4/25/2004 - Congratulations to the FMS Chamber Winds for receiving a One Rating at the State Band and Orchestra Festival. An Excellent performance by an outstanding group of students, under the direction of an outstanding staff, and with the support of an outstanding group of parents!!!

4/6/2004 - Congratulations To the FMS students participating in the district solo and ensemble festival on April 3, 2004. Of the 18 student/groups performing, 16 were awarded "I" ratings and two were awarded "II" ratings. Congratulations to Mr Jamison and Mr Burk for preparing such excellent students.

3/21/2004 - FMS Booster Meeting
Weds, April 21, 2004 - 7:00 PM

Our next booster meeting is the week before the All-City concerts, and less than a month before Tag Day. We`ll set the assignments for the concerts, and we`ll shift Tag Day planning into high gear.

7:00 PM - Mr. Jamison`s Band Room

3/14/2004 - Festival Results !!
The various music festivals are all over, and what a great year it`s been!

Congratulations to the Chamber Winds. They received a "I" rating at District Band Festival
Congratulations to the Wind Ensemble. They received a "II" rating at District Dand Festival
Congratulations to the Advanced/Jazz Choir. They received a "I" rating at District Vocal Festival
Congratulations to the FMS Orchestra. They received a "I" rating at District Orchestra Fesitval.

This certainly underscores how wonderful the music program is at Ferndale Middle School, and how truly lucky our kids are to have such incredible instructors and support staff. But, ultimately, it is the kids who did the work!

Outstanding work students and staff! Thanks a million ...

And, a special thank you from the Boosters to all the parents. We appreciate all your assistance during the festivals, whether you were a chaperone, a percussion-pusher or merely part of the enthusiastic audience. Thanks.

3/5/2004 - Upcoming Festival Dates
This will be a busy couple of weeks for the instrumental and vocal music departments at FMS.

Here`s the rundown:

FMS Orchestra - Saturday, March 6th, 2004, 3:45 PM @ Birmingham Groves
FMS Choirs - Tuesday, March 9th, 2004, @ Royal Oak Presbyterian Church
FMS Wind Ensemble - Saturday, March 13th, 2004, 9:55 AM @ Lake Orion HS
FMS Chamber Winds - Saturday, March 13th, 2004, 3:15 PM @ Lake Orion HS

Good luck to all the kids and directors!

2/28/2004 - Congratulations to the FMS students who performed at the 2004 Vocal Solo/Ensemble festival.
Barenda Moss-Jackson, Erinn Reeves, and Charlotte Wunderlich (2 medals � for solo and duet) earned a Division 1 rating.
Katie Dickinson, Antoniece Jones, Ja�Lynn Randall, and Hillary Tamm earned a Division 2 rating.
Congratulations again the students and to Ms Krell.

2/18/2004 - FMS Booster Meeting - March 3rd - 7:00 PM
Our next FMS Booster meeting will be held Wednesday, March 3rd, 2004, at 7:00 PM.
Topics will include festival support and spring fund raising.
FMS Orchestra Room (Lynn`s Room)
Hope to see you there!

2/5/2004 - The Ferndale Extravaganza is next Thursday, February 12th. The Extravaganza will feature performances by both FMS Jazz Bands, the FMS Fiddlers, as well as the FMS Beat Poets. It is a night for everyone to see what Ferndale has to offer!! Click here for a performance schedule, or click here for general information.

1/21/2004 - FMS JAZZ BAND will be performing @ 7 p.m., January 28th @ Zion Lutheran Church as part of the FERNDALE BLUES FESTIVAL ! The FMS Jazz Band will share the stage with the FHS Jazz band. Come out and enjoy some Ferndale home grown blues!

1/6/2004 - FMS Booster Meeting
There have been some changes and a lot of confusion (sorry ...), but the final word is:
FMS Boosters Meeting
Wednesday, January 7th, 2004 6:00 PM
FMS Orchestra Room (Lynn`s Room)

Pizza will be served
Agenda: CD sales and Holiday Concerts, update on upcoming Festival dates, etc., start work on spring fund-raisers.

12/23/2003 - Happy Holidays
to one and all from the
FMS Performing Arts Boosters

Best wishes for a safe and prosperous New Year

12/4/2003 -

Winter Concerts are Here!

The FMS Winter Concerts are here:

Monday, 12/8 - Orchestra, Jazz Band & Fiddlers
Tuesday, 12/9 - Bands
Monday, 12/15 - Choirs

Please be sure to be there, and hear our wonderful performers .... (and, as always, we`ll be doing our 50/50 raffle, so someone will go home a millionaire!) Plus, rumor has it that the anxiously-awaited `FMS Chocolate CDs` will be available - which would make a perfect stocking stuffer for anyone with a sweet tooth.

10/29/2003 - Congratulations to Ms. Krell for having 8 students selected for the Michigan State Junior High School SATB Honors Choir. Well Done Erin Taisey, Hannah Minch, Greg Smith, Erik Johnson, Erinn Reeves, Shannon McLeod, Danny Chunn and Kein Onickel!!!
The State Honors Choir will be traveling to Midland, Holland, Saline and Ann Arbor to rehearse with other fine singers from around the state. The concert will be on Saturday, January 24, 2004, at 3:00 PM, in Hill Auditorium at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

10/23/2003 - Watch for the Ferndale Educational Foundation selling "Hour Magazine" at the Ferndale Football game October 25, next to the FAB General Store. Monies made from this sale will be allocated to the purchase of the "Mobile Performance Quality Sound Support System". The cost is $18.00 for a one-year subscription. New and RENEWING subscriptions qualify. We accept cash, check or charge. We make a profit of nine dollars out of the eighteen. If we sell 500 subscriptions, we will get another $1,000.00. The sale runs for the month of October. Contact Ann Steslicke (248-545-3532) for more information. Come out Friday and show your support for the Marching Band, the FAB, the FEF, and the Golden Eagle Football Team.

