Bow POPS (Parents of Performing Arts Students) is a nonprofit organization that supports the Performing Arts Departments of the Bow & Dunbarton schools, including band, chorus, orchestra, and theater. Our mission is to encourage and maintain an enthusiastic interest in the various phases of the performing arts, lend active and financial support to the Bow and Dunbarton performing arts programs, and work with the faculty and the administration in order to support the performing arts in our schools.
We have provided volunteers and funding for such projects as:
Personal instrument kits for BES students
Guest clinicians for BHS and BMS music departments
New percussion instruments for BES
Camp Lincoln team building activities for BHS music students
Scripts and royalties for BMS annual theater production
Financial support for district music teachers to attend conferences
Parent volunteers and concessions for Large Group Festival and One Act Theater Festival
Acoustic study for BMS
Financial assistance for the annual BHS senior music student field trip
Annual monetary Senior Awards
Enrichment Awards to assist individual students in their pursuit of outside performing arts activities such as summer camps, workshops, and private lessons
Meredith Kropp
Tammy Ciminesi
Irene Hou
Leah Cochrane
Nerissa Weiss
Danielle Albushies
Sarah Abberton