Band Fee Info – Nation Ford High School Band

DISTRICT FEES

FORT MILL SCHOOL DISTRICT ACTIVITY FEE – $150

All students who participate in any High School sport or band activity must pay a FMSD imposed activity fee. This fee must be paid before any student is allowed to participate in any competitive sport game/match, any band competition, or any football game performance. If this fee is not paid to the district, the student will not be allowed to participate or travel with the group to a band competition.

You can pay this fee by going to the FMSD website (fortmillschools.org) and selecting the “Pay Fees” button in the upper right corner.

DUE BY: Monday, August 10, 2026 — to be paid through the district website.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Activity Fee is not collected or received by the Nation Ford Band Boosters.

PAY ACTIVITY FEE

BAND FEES

2026-2027 SEASON FEES – $1600

APPLIES TO: ALL MARCHING BAND MEMBERS

The 2026-2027 band season will include regularly scheduled yearly competitions and events including 3 overnight Bands of America Regionals.

All three regionals and championships will include food, transportation, and accommodations.

ACCESSORY FEE – $100

APPLIES TO: FIRST-YEAR MEMBERS ONLY
This one-time fee covers personal/non-reusable uniform parts such as shoes and gloves (including 1 pair of sticks for percussion). All marching wind and percussion players are required to purchase their own black compression shorts and calf-high black socks. Guard students and various sections may also need to purchase undergarments and accessories unique to the needs of their section based on each year’s costuming needs. Nation Ford Colorguard members are NOT required to purchase their custom uniforms.

INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE FEE – $100

APPLIES TO: STUDENTS USING SCHOOL-OWNED INSTRUMENTS
This fee covers maintenance and repair for ALL school-owned instruments and equipment used by a student. The fee is not assessed per instrument (ex. Tuba students pay one fee that covers BOTH a concert tuba and marching sousaphone; percussion students pay one fee that covers BOTH concert instruments and marching instruments).

Instruments that are required to pay a maintenance fee include: tenor & bari sax, bass clarinet, bassoon, oboe, french horn / mellophone, marching baritone & euphonium, tuba / sousaphone, all percussion instruments.

DISCOUNTS

We currently have two discount opportunities for Nation Ford band families: the early bird discount and the sibling discount.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT

After the Eligibility Deposit, there are 3 program fee payments scheduled. For every on-time program fee payment, we will add a $50 credit to your student’s account. Every family is eligible for up to $150 in savings for each student if all fee payments are made on time.

SIBLING DISCOUNT

For families with multiple students simultaneously enrolled in the program. Each sibling simultaneously enrolled in the program will receive a $150 discount that is applied to each student’s account.

NOTE: Both the early bird and sibling discounts can be stacked!

2026 PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Fees may be paid by check and turned in using a labeled envelope in the dropbox located in Mr. Roddy’s office, or online through CutTime (see below).

PAYMENT #	DUE DATE	FEES
1	Monday, June 8, 2026	ELIGIBILITY DEPOSIT: $500 Initial deposit to be eligible to march in the Fall production NEW MEMBERS ONLY $100 Accessory Fee $100 Instrument Maintenance Fee NEW MEMBER TOTAL DUE: $700 RETURNING MEMBER TOTAL DUE: $500
2	Monday, July 6, 2026	PROGRAM FEE PAYMENT #1 $400, early bird discount eligible ALL MEMBER TOTAL: $400
3	Monday, August 10, 2026	PROGRAM FEE PAYMENT #2 $400, early bird discount eligible ALL MEMBER TOTAL: $400
4	Monday, August 17, 2026	FMSD STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE Reminder: This is not a band fee. It is a district fee paid directly to FMSD. Must be paid to participate in performances. ALL MEMBER TOTAL: $150
5	Monday, September 14, 2026	PROGRAM FEE PAYMENT #3 $300, early bird discount eligible ALL MEMBER TOTAL: $300

If you are experiencing hardship, please reach out to Mr. Linkous (director of bands), Mr. Roddy (associate director of bands), or Beth Wagner (executive secretary of student accounts, nafocharms@gmail.com) to discuss a resolution. We’d love to work with you!

3 ways to pay your Band Fees:

Write a check to FMDBBC and mail it to:
- FMDBBC
- PO Box 611
- Fort Mill, SC 29716
- *** Please have student name & NF Band on check
Write a check to FMDBBC and send it to school with your student. There is a wooden box for payments in Mr. Roddy’s office. Please have student name & NF Band on check.
Pay online through CutTime.
- Access your student’s CutTime account.
- Scroll down to the Financial Summary section.
- Select the button that says “Make a Payment”, then follow the prompts from there.
- NOTE: CutTime does add a SMALL FEE when dues are paid through them.
- Student accounts in CutTime are accessed by clicking on the link that was sent when the account was set up. Anyone who didn’t receive the link, deleted the message, or otherwise has trouble accessing their account should reach out to Mrs. Beth Wagner at nafocharms@gmail.com.

Any fee credits (formerly points) accrued are attached directly into your account. If there is a balance currently due, it will automatically be applied to that balance. If no money is currently due, the credits remain in your account. Once a fee is assessed, it will automatically be reduced by the amount of the credit (points) in the account.

We appreciate everyone who has communicated with us regarding challenges with band fee payments. We will always work very hard to help families in need. Band fees are very crucial each season, as we work to provide a great experience for our students with quality instructors in front of them.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Sayre Franke at nafobandpresident@gmail.com or Beth Wagner our Charms Secretary at nafocharms@gmail.com.