Community Engagement
Achievement in this category demonstrates a commitment to establishing school music programs as integral parts of their communities.Community Engagement Program
Gold: "Annual Community Veterans Day Ceremony"
Silver: "Midwest Youth Orchestra"
Silver: "A Community of Lifelong Music-Makers"
Silver: "Intercultural Music Education"
Silver: "Mu.S.E."
Leyden High School, IL
Books, Brushes & Bands for Education
Parkway South Middle School, MO
INTEMPO, CT
Musical String Ensemble (Mu.S.E), CA
Community Event
Gold: "Unity: Building Community through Choral Music"
Silver: "Creekwood Community Fair"
Bronze: "Spring Valley Community Concert"
Honorable Mention: "Inaugural Key of She Jazz Conference 2019"
Honorable Mention: "What’s Going On?"
Sabish Middle School, WI
Johansen High School, CA
Spring Valley Academy, CA
Key of She, PA
Miami Union Academy, FL
Community Service Project
Gold: "Service Performance at the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House for the 2019 Rose Parade"
Silver: "Flip’n Flapjacks Charity Dinner"
Pickerington High School North, OH
Pickerington High School Central, OH
Rouse High School, TX
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: "The Marching Arts as Part of a School’s Athletic Department"
Miamisburg High School, OH
Fundraising & Sponsorship
Achievement in this category demonstrates the understanding that creative and active fundraising benefits both individual students and entire programs.Sponsor Engagement
Gold: "We Bring The Music To You!"
Silver: "Fuel the Power Band"
Chopin Elementary, IL
Lake Hamilton High School, AR
Fundraising Program
Gold: "Taste of the World"
Silver: "Alter Marching Knights Mulch Sale"
Honorable Mention: "Long City Limits"
Nutley Music Boosters Association, NJ
Archbishop Alter High School, OH
JL Long Middle 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: "2018 Castle Invitational Program Book"
Castle High School, IN
Miscellaneous Activity
Gold: "Becoming The Pride"
Rochester City Schools, NY
Miscellaneous Multimedia
Gold: "When Words Fail"
Silver: "St. Francis Prep Music Department Promo Video"
Bronze: "Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment Winter Programs Hype Video"
Spring Valley Academy, CA
St. Francis Preparatory School, NY
Williams Field High School, AZ
Local Advertising – Digital
Gold: "Princeton Music Joins the Video Age"
Princeton High School
Program Website
Gold: "Traughber JHS Band Website"
Traughber Junior High School, IL
Social Media Engagement
Gold: "Social Media and the Princeton Music Boosters"
Princeton High School
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: "Leander High School Band Booster Engagement"
Silver: "Music In Motion Booster Engagement"
Leander High School, TX
Ruben S. Ayala High School, CA
Parent & Booster Recruitment
Gold: "Transportation Team"
O’Fallon Township High School, IL
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: "Mater Dei Music Academy"
Mater Dei High School, CA
High School Recruitment Program
Gold: "St. Francis Prep Has Music for Everyone!"
Silver: "Musical Mentors"
St. Francis Preparatory School, NY
Capistrano Valley High School, CA
Retention Program
Gold: "Summer Music Program"
Silver: "Connetquot High School Choral Arts Day"
Bronze: "Everyone Can Sing"
Sullivan High School, MO
Connetquot High School, NY
Hester Junior High School, IL
Recruitment Event/Activity
Gold: "Elementary Experiences"
Silver: "I’m in the Band"
Bronze: "Richland Two Roadshow"
Honorable Mention: "Meet Me in the Middle (Schools)"
Dallas ISD, TX
Sun Prairie Area School District, WI
Richland Two School District, SC
Wando High School, SC
Recruitment Material (Print)
Gold: "Believe You Can Achieve"
Edison Middle School, IL
Selected Entry
Gold: "Project Confined Redefined"
East Mesa Juvenile Detention Center, CA