Members of the Blue Jay Band and their families recently participated in the biannual exchange program with the Clavius Gymnasium in Bamberg, Germany. The program, in its 15th year, is a musical and cultural exchange between the two schools. The students from the Clavius Gymnasium will be coming to Jesuit in October for 10 days.

This summer, 50 members of the band, along with 72 of their family members, visited Milan, Florence and Venice Italy before travelling to Bamberg, Germany where they stayed for 10 days. The group spent six days in Northern Italy in the cities of Milan, Florence and Venice and then 10 Days in Bamberg, Germany making day trips to Rothenburg, Erfurt, and Mödlareuth.

The Blue Jay Band is moderated by Mr. Joe Caluda ’79. To learn more about the various Jesuit bands, visit the Blue Jay Band page.

Members of the Blue Jay Band and their families pose for a photo near the border between Italy and Austria while on their summer German exchange trip.

Student members of the Blue Jay Band pose in front of the “Wall” in Mödlareuth, where the original wall that divided the city and the country for almost 30 years still stands.