{"id":6173,"date":"2024-12-19T09:45:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T16:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/?page_id=6173"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:05:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:05:59","slug":"heat-forged-society","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/heat-forged-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat Forged Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <div id=\"page-header-666582015\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title hide-for-small dark featured-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"page-title-bg\">\n      <div class=\"title-bg fill bg-fill\"\n        data-parallax-container=\".page-title\"\n        data-parallax-background\n        data-parallax=\"-\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"title-overlay fill\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center flex-row medium-flex-wrap\" >\n            <div class=\"title-content flex-col flex-right text-right medium-text-center\">\n        <div class=\"title-breadcrumbs pb-half pt-half\"><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n     \n<style>\n#page-header-666582015 .page-title-inner {\n  min-height: 523px;\n}\n#page-header-666582015 {\n  margin-bottom: 26px;\n}\n#page-header-666582015 .title-bg {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heat-Forged-Society-Web-Banner-Wide.png);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-center\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" style=\"font-size:147%;color:rgb(21, 20, 20);\">THANK YOU TO OUR 2026 'heat forged society' donors... we could not do this without you!<\/span><b><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_453887265\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Heat-Forged-Society-Web-Banner-Wide-2026-31.5-x-36-in-2-280x800.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Heat-Forged-Society-Web-Banner-Wide-2026-31.5-x-36-in-2-280x800.png 280w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Heat-Forged-Society-Web-Banner-Wide-2026-31.5-x-36-in-2-140x400.png 140w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Heat-Forged-Society-Web-Banner-Wide-2026-31.5-x-36-in-2-768x2194.png 768w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Heat-Forged-Society-Web-Banner-Wide-2026-31.5-x-36-in-2-538x1536.png 538w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Heat-Forged-Society-Web-Banner-Wide-2026-31.5-x-36-in-2-717x2048.png 717w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Heat-Forged-Society-Web-Banner-Wide-2026-31.5-x-36-in-2-scaled.png 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_453887265 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:700px;background-color:rgb(59, 52, 52);\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n  <div id=\"page-header-1598683864\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title show-for-small dark featured-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"page-title-bg\">\n      <div class=\"title-bg fill bg-fill\"\n        data-parallax-container=\".page-title\"\n        data-parallax-background\n        data-parallax=\"-\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"title-overlay fill\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center flex-row medium-flex-wrap\" >\n            <div class=\"title-content flex-col flex-right text-right medium-text-center\">\n        <div class=\"title-breadcrumbs pb-half pt-half\"><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n     \n<style>\n#page-header-1598683864 .page-title-inner {\n  min-height: 177px;\n}\n#page-header-1598683864 {\n  margin-bottom: 26px;\n}\n#page-header-1598683864 .title-bg {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heat-Forged-Society-Web-Banner-Wide.png);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #page-header-1598683864 .page-title-inner {\n    min-height: 523px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-511242584\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1877166830\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-48778084\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1640353088\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #d83131; font-size: 150%;\">Open a New Chapter<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #282828;\">A message from Executive Director, Josh Thye<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-859060923\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-right\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/givebutter.com\/ArizonaAcademyAnnualFund\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button primary is-larger expand\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>Join here<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-859060923 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 29px 20px 0px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1468756241\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2006812625\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Dear friend of The Academy,<\/p>\n<p>I write to you humbled, excited, and honored to be in the role of Executive Director replacing our visionary founder, and friend, Mark Richardson.\u00a0 As a proud alum of the original horn line (2001), I am drawn back to this organization because of its enduring values and mission\u2026 \u201ca creative endeavor that fosters confidence, joy, self-discipline, and a love of excellence and high achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is an organization and an activity that I believe in. I believe this is worth the &#8216;investment.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for your support. Because of the generosity of people just like you, The Academy has been able to impact thousands of young performers over the past 26 years. I am one that was personally impacted\u2026 I was made better and changed forever. <\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019m asking you to consider supporting us this year to help us reach another milestone.\u00a0 <\/em>Your continued loyalty and support mean the world to us.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ed1c24;\"><strong>Would you consider&#8230; <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0This season we ask you to join our &#8216;Heat Forged Society.