Weekly Cadence

Here is everything you need to know about the Franklin Central Bands program right now.

The easiest way to keep up with schedules is to sync the band calendar to your phone! Add this url https://fcbands.boosterhub.com/ical-stream to your google or outlook calendar.

*If you are experiencing issues with your calendar synching, we recommend to un-sync and re-sync your calendar every once in a while to make sure your calendar is up-to-date.

The Band Booster meeting scheduled for December 18, 2025, has been cancelled. We look forward to seeing you at the January meeting. Wishing you all a good holiday season.

Sounds of the Season

Thank you to everyone who helped serve students between the Sounds of the Seasons’ shows last Sunday, December 15.

Wind Ensemble Practices:

• January 14: 3:10p - 4:45p
• January 28: 3:10p - 4:45p
• February 4: 3:10p - 4:45p
• February 25: 3:10p - 4:45p

Pep Band Practices:

• January 6: 2:30p - 4:00pm
• January 13: 2:30p - 4:00pm

Pep Band Game Schedule:
Game #1: Wednesday, January 14 - 5:00p report time, Game starts at 6:30p
Games #2 (Girls) and #3 (Boys): Saturday, January 30 - 4:30p report time. Game starts at 6:00p
Game #4: Thursday, February 5 - 6:00p report time. Game starts at 7:30p.
Game #5: Saturday, February 7 - 10:30p report time. Game starts at 12:00p.
Game #6: Friday, February 13 - 6:00p report time. Game starts at 7:30p.

Just a quick reminder that on Friday, during the last hour of rehearsal, we will have our annual Christmas celebration. Please bring a $10 fun gift for the gift exchange and wear your favorite Christmas PJs.

Saturday is our first staging rehearsal of the season. Lunch break will be at 12 pm; students should bring their lunch or plan to have one brought to them at 12:00 pm. Students are not permitted to leave the campus during meal breaks. Dinner will be at 4:00 pm.

We will be providing dinner for students and staff. You can find the signup for food donations and volunteering to serve here: 12-20 FCPS Dinner Donation Sign-up

Everyone in the ensemble must fill out this Performer Release form.

If you are not currently 18 years of age, you and your parents need to fill out this form: Under 18 Performer Release
If you are already 18 years of age, you will fill out this form: 18+ Performer Release

Be sure to join the Percussion Symphony Friends and Family Facebook Group at:

FC Percussion Symphony Families and Friends | Facebook

Open Guard Dinners- 12/29 and 12/30

Attention Open guard families - We will be providing dinner for approximately 30 kids and staff during the 9-9 practices on 12/29 and 12/30. Please sign up using the link below to donate food, help serve, or both! We appreciate your support.

FC Winter Guard: Open Guard Dinners - 12/29 and 12/30

Performer Release Required
All open guard members need to have a performer’s release form signed for WGI. Parents/guardians need to fill out for minors and anyone 18+ will fill out their own form. We need this completed by December 31st. Please use the link below.

Performer Release Link

Regional A prop parent meeting is rescheduled for Saturday, December 20, at 9:00a in the Annex Aux Gym. Please enter through door 14S.

Attention all open and regional A guard parents!

Are you someone who is creative, likes to decorate, cheer on the kids, make snack bags, or just connect with other guard parents? If so, please join us for the spirit committee meeting on January 2 at 6:00p in the high school band conference room. Please enter through door 8W.

Franklin Central Guard Families and Friends | Facebook

We need a leader for our Hospitality Rooms for our spring events. This role helps coordinate the food, etc. in the hospitality rooms for judges, coaches, etc. Anyone who is interested in learning more about this critical role, please contact Missi Magness at events@fcbands.org.

Volunteer spots are still available for some of our upcoming hosting events.

All volunteers must have a Safe Visitor background check on file with FTCSC to work any event. The background check costs $16 and is good for 2 years. If you are unsure whether you have a current background check on file, please email Amanda Gaiser: secretary@fcbands.org

The Events:

IHSCGA (Color Guard) January 24,2026

IPA (Percussion) February 21,2026

WGI (Percussion) March 14-15,2026

Questions about these events? Email Missi Magness: events@fcbands.org

We had two of our projects funded on Giving Tuesday this week!

We still have several projects ready for funding- so share and/or donate our project links for our amazing band students!

