Community Engagement
Achievement in this category demonstrates a commitment to establishing school music programs as integral parts of their communities.Community Engagement Program
Gold: "Free to Be…You and Me"
Gold: "StringWizards"
Silver: "Bridging Adolescence: A River Flows Through Us"
Bronze: "Music Matters Takes to Town!"
Honorable Mention: "AnARTchy"
Cedar Grove High School, NJ
St. Ignatius College Prep, IL
Marshwood Middle School, ME
Cedar Grove High School, NJ
Benjamin E. Mays High School, GA
Community Engagement Video
Gold: "Right Now (We Need One Another) Video"
Charlottesville High School, VA
Community Event
Gold: "Right Now (We Need One Another) Event"
Silver: "B.A.M. (Burrell Arts and Music) Night"
Bronze: "Giving Back!"
Honorable Mention: "Performing Arts Spectacular"
Honorable Mention: "Evening of Strings: Miami Valley Orchestra Event"
Honorable Mention: "YOL Percussion Circles with the Elder Community Engagement Program"
Charlottesville High School, VA
Burrell School District, PA
Lava Ridge Intermediate School, UT
East Central High School, TX
Centerville High School, OH
Youth Orchestras of Lubbock (YOL)
Community Service Project
Gold: "School Supply Drive for LowCountry Orphan Relief"
Gold: "Right Now (We Need One Another) Service Project"
Silver: "Holiday Band Charity Concert"
Bronze: "OCG Community Service Project"
Wando High School, SC
Charlottesville High School, VA
Jensen Beach High School, FL
Owasso High School, OK
Decision-Maker Interaction
The benefits of strong music programs take longer to manifest than the tenure of an upwardly mobile administrator or elected official.Engagement with Administrator-Administration
Gold: "Special Ed Music Program"
Silver: "Stakeholder Collaboration and Involvement"
Bronze: "Success through Collaboration"
Bronze: "Getting to Know You"
Spring Valley Academy, CA
Morton School District 709
Northbrook Jr. High School, IL
Cedar Grove High School, NJ
Engagement with Elected Officials
Gold: "March to P.E. in South Carolina (S.302)"
Silver: "Music Under the Stars Community Outreach Concert"
Wando High School, SC
Desert Vista High School, AZ
Fundraising & Sponsorship
Achievement in this category demonstrates the understanding that creative and active fundraising benefits both individual students and entire programs.Fundraising Event
Gold: "Bowling for Bands"
Silver: "Outdoor Music Festival and Annual Auction"
Bronze: "Bulk Corn Sale"
Honorable Mention: "Cantonstock"
Hastings High School, MI
Hastings Middle School, MI
Tarpon Springs Leadership Conservatory for the Arts, FL
Lake Hamilton High School, AR
Canton Public Schools
Fundraising Program
Gold: "Blitz Boost"
Rouse High School, TX
Marketing & Promotion
Achievement in this category demonstrates a commitment to increasing the visibility of high-quality music programs.Concert-Contest Program Book
Gold: "Norwin Bands Concert Programs"
Norwin Middle School, PA
Norwin High School, PA
Miscellaneous Activity
Gold: "Extended Community Building"
Silver: "Take The Field With Pride Photo Program"
Highland High School, AZ
Broken Arrow High School, OK
Miscellaneous Multimedia
Gold: "Promotional Campaign for the Biloxi Band"
Silver: "Castle Marching Knights “Alone” Promotional Video"
Biloxi High School, MS
Castle High School, IN
Outdoor Billboard
Gold: "#CARNEGIEBOUND Billboard"
Baker High School, LA
Press-Media Kit
Gold: "Longwood CSD Music Department Media Relations Materials"
Longwood Central School District
Print Advertisement
Gold: "Haltom Band Scheherazade Concert Poster"
Haltom High School, TX
Program Website
Gold: "Prosper High School Band Website"
Silver: "Creekside Performing Arts Website"
Prosper High School, TX
Creekside Middle School, IN
Promotional Clothing Item
Gold: "Castle Marching Knights Uniform T-Shirt"
Castle High School, IN
Promotional Flyer-Poster
Gold: "Haltom Band Poster Campaign"
Silver: "Why Music?"
Haltom High School, TX
Hahntown Elementary School, PA
Social Media Engagement
Gold: "Tarpon Springs Social Media"
Silver: "Section of the Week / Instagram Take Over"
Bronze: "Senior Spotlight"
Honorable Mention: "Bands of America Hype Video"
Tarpon Springs Leadership Conservatory for the Arts, FL
Rouse High School, TX
Rouse High School, TX
Rouse High School, TX
Television-Radio Promotion
Gold: "GRHS Chorus Launch"
Glen Ridge High School, NJ
Parent & Booster Involvement
Achievement in this category demonstrates a commitment to developing an engaged and supportive network of volunteers for your organization.Parent-Booster Engagement Program
Gold: "Private Lesson Scholarships"
Silver: "Band Together"
Bronze: "Tarpon Spring Band Booster Engagement"
Honorable Mention: "Spring Arts Showcase"
Princeton High School
O’Fallon Township High School, IL
Tarpon Springs Leadership Conservatory for the Arts, FL
Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School, NY
Volunteer Opportunity
Gold: "Historical Archive of the Greenwood Marching Woodmen and Irish Guard"
Silver: "9/11 Memorial Taps and Sunset by YOL Music Ambassadors"
Bronze: "IV Band Quarter Auction"
Greenwood Community High School, IN
Youth Orchestras of Lubbock (YOL)
Indian Valley High School, OH
Recruitment & Retention
Programs that show achievement in this category demonstrate a commitment to building and sustaining a high-quality school music program.Beginning Recruitment Program
Gold: "Recruitment is a Process, Not an Event"
Silver: "Music Academy Recruitment"
Bronze: "Desert Hills Cone Site Beginning Program Recruitment"
Honorable Mention: "Beginning Band Recruiting"
Creekside Middle School, IN
Mater Dei High School, CA
Desert Hills High School, UT
Hillcrest Intermediate School, PA
High School Recruitment Program
Gold: "St. Francis Prep Music Recruiting"
Silver: "Tarpon Springs Recruitment"
Silver: "Musical Mentors"
Bronze: "North Cobb Recruitment Program"
Honorable Mention: "Music Business Recruitment"
St. Francis Preparatory School, NY
Tarpon Springs Leadership Conservatory for the Arts, FL
Capistrano Valley High School, CA
North Cobb High School, GA
East Central High School, TX
High School Retention Program
Gold: "CG Tonight!"
Gold: "Windsor Knights of the Rock Table"
Silver: "Ice Cream (Teambuilding) Social"
Bronze: "CGHS Lettering in Music"
Cedar Grove High School, NJ
Windsor High School, NY
John Foster Dulles High School, TX
Cedar Grove High School, NJ
Middle School Retention Program
Gold: "NBJH Bands Alumni Festival"
Silver: "CGHS Music Matters Middle to High Retention Plan"
Northbrook Jr. High School, IL
Cedar Grove High School, NJ
Recruitment Event-Activity
Gold: "Exchange Concert Program"
Silver: "The Orleans Pep Band Invitational"
Cedar Grove High School, NJ
Orleans Jr. Sr. High School, IN
Recruitment Video
Gold: "Vestavia Hills Recruitment Video"
Silver: "2017 YOL Grant Video"
Bronze: "Prosper Recruitment Video"
Vestavia Hills High School, AL
Youth Orchestras of Lubbock (YOL)
Prosper High School, TX