JHS Band Update – April 1, 2015
In this update:
March Band Parent Meeting
Election Results
Financial Update
Winter Guard Send-Off: April 4 at 8:30 PM
Performances by ALL Winter Groups in the JHS Gym
Deadline to Order Senior Band Cords: April 2
Winter Guard Update
SFWGA Championship Prelims Results: 2nd Place
Watch WGI World Championships from Home!
Would you like to order a Winter Guard T-shirt?
Winter Percussion Update
SFWGA Championship Finals Results: Bronze Medalist
No More WP Rehearsals
Congratulations to State Solo & Ensemble Participants
Mixed Bag Orders Have Arrived
Volunteer Opportunities
Students: Lighthouse/Beacon Cove Fun Fair: April 10
Parents/Students: Recruiting at JMS Band Pancake Breakfast: April 11
JHS Relay for Life Team Fundraiser: April 2 at Sweet Frog
JPAF Volunteer Needs
Follow JMS Band / Silent Auction on Social Media
JPAF Scholarship Applications Due April 3
Treasure Coast Youth Symphony April Concerts
Donate To Band Trailer
Upcoming Dates
Attachments:
Winter Guard Send-Off Flyer
WGI Webcast Information
JHS Relay For Life - Sweet Frog Spirit Night
JPAF List of Volunteer Needs
JPAF Scholarship Application
JPAF Senior Scholarship Application
MARCH BAND PARENT MEETING / ELECTION RESULTS
Thanks to those of you who joined us last Wednesday for our band parent meeting, and
congratulations to our newly elected board members for 2015-2015:
President: Susan Taylor
Co-Vice Presidents: Kate Tierney & Debra Wasserman
Treasurer: Tracy Mallette
Assistant Treasurer: Gina Phinney
Secretary: Debbie Wiley
The Boosters page on the web site has been updated with contact information for the new
Board.
Thank you to departing president Stephanie Schulz and treasurer Rose Lynch for their years of
service on the board. They will not be on the Board next year, but they will still be volunteering
with the band!
In the next few weeks, we will be seeking volunteers for the many chair positions we have. If
you’d like to continue in your current position, it would help us out if you could contact one of
the board members and let us know your intentions.
Financial Update: The band still has about $30,000 in student-owed fees, including $14,000
in Spirit of Jupiter fees, $9,000 in Winter Guard/Percussion fees, and $8,000 for students who
are not in a co-curricular activity. Students who owe fees have been placed on the school’s
obligation list, which means those students will not be able to purchase a ticket to the band
banquet or participate in Project Graduation and other senior events. Please pay your fees as
soon as possible, as we are currently paying our bills with funds designated for the 2015-2016
school year.
If you have any questions regarding your financial standing with the band, please
contact Assistant Treasurer Gina Phinney at [email protected].
WINTER GUARD SEND-OFF: APRIL 4
Join us on Saturday, April 4 at 8:30 PM in the JHS Gym for the last local performance by the
JHS “A” Guard this season. The group will bring their show, “It Was a Very Good Year,” to
WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio for performances on April 16 and 17.
The JHS “JV” Winter Guard and bronze medalist JHS Winter Percussion will also perform.
Invite your friends and family to this very special event! See the Facebook event and attached
flyer and help us promote the Send-off!
DEADLINE TO ORDER SENIOR BAND CORDS: April 2
Seniors who completed one full semester of a band class (including Color Guard) in their
senior year are eligible to purchase a band cord to wear at graduation.
Cost: $20
Pay by CASH – put in a marked envelope with student’s name and “Senior Cord”
written on the envelope
OR
Pay by CHECK – checks payable to “JHS Band.” Check memo should have student’s
name and “Senior Cord” written in it.
Due date: THURSDAY, APRIL 2
Payment goes in the Fair Share box.
We are NOT ordering extra cords, so if you’d like one, please make sure the payment is turned
in on time. No cords will be distributed to students who have a Fair Share balance.
WINTER GUARD UPDATE
Congratulations to the “A” Winter Guard, who came in 2nd place in Scholastic Elite A class at
the SFWGA Championship Prelims last Sunday at Seminole Ridge HS. They were edged out
by Park Vista HS by 0.61 points.