Help me give my students extension cords, cables, and case racks for our band's audio needs!
https://secure.donorschoose.org/project/audio-needs-part-1/9630985/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=sharetray&utm_campaign=teacherhub&utm_term=teacher_9928407&rf=sharetray-dc-2025-08-teacherhub-teacher_9928407&challengeid=22464615

Help me give my students a stage box and a kit to keep all of our cords in one organized, central place for our performances!
https://secure.donorschoose.org/project/audio-needs-part-2/9631823/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=sharetray&utm_campaign=teacherhub&utm_term=teacher_9928407&rf=sharetray-dc-2025-08-teacherhub-teacher_9928407&challengeid=22464615

Help me give my students bottled water so they can stay hydrated and perform their best!
https://www.donorschoose.org/project/hydration-is-a-necessity/9782858/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=directlink&utm_campaign=teacherhub&utm_term=teacher_9928407&rf=directlink-dc-2025-10-teacherhub-teacher_9928407&challengeid=22464615

Payments Made Easy:

So long as you carry a balance, BoosterHub will automatically email an invoice to you. You must use the link through the invoice to make your payments. Payments can no longer be made from the store page on our website.

Please use the link in that invoice to make your monthly payments or partial payments. You can also apply Booster Credits* using the same link.

You may also access your invoice(s) by going to your account at BoosterHub.com or in the app under Tools then Accounting.

1. VIDEO GUIDE: How to make your FC Band Payment

You may also mail a check payable to FCBB to the following address:
FCBB
PO Box 39029
Indianapolis, IN 46239

*If you have a balance owed but have available Booster Credits come in, we reserve the right to apply those new credits to your account.

Facing financial difficulties? We understand. If you're unable to settle your account by the deadline, please reach out to our treasurer at treasurer@fcbands.org to discuss a payment plan.

Questions and concerns should be directed to our FCBB treasurer, George Hewitt, at treasurer@fcbands.org.

*Please note, Chrome is the preferred browser when interacting with BoosterHub and payments.

Please make sure you have a SafeVisitor background check on file with FTCSC. A cleared background check is required for all of our volunteers (this includes required volunteer shifts at our events and helping with props during competitions). Background Checks are good for 2 years.

To complete a background check: SafeVolunteer

*Note: Volunteer Background Checks are no longer free of charge. The fee is approximately $16.00 per volunteer.

Fundraising for YOU - all year round! No selling, no spending extra time or money… just everyday purchases turned into earnings. All of the money you earn goes straight to your student’s band account to use toward their band fees.

How does it work?

​Rebates earned are added to your RaiseRight account. Once a month the RaiseRight Coordinator sends a rebate report to the Treasurer so the funds can be applied to your student’s band account. This will show as a credit line item on your monthly statement. The easiest way to earn is by downloading the RaiseRight app on your phone so you can purchase on the go!

You can also use an "online shopping" tool via RaiseRight to stack your earnings. Please note, credits from taking advantage of the "Online Shopping" tool will take longer to show in their booster credits. RaiseRight will not pay out online shopping credits until 45 days after purchase to assure no item have been returned.

Who can use it?

Any parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, friend, or neighbor can sign up for an account to help raise money for your student. They don’t have to live in Indianapolis in order to use it, either! With the convenience of the RaiseRight app, out of town friends and relatives can help you earn too!

How much can I earn?

Really, that is up to you! The more you use, the more you earn. Many of our families have offset their fees by as much as HALF just by using RaiseRight.

More information can be found on the FC Bands website at RaiseRight Fundraising.

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Sign up now at raiseright.com after getting the enrollment code by emailing raiseright@fcbands.org.

We’re ready to hit the ground running for our next school year -

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Items will be added to the list throughout the band year!

A great, EASY way to help the FC Band program is by assigning the band as your Kroger Community Rewards organization! Our most recent quarterly earnings were $812.66 with 286 households participating.

It's easy to sign up and start earning for the band. Ask your friends, parents, cousins, aunts, uncles... everyone you know to sign up as well!

Log in to your Kroger account and search for our organization:

Organization Name: Band Boosters Club of Franklin Central H. S. Inc.

Organization Code: PK466

You can find detailed instructions on enrolling in Kroger Community Rewards HERE

It's a new year and time to rally to find businesses interested in sponsoring our awesome band program. The partnership of sponsors is critical to maintain the exceptional level of instruction and opportunity that is currently provided to our students.

For every sponsor you are able to secure, you will receive 10% of the donation to your student’s band account. Franklin Central Band Boosters is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Sponsor donations are tax deductible.

Check out recent updates to our Sponsorship Program

• Updated Sponsor Landing Page on Booster Hub
• New perks and advertising added to each sponsor level.
• Student Packet to assist in reaching out to our community businesses to acquire new sponsors!
• Band Student Sponsor Resources - all the details and support needed to speak to potential sponsors

Questions? sponsor@fcbands.org

Facebook Groups:

Franklin Central Band Families and Friends

Franklin Central Guard Families and Friends

FC Percussion Symphony Families and Friends

Instagram:

FC Guard

FC Percussion Symphony

FC Marching Flashes

Email: Candace Wells-Myers, Engagement Coordinator, at engagement@fcbands.org