Booster (Parent) Updates 2026/2027

Updates as of Aug 3rd

1. Its the 2nd week of Band Camp! Have your student check each day's theme. Tomorrow is Hawaiian shirt day, Wednesday is Jersey day, Thursday is color day, Friday is Black and Gold Day.

2. Booster Meeting:  Our next Booster Meeting is Wednesday Aug 19th, 6pm in the Truman cafeteria.

3. Parent Night: Parent Night will now be on Sept 2nd to give the students more time to work on the show and it will be a good last practice for the students before their first performance at the home game on Sept 3rd.  I will send out the time once we are closer, likely 8:15 or 8:30pm. We will draw the Yellow Raffle Ticket winners that night as well and can continue sales through August 26th.  raffle winners do not need to be present as we will text/call winners at the number provided on the stub.

4. Football Schedule Volunteering-  We believe this to be the schedule for the season and will update signups if they change.

   1. 8/28 Away at Haverford- Pep band only in stands,  8/28 Away Game Stands Volunteer 

   2. 9/3- 1st Home Game- 9/3 Home Game Volunteer Signup

   3. 9/10- Home Game- 9/10 Home Game Volunteer SignUP

   4. 9/19- Away at South Philly- 9/19 Away Game at South Philly Volunteer SignUp

   5. 9/25-Home Game 9/25 Home Game vs Chichester

   6. 10/2 Home Game 10/2 Home Game vs Springfield Township

   7. 10/9 Home Game 10/9 Home Game vs Upper Moreland

   8. 10/16 Away Game 10/16 Away Game at Hatboro-Horsham

   9. 10/23 Away Game  10/23 Away Game at Wissahickon

5. BAND CAMP SNACK DONATIONS: Please use these links to sign up for band camp snack donations. Please enter what you plan to bring in order to help everyone choose what to bring. Thank you for all the donations thus far, the kids are loving it!

   1. WEEK 2- Band Camp Donations

6. Booster Office Hours- we will have office hours for payments or raffle sales Wed 12th and every Monday and Wednesday 6:15-8pm through the season starting Aug 24th. (as long as school is open, check band calendar)

7. Communications- We use our website, emails, facebook and our Remind App to try and keep everyone up-to-date with our activities and announcements.  Please sign up for REMIND App if you have not done so.  Also please join our internal facebook group for current boosters. You will have to answer a few security questions so we know you are a real parent of our organization.  Once verified by admin you will be let into the facebook group. Harry S Truman Tiger Band Parents 2026-2027 .  Kids should check the band app for the most up-to-date information from staff and band leaders.  Boosters will follow up with info as we have it available but again, students need to be checking the band app.

8. FUNDRAISERS

1. • Yellow Raffle: Additional raffle books are on sale at the booster office. Stop by to drop off your stubs into the draw bucket and get a new book for only $25.

   • COIN WARS: All students bring in your change!  We will collect loose change and bills from sections now until Aug 26th.   We've extended the coin collection period to include the practices in August.  Coins are positive points, bills are negative points towards another section.  The winning section gets to "pie" the band staff in the face right after the parent night presentation.

   •  Car Wash- All Students are needed AUGUST 15th. We will have 3 sessions 9am-11, 11-1 and 1-3pm to participate in a car wash fundraiser at the Advanced Auto Parts store at the Levittown Town Center Kenwood Drive location. Flyer Attached. Car wash signup

   • Football Mania-will begin this month and run till September- see website for more details.  Very easy to setup the students' webpage and people love football pools! Its one of more popular fundraisers.

   • RAISE RIGHT App  I will do a demonstration of this App at the August Booster Meeting, but please see our website for the link to setup the app and get started.

Updates as of July 1st

1. Our first booster parent meeting next week July 8th at 6pm in the Truman Cafeteria. This is a mandatory meeting and thank you to all who have communicated to Krelove/boosters of any scheduling conflicts that you may have had for this evening.

