Get it while it’s HOT!! Volunteers are needed in many areas to make this dinner a BIG success .
Pre-Festival 7-12th Grades Concert & Chili Dinner ~ Sunday, February 12th ~ 4:00 p.m. ~ JLHS High School Band District Festival ~ February 25th ~ Petoskey Middle School Band District Festival ~ Friday, March 2nd ~ Petoskey Middle School Solo & Ensemble ~ April 14th ~ Boyne City All Bands Spring Concert ~ Wednesday, May 16th ~ 7:00 p.m. ~ JLHS J-L Band Members and Mrs. Nieman would love to see you at a performance this year. Click Here for 2011-12 J-L Band Schedule
Special congratulations to Morgan Fisher, Viktoria Nickert, Logan Hipsher, Brooke Leverton, Katie Kierczynski, Shannon Kievit, Julia Nieman, Daniel Nieman, Kye Sundberg, Madison Ewing, Raynie Hummel, Alena Cassisi, Tori Mager, Chloe Johnston, Abbie May, Nadine Peterson, Allison LaPointe, Haylie Haase, Elise Huber, Meridith DeLuca, Beth Bucy and McKenzie Mathewson for advancing to the State level on March 24th. High School band has begun rehearsing for District Band Festival.The Pre-Festival Concert will take place Sunday, February 12 at 4:00 p.m. in the JLHS gymnasium. High School District Band Festival is Saturday, February 25 at Petoskey MS. Our HS band performs on stage at 10:20 a.m. Students will receive written notification/itinerary and permission slip to bring home to parents within the next 2 weeks.
Congratulations to J-L HS Band members Elise Huber, Katie Kierczynski, Shannon Kievit, McKenzie Mathewson, Julia Nieman, Nikki Scott, Chloe Johnston, Daniel Nieman, Logan Hipsher, and Gracie Kierczynski for their fine performance with the MSBOA District II High School Honors Band.
Central Michigan University Honors BandHats off to Katie Kierczynski, Shannon Kievit and Julia Nieman for being accepted into Central Michigan University’s High School Honors Band. These three young musicians sent recorded auditions to the university and were selected to perform with other top musicians. They rehearsed all day Saturday, Nov. 19 with university director, John Williamson and performed on Sunday, Nov 20 at the CMU music building. The concert was spectacular. Way to go girls!
J-L Cardinal Marching Band ~ at Traverse City
Watch out, here they come! Musical Karate has begun and many students are already earning belts. 7-8 th grade band members will be able to work their way up in the colored “belt” system. Students may perform assigned music for Mrs. Nieman either before or after regular rehearsals. If the music is PERFECT and mastered, the student earns his/her “belt”. For each colored belt that is earned, the music assigned gets more difficult. Students who earn a black belt by May 1 st will be invited to ride in a Limousine to Gaylord for a special treat provided by the Band Boosters. Seventh and Eighth Grade Bands are also busily preparing for District Band Festival. The Pre-Festival Concert will take place Sunday, February 12 at 4:00 p.m. in the JLHS gymnasium. Middle School District Band Festival is Friday, March 2 at Petoskey Middle School. The 7-8 th grade band will perform at 4:55 p.m. Students will receive written notification/itinerary to bring home to parents by the end of February.
WOW!! What an incredible first performance by our 6 th graders! Many audience members were SHOCKED that a beginning band could sound soooooooo GOOD. Congrats to all students for a job well done. The 6 th Grade band is now setting goals to complete the beginning book by April. Students must PRACTICE lots to meet this goal. As we get deeper into the book, the book gets harder. Parents please remind students to practice at home every day possible. Students will fall behind this goal if they only play at school. Sixth Grade band’s next performance will be the Spring Concert scheduled for May 16.
YAHOO!! All band members and parents/grandparents are invited to travel to Michigan
J-L Band Boosters are hard at work helping HS band members raise $$ for “D.C.” and keeping the entire band program looking and sounding sharp! Thank you to the boosters for assisting with the cost of additional HS concert and marching uniforms, and honor band entry fees for both HS and MS students. The J-L Band Boosters made a $4000.00 profit on the Wreath and Poinsettia/Cardinal Spirit sale. This is a $500 increase over last year! J YAHOO!! Special thanks to the many parents who volunteered throughout the Wreath and Poinsettia sale and setting up, greeting, etc. for the Christmas Concert. Our bands are achieving great things because of your support!! The next band booster meeting will be Monday, April 16th. Spring concert Silent Auction and the final decisions for the Michigan Adventure Trip will be on the agenda. Parents and friends of the band are always welcome to attend meetings to share ideas. Monetary donations and donations of quality used instruments are always
The band begins fundraising for the trip a year and a half before they leave. Each student has his/her own account set up so any money personally raised through band booster provided opportunities goes into the individual’s account. This money may only be used for the D.C. trip. To further assist students with this trip donations were made by individual community members and organizations. The J-L Band Boosters wish to thank VFW Post 6335, American Legion Post 198, Lewiston Lions, Lewiston Lioness, Gaylord Area Elks, and community members for their donations to this fine group of musicians. The first day of the trip, June 14, the band boarded a motor coach for a 14 hour bus ride. Upon arrival at a beautiful Holiday Inn, the students had the hotel pool reserved entirely for them and were able to unwind before “lights out”. Day two was up and out of the hotel by 8 a.m. and off to visit Smithsonian Museums, lunch at the Old Post Office, a guided tour of the Washington Monument, World War II Memorial, Vietnam Wall Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, and quick pictures of the White House backyard. The evening found the band members dining at Hard Rock Café, followed by changing into “dress clothes” for an amazing performance of the Broadway musical “Wicked” at the Kennedy Center. Another early departure from the hotel on Day 3 took the band straight to Arlington Cemetery. Paying respect to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the group was able to see a Changing of the Guard and a wreath laying ceremony. The Kennedy family grave site’s Eternal Flame, Space Shuttle Columbia and Challenger Memorials, and USS Marine Memorial were among other sites the band visited. The majority of the afternoon was spent touring more Smithsonian Museums, National Archives and other main attractions. Dinner at Johnny Rockets followed by an evening performance of the National Symphony Orchestra wrapped up the trip at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Band members and chaperones traveled through the night to arrive back at JLHS by noon on Friday, June 17. “The J-L Band trip D.C. 2011, was truly fantastic,” reports Nieman. “Members of this fine band are outstanding young adults. In three and a half days, the chaperones did not encounter any discipline problems. Students toured our nation’s capitol with great respect for our veterans and past/present historical leaders. My thanks to all the students and chaperones for making my trip enjoyable. I am very proud to be associated with such an amazing group of musicians and individuals.” Plans for D.C. in 2015 are now underway! J-L High School Band Trip to Washington D.C. Photo Album I J-L High School Band Trip to Washington D.C. Photo Album II
J-L All Bands Christmas Concert 2010 PHOTOS Musically yours,
 BAND INSTRUMENTS NEEDED The Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools Band Program is in need of used instruments for students who are not able to rent/buy their own. Participating in Band is a rewarding learning experience, which teaches not only music but also responsibility and leadership. Instruments needed include: flutes, clarinets, saxophones, trumpet/coronets, French Horns, trombones, baritones, and percussion kits. If you have a used instrument that you would like to donate, please contact the J-L Band Office at 989-731-4420 ext. 226 or 989-786-2253 ext. 365 
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