Our last band booster meeting for this school year will be Monday, May 21, 2012 (the day school is out for the summer!) at 7:00 pm in the SHS band hall. Band parents, we hope you will attend and hear about plans for next year and give your input on how you would like to help. See you then!
The annual Sheridan Bands Awards Concert for the Sheridan Freshman Academy and High School Bands was held Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at McKenzie Auditorium on the high school campus. The Freshman Academy Band, led by director Dennis Wolfe, gave an outstanding performance. There were 16 students who were recognized as having made All-Region Band. This year’s band awards were presented to the following students:
Outstanding Student Award:
Woodwind – Brooke Moorehouse
Brass – Jacob Turner
Percussion – William Shue
Outstanding Bandsman (voted on by peers): Anna Adams
Directors’ Award: Sam Allen
Following their concert, the high school band, directed by Ron McHone and Gregg Scott, took the stage for another wonderful performance, including a selection composed by Sheridan High School graduate Randall Standridge. There were 24 students recognized for making All-Region Band. These awards were presented to the following students:
Recognized for Service as Drum Majors: Bethany Anderson and Madi Smith
National Marching Band Member Award: Alexis Irvin, Kris Wagner, Collin Michael
Outstanding Bandsman: Natalie Conroy
Patrick S. Gilmore Award: Rebekah Davis
John Phillip Sousa Award: Rafael Quiroz
A $500 Sheridan Band Booster scholarship was presented to senior Rafael Quiroz by Booster President, Ernest DeSoto.
The last concert of the evening was given by the SHS Jazzin’ Jackets Jazz Band, always a crowd favorite. There were 7 students recognized as having made All-Region Jazz Band. Taylor Stewart was presented with a plaque for having made All-State Band as a percussionist, the highest recognition for instrumental music for a student in the state of Arkansas. These students were presented with the following awards:
Outstanding Bandsman: Rafael Quiroz
Woody Herman Award: Aaron Hunt
Louis Armstrong Award: Rafael Quiroz
There are two more opportunities to see bands from the Sheridan Schools perform. The 6th Grade Concert Band from EEI will perform in the gym at the EEI campus on Monday, May 7, and the SMS Bands and the Swingin’ Stingers Jazz Ensemble will perform at McKenzie Auditorium at SHS on Thursday, May 10. Both concerts will begin at 7:30 pm and the public is cordially invited to attend.
Students from the Sheridan High School Band traveled to Chattanooga, Tennessee to participate in the Dixie Classic Grand National Adjudicators’ Invitational held April 27-28. This is the most prestigious Concert Band and Orchestra Festival presented in America today, open only to those bands qualifying with superior ratings for 3 consecutive years. Many states were represented at this event, including bands from New York, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Oklahoma. The Sheridan High School band was the ONLY band from Arkansas who was eligible to participate. They received an excellent rating on their performance. Matthew Womble, junior at SHS, was presented with overall outstanding soloist for his performance on the flute. Later, James Swearingen, a world-renowned performer, composer/arranger and educator, held a private clinic exclusively for the band. They were also able to do many sightseeing activities, including going to Ruby Falls, the Tennessee Aquarium, Lookout Mountain’s Incline Railway, and staying at the historic Chattanooga Choo-Choo Hotel. Sponsors traveling with the group were Becky Settlemoir, Ernest DeSoto, Jessica Stewart, Rachel Perkins, and Carolyn Tanner, along with band directors Ron McHone, Gregg Scott, Kelly Wolfe, and Dennis Wolfe.
The SMS 6th, Blue, and Gold Concert Bands and the Swingin’ Stingers Jazz Ensemble will perform in their Spring Awards concert tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 pm at McKenzie Auditorium at SHS.
Mark your calendars for this week of summer band camp! Every year, when the students return on that Thursday, they give a performance in the auditorium for everyone to hear what they learned that week in band camp. More information will be given at a later date but we want everyone to have this in order to make summer plans.
Sheridan High School Band Camp
July 15-19
University of Arkansas, Monticello
The Sheridan High School Band Camp takes place on the UAM campus and is a separate event from the UAM band camps.
SUMMER BAND CAMP OPPORTUNITIES!
Every summer there are band camps offered at several college campuses in Arkansas. The dates and the prices vary, but they all offer wonderful learning opportunities for band students including group and private lessons. Listed are links for several of the camps. These camps are sponsored by the host universities and are not required by or affiliated with the Sheridan School District or Sheridan Bands. Please contact them for more information.
Arkansas Tech University http://www.atu.edu/bandcamp/
Henderson State University http://fac.hsu.edu/band/Band_Camp.html
Southern Arkansas University http://web.saumag.edu/band/events/summer-band-camp/
University of Arkansas http://globalcampus.uark.edu/Special_Programs_and_Professional_Studies/Summer_Programs/About_Our_Camp.html
University of Arkansas, Fort Smith http://www.uafs.edu/music/summer-music-camps
University of Arkansas, Monticello http://www.uamband.com/
University of Central Arkansas http://www.dixiebandcamp.net/
For students who have school instruments (bass clarinet, french horn, baritone, tuba, percussion): You will check in your home instrument after the concert. Spring Maintenance fee of $40.00 will be due at this time (only if you have not paid already; this includes all above instruments and percussion students).
Also, students may sign up for a summer instrument by paying the $40.00 summer maintenance fee and filling out an instrument request form, available tomorrow night.
If you have any questions, please contact Dennis Wolfe at denniswolfe@sheridanschools.org.
The SFA and SHS Bands will perform in the Sheridan Bands Awards Concert on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 7:30 pm in McKenzie Auditorium at the Sheridan High School.
Student dress: Concert uniform – tux shirt, white undershirt, tux vest, tux pants, black shoes, black socks, bow tie. PLEASE NOTE: All students need to wear black socks that are tall enough to cover the ankles AND cover the gap between the shoes and pants when seated. Thank you!
Schedule for concert: Normal school day. The high school band hall will open at 6:45 pm. Band roll call will be at 7:00 pm on stage, followed by warm-up on stage. The Freshman Academy Band performs first at 7:30 pm, followed by the SHS Band, ending with the SHS Jazz Band performance. Awards will be given out at the concert.
See everyone there – please be looking for booster parents in the lobby giving out information flyers on our wonderful booster program!
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There will be a Band Booster meeting tonight (Monday), April 2, in the SHS Band Hall at 7:00 pm. We will be forming a committee to select a $500 Band Booster scholarship recipient. We will also be discussing officers for next year to be selected at our April 23 meeting. Please make plans to attend.