Save The Wilkes University Band Program
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#1201
Band is a necessary outlet for many students. It is not a program that should be eliminated.Kathryne Ellis (Grand Junction , 2020-05-16)
#1203
I’m apart of an amazing band family and I could never imagine being in this situation. This makes me furious.Kaitlin Johnson (Jensen Beach, 2020-05-16)
#1205
Arts are more important than we realize and deserve to be saved!Kaitlyn Wincup (Naperville, 2020-05-16)
#1206
I know how band is like a family, and tearing apart family is never healthy, so tearing apart this band is not healthy! ....I think that’s my pointMadeline Zimmerman (Langley, 2020-05-16)
#1210
Band helps students express themselves and should be available at all schools. Although it may be expensive for instruments and equipment, it is well worth it to see students happy everyday.Sarah Galyon (Oklahoma, 2020-05-16)
#1212
Music is something that is a passion for many and even gives people feel hopeless a place where they fit in. I’m also doing a research paper about how beneficial playing a musical instrument is and it helps kids with diseases such as autism and has long lasting benefits.Violet Mackavich (Lake Forest , 2020-05-16)
#1213
Band is my life. It keeps me happy and is the reason I have good grades in school. If my school's band program was cut, I wouldn't know what to do with my life. Band is my home. Band is my family.Kaela Lawson (Wheeling, 2020-05-16)
#1218
I’m signing because music and the arts programs are incredibly important to the development of kids and teens as they grow. Some people excel at sports, but others may not and will need a place to belong.Ash Carter (Burleson, 2020-05-16)
#1220
The arts matter.Amberly Barker (Lititz, 2020-05-16)
#1224
Band is not only an activity that students enjoy, it provides an important outlet for many students that can positively impact their mental, social, and emotional health. Music is a critical part of every child’s education and band plays an important role in delivering music to middle school and high school students.Aaron Morley (Bethany, Missouri, 2020-05-16)
#1225
I’m signing because everyone deserves to enjoy the educational enriching extracurricular activitie band. Band is more than just an extracurricular to say the least.Kellinda Reyna (La Blanca , 2020-05-16)
#1226
Band is important to me, and to have something like this happen to a group like this, to have band taken away from them, is unfortunate, and I want to at least TRY to help. I may not know them, but we're a family of rivals, that come together in the end and celebrate each others achievements. I hope this petition is successful. I would hate to lose band entirely.Chris Copen (Norton, 2020-05-16)
#1227
I'm in band and it has changed my life drastically. Everyone deserves that opportunity.Colleen Guzik (Fawn Grove, 2020-05-16)
#1228
I know the importance of band.Maggie Miles (Minneapolis, 2020-05-16)
#1229
Im also in band, I know how important it is to so many people to be in a group like this. I wouldn’t know what to do without music. I hope by signing this it will help <3 good luck.Jaritsa Manjarrez (Kansas City , 2020-05-16)
#1230
I'm signing this petition because band is a program that has been very influential in my friends' lives as well as my own, and such a program shouldn't be cancelled.Valo Hastings (Moriarty, 2020-05-16)
#1232
Band is one of the best parts about school and shouldn’t have to be canceled. A ton of students love it.Xander Hoxworth (Ada, 2020-05-16)
#1235
I love band and everyone else should be able and enjoy band just as much as I do!Rami Darhali (Elizabethtown, 2020-05-16)
#1238
Band is awesomeAllan Alicea (Las Vegas, 2020-05-16)
#1240
Every school has to have a band program! Band is such an amazing opportunity for students, because they get to experience the magic of being able to play an instrument. I personally don't go to this school, but in my opinion, I think that taking away band will absolutely damage the students creative ability. Band is such an amazing opportunity for students, and it should not be taken away!Maggie Simons (Spokane, 2020-05-16)
#1246
Music is one of the best and most creative parts of lifeNoah Hoskinson (Quakertown , 2020-05-16)
#1248
Band I'd a very important thing for many students, including myself. A life a saver and best part of my dayAva Wagner (Lake Orion, 2020-05-16)
#1251
I'm signing because band has made an amazing impact on my life. I would not be going to college if not for the opportunities given to me by being in band such as scholarships and gigs and being able to better myself as a player and a person. It is a real life changer and life saver.Cody Wade (Texarkana, Arkansas, 2020-05-16)
#1256
Band is awesome!Arden Siadek (Hawthorne, 2020-05-16)
#1257
Music in schools is just as important as GenEd. Taking music programs out of schools is detrimental to the education of the students.Logan Neises (Truckee, 2020-05-16)
#1258
