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Friends of Jane Addams Music

Supporting Excellence and Equity in Music

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New to JAMS Music?

Follow these steps to be an informed and involved supporter of Jane Addams Music
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Register with FOJAM

We need you to register each year so that we can create an updated email list for families and caregivers. We inform you of upcoming events and crucial volunteer needs. 

Registration is also a chance to fund our music program.  The district provides us with our wonderful music directors, but our musicians need sheet music, instruments (and maintenance), piano accompanist, etc. that are not district funded. 

Click the link below to complete a quick registration form.

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Check out The FAQs

Our FAQs are available to answers a lot of the most common questions.  Have something to add to the FAQ? Contact us!

By registering you will receive notices regarding opportunities to volunteer and support our students, at concerts, on trips and special activities.  Respond to those emails!

Looking for a bigger role? Check out our Volunteer needs here.

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Quick Links

The things you need to know
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Latest News

What's Happening at Jane Addams Music

BACK-TO-MUSIC POTLUCK & PICNIC!

Come join old friends and new for a low-key back to music (and school) potluck picnic When:    SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2015, from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Where:   Annie’s… Read…

FOJAM Picnic Pics

Thanks to all who came out to the FOJAM picnic Saturday. We had excellent music by our Senior Jazz Band, great food and conversation, and even a hula! We hope… Read…

Welcome to FOJAM!

Welcome to the website for Friends Of Jane Addams Music, where we’ll be posting information on everything related to the music programs at Jane Addams Middle School. If you have… Read…
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Brags

Recent Awards and Recognitions Received by Jane Addams Music Programs
Orchestra
Kudos to Chamber and Senior Orchestras for their outstanding performances at the Western Washington University State Middle School Orchestra Festival and Silverwood Music Festival. At Western Washington University State Middle School Orchestra Festival,
  • Chamber Orchestra earned first place
  • Senior Orchestra received a silver rating
At Silverwood,
  • Chamber Orchestra received a Superior rating
  • Senior Orchestra received Excellent
 
Band
Kudos to Senior Band! They received a Superior Rating at Silverwood! Senior Jazz won the Sweepstakes Trophy at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, as well as a 2019 Outstanding Performance Award from DownBeat Magazine, and has been selected to perform at the Jazz Education Network’s 2020 National Conference in New Orleans.
Choir
Advanced Choir received Superior rating at the Music-in-the-Parks/Silverwood performance
The Intermediate and Advanced Choirs performed (separately) in the annual Seattle district-wide middle schools choir festival, Eckstein MS (1/11)
Advanced Choir performed by itself and part of a mass choir in the annual Outreach Choir Concert, Roosevelt HS (1/24)
Advanced Choir performed the National Anthem at a Seattle Mariners’ Baseball Game (4/2); the choir has been accepted to perform at this event the last 3 years
August 2019

Orchestra, Band, Choir, Festivals

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about us.

Who We Are: FOJAM is the parent support organization for the music department at Jane Addams Middle School. We are not affiliated with JAMS or the Seattle School District: we are all parents and we are all volunteers.

Our Mission: Friends of Jane Addams Music (FOJAM) is a 501c(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the music program at Jane Addams Middle School. Our goal is to ensure that each and every student who wishes to participate in music has the opportunity to do so. We provide monetary, volunteer, and logistical support to JAMS Music by raising funds, seeking grants and soliciting donations, by organizing volunteers, events and trips, by reaching out to the community to build alliances and partnerships, and by providing information about the music program.

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Get in Touch

Have questions about our program? Send us an email!
About FOJAM

FOJAM is the Parent Support Organization for Music at Jane Addams Middle School.