RP Bands Update

Please visit our band website at rpbands.com to find information about marching band.

1. Type in rpbands.com in your URL address bar or click on the purple button below

2. Scroll over High School at the top and a menu will pop up

3. Click on Marching Band

There you will find all the information you need about marching band, including information about:

• first performance on 8/17/26
• marching band fees
• paying fees online
• financial assistance
• fundraising opportunities
• rehearsal schedules
• band calendar
• sports physical

Calendar Abbreviations

MB - Marching Band

HS - High School

JZ - Jazz Band

CG - Color Guard

WG - Winter Guard

Jennifer Byrne, Director of Bands - HS & SMS

HS Marching Band, HS Wind Symphony, HS Symphonic Band, HS AP Music Theory, and SMS Beginning Woodwinds & Brass

Jennifer.Byrne@raypec.org

816-388-5020

Neil Pedersen, Assistant Director - HS & SMS

HS Marching Band (Front Ensemble), Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, and SMS 6th, 7th, & 8th Percussion

Neil.Pedersen@raypec.org

816-388-5381

Dillon Jarrett, Assistant Director - HS, NGC, & SMS

HS Marching Band, NGC Concert Band, SMS Jazz Band and SMS 6th, 7th, & 8th Bands

Dillon.Jarrett@raypec.org

816-388-5376

Zach Shupe, Assistant Director - HS & EMS

HS Marching Band, HS Jazz Band, and EMS 6th, 7th, & 8th Grade Bands

Zachary.Shupe@raypec.org

816-388-5391

Andy Reyes, Assistant Director - HS & EMS

HS Marching Band, NGC Concert Band, EMS Jazz Band and EMS 6th, 7th, & 8th Bands/Percussion

Gerardo.Reyes@raypec.org

816-388-5389

Siara Schweiger, Guard Director - HS

HS Math, HS Color Guard, HS Winter Guard

Siara.Schweiger@raypec.org

816-388-5466