SP East Band Updates
October 26th, 2026
Congratulations
Congratulations on a great first concert last week! We are very proud of the growth in both bands. Music is about collaboration, creating something as a group, accepting challengers, and discovering more about ourselves. You are off to a great start!
Your willingness to listen, take risks, support one another, and keep working toward something better is what makes our music meaningful. Thank you for your effort, your commitment to one another, and the energy you bring to our band community. It will be so exciting to see what you create next!
Best Wishes to SP East Students Performing with WSMA Honors Ensembles This Week
Best wishes to these SP East band students performing with Wisconsin School Music Association honors ensembles this coming Thursday and Saturday.
Owen Butcher - High School Honor Band
Isabelle Coen - High School Honor Band
Will Dennis - Middle Level Honor Band
Megahn Kendrick - Middle Level Honor Band
Link to purchase WSMA High School Honors Band Tickets
H.E.A.R. Scholarship: A $300 scholarship awarded to one or more band student(s) who:
The BPBF H.E.A.R. Scholarship (Helping support Equitable Access and Representation) promotes equitable access and representation to music education and enrichment activities for groups including but not limited to Black/African American, Latinx, Native North American, Asian/Pacific Islander, and LGBTQIA+ students. Students are eligible to be awarded with the BPBF H.E.A.R Scholarship no more than once per school year.
This $300 scholarship is awarded to one or more band student(s) in grades 7, 8, 9, 10, or
11 who is a current member of the Sun Prairie Band program, and participated in school
and/or community clubs and organizations.
Scholarships are disbursed as a subsidy payment to assist with private lessons in the
lesson academy program, and/or a payment for band camp or activity that is recommended
by your band director.
Marcia Berman Percussion Scholarship
The Marcia Berman Percussion Scholarship is a $300 scholarship awarded to one or more student(s) in grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 who is a current Sun Prairie Bands percussion student and has participated in school and/or community clubs and organizations. Scholarships are disbursed as payment for private percussion lessons during the current school year, and/or payment for percussion summer camps.