Page 4 - The Shores of Jupiter - December '22

Page 4, The Shores
Jupiter Community High School Announces

Results For 18th Annual Jupiter Festival Of Bands

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

2022 Jupiter Festival of Bands Grand Champions: Stoneman
Douglas High School

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