Senior Parent Resources

These fees cover the cost of many, but not all, of the senior activities listed below. Fees change from year to year depending on the costs of items, but we do our best to keep them as low as possible. The 2025 senior fees are $150*. You may pay via check made out to "Dublin Music Boosters" or through our payment portal here.

*If you choose to pay online, a 3% ($5.00) transaction fee will be added so that the total fee is $155.

Seniors have the option to purchase a senior jacket from Embroidery Design Group. It is a windbreaker jacket with jersey knit lining and is available with or without a hood. The front pocket area can be personalized with a name and/or graduation year. Samples to try on for size will be available at the Senior Luncheon. Senior Jackets are not included in senior fees, and because they are a custom item, are non-refundable.

Seniors arrive at band camp early to help set up and get the underclassmen checked in. To help parents and students easily spot the seniors, they wear matching T-Shirts on check-in day. This shirt is designed by the senior class and approved by Mr. Abrams. It includes the name of the four shows the senior class performed in and often incorporates some sort of memory or inside joke. The senior shirt is included in senior fees.

Capes and Kilts is a band camp tradition. Each senior decorates a green cape (typically for ladies) or a green plaid kilt (typically for guys) that will be worn during the Senior Serenade on Friday night of band camp. The Senior Activities Committee purchases the capes and kilts and delivers them to students at the Senior Luncheon. Seniors should bring decorated capes/kilts to camp on a hanger. They will be displayed during dinner on Friday of camp, before the senior serenade.

Decorations can range from plain to silly to very ornate. Students may trade their cape/kilt with another student and decorate for that friend, or decorate with a group, or decorate on their own. The cost of the cape/kilt is included in senior fees. However, any supplies used to decorate them are not.

What do you wear with Capes and Kilts?

• With Kilt - white T-shirt

• With Cape - black T-shirt and shorts

Decorating Suggestions:

• Things that work for decorating

  • Puffy/fabric paint

  • Sewing

  • Glue

  • Sequins or faux fur edging

  • Fabric letters/light patches that hold meaning to the wearer

• Things that DON’T WORK

  • Fabric pen (It doesn’t show up well and bleeds, especially on the capes.)

  • Things that add weight (again, worse for the capes). It can get heavy and pull/choke.

Each year, on Wednesday of band camp, the seniors leave camp to have dinner together with the band directors in a private room at the Historic Golden Lamb Inn in Lebanon, Ohio. This is a wonderful tradition that the seniors look forward to celebrating. Individual and group photos will be taken before departure. The cost of this meal is included in senior fees.

Dress Code

Ladies may wear a nice summer dress or dress slacks and a dress shirt. Gentlemen should wear pants/khakis (no shorts) and a collared shirt (ties optional).

The seniors will have their pictures taken in competition uniforms at uniform fittings. These pictures are used to make the Senior Banners that hang along the fence of the band practice field. Minor photo retouching may be available, but be sure hair and makeup look photoshoot ready!

After marching band season, the banners will be sent home with the students as a keepsake of their senior season. (We recommend displaying it at your child's graduation party.) The cost of these is included in senior fees.

Parents of seniors assemble a collage of 15-30 band related photos of their child onto a foam poster board. The boards are displayed in the commons on senior night and during the band banquet at the end of the marching band season. The cost of Senior Boards is not included in senior fees. You will also need to provide your own easel.

Kits for a 20"x 30" or 24"x 36" board can be purchased from Creative Paper Arts using this form. You can work on your board on your own, or come to one our board making nights in their studio. It's a great time to get a little help from the experts if you're not feeling crafty. (Plus, it's a fun night to socialize with other parents.) If you order the kit, you only need to bring your 4x6 photos (18-24 photos for the 20”x 30” board and 25-35 photos for the 24”x 36” board). We do encourage that if you have a favorite/senior photo that you increase that size to a 5”x 7” to act as a focal point.

We have reserved Monday, October 6th and Tuesday, October 7th at 6:00 p.m. To RSVP, please return your completed form and payment no later than Wednesday, October 1st. If you have any questions, please reach out to our Senior Events Coordinator or call Jodi at Creative Paper Arts at (614) 734-0777.

Senior Night takes place during one of the home football games. Senior students are announced during pre-game and escorted down the 50-yard line by their families. Following the game, there is a cupcake reception in the school commons where senior posters and the capes/kilts from band camp will be on display.

This year's senior night is Friday, October 17, 2025 at the football game vs. Olentangy. A more detailed timeline with instructions will be e-mailed to senior parents as the date approaches.