3/22/15 UPDATE

UPCOMING EVENTS

TUESDAY, 3/24 - Full Band Rehearsal 7:00 - 8:30

THURSDAY, 3/26 - Winter Guard Rehearsal 4:00 - 6:30



FRIDAY, 3/27 - MAIS CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL @ the PAC

12:00 - Students dismissed from class, report to band hall to eat lunch and change into concert black.

Full schedule of performances:

9:00 - Hillcrest Christian School MS Band
9:30 - Copiah Academy Band
10:00 - Lamar Christian School Band
10:30 - Hillcrest Christian School Band
11:00 - Starkville Academy Band

1:00 - Washington School Band

2:00 - Jackson Academy Band

Please invite family and friends to come hear the band perform!




SATURDAY, 3/28 - Winter Guard MIA CHAMPIONSHIPS, MS Coliseum

1:00 - Meet @ JA

3:00 - Load and depart for MS Coliseum

4:15 - Warmup

5:15 - PERFORMANCE TIME

9:15 - Full Retreat

Please come out to see the undefeated JA guard in their final competition of the season. 52 groups from around the state will be performing, between 1:00 and 9:00. Admission is $10. 


SATURDAY, 4/11 - Jazz Band @ Township Jazz Festival, Ridgeland - 12:00

MONDAY, 5/4 - JA Band Program Spring Concert, PAC - 7:00

MONDAY, 5/11 - JA Band Program Band Banquet

FRIDAY, 5/22 - JA Band End-of-Year Pool Party, Jackson Yacht Club

PHOTO GALLERY

Congrats to the guard for a successful trip to the SCGC competition at St. James School, AL this weekend. They finished first in their class and earned the second-highest score of all groups at the event.

A few photos from St. James:

 

 

 

 

 

3/15/15 UPDATE

UPCOMING EVENTS

We hope everyone had a great Spring Break. We have a busy month ahead with the culmination of Concert, Jazz, and Winter Guard seasons.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17
Winter Guard rehearsal 3:45 - 6:15
Full Band rehearsal 7:00 - 8:30

SATURDAY - SUNDAY, MARCH 21-22 - Winter Guard to St. James School, AL SCGC Show
Schedule to be distributed to guard members Monday

TUESDAY, MARCH 24 - Full Band rehearsal 7:00 - 8:30

FRIDAY, MARCH 27 - MAIS Concert Band Festival @ PAC

2:00 - JA Band performance

All are invited to hear the band's performance of this year's concert repertoire.

Performances from 7 MAIS bands will begin at 9:30 am. Adjudicators are

David Willson - Director of Bands, Ole Miss
Mohamad Schuman - Associate Director of Bands, USM
Craig Aarhus - Associate Director of Bands, MSU

SATURDAY, MARCH 28 - Winter Guard @ MIA Championships, MS Coliseum

Plan to come watch the final performance of the undefeated JA Winter Guard. Schedule to be announced.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 - NEW EVENT - Jazz Band to perform at the Township Jazz Fest @ 12:30 pm







MONDAY, MAY 4 - JA Band Program Spring Concert - All students Grade 6-12 will perform - PAC

MONDAY, MAY 11 - JA Band Program Banquet - Details TBA

FRIDAY, MAY 22 - NEW EVENT - JA Band End of the Year Pool Party @ Jackson Yacht Club

PHOTO GALLERY

A few photos from the Copiah-Lincoln Concert Prefest, where the band earned praise from the judges for their musicianship and energy.

And some pics from the guard's last performance at Pearl HS, including JA Band alumni Annie Campbell and Jonathan Sandlin:

 

3/1/15 UPDATE

JA BAND SCHEDULE UPDATE - BAND & GUARD

MONDAY, MARCH 2 - Select Jazz Band members @ Features Pageant, PAC. Participating students have been notified by Mr. Carter. These students should report by 6:15 pm, in black attire.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 - Pre-fest Concert Band performance at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. This event is a "dress rehearsal" of sorts for the MAIS Concert Band Festival. Here is the schedule for the day:

11:30 - Students dismissed to Band Hall. They should bring a lunch to eat before we leave campus. They have permission to wear concert black to school that  morning, or change before we leave.

12:00 - Load school bus and depart. Mr. Bunch will drive the bus to Co-Lin

3:30 - Return to JA

In preparation for this performance, here is the sectional schedule for this week. Please ensure your student is at his or her sectional:

MONDAY - Woodwinds
TUESDAY - Brass & Percussion

SATURDAY, MARCH 7 - Winter Guard @ Pearl HS MIA show

2:00 - Report to JA

4:30 - Load

5:00 - Depart for Pearl HS

6:00 - Warmup

7:00 - Perform

8:45 - Retreat

TUESDAY, MARCH 17 -
Winter Guard rehearsal 3:45 - 6:15
Concert Band rehearsal 7:00 - 8:30

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 - Winter Guard @ St. James, AL SCGC show

TUESDAY, MARCH 24 - Concert Band rehearsal 7:00 - 8:30

FRIDAY, MARCH 27 - MAIS Concert Band Festival @ the PAC - 2:00 performance time. Please come to hear the final performance of the JA Concert Band for the year.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28 - Winter Guard @ MIA Championships, MS Colisseum

MONDAY, MAY 4 - JA Band Spring Concert @ the PAC

MONDAY, MAY 11 - JA Band Banquet

BAND CAMP - July 27-31 and August 3-7

BOA ST. LOUIS TRIP - October 16-18

2/22/15 UPDATE

March will be a very busy month for the JA Band students. Below are the upcoming events for guard and band.

