All three orchestras outdid themselves last week at the annual GMEA Orchestra Evaluation Festival. In particular, the rebirth of the Symphony Orchestra was wonderful to see and to hear. Many thanks to Mr. Petway for his work with the orchestra and for his willingness to conduct one of the numbers at the festival. The judges' comments were all positive, and I made sure they did not realize we were the only school there that did NOT have orchestra class every day until AFTER we played. All three orchestra did an outstanding job in sightreading portion of the festival, and even though I did tell Mr. Kirshner NOT to rate us, he did, giving us all superior ratings! I look forward to the Spring Stardust 2009 concert on May 7th. Many thanks to those parents who have paid their $50 participation fee. With the freeze on county funds, that's the only money left to buy necessary supplies and equipment to finish the year. I will let everyone know if we will be allowed to have our usual summer camp and other free programs as soon as Ms. Cicco finds out for us.
