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Are you a DSMA member?

Posted on by Andrea Moniz in Uncategorized

Please support the DSMA by becoming a member! Or just renew your existing membership!  Deadline is approaching fast! Dues are just $15 per year for each family household. Membership will run from September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2025. Anyone is welcome to become a DSMA member to help support the program, you do not have to have a student actively involved to join the DSMA. In fact, we have many members who’s students have long since graduated, and continue to support the program. 

The DSMA meets bi-monthly at Dartmouth High School.

In order to vote at the annual meeting, you must be a paid member by October 31st and be 18 years of age or older.

DSMA awards scholarships to qualifying Dartmouth High School seniors who are the children of DSMA members, and successfully submit their scholarship application. Membership must have existed for three years, one of which is the student’s senior year, and must be renewed before Oct. 31st of the student’s senior year.

Here’s how to join: Simply click this link and you can fill out our online membership form, and submit your payment. This will sign you and your family up for a DSMA membership for the 2024/2025 school year.

Dsma News!

Posted on by Andrea Moniz in DSMA News

DSMA Cookout – Thursday 8/22/2024 from 6:30-8:00 pm!

Students will be eating from 5-6pm. Then at 6pm – Parents and families are welcome. Please make every effort to attend. The DSMA board and committee members will be presenting various topics and important information for the marching band season.

Parent and Family preview show will start at 7:30pm on the hill.

Help support our Band by Becoming a DSMA Member

Please fill out the google form attached to become a member:
DSMA MEMBER FORM LINK

DSMA May meeting date changed to May 13

Posted on by DSMAwebmaster in DSMA News

Due to a scheduling conflict, the May DSMA meeting has been changed to Monday, May 13 from the previous date of Tuesday, May 13.

The meeting will still be held in the Chorus Room at 7pm at Dartmouth High School. DSMA members should have received an email notifying them of the date change.

We will see everyone on Monday the 13th at 7pm!

Gillette 2024/2025 fundraising events open!

Posted on by DSMAwebmaster in DSMA News, fundraiser

We have officially kicked off our 2024/2025 Gillette fundraising season!

The DSMA raises over $50,000 annually at Gillette Stadium, which helps cover nearly half of the total amount we need to raise every year to support our programs. Every student benefits from Gillette shifts – if your student is in any of the performing groups, especially those at DHS, then you should be volunteering for at least one shift per season to help raise funds.

Volunteers also earn $50 per shift towards student assessment accounts. So you get money attributed to your student, while helping to reduce overall costs for all of our music groups that need to travel, compete, etc.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR A SHIFT AND TO SEE WHO HAS CURRENTLY SIGNED UP!

2024/2025 GILLETTE EVENTS (AS OF MAY 2024):

Saturday April 27: NE REVS vs Inter Miami
Saturday May 18: NE REVS vs Philly Union
Wednesday June 12: TOM BRADY Patriots Hall of Fame Ceremony
Wednesday July 17: ZACK BRYAN concert
Friday August 2: METALLICA concert
Friday August 23: KENNY CHESNEY DAY 1 concert
Sunday August 25: KENNY CHESNEY DAY 3 concert

Thank you for a successful 2024 Scholarship golf fundraiser!

Posted on by DSMAwebmaster in DSMA News, fundraiser

We were back on the green yesterday to raise money for our seniors! And what a great day it was! ⛳ Many thanks to our 13 teams (only some of which are pictured here). Because of you, our seniors have access to greater opportunities! 💚

To our hole sponsors:

And, to our Corporate Sponsor:

We can’t thank you enough for your contribution to our seniors’ future.💚 We would also like to thank Saraiva Enterprises for their gracious donation of prizes for our top 3 teams, and Allendale Country Club for their continued hospitality in helping us hold this event every year.

To all mentioned above, our seniors thank you!

And to our volunteers:

Events like this can’t happen without your time and efforts. We thank you for your continued support. 💚

Annual Pops Concert – 2024 Honoree Yvette Nunes

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A heartfelt thank you to Mr. Madrigale and Mr. Kingsland for joining us at tonight’s Pops Concert. Together, with Mr. Flint, they represent over 50 years of music directorship at Dartmouth Public Schools.

In what is truly a testament to our honoree’s devotion to the DPS music program, all three have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Mrs. Yvette Nunes as a volunteer, DPS staff member and overall supporter of music education.

After all, “It’s for the kids!”

Great article on an even better sponsor

Posted on by Andrea Moniz in DSMA News

The DSMA is grateful for the generosity of all of our sponsors who help make our music program so successful. There was a recent Southcoast Today article that featured one of them and their success-Riccardi’s Restaurant. We are thankful to Riccardi’s Restaurant over the years for their generosity to our students and families and recently their Lifetime Sponsorship to the Dartmouth Music Program. Here’s the link to the article.