2. Uniforms - All RETURNING instrumental students are asked to come on July 8th. The Boosters are opening the uniform room to all returning members only from 5-6pm to try on your uniform to see if it fits. Bring your band shoes as this time includes ensuring your band shoes still fit or if you have to order new ones. If Uniform fits, members will have their uniform check completed before hanging in the closet. If it does not fit, students can make an appointment for a fitting on 7/15 or 7/22. Members with fitting appointments during this time slot can still be measured if their uniform does not fit.

   • NEW students are requested to come on 7/15 and 7/22 and can schedule an appt here Uniform Fitting/Measurements

3. STUDENT HANDBOOK- Each student/parent needs to signoff that the student handbook has been received and understood. Please be prepared to sign this at the meeting or bring along a completed form found on the last page of this student handbook.

4. REQUIRED FORMS- Please take a moment to fill these forms before band camp STUDENT REGISTRATION-required   and EMERGENCY CONTACT Form-REQUIRED to participate in Band Camp

5. FUNDRAISERS

1. • Save the Date: Car Wash- All Students are needed AUGUST 15th. We will have 2 sessions 9am-12 and 12-3pm to participate in a car wash fundraiser at the Advanced Auto Parts store at the Levittown Town Center Kenwood Drive location

   • Football Mania-will begin this month and run till September- see website for more details

WATER DONATIONS:

We are requesting that each band member donate a case of water. We use this water during band camp and at games. You can drop this water off at our first parent meeting or first day of band camp. Water can be brought to the booster office, right across from the band room.

We look forward to meeting you all on July 8th!

HST Band Boosters 

Update as of JUNE 22 2026

Welcome to all our new and returning families to the '26-27 Season!

As Keith Krelove mentioned in the welcome email to students, our first Booster Parent Meeting is scheduled for July 8, 2026, at 6:00pm in the cafeteria at Truman High School.  It is mandatory for parents and students and it will be a social and informational meeting.  We ask that you enter through door B-12 where the band room is located. We will provide light refreshments, a chance for everyone to meet, and important information for this season.

MEMBERSHIP & MEDICAL FORMS:

Now that students are enrolled in Marching Band, the Boosters organize the registration, collect emergency contact forms and dues.   Membership and Medical Form links are here to google forms to fill it out online.   Your student will not be able to participate if these forms are not handed in.  Paper copies will be available at the Booster Parent Meeting, but online google forms are preferred. Please take a moment to fill these out for each student.

STUDENT REGISTRATION

EMERGENCY CONTACT Form-REQUIRED to participate in Band Camp

PARENT HANDBOOK

Please find attached our parent handbook which has information about band camp, dues and includes paper copy of the registration and emergency contact forms if you wish to print and fill them out at home.

The desire of the Truman Band Boosters is to have all interested students participate in Band. If you have a financial hardship, please talk to the Band Director, Keith Krelove the Booster President, Trish Ryan or the Booster Treasurer, Terri Sweeney so that arrangements can be made.

UNIFORM SIZING:

Please click on the link below to schedule your instrumental student for their uniform sizing. We would like to complete all of the sizings before band camp so that the uniforms will be complete for picture day. The dates for sizing are 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 with a section of morning slots and a section of evening slots during sectionals.  Please note we would prefer returning students to come on the 8th to try on their current uniform to see if it still fits before going into sizing for new students.

This sizing is for instrumental students only. Color Guard members will do their sizing with Michelle at another time.

Uniform Fitting/Measurements

Returning members: please have your student bring their marching band shoes (Dinkles) to their uniform sizing. Please also have them try on their band shirt and dinkles before sizing, to see if they need to order new ones.

New members: please know your dress shoe size and/or be prepared to try to sample shoes. Please wear socks! 

WATER DONATIONS:

We are requesting that each band member donate a case of water. We use this water during band camp and at games. You can drop this water off at our first parent meeting or first day of band camp. Water can be brought to the booster office, right across from the band room.

We look forward to meeting you all on July 8th!