Our School
J. Watson Bailey Middle School
Julie Linton, Principal
Dr. Elizabeth Ten Dyke, Vice Principal
Mr. Shaught, Band Director
Karen Fraleigh, Assistant Band Director

Our Band
The J.Watson Bailey Middle School Band, under the direction of Mr. Abrams, Mrs. Fraleigh, and now Mr. Shaught has grown from an enrollment of 40 students in 1991 to its current size of over 200 students. The band program currently consists of the 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Bands, and the Bulldog Marching Band. All are award winners. There is also a Holiday Ensemble and a Jazz Band is also in the works. The Bands maintain an active performance schedule, as do the students selected to perform in our various ensembles, including public community performances, and their annual elementary school and nursing home tour. The JWB Band program presents two concerts each year.

Membership to the JWB Band is open to all sixth, seventh or eighth grade students at JWB who have been recommended by their elementary school teachers or by audition.  Students should be aware that certain instruments are highly competitive for band positions (flute, clarinet, trumpet and percussion), and may result in participation in our "lessons only" program.  Students should show a desire to be musically enriched, and be willing to work.

For more information about the requirements, please visit the Handbook page.

Our Directors
Mr. Shaught's bio will be posted soon.

Karen Fraleigh will have her bio posted here very soon!