  {"id":6607,"date":"2026-03-31T14:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/?p=6607"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:26:10","slug":"jones-college-choir-members-invited-to-join-graduation-patriotic-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/news\/jones-college-choir-members-invited-to-join-graduation-patriotic-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心直播 choir members invited to join Graduation &amp; Patriotic Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ELLISVILLE &#8211; The 糖心直播 School of Art, Music and Theater is inviting former choir members to be a part of a special Patriotic Celebration during Graduation on Friday, May 8, at 6:30 p.m.&nbsp; Alumni will join the 糖心直播 Choir during commencement to sing \u201cBattle Hymn of the Republic\u201d to celebrate our nation\u2019s 250<sup>th<\/sup> birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe just want people to sign up,\u201d said Bruce Smith, Dean of the School of Art, Music and Performance. \u201cWe\u2019re not asking for your dedication for the next month. We want you to come to a couple of rehearsals, a dress rehearsal and the event on May 8th for graduation. This will also be a great opportunity to visit with friends and faculty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/choir-ms4-small-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/choir-ms4-small-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/choir-ms4-small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/choir-ms4-small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/choir-ms4-small-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/choir-ms4-small.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate the 250<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the establishment of the United States of America, 糖心直播 wanted to combine celebrations because the college holds one commencement ceremony in May. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to do a red, white and blue sort of graduation ceremony. Alumni who sign up on the link <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/QAEdvLDRQXkRB6Rq6?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExWVdvVVFXNVA0UWRkUVIyZXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6w49waSlhFIKQA7lrhjcUDP4yfqz9ibLjk0cVTyA750zl6l5IwwTQLOfj3Cg_aem_LYzkXO8cLflrJ-nWtiohbA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/forms.gle\/QAEdvLDRQXkRB6Rq6<\/strong><\/a> which is also provided on the 糖心直播 website, will receive a parts tape. So, all alumni will have to do is listen along and pick up the sheet music or we can mail it to them once they sign up,\u201d said Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal is to have 200 singers as we celebrate our graduates, the USA and our past music instructors. Information can also be found on the 糖心直播 School of Art, Music and Performance Facebook page, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JCJCFineArts\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JCJCFineArts<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>If you want more information contact Bruce Smith by phone at 601-477-2248 or by email, <strong><a href=\"mailto:bruce.smith@jcjc,edu\">bruce.smith@jcjc,edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jones-choir-ws-small-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jones-choir-ws-small-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jones-choir-ws-small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jones-choir-ws-small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jones-choir-ws-small-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jones-choir-ws-small.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">__________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Jones County Junior College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability in its programs, activities, or employment practices. The (ADA\/ Section 504) &nbsp;Director of ADA Coordinator, Student Affairs, phone 601-477-4070, &nbsp;and (Title IX) Title IX Coordinator, Hutcheson Hubbard Administration Building, phone 601-477-4127, have been designated to handle inquiries and grievances regarding the non-discrimination policies. Jones County Junior College, 900 South Court Street, Ellisville, MS 39437.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ELLISVILLE &#8211; The 糖心直播 School of Art, Music and Theater is inviting former choir members to be a part of a special Patriotic Celebration during Graduation on Friday, May 8, at 6:30 p.m.&nbsp; Alumni will join the 糖心直播 Choir during commencement to sing \u201cBattle Hymn of the Republic\u201d to celebrate our nation\u2019s 250th &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/news\/jones-college-choir-members-invited-to-join-graduation-patriotic-celebration\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;糖心直播 choir members invited to join Graduation &amp; Patriotic Celebration&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6607"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6607"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6612,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6607\/revisions\/6612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}