Im signing because im in the band program through my school and i know how much it has helped me and others and how much joy it’s brought me and i want others to be able to experience the same joyKatie Campbell (Lawrenceburg , 2020-05-16)
#1259
As a student going to school for education I believe the arts are not only important, but necessary in a child's education.Lauren Merola (Hazleton, 2020-05-16)
#1260
music means the world to me, no one should have to do without it❤️Julia Lietz (Yorkville , 2020-05-16)
#1263
Arts programs, and I consider band part of the music program, are important to educational experience!Donna Michael (Alpharetta, 2020-05-16)
#1266
Music is very important. People in the United States keep thinking music isn't, but for many, it is their life.Ricardo Hernandez (Laredo, 2020-05-16)
#1267
Band is a creative outlet for many people, as well as a way to destress and improve mental health. Fine arts, like music, are also VERY important for becoming (And staying!) a well rounded individual.Morgan Evans (Fishers, 2020-05-16)
#1269
Music helps people. It’s a way to get away from our world problems, it’s a hobby, it’s a safe space. So don’t take that away from students. Music is beneficial for students.Ciera Alkhoury (Martinez , 2020-05-16)
#1277
I’m signing because everyone deserves the right to be in band.Alex Summers (Raleigh, 2020-05-16)
#1278
Because it is completely idiotic to remove the arts/band programs in schools and anyone that thinks they should can speak to me personallyCamden Webb (Teutopolis, 2020-05-16)
#1279
I'm signing because band is what saved my life and it can save so many others' too.Naomi Calvert (Corydon, 2020-05-16)
#1280
Band is an important creative outlet for many students!Mayra Sical (Santee, 2020-05-17)
#1283
The band is important and should not be cut.Grace Grasso (Forty Fort, 2020-05-17)
#1288
A band program not only serves to benefit the students involved, through encouraging creativity, dedication, and fellowship, but enriches the surrounding campus as well. The power of music is universal, and any campus or organization lacking a musical outlet is lacking an integral part of life itself.Jeremy Ketterer (East Stroudsburg, 2020-05-17)
#1289
My name is Emma Plunkett, I am 17 years old and from Tulsa Oklahoma.I’m signing because band has changed my life. I joined band to be able to be a part of the beautiful music I hear, but it turned into so much more. I made friends, (who are now more like family) I learned how to practice and how to be self motivated to do well. I learned discipline and to be a part of something bigger than myself. I learned it’s ok to be competitive as long as you’re supportive. It’s such a beautiful thing. The bond and connection band students make in these years are so so valuable to what makes them great in the future. I have a huge sense of pride for my band program (Union Bands, Tulsa- Oklahoma) because I think they helped make me who I am today. You can’t take away such a valuable program that only makes kids better people.
Emma Plunkett (Tulsa , 2020-05-17)
#1290
Because band is importantFern Lung (Anaheim , 2020-05-17)
#1292
I play into an orchestraSandrine Lacroix-Pierre (Dorval, 2020-05-17)
#1294
I love band and everyone should be allowed to experience itAlexis Gress (St Clair shores, 2020-05-17)
#1296
Band is the most important thing in a lot of student’a lives and it is extremely educational. It is not something you can cut. Would you cut the math department? It’s not an option. Some people want to be engineers and some people want to be musicians. Both are important. Don’t take away someone’s chance to do something they loveEmma Becker (Roseville, 2020-05-17)
#1298
as said in the description, this should not be cancelled because band is such a good outlet and helps so many with both social skills and mental health. band should never be cancelled!Camden Kay (Russiaville, 2020-05-17)
#1299
No one should be denied the privilege to play an instrument or be in a school band. All schools should have a music programTyler Palavicini (Picayune, 2020-05-17)
#1301
Band is an amazing activity and should never be taken away from our schoolsIssy Bare (Nebraska City , 2020-05-17)
#1305
Band is more than just a school program. While sports and other clubs may seem to be centered around the team effort, Band creates connections far stronger. Music is the universal language of the human race, and to create music with other human beings is one of the more purest experiences that you can ever be apart of in life. Not to mention, it is scientifically proven (please search it up yourself to verify!) that those who are in music programs have stronger connections between the creative area (frontal cortex) and the problem solving area (prefrontal cortex) of the Brain. It’s not just some intangible connection, musicians physically have stronger neurons and bridges within their brains. So not only do music programs allow the bonding and coalition between students, but it also physically and mentally creates problem solvers and creative thinkers. Don’t cancel band because you can’t pay for it. Chances are, those band students will do whatever they need to to fundraise the money. After all, they made this petition didn’t they?Nate Dietz (Allen, 2020-05-17)