Check out the JHS Edline home page! The Winter Guard and their WGI Southeastern US
Championship is announced with a great banner photo.
You can WATCH the WGI World Championships LIVE from home! Webcast day passes will
be available to watch every performance – Percussion (April 9-11), Winds (April 11-12), and
Color Guard (April 16-18). See the attached flyer for more information or visit
https://wgiwebcast.com/index.cfm.
IF you are interested in purchasing a Winter Guard t-shirt, please contact Pam Crider at
[email protected]. She is considering doing another order of the t-shirts after the
group returns from Dayton, but she needs a minimum number to make the order affordable.
The guard’s next competition will be Saturday, April 11 at Barbara Goleman HS in Miami
Lakes for the Color Guard Championship Finals. Performance time has not yet been
announced.
If you’d like to cheer on the guard, all day tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for students and no
charge for children under 5. Barbara Goleman HS is located at 14100 NW 89th Avenue in
Miami Lakes, FL. For more information about this competition, visit
http://sfwga.org/contest_pages/2015/0411-Goleman.htm.
WINTER PERCUSSION UPDATE
Congratulations to JHS Winter Percussion, who earned the bronze medal at the SFWGA
Championship Finals at Seminole Ridge HS this past Saturday! They finished strong with a
season high score of 87.625, only 1.125 points short of 2nd place!
As stated above, the Winter Percussion will perform their show at the Winter Guard Send-off
on Saturday, April 4 in the JHS Gym at 8:30 PM.
There are no more Winter Percussion rehearsals. The online calendar has been updated to
reflect that change.
CONGRATULATIONS TO STATE SOLO & ENSEMBLE PARTICIPANTS
Congratulations to those students who participated in State Solo & Ensemble events March
26-27 at Stoneman Douglas High School. JHS student performances earned 10 Superior
ratings and 2 Excellent ratings at the event.
MIXED BAGS HAVE ARRIVED
Mixed Bag orders arrived at the school early this week. Michelle Kellogg has contacted those
who placed orders with instructions for pick up.
Questions? Contact Michelle at [email protected] or (954) 605-2359.
PARENT/STUDENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
April 10 – Various shifts from 3:30-9:00 PM
Students are needed to work various jobs at the Beacon Cove Intermediate/Lighthouse
Elementary Fun Fair at Lighthouse Elementary.
All student volunteers are required to wear their Palm Beach County Schools Student
ID. Students must bring their own community service hours sheet in order to have the hours
signed off.
To volunteer, sign up online at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daeac2da0fe32015. Only students who pre-register can volunteer. Please do not just "show up."
Questions? Visit http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daeac2da0fe3-2015 or
contact Ashlee Varney at [email protected].
April 11: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Parents and Students are needed to man a recruiting table at the Jupiter Middle School Band
Pancake Breakfast and Silent Auction to answer questions for incoming students and parents.
Shift times are 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM and 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Contact Debbie Wiley at [email protected] to volunteer.
JHS RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM
JHS Band members Dominick Avallone, Douglas Avallone, Melissa Blasky, Corey Fehlberg,
and Kat Mager have joined Mrs. Moore’s Relay for Life team. You can support them by visiting
Sweet Frog this Thursday, April 2 from 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Just show the attached flyer,
and 20% of your sale will be donated back to the team.
You can also support the team with a direct donation to their Relay for Life page at
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLCY15FL?team_id=1736146&pg=team&fr_i
d=63685. To date, they are about half way to their goal of raising $2,000.
The Relay for Life of Jupiter will be held on Saturday, April 11 from 12:00 PM to 12:00 AM.
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is the world's largest and most impactful
fundraising event to end cancer. It is an organized, overnight community fundraising walk.
Teams of people camp out around a track, and members of each team take turns walking
around the track. For more information about the Jupiter event, visit
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLCY15FL?pg=entry&fr_id=63685.
JPAF VOLUNTEER NEEDS
JPAF is expanding the scope of the groups they will support to include Color Guard. To do
this, they need more volunteers! JPAF is specifically looking for people to do the jobs
described in the attached page titled “JPAF Volunteers Needed.”
If you want to help, or if you have any questions, please contact JPAF President Sheril
Jalm at [email protected].
