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Band Fleece Jacket

Band jacket embroidery
I am a music teacher and I love it when my two loves; music and sewing combine. It doesn't happen very often but when it does, it is wonderful! Earlier this school year I designed our band logo. We had t-shirts made for all of the kids and we even played a pep rally all wearing our band shirts. I let the band kids choose what color the t-shirt would be and they chose gray.
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Since fall is finally here and the weather has turned cold. I wanted a fleece jacket with our logo on it. Also, last year when I attended All-District and All-State all of the other directors had band apparel on. Our band program is only 2 years old and it is growing very fast! The kids love working hard and accomplishing great things together.
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We are a charter school and I do get asked a lot of questions about working at a charter school. Our school is a non-profit public school. It is also funded just like any other public school with taxpayer money. I am paid the same way through the state and my benefits have stayed the same. Some differences are you have to enter a lottery for enrollment, we do not have buses so children are carpool or vanpool (Daycare) riders and we do not have a cafeteria so most lunches are bag lunches. We do have a hot lunch program through Golden Corral. We do have children who are classified as free and reduce lunch and we feed them using school funds. I love that our school is K-12 and I love teaching music because I can teach all of them! We are a school of choice and I believe every parent should be able to choose what is best for their children's education.

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Nita said…
Rah rah rah for music teachers! My band teacher was one of the most influential adults in my life as a teenager, and I am still involved in music as a result (37 years after I graduated). Music is so important for kids in so many ways. High five to you!
November 19, 2016 at 5:40 PM
Anonymous said…
The logo looks great on the jacket. Did you digitize it yourself or have it digitized? I am looking for someone to digitize my logo. Recommentations and a ballpark idea of cost are welcome!
December 13, 2016 at 10:36 AM
Sew Spoiled said…
I have https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtisanalThreadworks do my embroidery digitizing. She is great and her listings are at a great price!
December 22, 2016 at 11:03 AM
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