Charms
About Charms
Charms is the online management program that the Hudsonville Bands use to keep students and parents connected and informed. On Charms, you'll find rehearsal schedules, concert dates, student account information, volunteer sign ups, where you can pay band fees and more.
If you are not a band student or parent of a band student, enter "hudsonvillebands" as your log in to view the public calendar (the public calendar can also be viewed on this website under calendar. If you ARE a band student or parent, log in with “hudsonvillebands” and then in the next window under student password, you can enter your password to access more detailed information including your student account.
If you forgot your password, please contact our treasurer at treasurer@hudsonvillebands.org and they will reset it for you.
How to log into Charms
Step 2
Click on Parents/Students/Members
Type in hudsonvillebands for the school code.
Step 3
Type your password in the student area password. You will use the same password as your student, so if you are unsure what it is ask them. If they don't know then email our treasurer at treasurer@hudsonvillebands.org
and they will reset it for you.
PLEASE NOTE: 6th grade band families are not in charms until later in the school year. Your band director will send paperwork home once they are put in the system.
Volunteering
How to sign up to volunteer in Charms
Visit Charms
There should be two tabs. Teacher/Helper and Parents/Students/Members. Click on Parents/Students/Members
For school code, type in. hudsonvillebands. Then click on Enter Parent Area
In the Student Area Password, type in your students password. If your student does not know their password, please email our treasurer to reset it. treasurer@hudsonvillebands.org
Click on the Volunteer icon.
Use the drop down box to choose the event you would like to volunteer for and then click Choose Volunteers Needs
Fill in your name, number and email address and then click sign up!
Paying band fee's via Charms:
Did you know, you can pay for your band fees (Marching Band, Winter Guard, Winter Drumline, Trips.. etc) via Credit Card or Scrip on Charms! This is something that is easily forgotten, so we thought we would remind everyone as well as give the directions on how you can pay your fees on Charms.
Paying Via Credit Card
Click Login and click on Parents/Students/Members
The School Code is hudsonvillebands Then click Enter Parent Area
Type in your password (or your students)
Click on Finances
You will then see how much money is in your childs band account and you will see a Trip Ledger Detail which will show what and how much money you still owe. Click on Select Trip and click on the "trips" you wish to pay for and then click on Make Trip Payment
Fill in all your information and click Start Payment!
Paying Via Band Account Money
Click Login and then click on Parents/Students/Members
The School Code is hudsonvillebands. Then click Enter Parent Area
Type in your password (or your students)
Click on Finances
You will then see how much money is in your childs band account and you will see a Trip Ledger Detail which will show what and how much money you still owe.
New the top you will see a tab that says Transfer Request. Click on that.
Type in the amount of money you would like to transfer from your childs account to the band fee you would like to pay and click on Send Request.