left to get a printable copy or click on the read more link below to see links to the music files.

 

[May 14, 2010, McKinney, Texas] Congratulations to the following McKinney North Band members who were selected as outstanding performers on March 27th at the MISD Solo Contest.  The top 3 soloists were then selected to represent MNHS at the McKinney ISD Concerto Contest featuring outstanding soloists from all 3 schools.  MISD Bands presented their 2^nd annual concerto contest on May 14^th at Heard Craig Hall featuring these musicians from MNHS.

Samantha Crump, Clarinet
Sara O'Brien, Euphonium
Jodi Berdis, Marimba

Sara O’Brien was selected by the panel of judges as the winner from McKinney North High School.  Congratulations to all of these outstanding musicians for their hard work and dedication.

DALLAS MORNING NEWS  Friday, March 19, 2010

If there were a course to teach your child self-discipline, time management and self-reliance, would you enroll him? If this class would raise his SAT score by an average of 107 points and significantly increase his mathematics proficiency, is it worth your tax dollars? If that same course would place him in the group with the lowest lifetime and current use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs, would you camp out to guarantee him a spot?

You don’t have to. Just support the music programs in your school.

March is “Music in Schools” month. More than ever, taxes are being scrutinized, school budgets slashed. Even worse, parents have less discretionary funds for elective classes. Music and the arts are the first casualties in the battle for educational dollars. Before we unholster, load and blast a few more rounds at music and the arts, it’s worth considering the value of music education.

 

Click Here to download registration forms for this Saturday

 

Join us for 2 evenings of great music from the McKinney North High School award-winning band! Bring the whole family! Concerts are performed in the MNHS Auditorium and admission is free.

On Tuesday, May 11^th, the McKinney North High School Percussion Ensemble will present its annual concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. The percussion ensembles include groups from McKinney North High School, Johnson Middle School, and Cockrill Middle School.

 

On Tuesday, May 25^th, you will be entertained by the McKinney North High School band’s spring concert. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.

 

The McKinney North Honors Band and Symphonic Band competed for Ratings at the UIL Concert & Sight-reading contest this past week.

The Symphonic Band, under the direction of Josh Kurzweil, earned Division II (Excellent) ratings on stage and Division I (Superior) ratings in Sight-reading.

The Honors Band, under the direction of Alan Harkey, earned a Division I (Superior) ratings on stage and Division I (Superior) ratings in Sight-reading.

The Honors Band scores from this contest combined with Marching Band scores from October earned the MNHS Band its 7th consecutive Sweepstakes Award.

The directors are very proud of our students and their efforts.  We would like to thank the MNHS faculty and staff for your support during our contest season.  Be sure to see us in our final performance of the year, Tuesday May 25th, at 7pm for the Spring Band Concert in the MNHS Auditorium - admission is free.

~Josh

To all Parents and Students:

 

On the left under Online Resources you will see a new link to Charms that will allow you access to your students account on the charms system. Not only will it allow you to access their financial account and the calendar, you will have access to many other of the Charms Features. When you get to the home page it will ask for the school code, the code is MckinneyNorthBand. Then just enter your childs Student ID # and then begin to browse through some of the options there. 

 

Gary Taylor

Congratulations to the following McKinney North Band members who earned a Division 1 "Superior" rating this past Saturday, March 27th, at MISD Solo Contest held at McKinney High School.  A total of 40 division 1 medals were earned.

Brandon Ackerman
Taylor Allen
Lauren Allen
Jodi Berdis
Wyatt Boyer
Amy Boylan
Nicole Burgos
Tommy Capps
Alyssa Cathey
Jessica Chan
Caleb Conant
SamanthaCrump
Cole Drew
Mason Duane
Keenan Faison
Nathan Fox
StephanieHefner
Lauren Hogan
Garrett Holton
Jamie Lanagan
James Lindell
Matt Macero
Osmar Marroquin
Erica McFarlane
Tanner Meade
Hector Mendoza
Jordan Mercer
Emily Moreland
Sara O'Brien
Caitlin Parr
Brandon Parrent
Bryanna Pierce
Sean Ryan
Matthew Sadler
David Saul
Gabriel Vega
Ana Viramontes
Katie Waller
Kim Williams
Yohon Winters

Congratulations to the McKinney North Winterguard!

They concluded this season on Saturday at the NTCA State Championships at South Grand Prairie HS with a stellar performance.  They competed in the highest possible class, "Scholastic A," going up against many guards from State-level schools.  They were awarded 8th place for their performance - which is 9 places higher than last year's performance.

Special congratulations to MNHS senior Winterguard member Taylor Allen who earned the North Texas Colorguard Association's highest scholarship award of $750.

The directors are very proud of the Winterguard for a tremendous season.
The MNHS Winterguard is under the direction of Chuckie McClean.
Winterguard members are:

Taylor Allen, captain
Maegan Dempsey
Valerie Freeman
Kathryn Fuller
Julia Hart
Stephanie Hefner
Alyssa Kupradit
Jamie Lanagan
Caitlin Parr
Hannah Pacio