#1306
Music in schools is importantAnnalise Kuhlman (Edwardsville , 2020-05-17)
#1309
The arts a re a vital part of societyAndrew Engelsmann (Brisbane, 2020-05-17)
#1310
I am passionate about music programs and believe that everyone should have the opportunity to participate in an activity that brings people closer together as a whole schoolRafael Fajardo (Baldwin, 2020-05-17)
#1311
No band program should ever be cancelled.Haley Davis (Colquitt , 2020-05-17)
#1313
I'm signing because I am a band student, and it has been a great way to be with others and be able to work together each year to perform musical pieces that are both large in given effort and organization of the music and the instrumentalists.Chris L (Oxford, 2020-05-17)
#1314
I am a band person myself and I wouldn't like to see another program go away when band is such an amazing thing for everyone.Alexandria Kugelman (Anaheim, 2020-05-17)
#1316
Band has a large portion of many student’s fun memories in high school. If administration took that away, it would basically be the emotional equivalent to the whole school if administration cut their football program.Carmen G (Prairieville, 2020-05-17)
#1318
Music is an essential part of all schoolsErin Zimmerman (Goldsboro , 2020-05-17)
#1319
Music is an incredibly important program to have in schools. It would even be better to turn it into a before or after school program instead of cancelling it all together. Band is like a family and you can’t just take that away.Ainsley Anderson (Bremerton, 2020-05-17)
#1320
I’m signing because it’s ridiculous to cut the music program at that school. I’m in band at my school and it is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Don’t take that away from other kids.Audry Klein (Madison, 2020-05-17)
#1322
Having a music program is so important in many different ways. You can just cut it out. Gotta help out my fellow band nerdsMeadow Tyrrell (Wilmington de, 2020-05-17)
#1324
Band is a place for musicians to learn, have fun, and make memories. Shutting down the music program won't just make the musicians there not have a program to learn and grow, but have no place for them to express themselves.Allie Faith (St. Louis, 2020-05-17)
#1325
Band is important.Sara Bott (Huntsville , 2020-05-17)
#1328
I’m signing bc band band has given a home to me and everyone deserve that opportunityLana Novotny (Cheyenne , 2020-05-17)
#1329
Music is vital to society. It’s the universal language and in many places it’s one of the few classes students are able to express themselves. To take that away from them is not fair. In addition to this, music (and the arts in general) enables students to do better in their other classes as well. Basically, taking away music is going to make your students perform poorly (if held to the extreme).Carleigh Tessereau (Belleville, IL, 2020-05-17)
#1332
I find it saddening that it’s always the fine arts programs that get cut from funding. Band and orchestra has left an impact on so many people who have come to love the field even pursuing it as a career in later life. You learn many vital lessons in music that you can’t get from any other area. Why take that opportunity away?Mario Shaw (Smyrna, 2020-05-17)
#1333
I just had my first year in a Highschool band and any band for that matter, the way it has impacted me is in ways I could have never known, if my band was taken away I would be horrified and I would not know what to do with myself.Aiden Monahan (Show Low, 2020-05-17)
#1334
I remember when the band was announced back in my freshman year of 2014 with much pomp and circumstance. Many of my friends were in band and it was amazing for them AND the school. Please reconsider the decision of cutting this part of Wilkes University.Brian McKenna (Lompoc, 2020-05-17)
#1335
I’m signing this because music is something that should never end; nor should the teaching of it.Alejandra Whitney (Redmond, 2020-05-17)
#1339
band is a valuable experience for all involved, high school is hard enough without disbanding the programs that make an impact!!shelby gardner (fairfax, 2020-05-17)
#1347
Music is important, if you take it away it’s like taking away the soundtrack of life. Think about it, have you gone a single day without music?Mia Harvey (Edinboro , 2020-05-17)
#1348
Music is an important part of who i am. I was in band from jr high all the way to college.Bobby Meredith (Schertz, 2020-05-17)
#1351
Everyone deserves the opportunity to play in band. Music is a necessity for many and band teaches you so many skills. Music education is important.Ella Nagel (Canberra, 2020-05-17)
#1352
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#1358
