Active spring schedule!!
We are currently preparing for our LGPE (Larege Group Performance Evaluation) for this school year. This major event will take place March 22-24. Our 7th & 8th Grade Band will perform as well as our 6th Grade Band. We do not know our performance times yet. In preparation for this event, we will have several activities going on leading up to this adjudicated performance. The following link is the flyer that was given out that has a detailed schedule of events. More specific information will be distributed a few days before each event. Parents, please check this web site and your email for updated information.
All state band final round and district honor band
Three of our students successfully passed the first round of our All State Band auditions and auditioned in the final round on January 9 in Perry, Georgia. Once the results are published, it will be updated on this web site. These students along with one other have been selected for our District Honor Band.
Brandon Reed- Trumpet- 1st chair
Wes Harper- Clarinet- 8th chair
Michael Morgan- Trumpet- 4th chair
Noah Rickles- Trumpet- 12th chair (Honor Band Only)
University of georgia midfest
We are fortunate to have the following students accepted to the University of Georgia's MidFest Band Clinic for Middle School Students. They auditioned for placement in either the Honor Band or one of seven equally talented clinic bands. Their placement is listed beside their name.
Wes Harper-7th Chair Honor Band
Brandon Reed-8th Chair Honor Band
Evan Thomas-1st Chair Clinic (Jarrell) Band
Chase Beaven- 3rd Chair Clinic (Warnock) Band
Stuart Way 5th Chair Clinic (Cole) Band
Lena Nelson-6th Chair Clinic (Bertles) Band
Logan Parham-10th Chair Clinic (Land) Band
Morning Practice for all students
Students are always allowed to practice their instruments in the morning in the band room. This is a great way to practice for playing tests and other performances.
Solo & ensemble
This year we had 12 students participate in our district's Solor & Ensemble Festival. These students were divided into 4 ensembles. Each ensemble was evaluted and scored on a I through IV scoring system. Each of our ensembles received the highest two scores I or II. We are very proud of these students.
Woodwind Duet: Wes Harper & Rayner Kristonto
Woodwind Quartet- Margaret Howell, Maria Liu, Victoria Zhou, and Shannon Tillison
Trumpet Trio- Noah Rickles, Will Ingersoll, and Christopher Payne
Percussion Trio- Evan Thomas, Nate Bramel, and Michael Morgan