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JHS Band Update - May 8, 2015
In this update:
Graduation Chaperones Needed
FMBC Marching Band Competition at Jupiter!
Contest name suggestions needed for May 21 Band Parent Meeting
April Parent Meeting Minutes Attached
Spirit 2015 Show Theme Announced
JHS Band Concert: Thursday, May 14 at 7 pm
Volunteers Needed at Middle School Concerts
Online Calendar Updated: Spirit Date Change - 5/28 rehearsal moved to 5/27
Band Handbook Available Online
Spirit of Jupiter Information/Forms Available Online
2015-2016 Volunteer Needs
All-State Audition Requirements Available Online
Congratulations Avery Porter & Matthew Wiefels
Band Banquet Recap - Awards Listing
Project Graduation Volunteers Needed
Donate To Band Trailer
Upcoming Dates
Attachments:
April Band Parent Meeting Minutes
JHS Band Concert Flyer
Project Graduation Recruiting
THANK YOU to our many volunteers who decorated, served cake, cleaned up, and showed up to
answer questions for our new families at our May 6 Band Interest Meeting!
GRADUATION CHAPERONES NEEDED
Parent volunteers are still needed for graduation on Tuesday, May 19 from 5:20 AM to 2:30
PM. This is a required performance for all 9th, 10th and 11th grade students in Symphonic
Band, Jazz Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble and Wind Symphony.
If you can help, please contact Debbie Wiley at WileyDebbie@bellsouth.net ASAP!
FMBC MARCHING BAND COMPETITION AT JUPITER!
Jupiter High School will host its first FMBC Marching Band Competition on October 31, 2015!
We need a NAME for this competition - something that will last for years to come.
Please send your suggestions to Debbie Wiley at WileyDebbie@bellsouth.net. We will discuss
and decide a name at our next Band Parent Meeting on Thursday, May 21 at 7pm.
Minutes from our April meeting are attached and available on our web site.
SPIRIT SHOW THEME ANNOUNCED!
At the May 6 Band Interest Meeting, Mr. Larkin announced the theme for the Spirit of Jupiter’s
2015 show: Harlequin!
JHS BAND CONCERT: THURSDAY, MAY 14
The Finale Concert will be held in the JHS Auditorium on Thursday, May 14 at 7:00 pm in the
JHS Auditorium. The Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensemble and Wind Symphony will perform.
Admission is $5 per person; children 8th grade and under are free.
Share our Facebook event and forward the attached flyer to your friends and family!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCERTS
Parent and student volunteers are needed at upcoming middle school concerts held at Jupiter
High School. Students are needed to help set up the stage, and parents are needed for a
recruiting table.
Independence Middle School: Tuesday, May 19
Jupiter Middle School: Thursday, May 28
Parents contact Debbie Wiley at WileyDebbie@bellsouth.net to help! Students should
talk to Mr. Larkin!
ONLINE CALENDAR UPDATED
The band’s online calendar has been updated with several dates for the upcoming school year.
Visit jupiterbands.com/home/calendar for more details.
Please note there IS a change to the Spirit Spring rehearsal schedule! The Thursday,
May 28 rehearsal has been MOVED to Wednesday, May 27.
BAND HANDBOOK AVAILABLE
The 2015-2016 Band Handbook was distributed at the May 6 Band Interest Meeting and is
now available in the band room and on our web site.
SPIRIT OF JUPITER 2015-2016 FORMS AVAILABLE
Information and forms for the upcoming marching band season were distributed at the May 6
Band Interest Meeting.
The first two Fair Share payments are due:
Tuesday, May 26: $50
Wednesday, June 3: $100
Information and forms are all available on the Forms page of the band web site using the links
below.