I am signing because no football game is complete without a band. Many people believe that band is not important, yet it teaches you discipline and that one person’s opinion does not always matter. Band help the kids that are “antisocial” and “nerds” to feel like they have a place in this world. So if the school wants to take this away then you must remember that If bands not important then the football team, basketball team, Cheerleaders, and so much more are not important eather.Kinjal Patel (Laurel, 2020-05-17)
#1360
SAVE THE ARTS! KEEP ARTS IN EDUCATION!!toni gulbrandsen (bradenton, 2020-05-17)
#1361
I’m signing this because I am a fellow band student myself. Band is my life and I can’t imagine it being taken away!!Natalie Crosby (Vancouver, 2020-05-17)
#1365
I'm signing because no music program should be cut from schools. Music has always helped me get through my life problems and I dont know where I would be if I never picked up the flute. Schools are always complaining about how low our mental health is, well news, taking away the music program isn't going to make that much better. There are people out there where they rely on music as their escape from reality. Music forms everlasting freindships and teaches kids fine motor skills as well as brain development. It developes the brain and stimulates learning in subjects that closley corraspond with music such as science and math. Music also helps to prevent Alzheimer's at a later age. My band director has even inspired myself to go into music education and give people the joy of music that was once given to me.Lilly Speicher (Reigelsville, 2020-05-17)
#1366
I am in my Highschool band it it very important to me. I wouldn’t be where I am today without my band family.Darby Kalamaja (North Adams , 2020-05-17)
#1367
I am signing because music is a window to our soul. Music is such an amazing thing and it would be a crime to cut the program. To cut the program would mean that you are cutting the creativity and inspiration in the music world. Please don’t cut the program.Julia Bradford (Ben Lomond, 2020-05-17)
#1370
I'm signing because all band is absolutely amazing and no school should have to cut it.Emily Jenkins (Muncie, 2020-05-17)
#1371
Band is amazing and needs to stay foreverAnthony Franklin (Pomona, 2020-05-17)
#1372
I’m signing this because band is the best thing that happened to me and I can’t imagine it ever being taken from me. I don’t these people to lose their band. What idiots think they could do this!Harley Magallanes (Hilo, 2020-05-17)
#1373
I personally think music is important!Becca Owen (Bloomington , 2020-05-17)
#1374
Band is my outlet and my escape. Not only do I love band because of the memories, music, and friends, but band serves as a break from any other things happening in my life. If I'm stressed out, I know I can walk into band and be ok.Dorothy Burt (Thompson's Station, TN, 2020-05-17)
#1376
The arts are a huge outlet for many people. Not only is it a huge part of Wilkes University students, but it could lead to the fundamental depletion of musical resources in all of America!Austyn Copper (West end, 2020-05-17)
#1378
I’m signing because I love band and would be lost without it.Krista Bair (Tippecanoe, 2020-05-17)
#1380
I am a student in a small band program at a big highschool. We are a skeleton crew by numbers, but we work very hard to show that we are a valuable part of the school's community. I don't know what I would do without my band family.Elizaveta Yakubovskaya (Toronto, 2020-05-17)
#1382
I believe all students should have access to music as it is a passion and a get away from stress and bad in lifeRyan Galvan (La Mirada, 2020-05-17)
#1386
I am a band student and choir student myself. Music is such an important thing and so many kids need it. It helps kids with serious mental and social issues, kids that are victims of abuse and bullying, and gives kids who have no other reason to go to school a reason to get out of bed. Musicians without music lose passion for life.Caitlyn Foster (Wake Forest, 2020-05-17)
#1387
I’m a Wilkes alumni, class of 09’, and I had participated in various Wilkes music programs. I was even the VP of the football band. I was ecstatic to hear a marching band was starting once I graduated and now this. Why is it music is always the first to go? If the music programs are cut, students are being deprived.Deidre Filchak (Scranton , 2020-05-17)
#1389
Music is the one thing I couldn’t live without. It’s saved me and it’s given me my best friendsNoah H. (Indiana, 2020-05-17)
#1393
Music has been a huge part of my life and 4 years of high school band have given me so many opportunities to make friends. Cutting a music program is a huge mistake and truly holds a negative impact on any institution.Peyton Riska (Missoula, Montana, 2020-05-17)
#1397
band should never be cut. for some kids it’s the only way they get through school without going insane!!Hope Shelton (Norman, 2020-05-18)
#1400
I’m signing because my nephew is a member of the Wilkes marching band and it is a very important part of his college experience. Please save the band program!!Polly Eisele (Honesdale , 2020-05-18)