FOLLOW JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND / SILENT AUCTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA
From Mr. Destito: The JMS band is now in cyber space!
Like us on FACEBOOK at JMST Silent Auction
Twitter (Band): @destito_s
Twitter (Silent Auction); @despt1
Instagram: JMSTMUSICSILENTAUCTION
See what we are cooking up for the Pancake Breakfast / Silent Auction on April 11. Your
peeps are invited to eat, shop and play!
JPAF: SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED DUE APRIL 3
JPAF scholarship applications are available now! Students can apply for scholarships to assist
with private lessons, band camps, and other music education purposes. Scholarships cannot
be used to pay Fair Share fees per JPAF.
Note that there is a separate scholarship application for graduating seniors planning to major in
music.
The deadline for applications is Friday, April 3, 2015. Winners will be notified by May 1, 2015.
Applications are attached for your convenience.
TREASURE COAST YOUTH SYMPHONY APRIL CONCERTS
The Treasure Coast Youth Symphony, comprised of students from Indian River, St. Lucie and
Martin and northern Palm Beach counties, will have two area performances this month:
Monday, April 20 at Eissey Campus Theatre in Palm Beach Gardens; Tickets are $15
for adults and $7 for students
Monday, April 27 at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd; Tickets are $10 for
adults and $5 for students
For more information, visit www.TreasureCoastYouthSymphony.com.
DONATE TO BAND TRAILER
You can now donate directly to the Band to help raise funds for a custom-painted 53’ trailer.
This purchase will help us keep our competition costs down, greatly improve logistics at
performances, and provide much needed additional storage for the band.
Band sponsorship levels are as follows:
$10,000 - Very Large Logo and branding on the truck for Five Years - sides and back
$5,000 - Large Logo on truck for 5 years - sides and back
$3,000 - Medium Sized logo on back for 3 years
$2,000 - Small logos on back for 3 years
$1,000 - Smaller logos on back for 1 year
To make a donation, mail a check payable to "Jupiter High School – Band Trailer" and send it
to:
Jupiter High School Band
500 North Military Trail
Jupiter, FL 33458
Any and all amounts are appreciated. If you know of any major sponsors, please
contact JHS Director of Bands, Michael Larkin, at
[email protected].
We are also looking for an actual trailer to purchase, a cab we can rent/borrow to pull the
trailer, and a cab driver (CDL license required). If you have leads for any of these needs,
please contact Mr. Larkin.
UPCOMING DATES
1/14: Winter Percussion $150 PAYMENT OVERDUE
1/19: Winter Guard $185 PAYMENT OVERDUE
2/2: “JV” Winter Guard $100 PAYMENT OVERDUE
2/10: “A” Winter Guard $185 PAYMENT OVERDUE
2/18: Winter Percussion $150 PAYMENT OVERDUE
2/24: “A” Winter Guard $185 PAYMENT OVERDUE
3/9: “JV” Winter Guard $100 PAYMENT OVERDUE
3/10: “A” Winter Guard $185 PAYMENT OVERDUE
3/23: “A” Winter Guard $185 PAYMENT OVERDUE
4/2: “A” Winter Guard Rehearsal: 5:00 - 8:45 pm
4/3: NO SCHOOL - Spring Holiday
4/4: Winter Guard Rehearsal: 4:00 - 9:30 pm
4/4: Winter Guard Send-off: 8:30 pm in JHS Gym
4/6: “A” Winter Guard $185 PAYMENT DUE
4/6: “A” Winter Guard Rehearsal: 5:00 - 8:45 pm
4/9: “A” Winter Guard Rehearsal: 5:00 - 8:45 pm
4/11: JMS Pancake Breakfast / Silent Auction @ Jupiter Middle: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
4/11: SFWGA Color Guard Championship Finals @ Barbara Goleman HS: Time TBD
4/13: “A” Winter Guard Rehearsal: 5:00 - 8:45 pm
4/15: Band Parent Meeting: 7:00 pm
4/16-19: “A” Winter Guard at WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio
4/27: Band Interest Meeting for ALL NEW & RETURNING Students & Parents: 7:00 pm
Visit the band's web site www.JupiterBands.com to review emails, check the calendar and
see the latest photos.