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Jupiter Community High School Announces Results

For 18th Annual Jupiter Festival Of Bands

Over 5,000 spectators
came to watch the Jupiter
Festival of Bands. High
school marching bands from
throughout the State of Florida
competed in the 2022 Jupiter
Festival of Bands (FOB),
a Florida Marching Band
Championships (FMBC)
Regional Competition.
The 2022 Jupiter Festival
of Bands is a celebration of
music education at its finest,
showcasing excellence, Jupiter High School Band
teamwork, and student
leadership of Florida’s Second place: Martin County High School
outstanding marching bands. Third place: Pembroke Pines Charter High School
These young performers and Class 5A Class Champions
their achievements remind First place: Stoneman Douglas High School
us of the importance of Class 1A Champions: Hialeah High School Second place: Sebastian River High School
music education in schools A special thanks to the sponsors of this event that helped
locally and nationwide. Class 1A Champions make it possible – Presenting Sponsor: FPL; Volunteer
This year’s event also included a special collection for First place: Hialeah High School Headquarters Sponsor: Christ Fellowship Church;
North Fort Myers High School who lost their entire band Second place: Boca Raton High School Hospitality Sponsors: Sprouts, Miller’s Ale House,
facility and equipment and unfortunately had to pull out of Third place: Coral Springs Charter High School Graze Craze; Platinum Sponsor: The DVR Group; Green
the competition. Dylan Williamson, a junior at Jupiter High Class 2A Champions Sponsors: Tire Kingdom, TGL The General Ledger, Group
School and a member of the Spirit of Jupiter Marching First place: Orange Park High School One of Supreme Lending, KH Services, C.R.S Benefit
Band, came up with the idea to rally the 29 bands in a Second place: Cooper City High School Consultants, Blue Water Taco; Gold Sponsors: Publix,
“Bands Together” fundraiser to help North Fort Myers Third place: Palm Beach Gardens High School Conviva Care Center.
High School. It was a huge success and they collected The afternoon flight of competition included bands We would also like to thank our judging panel for their
boxes of donated food and other items as well as over classified as Class 3A (70 to 99 students), 4A (100 to time in judging the 2022 Jupiter Festival of Bands. Our
$1,400 of gift cards to deliver to the band. 125 students), and Class 5A (126-plus students). The top judges this year include: Dr. Aaron Witek, Edrick Rhodes,
Ryan Ross, Jupiter High School Band and Festival performing bands included: Dr. Matt Stratton, Jorge Maldonado, Tim Lee, Ron We
Director, said this was one of the toughest competitions 2022 Jupiter Festival Of Bands Grand Champions Hardin, Jason Bloom, and Enrique Perez.
to date. The judges that flew in from all over the United First place: Stoneman Douglas High School About Spirit Of Jupiter
States said they were extremely impressed with the caliber Second place: West Broward High School The Spirit of Jupiter (SOJ) Marching Band is part of
of performance from the Florida marching bands. Third place: Somerset Academy High School the wider Jupiter High School Music Program. In 2021 the
“The competition in each class was top-notch, you Class 3A Class Champions Spirit of Jupiter was crowned the State Champion in Class
can tell how hard these bands have been working based First place: Somerset Academy 3A at the 2021 Florida Marching Band Championships
on the performances we saw Saturday. This was the most Second place: Palm Beach Central High School (FMBC). The Spirit of Jupiter Marching Band will be
successful FOB to date, and I am extremely thankful for the Third place: Charles W. Flanagan High School competing again this year at the 2022 FMBC State
parent and student volunteers as well as our sponsors for Class 4A Class Champions Championships on Nov. 19 and 20 in Lauderhill, Fla.,
helping to pull together this amazing community event,” First place: West Broward High School www.fmbcstate.com. Visit JupiterBands.com to learn more
said Ross. about the Jupiter High School Marching Band.
The morning flight of competition included bands
classified as Class 1A (1 to 45 students) and Class 2A (46
to 69 students). The top performing bands included:
2022 Jupiter Festival Of Bands Grand Champions
First place: Hialeah High School
Second place: Orange Park High School

2022 Jupiter Festival of Bands Grand Champions: Stoneman
Douglas High School Class 2A competition

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Dylan Williamson – “Bands Together”