Category: Education

October Moves Pretty Fast

The sleep after the last day of marching season is unlike any other—hard, deep, and a little surreal. Waking up that next morning, we’re almost all reflecting on the fact that for over three months, band has consumed much of our lives, and suddenly it’s over. Sometimes you feel the joy of a great last…

September 26, 2025
Podcast | Music, Mentorship, and Meaning: Life Lessons Beyond the Band Hall

Jarrett joined Lauren Siegal, Claudia Taylor Johnson High School Class of 2017, on her podcast “Wearing Pants Again” to discuss how structured activities like band can help young people build community, find purpose, and develop leadership skills. Click the link below to listen to the podcast on Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, or Apple Podcasts.

August 12, 2025
Johnson Senior to tour the World with National Youth Orchestra [NEISD]

“Johnson High School senior Jake Glaser has big plans after graduation. In a few weeks, he’ll travel the world with his clarinet alongside some of the top musicians in the country.”

May 13, 2022
And the award goes to… [NEISD]

“Johnson High School Band Director Jarrett Lipman and Roan Forest Elementary School Music Teacher Matthew Trevino have won the Country Music Association (CMA) Foundation Teachers of Excellence award.”

May 6, 2022
KENS5 News [Article]

Johnson High School musicians’ music risk scores | Kids Who Make SA Great

April 25, 2022
213 Quarterfinalists Announced for Music Educator Award™ Presented by the Recording Academy® and the Grammy Foundation®

“A total of 213 music teachers from 194 cities across 42 states have been announced as quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award™ presented by The Recording Academy®and the GRAMMY Foundation®. In total, more than 4,500 initial nominations were submitted from all 50 states.”

April 24, 2016
2016 Excellence in Education Finalists [H-E-B]

“The 2016 Excellence in Education regional finalists have been announced. Each finalist’s love of learning and leadership have made them all winners to the students they inspire every day.”

February 1, 2016
Johnson High School Band Program Scores International Award [MySA]

“Johnson High School’s marching band has won the Sudler Shield for its work in 2014, an international award given to two or three winners each year by the John Philip Sousa Foundation.”

May 20, 2015