I have completed my annual cleanup of the Team App membership roster. This includes removing graduates from chat rooms (sorry to see you all go), and updating the chat room memebrships with the current Marching Band members. Please take a moment to check the Chat section of the app to make sure you are still in the correct chat rooms: band members should be in the Marching Band chat room, and Guard members should be in both Marching Band and Guard chat. Parents/guardians should automatically see the same chat rooms as their students. If you have been mistakenly removed from a chat room you need to see, please ask Mr. Brown to correct it (joel.brown@madisonmohawks.org). Sometimes I goof.

This is also a good time to review the rules for using Team App chat rooms, reprinted below from the Band Handbook. The full Handbook is available on its own button on the home screen of the app.

Team App Chat Rooms
Chat rooms are provided to encourage communication, cooperation and unity between students, staff and parents.
Chat rooms are not private: Remember that all chat is visible to other members, parents and school staff who are in that chat room. You will be held responsible for everything you post. Do not post personal information or private, one-on-one communications.
Chat rooms are not social media: Every time you post, dozens of people get an alert on their phones. Keep the small talk and socializing off the app, especially late at night.
Keep it positive: Chat rooms should be used to coordinate activities, ask questions, encourage others, and constructively improve the Band and Choir. Complaints, arguments, personal criticisms and problems, and other messages that promote a negative atmosphere should be handled in real life instead of online, and will be removed from the chat room. Users are encouraged to talk about these issues in person rather than any online public forum or social media. Ask a parent, teacher, school administrator or band staff member for help if you need assistance with personal issues. We are here to help!