Spirit of Jupiter Information Packet 2015-2016
Spirit Form Checklist 2015-2016
Spirit Spring Camp Fee Agreement 2015-2016 – DUE MAY 18, 2015
JHS Band Health Information and Authorization Form 2015-2016 – DUE JUNE 3,
2015
MUST BE NOTARIZED
ATTACH COPY OF STUDENT’S INSURANCE CARD
Spirit Fair Share Agreement 2015-2016 – AVAILABLE SOON – DUE JUNE 3, 2015
Spirit Commitment Letter 2015-2016 – DUE JUNE 3, 2015
Spirit Attendance Contract 2015-2016 – DUE JUNE 3, 2015
JHS Band Student Information Sheet 2015-2016 – DUE JUNE 3, 2015
Spirit Apparel Order Form 2015-2016 – DUE JUNE 3, 2015
Items will be offered again at the beginning of the school year
Band Handbook Acknowledgement Form 2015-2016 – DUE JUNE 3, 2015
Release and Consent for Student Information Publication – DUE JUNE 3, 2015
2015-2016 VOLUNTEER NEEDS
The Parent Organization page on the band’s web site has been updated to show volunteer
needs for the upcoming school year. PLEASE take look at it and consider how you might help
this year!
If you are the parent of an underclassman, PLEASE consider volunteering! We have a large
group of volunteers in the upcoming senior class, and we need to train new parents!
We are especially in need of the following:
Fundraising
Overall Fundraising Chair or Co-Chairs
Bake Sale Chair
Enjoy the City Coupon Book Chair
Macy’s Shop for a Cause Chair
Mixed Bag Designs Chair
SFWGA Color Guard Event
Silent Auctions
Spirit of Jupiter
June Band Camp Coordinator
July Band Camp Coordinator
Marching Band Uniform Team
Prop Construction Chair
Assistant Volunteer Coordinator
Concert Bands
Assistant Concert Coordinator
Concert Uniforms
Other Positions
Athletic Booster Liaison
Contract/Staff Consultant
Recruiting Coordinator
If you would like to volunteer for a position or if you have questions, please contact Debbie
Wiley at WileyDebbie@bellsouth.net or Susan Taylor at sflasue@bellsouth.net.
ALL-STATE AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
All-State Audition Requirements have been released! Auditions are Saturday, September 19
at Independence Middle School. Click on the links below for requirements.
Concert Band Woodwinds (9th & 10th grade)
Concert Band Brass & Percussion (9th & 10th grade)
Symphonic Band Woodwinds (11th & 12th grade)
Symphonic Band Brass & Percussion (11th & 12th grade)
High School Jazz Band (9th thru 12th grade)
For additional information, visit https://flmusiced.org/fba/dnn/All-State/Audition-Requirements.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations to band students Avery Porter and Matthew Wiefels, who were two of the
four JHS students named Athletes of the Week this week! They are part of the 4x800 relay
team and recently broke the school record by 8 seconds and qualified for the state meet.
BAND BANQUET RECAP
THANK YOU to those volunteers who spent many hours planning and decorating for this
year’s banquet! For those of you who could not attend, this is what you missed!!
All new band students received a varsity letter for participation in band. Students in their
second, third or fourth years of the program received a chevron.
Additional awards were presented by Mr. Larkin as follows:
Marching Section Award: Color Guard
Most Improved Marching Section Award: Tubas
Concert Section Award: Saxophones
Most Improved Concert Section: Trombones
Most Improved Jazz Student: Sebastian Kahn
Most Improved Freshman: Peighton Cooper
Most Improved Sophomore: Justin Dudley
Most Improved Junior: Dominick Avallone
Most Improved Senior: Miles Cingolani
Outstanding Freshman: Grace Wiley
Outstanding Sophomore: Stephanie Guillen
Outstanding Junior: Christian Dellago
Outstanding Senior: Melisa Blasky
PERCUSSION AWARDS presented by Cisco Hance
Freshman Battery: Nick Meyer
Freshman Pit: Sarah Wachtman
Freshman Overall: Kaelan Rodriguez
Most Improved Battery: Christopher Fantin
Most Improved Pit: Anika Pariseleti & Amanda Pastore
Most Improved Overall: Riley Hall-Rodriguez
Winter Percussion / Best Visual Marcher: Grace Luxton
Outstanding Musical Performer / Battery: Tripp Jones
Outstanding Musical Performer / Front Ensemble: Tanner Bloom
Outstanding Musical Performer / Percussion Class: Miles Cingolani
Commitment Award: Chris Tomlinson
MVP Award: Patrick Bain
COLOR GUARD AWARDS presented by Shannon Berkstresser
Most Improved Flag; Gabbie Pokorski
Most Improved Weapon: Laura Cochran
Dedication / Spirit Award: Selena Ambrose
You Betta Get It Award: Shelby Titus
Outstanding Dancer: Lauren Kruse & Brenna Tomlinson
Outstanding Flag: Skylar Watt
Outstanding Performer: Amy Burgos & Abby White
Outstanding Weapon: Katie Crider & Alex Hastings
Diva: Crissie Crider
SENIOR AWARDS presented by Mr. Larkin
Woody Herman Jazz Award: Kasey Hmiel
The Woody Herman Jazz Award was created in 1988, shortly after Herman's death, to
honor outstanding jazz students.
