Congrats Middle School Band and Choir!
| Monday, May 10th, 2010 |
This weekend, the middle school Choir and Band competed in the Music in the Parks Competition at Kings Dominion. The students had been working very hard for this moment, both preparing and rehearsing. The students in both Band and Choir did a fantastic job representing Manassas Park at the Festival and came home with some very impressive honors.
The Choirs received the following awards:
6th Grade Choir: 1st place with a rating of Excellent
7th Grade Choir: 2nd place with a rating of Good
8th Grade Choir: 1st place with a rating of Excellent
The Bands received the following awards:
6th Grade Band: 1st place with a rating of Excellent
7th Grade Band: 2nd place with a rating of Good
8th Grade Band: 2nd place with a rating of Good
Honors Band: 1st place with a rating of Excellent
Saving the best for last…
Manassas Park Middle School was presented with the most prestigious award in the entire competition. This award is called the “Esprit de Corps” Award. It is presented to one school in the entire competition. When defined, it means “the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or goal, or even in oneself and others”. It was presented as such and additionally defined as a musicianship award. The middle school had some pretty stiff competition, including a school with a choir of 173! Our kids were just so excited to receive this award. It has been quite a while since the award has been won by MPMS and the kids were overjoyed…as were the music department instructors!
Mr. Carden, Mrs. Eckstein, and Mrs. Solarczyk are all very proud of our amazing musicians! Please congratulate our students when you see them! |
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