Jay County Marching Patriots

Color Guard Clinic

Patriot Color Guard Clinic 2021

Saturday, April 17th | 12 - 4 p.m.

East Jay Elementary School
Main Gym (enter through door #7)

Join the Patriot Color Guard for the Day!!!!

Click here to download registration information.

Spirit of '76

Help support your Patriot Bands with our Spirit of 76 campaign now through April 18, 2020. Click the video below to learn more.

Nothing brings greater joy to the holiday season like our favorite holiday music. This is the time of year when we tune our radios to the stations that we love and sing along, taken in by the nostalgia of our most joyful childhood memories. What a powerful tool music is– influencing every era of our lives, supporting us through life’s greatest celebrations, and carrying us through our deepest pain.

We recognize that music is a powerful medium for feeling connected to family and friends. It is that recognition that drives us to work harder and make music a priority.

This #GivingTuesday, support the Jay County Band Boosters. Your gift allows our hard-working musicians whose creativity, innovation, talent, and passion for what they do bring joy to so many.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left us unable to raise funds through our conventional means. Your gift to the Jay County Band Boosters will help ensure that our students can continue to learn and grow and influence the world with their music.

#GivingTuesday is the perfect opportunity to show your appreciation for music, to provide a highly impacting music education for these bright students, and to selflessly give back to something powerful that has supported you your whole life long. Give now and join us in making music the priority that it deserves to be in all of our lives. Thank you for your support!

Click below to make a secure donation via Paypal.

Happy Halloween from the band staff!

We wish everyone a good time tonight with the festivities this weekend. Have fun trick-r-treating, but please do it in groups, watch out for anything suspicious, and beware the moors. If you need anything, feel free to call us.

Speaking of suspicious things, Mr. Hart was looking kinda pale. Probably a bug bite.

Mark turned into an ogre or something under the moonlight.

Mr. Garringer also is off on a rampage. He said you wouldn't like him when he's angry. Roarrrrrrr. Melon Smash! Play notes right or Melon get angry.

Melonhead and Secretary's Halloween hijinks.

Our staff is all for good fun, and maybe a bit too crazy. 😉Remember to stay in well-lit areas, watch for germs, and avoid any ghouls that go bump in the night.

Snares and Solos

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Snares @connorbdaniels and @comptoncolton of the Jay County Marching Patriots perform the drumline's solo during the preview performance of "Angels Among Us," Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, at Jay County High School in Portland, Indiana. The JCHS Marching Patriots perform at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Indiana State Fair Band Day in Indianapolis.

A post shared by Chris Schanz (@c_schanz) on Aug 4, 2015 at 7:33pm PDT

Fall Concert

We had a great fall concert. Take a listen and see more photos in the Media section.

Aaron Funkhouser plays Sunday along with the rest of the trombones and baritones during a Jay County High School Marching Patriots concert for family members. The band held the concert after its summer competition season and parades were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/yFBK34zVlq
— Commercial Review (@commreview) October 20, 2020

Congrats Jason!

Congratulations to Patriot Band alum Jason Hart today for graduating with a Masters in Music Education from Anderson University. He has done so much for our band program. Thank you for continuing to make such an impact on music and kids!

Homecoming Spin

Homecoming spin:Allie Jellison spins her flag Friday as the Jay County High School Marching Patriots perform prior to the homecoming game against the South Adams Starfires. pic.twitter.com/OrTPFiWykD
— Commercial Review (@commreview) October 9, 2020