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: Friday August 8, to be paid through the district website
| IMPORTANT NOTE: The Activity Fee is not collected or received by the Nation Ford Band Boosters. |
BAND FEES
2025-2026 SEASON FEES – $1600
APPLIES TO: ALL MARCHING BAND MEMBERS
The 2025-2026 band season will include regularly scheduled yearly competitions and events including 2 overnight Bands of America Regionals and a 4-night stay in Indianapolis, IN for the Bands of America Grand National Championships.
Both of the regionals and championships will include hotel stays with the trip to Indianapolis requiring charter buses.
ACCESSORY FEE – $75
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
$150 OFF if paid in FULL by Fri, Sept. 26th, 2025
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: Discounts can be stacked. For example, if you have two children in the band program and pay by the early bird deadline, your fees will total $1300 per student. |
2025 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 | Friday, July 25, 2025 | $400 Band Fee $100 Instrument Maintenance Fee Applies only to students using school instruments (Student instruments include: percussion, tuba/sousaphone, euphonium/marching baritone, french horn/mellophone, bass clarinet, tenor & bari sax, bassoon, oboe) $ 75 Accessory Fee – First year students only |
| 2 | Friday, August 29, 2025 | $500 Band Fee |
| 3 | Friday, September 26, 2025 | $500 Band Fee Accounts in good financial standing pay an additional $50 ($550 instead of $500) to redeem the early bird discount |
| 4 | Friday, October 24, 2025 | $200 Band Fee (final payment if early bird not used) |
If you are experiencing hardship, please reach out to Mr. Linkous to discuss a resolution.
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. Please reach out to Mr. Linkous at any time with questions. We will always work very hard to help families in need. Band fees are very crucial this 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 Lisa McLean at nafobandpresident@gmail.com, Beth Wagner our Charms Secretary at nafocharms@gmail.com, or our Executive Secretary, Bob Hessler, at nafoband@gmail.com.
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