Band

Welcome to the website page for the

ACMS Ram Band!

Please check this page monthly for updates, calendars, and documents in order to be successful this year!

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 @22m45 to the # 81010

7th Grade Band --> text the code @65k31 to the # 81010

8th Grade Band --> text the code @73c85 to the # 81010

Wanna Join Band?

Upcoming 6th graders, please watch this video about joining the ACMS Band!

You will visit the Band room during the first week of school and be given a permission form (located at the bottom of this webpage) to get signed if you want to join Band. We would love to have you come be a part of something special here at Appling County Middle School!

Our Concerts

Tuesday, December 8 - 6th Grade Band, 6:00pm, ACMS Gym

Thursday, December 10 - 7th & 8th Bands, 6:00pm, ACHS Fine Arts Center

Tuesday, May 11 - All Bands, 6:00pm, ACHS Fine Arts Center

The 7th Grade Band performs at Festival in February, 2017.

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 6th year of teaching at Appling County Middle School. This is his 9th 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 2nd grade Special Education teacher at Appling County Primary 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