The Jackson Memorial High School Jaguar Band has been officially chosen to represent the entire mid-Atlantic region in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, and is hoping the Jackson community will come together to help them get there.
Visit our Tournament of Roses Parade
web site for all the latest information and fundraising efforts!
How can you help the Jaguar Band get to Pasadena?
The easiest way is to attend one of our many fundraising events. There are many events scheduled with even more on the horizon, so check back often!
Read more about our upcoming fundraising events.
Become a Jackson Jaguar Band Friends and Family or a Corporate Sponsor. Read
about how to become a sponsor and a list of all our current sponsors.
Coming up...
Meetings: Updated: April 29th 2012
Band Parents General Meeting May 8th at 7:00 PM
Spring Concert: Posted: February 19th, 2012
Jackson Memorial Jaguar Band Spring Concert Tuesday May 1st at 7:00PM
Schedule: Updated: March 27th, 2012
The TENTATIVE schedule has been updated as of March
27th!Summer Rehearsals, Band Camp, Football Games and the 2012-13 Marching Band
Schedule available.
$35 per person - Senior students are free
Food, Awards, Fun, DJ - come celebrate the past year
Evite will be going out to Seniors and their families sometime this week and will be open to until April's Band Parent Meeting and then Evite will go out to include the remaining classes and their families.
We have seating for approximately 300 people.
Look for your Evite soon!!!!
Tournament of Roses Parade: Updated: January 12th, 2012
For those parents who are planning on attending the Tournament of Roses Parade, we have put together this information package to aid you in your planning. The band will be arriving in California on December 28, 2012 and returning to NJ on January 2, 2013. Read More...
Official List of Bands Participating in the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade: Updated: February 3rd, 2012
Tickets go on sale for the 2013 parade on February 1st.
All parents attending the parade will need a grandstand ticket, even chaperones. No chaperones are allowed to walk with the band and sidewalk space is only available to those who camp out over-night to secure it.
Results from MARCHING BAND GRAND NATIONALS in Allentown, PA
Jackson Memorial Jaguar Band - Overall - 2nd Place Total Score: 96.10 (Highest Band Score in 8 years)
RECAP of the year:
USSBA Nationals - 2nd place - Best Music Individual NJ State Championships - Best Percussion Section NJ State Championships - Cadet Award of Excellence Yamaha Cup Championships - Met Life Stadium - 1st Place Champions Best Overall Mayor's Award - Robbinsville Band Competition Best Overall Mayor's Award - Absegami Band Competition Best Overall Mayor's Award - Hamilton West Best Competition
All incoming freshman band and guard members must have band shoes. All freshman and upper class band members in need of shoes must complete the following form:
All band members are required to have a short sleeve Band Polo shirt.
All incoming freshman and upper classmen in need of a new shirt should use the following form to order.
This form is only for band/guard members.
Jesse
Garcia - Was just selected 2012 Horn SGT. for "The Cadets" Drum and Bugle Corps,
from Allentown, Pa.
Joseph Downey Jr. - is a Contra-Bass player for the 2012 "Hawthorne Caballeros"
Drum and Bugle Corps, from Hawthorne, NJ
Cris Cruz - is a member of the Pit Section for the 2012 "Cadets" Drum and Bugle
Corps, from Allentown, Pa.
Jenna Alchevsky - is a Mellphone player for the 2012
"Cadets" Drum and Bugle Corps, from Allentown, Pa.
Are you
interested in keeping up with the Jackson Jaguar Band and
their various activities?
Join the Alumni Group for the band!
You are welcome to join if you are a former
band member or band parent (or will be once graduation
occurs in June!). If you want to receive occasional e-mails
about the band (upcoming events, large raffles, etc.),
please send your name and email address to:
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