Good luck Jay County Marching Patriots!!:)
— lyns. (@lynsaymarie12) August 3, 2012
good luck Jay County Marching Patriots!
— Janice McGalliard (@JaniceMcGalliar) August 3, 2012
Proudly serving the Jay County community since 1975! 1995 and 2001 Indiana State Fair champions! Here you will find contest information, scores, and much more...
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2012!
First DCI show! Didn't make it live, but I'd rather be on the couch than in the stadium this evening! http://t.co/Togcg26L— Mark G. (@garrinmf) June 30, 2012
Marching Patriots selected to march 2012 IPL 500 Parade
The Marching Patriots of Jay County have been selected to march in the 2012 IPL 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis, IN. The parade will be on Saturday, May 26, 2012, and there will be an estimated crowd of over 300,000 people in attendance at the event. The parade will be televised locally. All students will be expected to perform as this will be a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity!
Gatlinburg Trip Payment
The 2nd payment for our upcoming Gatlinburg trip is January 24th. The payment is $150. Make checks payable to the Jay Patriot Band Boosters.
Enjoyed the show by @CasperTroopers @jcmarchingpats! Got to meet the visual caption head too! Good luck tomorrow night #dci— Jason Hart (@jasondhart) June 24, 2011
Assessing student growth for those teachers not included in ISTEP+
From the Indiana Dept of Education - 5/16/2011:
Question - How do we evaluate/pay educators teaching in grades/subjects that are not tested by ISTEP+?
Answer - By January 31, 2012, the State Board will adopt rules that establish the methods for assessing student growth for certificated employees who do not teach in areas measured by statewide assessments.‖ This fall, several school corporations across the state will pilot these methods.
So why did we pass legislation without establishing these methods? And the methods won't even be established until January 2012? This question affects all FCS, Computer, PE, Music, Art, Dance and Drama teachers as well as many others. And there is still no consideration given to those teachers with multi-building responsibilities. Please weigh in on this if I'm missing something!
Question - How do we evaluate/pay educators teaching in grades/subjects that are not tested by ISTEP+?
Answer - By January 31, 2012, the State Board will adopt rules that establish the methods for assessing student growth for certificated employees who do not teach in areas measured by statewide assessments.‖ This fall, several school corporations across the state will pilot these methods.
So why did we pass legislation without establishing these methods? And the methods won't even be established until January 2012? This question affects all FCS, Computer, PE, Music, Art, Dance and Drama teachers as well as many others. And there is still no consideration given to those teachers with multi-building responsibilities. Please weigh in on this if I'm missing something!
My e-mail to Representative Bill Davis - for what it's worth!
Needless to say, I'm not happy with the education reforms that were signed into law this past session, especially in light of the fact that I have a daughter who will soon be looking for a job in the area of fine arts education. Although I hope the legislation wasn't meant as such, it has turned out to be an attack on the fine arts programs at many schools in favor of math and language arts. At this point in time, I see my daughter's best prospect to be looking out of state for employment. Remember, if we take away the fine arts, we take away the soul of the school and some day, when a language arts teacher asks students to do a creative writing assignment, they'll have nothing to write about!
Regional Class-A CHAMPIONS!
Congratulations to the Patriot Winter Guard, who took top honors in the Regional Class-A State Championship on Saturday, March 5, 2011!
Drumline Takes 3rd!
Congratulations to the Winter Drumline on a 3rd place finish at Warsaw High School!