Patrick Gilmore Band Award: Caroline Tierney
The Gilmore Band Award was introduced in 1994 in honor of the legendary bandmaster
and impresario. This award honors outstanding high school band students and their
achievements and commitment to the band.
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award: Callan Gamache
The Louis Armstrong Award was inaugurated in 1974 with the consent of his widow
shortly after this great jazz artist died in 1971. It honors an outstanding jazz musician in
the jazz program.
John Phillip Sousa Band Award: Patrick Bain
Introduced in 1955 to honor the top student in the high school band, the John Philip
Sousa Band Award recognizes superior musicianship and outstanding dedication.
PROJECT GRADUATION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
MANY parent volunteers are needed to make this event a success! You do not need to be the
parent of a senior to help! (Note that hours assisting with Project Graduation do NOT count
towards the Band’s Fair Share Volunteer Credit.)
Mondays through May 18 - 6:30 PM
Parents are needed to help plan and work on decorations/games for Project Graduation, to be
held the evening of May 19 (JHS Graduation day). NO RSVP NEEDED. Weekly meetings are
held in the JHS Wood Shop room.
Contact JHS Project Graduation Coordinator Bill Ramsey at
billram1@hotmail.com for more information.
If you can help with any of the shifts below, or if you have any questions, please contact
Deborah Patterson at dcpattfla@yahoo.com or 561-339-1364. Please use the words
“Project Graduation” in the subject line of your email. Please see the attached for more
information about volunteering at Project Graduation.
Saturday, May 16 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Gym set up - Calling all Dads! This shift requires a lot of lifting!
Sunday, May 17 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
MORE gym set up
May 19 – Project Graduation Event
50 volunteers are needed at each shift:
8:30 PM - 11:30 PM
11:00 PM - 2:00 AM
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
michael.larkin@palmbeachschools.org.
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
5/11: Drum Major Auditions: Sign up for a time
5/12: Section Leader Interviews: Sign up for a time
5/13: Finale Concert Rehearsal (ALL BANDS): 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
5/14: Finale Concert: 7:00 pm
5/18: Spirit Spring Rehearsal #1: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Spring Camp Fee Form DUE
5/18: Spirit New Parent Meeting (Mandatory): 7:00 pm
5/19: JHS Graduation @ South Florida Fairgrounds: 5:20 am - 2:30 pm
5/21: Spirit Spring Rehearsal #2: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
5/21: May Band Parent Meeting: 7:00 pm
5/25: NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
5/26: Spirit Spring Rehearsal #3: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
5/26: Spirit $50 Fair Share Payment DUE
5/27: Spirit Spring Rehearsal #4: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
5/29: Color Guard Rehearsal: 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm
6/1: Spirit Spring Rehearsal #5: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
6/2: Color Guard Recital: 7:00 pm
6/3: Spirit Spring Rehearsal #6: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
6/3: Spirit $100 Fair Share Payment DUE
6/3: Spirit FORMS DUE
6/4: Last Day of School
6/8: Spirit Band Camp: 1:00 pm - 9:00pm
6/9: Spirit Band Camp: 1:00 pm - 9:00pm
6/10: Spirit Band Camp: 1:00 pm - 9:00pm
6/11: Spirit Band Camp: 1:00 pm - 9:00pm
Visit the band's web site www.JupiterBands.com to review emails, check the calendar and
see the latest photos.