RECOGNITION
At LaVilla School of the Arts, we celebrate the transformative power of music, shaping young minds into virtuosic performers and passionate ambassadors of artistic expression.
National Recognition
2024 LaVilla Wind Ensemble invited to perform at
the National Music for All Band Festival
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2024 LaVilla Percussion Ensemble invited to perform at the
Sandy Feldstein National Percussion Festival
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2024 Ashley Street and Davis Street Bands perform at the
Jazz Educators National Conference in New Orleans
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2020 National Band Association National Blue-Ribbon Award of Excellence Recipient
(One of 4 Middle Schools to earn the honor in the history of the Award)
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2020 CBDNA/NBA Southern Division Conference performance
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2019 Ashley Street Jazz Band Performance at
the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic
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2019 Ashley Street Jazz Band Performance at
the Arts School Network Conference
State Recognition
LaVilla has placed students in the All-State Concert Band and Jazz Band every year since it opened - the only middle school in the state to place a student in the All-State Jazz Band every year since it began.
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2017-2019 Florida Arts Model School in Music
(Florida Alliance for Arts Education)
Local Recognition
Two band teachers awarded the prestigious
“Glady’s Prior Award for Career Excellence in Teaching”
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Average over 175 student performances at FBA Solo & Ensemble in each of the last 3 years
Over 80% earn Superior ratings
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Both Concert Bands and Jazz Bands consistently earn Superior ratings
at FBA Music Performance Assessments
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LaVilla students have consistently earned over 50% of the positions in the Nassau/Duval District Honor Band
School Recognition
As the 20th largest school district in the nation, Duval County serves more than 19,000 middle school students. LaVilla School of the Arts is a dedicated magnet program that draws middle school students from all parts of Jacksonville, Florida to its ten specialized arts area programs.
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​2020-2023 Florida Arts Model School in Theatre
(Florida Alliance for Arts Education)
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2019-2022 Florida Arts Model School in Visual Art
(Florida Alliance for Arts Education)
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2018-2021 Florida Arts Model School in Music
(Florida Alliance for Arts Education)
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2018 Outstanding Art School Award (Arts School Network)
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2017-2020 Florida Arts Model School in Dance
(Florida Alliance for Arts Education)
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2017 Arts Innovation Award (Arts School Network)
Film Feature
In 2007, LaVilla was featured in the documentary film "Chops", which followed band students from their first notes at LaVilla to their performance at the prestigious Essentially Ellington Festival with Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.
The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and has been screened at Lincoln Center in New York and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
