ACMS Band Mission Statement
In the Appling County Middle School Band program, our mission is to develop students into mature young adults through the avenue of music. Through music we will reinforce good behavior, discipline, responsibility, working well with others, teamwork, and humility. Our students will carry themselves with pride and honor, and we will always have respect for others.
Keep in touch with our Remind text groups:
6th Grade Band --> text the code @54s88 to the # 81010
7th Grade Band --> text the code @33r56 to the # 81010
8th Grade Band --> text the code @77z98 to the # 81010
Facebook: you can join our FB group page by searching for "Appling County Middle School Band.
Mr. Jim Perry, ACMS Band Director
Mr. Perry is in his 9th year of teaching at Appling County Middle School. This is his 12th year in public school education having served in Pierce and Coffee counties prior to coming to Appling. Mr. Perry graduated high school as an Honors student from Pierce County High School in Blackshear, GA and attended the University of Georgia for four years to earn his Bachelor's degree in Music Education. While at UGA in Athens he would study tuba under Mr. David Zerkel and performed in the UGA Symphonic Band, Wind Symphony, Wind Ensemble, and Symphony Orchestra. During this time Mr. Perry would also march for four years in the Redcoat Marching Band, serving two years as a Drum Major. Mr. Perry has recently graduated from Anderson University in South Carolina with a Master's Degree in Music Education in May of 2019.
Mr. Perry is married to Mrs. Ashley Griffis Perry, a teacher at Appling County Middle School. Together they attend First Baptist Church in Hazlehurst, GA where Mr. Perry serves as the Music Minister.
History of the ACMS Band
Directors: Jim Johnson, Stan Rogowski, Kara Augustin, Lee Lamb, Stephanie Starr, Jim Perry
By the Year
2010
8th Grade Festival Performance: Omega March, A Childhood Hymn, Westminster Chronicles
2011
7th Grade Festival Performance: Kitty Hawk March, Aztec Sunrise, As Winds Dance
8th Grade Festival Performance: Lexington March, Ash Lawn Echoes, Country Wildflowers
2012
7th Grade Festival Performance: Meadowlawn March, Evening Prayer, Suncatcher
8th Grade Festival Performance: Polaris March, All the Pretty Little Horses, Creed
2013
7th Grade Festival Performance: Kitty Hawk March, Clouds, Apollo Fanfare
8th Grade Festival Performance: March of the Irish Guard, Southern Dawn, Achilles' Wrath
2014
7th Grade Festival Performance: Excitation March, Rising Star, Colliding Visions
8th Grade Festival Performance: Crosswinds March, British Isle Ballads, Escape from the Deep
2015
8th Grade Festival Performance: Bayview March, A Song for Friends, Arabian Dances
2016
7th Grade Festival Performance:
8th Grade Festival Performance: Lexington March, A Childhood Hymn, Ash Lawn Echoes
2017
7th Grade Festival Performance:
8th Grade Festival Performance: Crosswinds March, Shenendoah, Afterburn
2018
7th Grade Festival Performance:
8th Grade Festival Performance: March of Freedom, Song for Friends, The Tempest
2019
7th Grade Festival Performance:
8th Grade Festival Performance: Lexington March, By Dawn's Early Light, Voodoo Dance
2020
7th Grade Festival Performance:
8th Grade Festival Performance: Summit March, The Rowan Tree, Dark Fortress
2021
7th Grade Festival Performance:
8th Grade Festival Performance: Copper Creek March, Softly Speaks the Night, Apollo Fanfare
2022
7th Grade Festival Performance:
8th Grade Festival Performance: Crosswinds March, Evening Prayer, Engines of Resistance
2023
7th Grade Festival Performance: Kitty Hawk March, Gathering in the Glen, Apollo Fanfare
8th Grade Festival Performance: Summit March, Celtic Air & Dance No.2, Beyond the Darkness
