JTHS Band Alumni Association
Scholarship Awards Informational Letter

January 2025

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 2024-25 Scholarship Awards. The following steps are required by every student who qualifies and wishes to be considered for these awards.

1. Application and Photo Release (required for all applicants)
2. Interview (required for all applicants)
3. Musical Performance (required for all Centennial scholarship applicants)
4. Letter(s) of Recommendation (required for all Jan Uffelmann scholarship applicants)

Here's the information that you need to know to apply:

• Qualified students: Any JT Central and JT West band member who is a senior in the 2025 graduating class.
• Scholarship Types:  The JTHS BAA is pleased to offer a total of $6,000.00 in scholarship funds this year.  The JTHS BAA Centennial Scholarship is a $1,000.00 scholarship awarded to two students at JT Central and two students 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. 
• 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 2025.

The application form is the first required step. Click here for the 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/2025-photo-release-form.pdf.

The deadline for all applications is February 22, 2025. 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 15, 2025.  These will be held at the JTHS Administration Center, 300 Caterpillar Drive in Joliet.

Interview (applies to all scholarship applicants):

• Interviews will be scheduled for all applicants who qualify for this step.
• The BAA scholarship committee will identify members of the interview team to conduct the interviews of all students.
• The interview questions will NOT be available beforehand.
• The BAA scholarship committee will consult with the interview team and then select student(s) for the next/final step.
• The decisions of the BAA scholarship committee are final.

Musical Performance (applies to all applicants of the Centennial Scholarship ):

• Musical performance will be scheduled for each student that qualifies for this step.
• 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.
• Student must perform a characteristic musical selection (length 3 to 5 minutes maximum) to demonstrate their level of musicianship.  Students must provide a paper copy of their music, with measures numbered, for the judge(s).
• Students will perform on their primary band instrument.
• The BAA scholarship committee will consult with the judge(s) to select the finalists for the Centennial Scholarship awards.
• The decisions of the BAA scholarship committee are final.

Letter(s) of Recommendation (applies to all applicants of the Jan Uffelmann Scholarship):

• Description of how the applicant goes above and beyond to be of service to others.
• Letter must be submitted in addition to the application by the deadline.
• The BAA scholarship committee will consult with the interview team and then select student(s) for the next/final step.
• The decisions of the BAA scholarship committee are final.

Selection of scholarship award recipients:

• The BAA scholarship committee will select four (4) qualified students to receive the JTHS BAA Centennial Scholarship awards – two (2) from JT Central and two (2) from JT West.
• 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.
• 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