10/17/2003 - Next Booster Meeting
FMS Band Booster Meeting

Thursday, Nov 20th, 2003 - 7:00 PM
Mr. Jamison�s Band Room

We`ll finalize winter fundraising details, and plan for the upcoming Winter Concerts.
Hope to see you there!

10/13/2003 - Reminder!
FMS Band Booster Meeting

Thursday, Oct 16th, 2003 - 7:00 PM
Mr. Jamison�s Band Room

Agenda at a glance:

Fundraising for 2003/04
Election of Officers
FMS Music Events for School Year
Volunteer Opportunities

Please be there! We especially need Seventh Grade Parents!

NOTE: Kids � if your parents attend the Booster Meeting, you will receive a �Free Practice Pass�, which you can hand in one week instead of a Practice Sheet.

9/28/2003 - FMS Kids march with High School Golden Eagles Marching Band

The FMS Boosters are delighted to point out that seven FMS kids have been invited to march with the Ferndale High School Golden Eagle Marching Band.

These kids went to Interlochen for a week with the marching band in August, and can be seen (heard?) every Monday and Wednesday evening (and many Saturday mornings) at the High School football field, practicing with the band.

If you�d like to see our kids in action with the Golden Eagle Marching Band, come see them at the Homecoming Game (October 10th against North Farmington), or come see one of the competitions (the closest one will be at Lamphere High School on October 18th).

Congratulations to our kids! C`mon out and see them, and cheer the `Golden Eagles` on!

9/26/2003 - NEXT FMS BOOSTER MEETING will be held Thursday, October 16th, 2003 at 7:00 PM in Mr. Jamison`s band room. All parents of seventh and eight-grade band, orchestra and vocal students are cordially invited to attend.

Tentative agenda items include finalization of FMS Booster officers and fundraising options. (We have already identified a number of `big ticket items` on the Booster wishlist - we need to figure out how to finance them!)

If you have any questions, drop me a quick email!

- Rob

9/13/2003 - Thank you to everyone that attended the September booster meeting. Click here to get a recap of the meeting.

9/4/2003 - The FMS Music Boosters invite you to attend the first booster meeting of the school year on Thursday, September 11th, 2003, at 7:00, in Mr. Jamison`s band room.

Items on the agenda include planning for the 03/04 school year, potential fund-raising efforts, calendar for the year and election of officers.

For more information, contact the FMS Music Boosters at [email protected]

6/1/2003 - Congratulations to both FMS Jazz Bands as well as the FMS Jazz Choir for their outstanding performances at the 11th annual Ferndale High School Jazz Festival.

5/3/2003 - Congratulations to Mr. Jamison and the Concert Band for receiving a Two Rating at STATE Band Festival. The group received a Two in performace and a One in sight reading for an overall Two rating. Well done Mr. Jamison and students!!!

5/3/2003 - Congratulations to Ms. Brosnan and the Symphony Orchestra for receiving a Three Rating at STATE Orchestra Festival. The group received a Three in performace and a Two in sight reading for an overall Three rating. Well done Ms. Brosnan and students!!!

5/3/2003 - Congratulations to Mr. Schlottman and the Symphonic Band for receiving a One Rating at STATE Band Festival. The group received straight ones from every judge. Well done Mr. Schlottman and students!!!

3/16/2003 - Congratulations to Mr. Schlottman and the Symphonic Band for receiving a One Rating at District Band Festival. The group received straight ones from every judge. Well done Mr. Schlottman and students!!!

3/16/2003 - Congratulations to Mr. Jamison and the Concert Band for receiving a One Rating at District Band Festival. This is the first time the Concert Band has performed at festival and it was an excellant beginning. Well done Mr. Jamison and students!!!

3/16/2003 - Congratulations to Ms. Brosnan and the Symphony Orchestra for receiving a One Rating at District Orchestra Festival. Well done Ms. Brosnan and students!!!

3/3/2003 - Congratulations to Ms. Jamison and the Jazz Choir / Advance Choir for receiving a One Rating at District Choral Festival. The group received straight ones from every judge. Well done Ms. Jamison and students!!!

2/10/2003 - March Middle School Boosters Meeting. The March FMS Music Boosters meeting has been changed to Thursday, March 20, 2003 (7:00 PM) to avoid a conflict with teacher conferences on the 6th. We will be planning Tag Day, a major fund raiser for the Music Boosters as well as dealing with other items of business. Plan on attending - we`ll plan on seeing you there

2/8/2003 - Welcome to the new Ferndale Middle School Music Boosters Website. Check this site frequently for news, calendar of events, and other information about the music program at FMS. If you have a child in band, orchestra or choir this sites for you!

2/8/2003 - Finish the Move Workday. was held Sunday, February 9, 2003, 1:00 PM. Many parents and students helped the music department staff move and organize furniture, instruments and music. The amount of work done was incredible. Thanks to all who participated. Another work day will be planned to continue sorting and organizing music. Watch the website for more information.