WINTER GUARD

SUNDAY, 3/1 - Rehearsal 2:00 - 6:00

SATURDAY, 3/7 - Pearl HS MIA Show

TUESDAY, 3/17 - Rehersal 3:45 - 6:30

SATURDAY, 3/21 - St. James SCGC Show

THURSDAY, 3/26 - Rehersal 4:00 - 6:00

SATURDAY, 3/28 - MIA Championships, MS Coliseum

HIGH SCHOOL BAND

MONDAY, 3/2 - Jazz Band at Features Pageant, PAC

WEDNESDAY, 3/4 - Concert Band at Cophiah-Lincoln CC. Dismissal 11:30, will be back to school about 3:30

TUESDAY, 3/17 - Concert Band rehearsal 7:00 - 8:30 pm

TUESDAY, 3/24 - Concert Band rehearsal 7:00 - 8:30 pm

FRIDAY, 3/27 - MAIS Concert Band Festival, PAC, approximately 2:00 performance

MONDAY, 5/4 - JA Band Spring Concert

MONDAY, 5/11 - JA Band Banquet


Regular Schedule for Sectionals this week:

MONDAY - Saxes
TUESDAY - Percussion, Flute, Clarinet
WEDNESDAY - Trombones
THURSDAY - Trumpets

2/15/15 UPDATE

CONCERT BAND

We have some updated important dates for the Concert Band. Please mark your calendars.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 - Concert Band Festival, Copiah Lincoln Community College

The band will be dismissed at 11:30, have lunch in the band hall, and travel to Co-Lin using the school bus, driven by Mr. Bunch. They will be back at JA by about 3:30 that day.

FRIDAY, MARCH 27 - MAIS Concert Band Festival in the JA PAC - approximately 2:00 performance time

MONDAY, MAY 4 - JA Band Program Spring Concert,  PAC

This concert will showcase all members of the JA Band Program, including the Sixth Grade Band, the Seventh Grade Band Class, the High School Concert Band, the Jazz Band, and a Senior Ensemble.

SECTIONAL REHEARSALS

MONDAY - Holiday
TUESDAY - Flutes, Clarinets, Percussion
WEDNESDAY - Trombones
THURSDAY- Trumpets
FRIDAY - Saxes

SCIENCE & MATH COMPETITION

JA Band members Will Tribble, Hannah McCowan, and Tyler McClellan were on the 12-student team from JA that competed at the Science & Math competition at Mississippi College last week.

The team finished 3rd in the oral portion and 4th in the written, out of 45 teams.

Individually, Hannah placed in the top 1% in Biology and the top 10% in Chemistry. Will placed in the top 10% in Math.

Congratulations to Will, Hannah, and Tyler!

WINTER GUARD

Congratulations to the guard for another successful weekend competition.  They traveled to Brandon HS, where they earned the highest score of all groups at the event both overall and in every caption!

Upcoming Guard schedule:

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22 - Rehearsal 2:00 - 6:00

SUNDAY, MARCH 1 - Rehearsal 2:00 - 6:00

SATURDAY, MARCH 7 - MIA Pearl HS Competition

Here are a few photos; more are posted online: WINTER GUARD 2015

 

 

Thanks as always to the hardworking "roadies" on the mat crew. These band members come to every guard event  to help out.

 JA Guard members volunteered to help the Choctaw Central guard with their mat:

2/8/15 UPDATE

WINTER GUARD

Congratulations to the JA Winter Guard for two great runs at the WGI Nashville Regional Championship this weekend. The guard earned a 71.99 score in their finals performance, sixth best of the 27 units at the competition.

Thank you to Brent & Terri Fisher, Nikki Williams, Bob and Hope Burford, and Noel Alford for driving to Nashville.

Here is the guard's next event:

SATURDAY, 2/14 - MIA @ Brandon HS
2:00 - Meet at JA to travel to Brandon
6:00 - Performance Time
7:45 - Retreat

CONCERT BAND

We will have the usual sectional schedule this week:

MONDAY - Sax
TUESDAY - Flute, Clarinet, & Percussion
WEDNESDAY - Trombone
THURSDAY - Trumpet

Please ensure you have the rehearsal and festival dates listed on the right on your calendars.

PHOTO GALLERY

A few photos from the WGI trip:

 

2/1/15 UPDATE

WINTER GUARD

Best of luck to the winter guard as they travel to Nashville this weekend for the Winter Guard International Regional Championship. The event will have 27 participating groups from 9 states.



Here is the guard schedule for the week:

THURSDAY, 2/5
4:00 - 7:00 - Rehearsal
6:30 - 7:00 - Mat Crew

FRIDAY, 2/6
10:55 - Guard & Mat Crew dismissal
11:30 - Depart

SATURDAY, 2/7
WGI Regional Championship - Antioch HS, TN

CONCERT BAND

We will have the usual sectional rehearsal schedule this week:

MONDAY - Sax
TUESDAY - Flute, Clarinet, & Percussion
WEDNESDAY - Trombone
THURSDAY - Trumpet