&#8217;\u00a0 The Heat Forged Society is an exclusive group of supporters who commit to giving $2,500 or more to support the Academy Drum and Bugle Corps.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2089818061\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1585103159\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:241px;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEMI-FINALS-SHOW-43-scaled-e1760463186670-421x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEMI-FINALS-SHOW-43-scaled-e1760463186670-421x800.jpg 421w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEMI-FINALS-SHOW-43-scaled-e1760463186670-211x400.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEMI-FINALS-SHOW-43-scaled-e1760463186670-768x1459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEMI-FINALS-SHOW-43-scaled-e1760463186670-809x1536.jpg 809w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEMI-FINALS-SHOW-43-scaled-e1760463186670-1078x2048.jpg 1078w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEMI-FINALS-SHOW-43-scaled-e1760463186670.jpg 1348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1585103159 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_897820872\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:245px;margin:0px 0px -30px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KGarrett_Semi-242-scaled-e1760465840341-1102x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KGarrett_Semi-242-scaled-e1760465840341-1102x800.jpg 1102w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KGarrett_Semi-242-scaled-e1760465840341-551x400.jpg 551w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KGarrett_Semi-242-scaled-e1760465840341-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KGarrett_Semi-242-scaled-e1760465840341-1536x1115.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KGarrett_Semi-242-scaled-e1760465840341-2048x1487.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_897820872 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1468756241 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1059667102\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-8787833\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Like iron refined through fire, our Society members represent <strong>resilience, dedication, and a shared commitment<\/strong> to shaping future generations of performers. Membership honors those devoted to the Academy\u2019s mission, supporting a legacy that has thrived for 26 years and will endure for decades to come.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1269779474\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-901289249\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1083691798\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fgallery24-30.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fgallery24-30.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fgallery24-30-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1083691798 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-532292254\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/givebutter.com\/ArizonaAcademyAnnualFund\"><span style=\"color: #ed1c24;\">Will you consider joining our <strong>Heat Forged Society<\/strong> by making a gift to $2,500 or more?<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Together, we\u2019ll celebrate the Academy\u2019s incredible journey and ensure its bright future.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2121074247\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-15037829\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Any gift you can provide will have an immediate and lasting impact on the Academy. From covering essential costs like housing, transportation, insurance, and meals for our members (<em>our daily costs over the summer are around $8,500 per day<\/em>), to ensuring we can take the field each season, your generosity helps make it all possible. But it doesn\u2019t stop there\u2014your support also helps secure the Academy&#8217;s long-term stability, allowing us to continue providing life-changing experiences for young performers for years to come.\u00a0 A legacy investment.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Thank you for your generosity and support \u2014 we wouldn&#8217;t be able to do this without you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Respectfully,<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6917 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Signature-Josh-Thye-blue-ink.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Signature-Josh-Thye-blue-ink.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Signature-Josh-Thye-blue-ink-800x315.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Signature-Josh-Thye-blue-ink-768x302.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Josh Thye<br \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7321-zoomed-280x280.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"145\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1029942368\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-276033659\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1029475829\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-Donor-Benefits-Table-1400x643.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-Donor-Benefits-Table-1400x643.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-Donor-Benefits-Table-800x368.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-Donor-Benefits-Table-768x353.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-Donor-Benefits-Table-1536x706.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-Donor-Benefits-Table-2048x941.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1029475829 {\n  width: 82%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/givebutter.com\/ArizonaAcademyAnnualFund\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button primary is-larger expand\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>join today<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-276033659 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px -69px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"video video-fit mb\" style=\"padding-top:55%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We are The Academy\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lBZfXVP7Kas?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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