McKinley Classical Leadership Academy Band Boosters Inc

McKinley Classical Leadership Academy Band Boosters Inc Dedicated to the promotion of music education at McKinley CLA, in other words, "band stuff"! Dr. Greg Weis is the Band Director. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Band Boosters volunteer & sell concessions at concerts, sponsor fundraisers & social events and support the McKinley Bands. Monies raised by the McKinley CLA Band Boosters go toward instrument repairs, music scores, festival registration fees, and scholarships for the McKinley CLA band programs. The McKinley Goldbugs bands, now under the leadership of Dr. Greg Weis and previously under the leadership of Mr. Bob Dorries, have represented the St. Louis Public School district in numerous regional events, such as the Essentially Ellington festival, the Kansas City Jazz festival, and the Music in the Park festival. Members have consistently been selected for the Des Lee honor bands and have received many individual honors - such selection in the as Metro 8 Honors Band. The Goldbugs bands have been recognized by festival adjudicators for their high performance standards and have received multiple awards including Gold (2025), Silver (2017) and Bronze (2023) at the national Festival Disney Band Competition in Orlando, Florida. Members have also concurrently performed with the Webster University's Young Persons Concert Orchestra, Compton Heights Band, and the St.

Tomorrow night is the night! Join us for dinner at The Golden Hoosier any time from 4-10pm, or get your dinner to-go. Be...
09/29/2026

Tomorrow night is the night! Join us for dinner at The Golden Hoosier any time from 4-10pm, or get your dinner to-go. Be sure to tell them you’re with McKinley band!

A full update from the Band Boosters Board will be sent out soon. The McKinley Band Booster Store, which includes mandat...
09/23/2026

A full update from the Band Boosters Board will be sent out soon. The McKinley Band Booster Store, which includes mandatory shirts for Intermediate Band, Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band members, is now open through Friday, October 16. If your family needs financial assistance to pay for mandatory band apparel (shirts only), please contact Dr. Weis directly by email or through ParentSquare, rather than ordering through the Band Booster Store. https://stores.inksoft.com/mckinley_band_apparel/shop/home
The McKinley Band Booster Store is open from now 9/23 until Friday, 10/16/26. Delivery is scheduled to McKinley on 11/9/26.

09/22/2026
We're so proud of our Wind Ensemble members who used their music to bring awareness to the fight to save McKinley High S...
07/23/2026

We're so proud of our Wind Ensemble members who used their music to bring awareness to the fight to save McKinley High School! Thank you St. Louis Public Radio for sharing their story.
'St. Louis Public Schools students protest against school closures. Distric…

In response to community pressure, SLPS officials said they plan more community meetings to gather feedback ahead of making a final decision about the district’s future.

07/02/2026

Watch the videos from the Spring Concerts in the comments and think about what SLPS will give up and what opportunities that students will lose out on if McKinley High School, St. Louis, MO is closed in a few years. The things that would no longer be available to McKinley Middle Schoolers - NOT just in terms of Band - no longer having mentors & advanced opportunities in Choir, Theater, Arts, Advanced Math & Foreign Language. Then, show up at the SLPS Preview meetings and make your voice heard. https://www.slps.org/community/future-ready/preview
Wednesday, July 8 — 5-7 p.m. Vashon
Wednesday, July 15 — 5-7 p.m. CVPA
Wednesday, July 22 — 5-7 p.m. Central Office

School Portfolio Preview - St. Louis Public School District

Here's the link for the new online store for Band Boosters. The QR code is below. https://stores.inksoft.com/mckinley_ba...
06/07/2026

Here's the link for the new online store for Band Boosters. The QR code is below.
https://stores.inksoft.com/mckinley_band_apparel/shop/home
Open: Now Closes: 06-30-26
Delivery: 3rd week of July. If you would like to pick up your order from Teresa Mithen Danieley's porch in Tower Grove South, get in touch with her in July.

06/06/2026

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P. O. Box 12305
St. Louis, MO
63157

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