Saipan Summer Jam, which will be held at the Palms Resort Saipan on Aug. 23, is open to all amateur bands with a minimum of two members.
Exciting prizes await winners, who will also get a chance to perform at an emerging concert venue.
Contestants will be judged by a six-member panel based on the following criteria: showmanship, originality, overall performance and audience impact. The last criterion will be determined through text votes.
Each band will be given not more than 20 minutes to perform, and will be required to provide their own instruments.
Bands will also be required to coordinate with Beach Road Magazine to schedule a sound check at the Palms Resort Saipan.
Deadline for submission of entries is 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 18.
Tune up those keyboards and guitars. Tinker with your drum sets. Let the music play on and get ready for the biggest gig in town.
Jeri May Tudela receives national honor
ATLANTA, Ga. — The National Society of High School Scholars, in a media release, announced that Marianas High School student Jeri May Tudela has been selected for membership.
The society recognizes top scholars and invites only those students who have achieved superior academic excellence.
The announcement was made by NSHSS founder and chairman Claes Nobel, a senior member of the family that established the Nobel prizes.
“On behalf of NSHSS, I am honored to recognize the hard work, sacrifice, and commitment that Jeri May Tudela has demonstrated to achieve this exceptional level of academic excellence,” said Nobel. “Jeri May Tudela is now a member of a unique community of scholars — a community that represents our very best hope for the future.”
“Our vision is to build a dynamic international organization that connects members with meaningful content, resources, and opportunities,” stated NSHSS president James Lewis. “We aim to help students like Jeri May Tudela build on their academic successes and enhance the skills and desires to have a positive impact on the global community.”
Membership in NSHSS entitles qualified students to enjoy a wide variety of benefits, including scholarship opportunities, academic competitions, free events, member-only resources, publications, participation in programs offered by educational partners, online forums, personalized recognition items, and publicity honors.
For more information about NSHSS, visit www.nshss.org.
Jeri May Tudela is the youngest daughter of Santiago Fejeran Tudela and Bertha Chong Tudela of Dandan.
Jeri recently graduated this year from Marianas High School and received the President’s Silver Award. She is a proud member of the Americorps program. She tutors and volunteer to help young students and her training site is at Oleai Elementary School.
With the experience she gained through Americorps, she decided to further her education and attend Northern Marianas College this fall to pursue her bachelor’s degree in elementary education.
She enjoys teaching and helping students. The best reward she could ever get is, knowing that she made a difference in their lives.
Jeri May wants to thank her parents, family, friends and boyfriend Steven for all their love, support and guidance they have given.
