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Board Nominating Committee

As part of a 2017 policy change approved by the membership at last year’s annual meeting, applicants for upcoming vacancies/ending terms on the Board of Directors will be vetted by a nominating committee. Nominees will be shared with the membership prior to this year’s annual meeting so that all members will have the opportunity to review each applicant’s qualifications and position relative to the needs of the Circuit. Voting will occur at the annual meeting, but no nominations will be accepted from the floor.

We are currently taking applications for members willing to serve on the nominating committee, which will be made up of board members whose tenure ends in 2019, directors, and contest staff/judges. Nominating committee members are not eligible to run for a seat on the Board in 2018.

If you are interested in serving on the nominating committee, please fill out this form by Sunday, April 22nd.

Board Nominating Committee

For interested parties to apply to be a part of the nominating committee.
  • If you are a staff member or judge, please enter "FFCC", if you are a director, please list your primary team.
  • Number of years affiliated with the FFCC (as a director, contest staff member, judge, etc.)
  • What is your primary role in the FFCC?
    Members of the nominating committee are tasked with reviewing the qualifications of candidates and making unbiased recommendations to the membership based on the needs of the circuit. Nominating committee members are not eligible to apply for board membership in 2018. Committee members are expected to actively participate in all communications, mostly electronic, throughout the review process. As an applicant, I understand the expectations of membership on the nominating committee.
  • Signature of Committee Applicant
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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Stoneman Douglas Relief Fund

Thank you to everyone who donated to the FFCC Stoneman Douglas Relief Fund. In under two weeks, over 150 of you have raised more than $6,000. The FFCC appreciates your support of those in need in the marching arts community, and is covering all administrative costs associated with your donation, and the funds will be delivered to the Stoneman Douglas Eagle Regiment to support their needs as they recover from this tragedy.

Our fundraising drive has ended, but we encourage you to contribute to one of the many funds benefitting the victims, survivors, their families, and the school community of Stoneman Douglas High School.

Read the article from the Sun Sentinel here.

 

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Find your Photos!

Photos are available for purchase from the following shows from our photography vendors!

Championships:

KVoorhees Photos www.kvoorhees.smugmug.com

Odell Photos

www.odellphotos.com

Video: Alliance Media

2018 FFCC State Championships

 

3/17: Freedom HS: KVoorhees Photos www.kvoorhees.smugmug.com

3/17: Largo HS: Carlie Donow Photos www.cdphotos.zenfolio.com

3/10: Oviedo HS: KVoorhees Photos www.kvoorhees.smugmug.com

3/10: Durant HS: Destiny Guerra Photos www.destinyguerra.com

3/3: East Lake HS: Carlie Donow Photos www.cdphotos.zenfolio.com

2/24: Cypress Creek HS-  KVoorhees Photos www.kvoorhees.smugmug.com

2/24: Riverview HS- Carlie Donow Photos www.cdphotos.zenfolio.com

2/10: Lyman HS- KVoorhees Photos www.kvoorhees.smugmug.com

2/3: Oviedo HS-KVoorhees Photos www.kvoorhees.smugmug.com

2/3: Braden River HS- Carlie Donow Photos www.cdphotos.zenfolio.com

1/20: Lyman HS- Carlie Donow Photos www.cdphotos.zenfolio.com

A selection of photos are available on our Facebook from our staff photographer, Bob Greer, for the following shows:

3/17: Freedom HS

3/10: Durant HS

2/24: Cypress Creek HS

2/17: Lakeland HS

2/10: Lyman HS

2/3: Oviedo HS

1/20: Plant City HS

Alliance Media

Alliance Media is scheduled to video at the following events:

3/10: Durant HS

3/3: Fleming Island HS

2/24: Cypress Creek HS

1/27: John I. Leonard HS

1/20: Lyman HS, Plant City HS, Oakleaf HS

 

 

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Scholastic A/AA Marching Percussion Split

Each year the FFCC uses its premiere competitions to divide large the Scholastic A marching percussion class into two classes of competition. Based on the results of last weekend’s competitions at Orange Park HS and John I. Leonard HS, the teams have been classified as follows:

Scholastic Marching A:

Charlotte HS
Fleming Island HS
Gaither HS
H.B. Plant HS
John I. Leonard HS
Lake Minneola HS
Park Vista HS
Pembroke Pines Charter School
Sebring HS
Seminole HS
Sunlake HS
West Broward HS

Scholastic Marching AA:

Cape Coral HS
Countryside HS
Dwyer HS
Harmony HS
Lanier County HS
North Fort Myers HS
Nova HS
Oakleaf HS
Ocoee HS
Osceola Fundamental HS
Punta Gorda Middle School
Santa Fe HS
Seabreeze HS
Seminole Ridge HS
St. Thomas Aquinas HS
Wiregrass Ranch HS

All AA teams will be reviewed again for possible promotion into Scholastic Marching A after the Focus Shows on March 10th.

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Scholarship Applications Due March 6th!

Martha Stark Memorial Scholarship Information

The FFCC believes strongly that a culture of community and sportsmanship contibutes greatly to building the character of the membership we serve. In keeping with this spirit, the FFCC sponsors The Martha Stark Memorial Scholarship and The Kevin Palus Memorial Sportsmanship Award.

The Martha Stark Memorial Scholarship

Martha Stark, band director at Gainesville HS, was influential in creating and developing the policies and character of the FFCC. She was an inspiration to all who were fortunate to meet her. Her bands at Gainesville High School were continually superior-rated at FBA Festivals, and the Centerstage Color Guard became one of the premier members of the FFCC. She touched thousands of students with her unique brand of caring and support that made those students strive for the highest levels of excellence. In 1995, after a courageous battle with cancer, we lost Martha. In her honor, the FFCC Board of Directors renamed the existing scholarship fund “The Martha Stark Memorial Scholarship Program.” The Program is funded through private donations and sales of FFCC merchandise.

Candidates for the Martha Stark Memorial Scholarship must meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • The applicant must be in their senior year of High School or already attending a College, University or Vocational School.
  • The applicant must attend a College, University or Vocational School for the following academic year.
  • The applicant must be an active marching member of a team who is a member in good standing in the FFCC.
  • Each team may only have one member considered for a scholarship each season.

The number of scholarships awarded each season is dependent on the amount of available scholarship funds. Applications are reviewed by a committee chosen by the FFCC Board of Directors. This committee evaluates and ranks the applications and forwards this to the Executive Board.  Scholarships are granted for one year only, but recipients may reapply the following year if she/he remains an active marching member in the FFCC. The Martha Stark Memorial Scholarships are awarded at FFCC Championships.

Go to our Scholarship Application Page to apply!