The community wants to see students at home games, and I believe having a pep band at each home football and basketball game will be an awesome way to get more students to attend (whether they are in the band or not). The goal is that our band program is what will bring our three APW communities together! The athletic bands here at APW will set the example of what a unified school district looks like throughout Oswego County, and all of Central New York. On top of the athletic band program being an example for how hard students work at APW, this ensemble will allow students to build on musical skills/concepts learned in our daily concert band rehearsals. The skills/concepts we will engage with during rehearsals will align with New York State Fine Arts Standards and the National Standards that are outlines by NAfME (National Association for Music Education).