January
2024
The Joliet Township
High School Band Alumni Association (JTHS BAA) is pleased to
announce that applications
are now being
accepted for our annual
scholarship offerings. Qualified student applicants must adhere to
all steps outlined below to be included in the selection process for
the JTHS Band Alumni Association 2023-24 Scholarship Awards.
The following steps are required by every student who qualifies and wishes
to be considered for these awards.
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Application
and
Photo Release
(required for all applicants)
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Interview
(required for all applicants)
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Musical
Performance
(required for all Centennial
scholarship applicants)
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Letter(s) of
Recommendation (required for all Jan Uffelmann scholarship
applicants)
Here's the information that you need to know to
apply:
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Qualified
students: Any JT Central and JT West band member who is a senior
in the 2024 graduating class.
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Scholarship
Types: The JTHS BAA is pleased to offer a total of $4,000.00 in
scholarship funds this year. The JTHS BAA Centennial
Scholarship is a $1,000.00 scholarship awarded to one student at
JT Central and one student at JT West.
The Jan Uffelmann Scholarship is a $1,000.00
scholarship awarded to one student at JT Central and one student
at JT West who demonstrate and are recognized as providing
exceptional levels of service to others as a member of their
band.
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Award
presentation: The BAA scholarship committee plans to identify
recipients so that students may receive recognition at their
school's awards ceremony. In addition, the BAA plans to
recognize each scholarship recipient at their campus's spring
band concert program in May 2024.
The application form is the first required step.
Click here
for the "NEW-for-2024" JTHS BAA scholarship application Google Form. Fill out all required information and then submit with the click of a button.
A photo release form is also required for every applicant –
//www.jthsbaa.org/pdf/2024-photo-release-form.pdf.
The deadline for all applications
is February 24, 2024.
The BAA will ONLY accept forms submitted online and via
e-mail. Electronic submissions by e-mail must be addressed to
scholarship@jthsbaa.org and include the completed photo release form and letter(s) of recommendation if applicable. (JTHS BAA is not responsible for electronic applications that are lost, misdirected, etc. Students
may choose to: 1. call or text us at 815.714.8706, or 2. e-mail us at
scholarship@jthsbaa.org; to verify that the BAA received their
complete application package.)
The BAA scholarship committee will
review all applications packages received to screen and select student(s) who
will qualify for the next step. The decisions of the BAA scholarship
committee are final.
Once the
student's application has been accepted, they will be scheduled for
their interview and musical performance (as applicable), which will occur on
Saturday, March 9, 2024.
These will be held at the JTHS Administration Center, 300
Caterpillar Drive in Joliet.
Interview (applies to all scholarship applicants):
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Interviews will
be scheduled for all applicants who qualify for this step.
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The BAA
scholarship committee will identify members of the interview
team. One interview team will conduct the interviews of all
students.
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The interview
questions will NOT be available beforehand.
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The BAA
scholarship committee will consult with the interview team and
then select student(s) for the next/final step.
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The decisions
of the BAA scholarship committee are final.
Musical Performance (applies to all applicants of the
Centennial Scholarship ):
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Musical performance will be scheduled for each student that qualifies
for this step.
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The BAA
scholarship committee will utilize independent qualified music
educator(s) and musician(s) to judge each musical performance.
The same judge(s) will critique all student performances.
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Student must
perform a characteristic musical selection (length 3 to 5
minutes maximum) to demonstrate their level of musicianship. Students must email electronic (PDF format) copies of their music, with measures numbered, for the judge(s).
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Students will
perform on their primary band instrument.
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The BAA
scholarship committee will consult with the judge(s) to select
the finalists for the scholarship award.
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The BAA
scholarship committee will select two (2) students to receive
the JTHS BAA Centennial Scholarship awards – one (1) from JT
Central and one (1) from JT West.
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The decisions
of the BAA scholarship committee are final.
Letter(s) of
Recommendation (applies to all applicants of the Jan Uffelmann
Scholarship):
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Description of
how the applicant goes above and beyond to be of service to
others.
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Letter must be submitted
in addition to
the application by the deadline.
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The BAA
scholarship committee will consult with the interview team and
then select student(s) for the next/final step.
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The decisions
of the BAA scholarship committee are final.
Selection of
scholarship award recipients:
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The BAA
scholarship committee will select two (2) qualified students to receive
the JTHS BAA Centennial Scholarship awards – one (1) from JT
Central and one (1) from JT West.
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The
BAA scholarship committee will select two (2) qualified students
to receive the Jan Uffelmann Scholarship awards – one (1) from JT Central
and one (1) from JT West.
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The decisions
of the BAA scholarship committee are final.
As JT band alumni,
we are thrilled to be able to offer these scholarship awards.
We know that JT band students represent an exceptional group who are
among the finest students. Most importantly, we are proud to sponsor
scholarships to help our newest band alumni achieve their
post-secondary education goals. Their success is one with ours.
Long live the JTHS
band program and the on-going tradition of musical excellence that
makes us always proud to say – We are JTHS band alumni!
JTHS BAA Scholarship Committee
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